New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-09
Embargo Ruling
Affects S7OO,OOo,OOo
OF Foreign Trade
Will Permit ShipmentWith-
out License of That
Amount Per Year

Removal OF the American export EN-
barge on a long list of articles, il sent
TO countries other than the European
nentrals and Central powers, will per-
nit the expectation without license of
approximately S7O0,0O0,0O worth Of
merchandise per annum. An analysis
made by the National City Bank Of the
list OF articles from which the ban is
thus removed indicates that the ag-
gregate approximately s750,000,000 in
value in the exports OF the fiscal year
1917, and that only about per cent of
them went to the European countries
10 which their expectation is still re-
strcted.
Six Hundred Articles Affected
The official announcement by the Ex-
ports Administrative Board of the
merchandise which may be exported
without license if sent to countries
other than Norway. Sweden, Denmark,
Netherlands, Spain. Switzerland,
Greece, and the area controlled by the
Central powers enumerates about 900
articles which are thus freed from the
general embargo. No exact figures as
70 the aggregate export value of these
500 articles can be made by reason of
the fact that many of them are not
named IN the governments published
figures of expectation, but a compilation
Of the value of all articles in this list
of which the export values are of
hcially stated brings this known total
g.,
100000. while IL Is probable that the
hundreds IF articles enumerated by
the board but not named in the gov
ernments published reports will easily
bring the total 10 $4,000. 900. and
that fally 7O0,OO0,00O went to coun-
tries other than those 70 which the eX-
portatlon is still prohibited
The more important of the articles
which the Exports Administrative
Board has Ihus removed from the gem
steel bars, steel rails. locomotives.
railway cars. wire. nails, iron pipe,
sheets and plates under Is inch thick
ness. typewriters, sewing machines
and many other manufactures Of iron
and steel, also agricultural implements.
paper. parafiin, tobacco, vegetables.
dried ard canned fruits. cereal prepare
tons fOl table food, toys, books. and
numerous other articles.
Little TO Prohibited Area
While 1t is not possible 10 state in
exact hgures the share of these various
articles which went last year TO the
countries to which expectation is still
prohibited, 1t may be said in general
terms that no more than per cent
OF the total value OF the articles from
which the ban Is now removed went in
the fiscal year 1917 10 the European
countries still on the prohibited list.
VI the Sl2O.0O0,000 worth of automo
biles exported in the fiscal year 1916.
the latest for which details of dis
trIbutlon are available, only $4,000 900
worth went TO the prohibited area, the
Central Powers and the European neu-
trails. Of the $4,000 900 worth of
typewriters and sewing machines ex-
ported. only about Sl,500.000 worth
went to the prohibited area; of the
slo.O0O,O00 worth of steel rails, only
Sl,25O,OOO worth went TO the area in
question; of the s26,000.000 worth of
agricultural Implements. the prohibited
area took about 100000 worth; of
the canned and dried fruits exported.
amounting TO approximately $4,000
600, less than 100000 worth went to
the prohibited area, and of the $4,000
600 worth of railway cars, the prohib-
tied countries took about $500 900
Worth