El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-01
AUTO EXPORTS
SHOW INCREASE
Great Britain is Much the
Heaviest Buyer From
u. S. Factories.


Washington, D. c., April 1.-The won
! derful showing the United States has
made In the expectation Of automobiles
] during the last calendar year. as com
pared with the corresponding period
OF 1914, is shown in great detail in the
figures issued by the department OF
commerce. During the first mentioned
period there were 22,0S2 commercial
cars valued at S59,834246: 1859
pleasure cars, valued at $35,045, 492,
and parts, not including engines and
tires, valued at $4,000, f01. shipped to
various portions of the globe. OF course
a large proportion Of these went TO the
warning countries i'm Europe.
For the same period of 1919 the
figures show that 343O commercial cars,
valued at SS,9S5,756; 22,355 pleasure
cars. valued at s1s,52L70S. and parts,
not including engines and tires, valued
at s5.664,104. were exported
The exports for December last
amounted to 1854 commercial cars,
valued at S3,920,533; 1864 pleasure cars,
valued at S2,710,75S, and parts, not in
Guiding engines and tires, valued at
These are the figures for the same
month of 1914: Commercial cars, 1878.
valued at $3,3S7,729; pleasure cars, 1897.
valued at S998,69S; parts, not including
engines and tires, S1,791805.
The figures show that the United
1914 and 1915, the purchases Of that
country increasing from 6799 cars,
valued at SG,S91,5l1, in 1914, to 24,355
cars, valued at $35,055,097, in 1915. The
December purchases increased from $50
cars, valued at S1,O9IO07, in 1914, to
1866 cars. valued at S1,969.04S in 1915
France n Heavy Buyer.
The war has likewise made France
good buyer Of American cars, no less
than 900, valued at s15,922,SiS, being
shipped there during the calendar year
1915, as against 2Slb cars, valued at
5,O99452, imported in 1914. However,
during the monthly period the ship
ments dropped from $50 cars, valued
at S2,5SS.622, in December. 1914. TO 423
cars, valued at $1,O3A5S1, in December
last
We shipped 235 cars to italy in 1914.
the value Of which was S160,05S. In
1915 the number was PSI and the value
S160.36S There were no shipments OF
automobiles to that country in Decem-
Der. 1914, but in December last 81 cars
valued at S15,494, were exported there
Germany Cut Off.
Our export trade in automobiles with
Germany amounted to 1868 cars, valued
at S799.552. in 1914. while in 1915 the
number was only four and the value
$500. There were no shipments to
that country either IN December, 1914,
or in December last
Under the heading "Other Europe"
? large increase in exports is indicated,
no less than $3.50 cars, valued at S22.-
330,357, being exported to those I'M
named countries in 1915, as against
PISS cars, valued at $341110O exported
in 1914. During the December period
these shipments increased from y
cars. valued at S29. 436. IN 1914. to SOS
cars. valued at S1,272.S07, in 1915.
More Cnrs TO Canada.
While more cars were shipped to
Canada in 1915 than in 1914, the value
was less. I'm 1914 the number was
4214 and the value S5,347.547, while IN
1915 the number was 5796, while the
value was s4.622.931. In December,
1914. 12S cars. valued at $3.50, 466, were
shipped across the border, while in
December last the number was sAs
and the value s259.110
The West Indies and Bermuda are
developing into good customers for
American cars. the exports showing
an increase from Gas cars. valued at
s525,O62. in 1914. TO S1.S17. $50 in 1915.
South Americas imports OF American
cars likewise iucrna~ed from 114q
cars valued at SS63.360. in 1914. to 1897
cars, valued at s1.S62,326 i'm 1915.
The shipments OF cars to British
Oceania increased from 3475 cars.
valued at s2955,g25. I'm 1919. to ISIS
cars, valued at Sf.075.299. while the
exports to Asia and other Oceania in
creased from 1883 cars. valued at
sl425. $50. TO 1919 cars valued at
,6.246.Sl3, during the same period