The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-07

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SOUTH An AMERICA
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4, T,rade between the United States and
ss Latin American neighbors will ag-
gregate about $1,50o,O0O,0Oo In the
fiscal year which ends with TINS
month For the nine months enolne
March, 1917, the imports into the
United States from all Laun Amer pr.
ca amounted to S65O,000, 900, and the
exports thereto to $420,000,00O, or a
total of $1,07O, 900, 900 for the nine
month period, suggesting that the
grand total for the full fiscal year,
which ends June 80, will approximate
one and one-half billion dollars.
These figures show a marked increase
over earlier years, to total Imports OF
the nine months of last year having
been but $504,000.0 900, and the ex-
ports thereto 294,o00.000. making
for the nine-month period but Saso,,
900 900 as against the 1,070,00O,Ooo
! - tba nine months of this year,
while for the nine months enolHs
with March, 1914. all of which pre-
coded the war; the total imports ana
exports combined Were but 1854, 0oO,-
600, suggesting that our trade Win
the Latin American countries IN the
fiscal year 1917 will be nearly three
times as great as that Immediately
preceding the war.
Argentina is now relying upon the
United States for its newsprint paper
The exports of newsprint paper TO
Argentina in the nine months endlng
with March, 1917, were So, 7O3, 900 IDS.
against 32,712,O0O lbs. in the same
''Ynonths of last year, and 20, 712,00O
lbs. in the corresponding months or
the preceding year, while, in the cor
responding period Immediately pre-
ceding the war the total was but Ia
COS 200 lbs.
REPORTS from Argentina show
large increase in importation of auto
rnobiles dns1916 and 1917. The total
number imported in 1916 was nearV
e 900 at an average price much below
that of earlier years, the average
nrice of those imported in 1915 being
hut about one-half of that of 1913.
Our own figures of exports to Argen-
tina show for the nine months ending
with March, 1917 over 5000 ma
chimes valued at $1.795 ,0o0. To Chile
the total number of machines export
led In the nine months ending with
y Marchs ISL 7.sEwas %4s712s avalued at
s1.2O8,00O, and to2 Brazil 55S ma
chimes valued at $4,000.
Reports from Chile show that the
output of the copper mines during
1915 was the largest in the history OF
that country, the exports of 1915 be-
ing $4,000 tons sof fine copper in bars,
something over 1000 tons, in concen-
trafes and over 5000 tons of ores.
The United States imports of copper
frouiRC IfileA in 1915 were 77,OOO,0OO
lbs. OF pigs and ingots against SO, 0OO,-
900 lbs. in 1915, and 100000 lbs.
in 1914, while the copper content OF
the ore and matter from Chile was
44.50O, 900 lbs against 80, 600 lbs
in 1915, and 3O,56s,000 lbs.i in 1914
Brazil lis making rapid progress in
her new enterprise in the slaughter
freezing and expectation of beef cat
tie. the .sexp0rts5ato fS1 the first two
months s6f7 1917 amounting to $4,000
tons, an compared with 5000 tons
! in the corresponding period of 1916
4 1T is believed that this new industry
will far more than compensate for
any losses in the exportation OF India
rubber resulting from the large rub
Der production of the plantations In
the Orient
The extremely high price of wheat
in the United States has caused
marked falling off In the expectation
of flour to Brazil, the total for the
nine months ending with March, 1917
having been but 224,00e,000 barrels
against $4,000 barrels in the same
months of 1916, and 100000 in the
CORRESPONDING months of 1915.
Cotton goods exports from the Uni
ted States to South America continue
to show marked gains. To Argentine
the exports for. the nine months end
ing with March were 27,000,000 yards
against about 100000 yards in thu
fun fiscal year 1916; to Chile 10,
O00,0 Zoo yards against less than g.,
100000 yards In the same months 81
last year; to Colombia $4,000, 00t
yards against 100000 yards; tt
Brazil 100000 yards against 1000.
900 yards, and ito other South Ameri
ca 100000 yards against $4,000,
900 in the same months of the pre-
ceding year.
The United States is now supplyin,
a very large proportion of the Goa
imported into South America. A re
port from the United States Consul
General to Brazil shows that the Goa
receipts from. the United States II
March alone were 27,952 tons agains
1926 tons of British coal. Our owl
figures of coal exports show increase
to both Argentina and Brazil for tn
nine months ending with March, AM
indicate that the value of coal shippe,
to South America in the fiscal year
which seRds with the next month, will
ameunt to approximately s6.oo0.o0o
Reports from Peru show a reduc
ton of 100000 in the national deb
from August, 1915, to December
@1e16. Peruvian exports have beel
materially in excess OF imports, thi
being due in part to the high price
paid for sugar, cotton and copper, o
which Peru is a large exporter.
Trade of the United States with tn
West Coast, of South America show
phenomenal gains since the. opening
of the canal The total imports from
Chile in the none months ending witt
March. 1917, were $70,s42.o0o agains
SIT $780, 900 in the corresponding per
iod two years earlier; from Peru $24,
$4,000 against $S,2S9,000 two year
earlier, while from Colombia an
Ecuador the total was in round term
100000 against $17,000,000 tw
years earlier. OF exports from tn
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