The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
TRADE DOUBLED IN
The LAST DECADE
National City Bank Issues Re-
port on l.. s. Business With
South America.
DAILY AVERAGE 1000

Compilations Of the National City
this country. given out in its weekly
report last night. show that both imports
and exports TO and from South America
have more than doubled in tho last
decade. During the seven months end
ing with January. 1915. tho trade he
tween this country and South America
averaged, according to the figures. ST.
$4,000 daily. ana for tho month OF
January a!puc Sl,1O2.0Oo n day.
The totals in exports for the seven
months were S37.39s.s.G. AS against
s53,O33.oto in tho same months of 1910
and sit2S:.36G in the corresponds ne
period of 1906. The totals in imports
Tor the seven months were S201.I1y.653.
as against SS3,OlO. 0VO IN the same period
In 1?0G. Both for the seven months
period and in tho month of January
the exports were more than double what
they were in 1915. About SIS per CEN.
OF the country's exports tn South Amer
lea. ii is stated. 20 through the port Of
New York.
The statement comments on the figures
az follows.
THIS large increase IN our exports
TO South America. which are now larger
than in the corresponding period In any
earlier year. occurs in practically all
classes Of manufactures. for manufac-
lures form about ~ per cent. of our cN-
ports 10 that continent. Cotton cloths.
ior example. show a total of 3 1000. Goa
yards. against 100000 yards in the
corresponding months Of 1915 and 90
Oun ppp I'm tho gnt,a p,apsLs ~ I
Goa exports to Argentina for the
seven months period are 100000 tons.
against 151,00o tons III the correspond
ins months Of 1915 and $4,000 tons IN
the same months Of 1914 To Brazil
tho coal exports were $4,000 tons
against 2Ol .UV0 in the correspondent
months Of last year. i7l.OO0 in the
same months Of the preceding year.
Agricultural implements show a much
larger ioia than last year. but are still
somewhat below the figures of the pre-.
ccding year. OF binder Irvine the eN.
ports t. Argentina we're 5000. OOC
pounds. ar->~ 5000 900 in the same
period Of last year and $4,000. 600 in the
corresponding period OF the year pre-
ceding.
Wrought iron pipes. which were
revcr heretofore considered OF sufic!en,
Importance for a separate record in the
monthly statements OF the IppartInen
OF Commerce, show n total Of over
) 1000. 900 pounds to south America in
the seven months ending with Januarv
iron sheets and plates TO Argentina were
:. 1000. 600 pounds, against 5000. 900 In
Ike corresponding months OF last year
and 2l.o00.ooo in the same months OF
the year preceding.
"Barbed wire shows "A large increase
having been to Argentina SO. 900. 0oC
pounds in the seven months ending viii
January of the current year. against
10000. 900 in n same months OF last
year and cS.00o. 900 in the correspond.
ing months OF the year preceding and
10 Brazil $4,000, eco pounds. aSairs'
10000. 900 in the corresponding months
of last year and 5000. 900 In the sam,
months Of the year preceding.
Imports from south America also
, SLOW large increases. especially in cot.
Zee, cacao. rubber and nitrates, while
meats and corn show a decline"
A table Of exports 20 South American
countries from IN. port OF New York
compiled 10y the bank for the month OF
March. contains the following outstand.
ing figures: Automobiles. Sl+a.j1s &c
Argentina drugs and chemicals. S164,.
$50 10 Argentina. sc1.90S To Uruguay
flour. s262234 10 Brazil. Sl30.I9,
to Venezuela agricultural machinery
S230,,s+ 10 Argentina iron and steel
sl65,335 10 Argentina, Sls3,64i e
Rrsyl illuminating oils. Slla.n"a 70
Argentina. s17l.56o TO Brazil; sugar
S22a,1s1 TO Uruguay.