New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-10

$50 1000 900 for 1915, a loss Of 1879 000,-
600 in year. Russia in Europe, on ac-
count OF inability 20 receive goods az
her European seaports, especially dur
ing the winter months. shows the small
est increase among the allied powers Of
exports from the United states.
Our exports 20 Austria Hungary have
fallen of s21,500,0O0, or % per cent. 20
Belgium. $40 100000, or 90 per cent, and
70 Germany. $4,000, 900, or 81 per cent.
Our exports 20 France have increased
s20y. 500 900. or l32 per cent; 70 Italy,
sl1O.G0O. 600. or l49 per cent; 10 Hol-
land, s3i.l0O.O0O. or % per cent; 20
Norway. $50. 100 900, or 33I per cent; 10
Russia In Europe, Sl.50O.O0O or % per
cont. 10 Spain. s7fOO.OOO. or 20 per
cent, and to Sweden, $63,700, 900, or 435
per cent.
The United Kingdom, while showing
the greatest gain in value Of our ex-
ports 20 her 100000, or SO por
cent did not show as much proportion
ate gain as most OF the other allied
powers.
Tn. rest Of Europe showed gain OF
ss5. 900 900 In taking our exports, or 256
per cent. and for all Europe the net
gain OF United States exports for 1918
was s4st, 1000, 900, or 80 per cent greater
than In 1914.
Imports Drop $3.50, 100000.
On the other hand. the value OF i'm
ports into the United States from the
principal European countries has fallen
of over S250.O00000, or 81 per cent,
those from Russia alone being only II
per cent of what they were during 1914.
Germsny's imports TO this country show
the greatest loss In value, being al
most Sl00,000,000, or 81 per cent less
in 1915.
Imports from Austria Hungary 10 the
United States have fallen of Sl0,300,
600. or 81 per cent; 70 Belgium, $780,
100000, or 10 per cent; 20 France, S64,-
200 900. or IS per cent; 20 Germany.
S9S, 100000, or % per cent; TO Italy.
81 400 600, or per cent; % Holland,
g, 500. 900, or 10 per cent; 20 Russia.
Sl8 100000, or 8S per cent; % Spain,
S6.100,O00, or q per cent; 10 the United
kingdom, s37,300,O0O, or - per cent.
Norway and Sweden were the only
Furopesn countries 20 show an in
crease in their exports into the United
States, Norwsy's gain being Sl,50O,O0O,
or IS per cent greater than 1914. and
sweden's 500, 900, or per cent.
The rest Of Europe showed loss Of
imports into the United States Of ST.,
800 900. or % per cent. and for all
Europe imports into the United States
for 1915 we're 1881 100000, or 81 per
cent less than In the preceding year
IL 3 from this analysis that The port
board makes the statement that Ameri-
can manufacturers have not been build
Ing up permanent foreign trade dur
ing the last year and a half. when OPP
portunity was afforded, but have rather
confined themselves almost entirely 10
the export OF war orders.
Due 70 the lack Of an American mer-
chant marine the United States is los
ing is foreign export trade in regular,
legitimate merchandise faster 10 the
neutral countries other than Of Europe
than 20 those at war, IL being pointed
out that in 1915 South America bought
only 20 per cent of the sewing ma
chimes from he United States as in
1917. a loss Of so per cent on this one
article alone; that In 1915 the United
States exported only 10 per cent Of the
steel rails 10 did IN 1914, Canada taking
only per cent as much and South
America only p per cent as much a In
the previous year
it Is further pointed on. that 20
maintain the prosperity OF the United
States We must keep our wage earners
busy, and 20 do this we must increase
the export Of our manufactured arti-
c.es in the fore gn trade, as well as
the export Of our raw materials Il IS
dep.ored that only about 30 per cent
Of the exports Of the United States
have been manufactured goods ready
for use, rather than raw materials. and
this proportion has practically re-
NAMED stagnsnt for a period OF Ave
years. being 29l9 per cent IN 1910 and
Bill per cent In 1914. About $780,
100000 worth Of raw cotton was ex-
ported In 1914 and only 500 100000 Of
cotton manufactures, or Al per cent.
In 1918 It was SO per cent and In 1915
IL was rs per cent SOS 100000 exports
in cotton manufactures. against $780,
0O0. 900 exports In raw cotton.
IL Is stated that even now In Europe