New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-07
HJTRAL WORLD IS
better CUSTOMER
rs. Trade With Non-BelIger-
It's Doubles Since War Began

New York, Sept. 7.-Exports from
United States to the neutral world
NJ doubled since the beginning of
4swar, and to the belligerent world
We trebled A compilation by the
ktional City Bank of New York
pws that exports to the neutral sec
ms Of the world other than those Of
arope were, in the fiscal year 1917,
k838, 900, 900 against $877,000,00O in
s fiscal year 1914. To neutral Eu-
Is. the total for 1917 was $414.0O0,-
u against $184s000.00 in 1914. This
ekes the total exports to the entire
ptral world. European and non-Eu-
pean, In 1917, $2.252, 100000 against
sO61,000, 900 in 1914 and to belliger-
Sc Europe in 1917 $4,042,000,000
4inst $1,000, 100000 in 1914. The
crease in exports to the non-Euro-
nm world Is 10 per cent, to the en-
BE neutral world 112 per cent, and
the belligerent countries Of Europe
10 per cent.
Ito put into q single sentence the
ory Of our exports in the first three
Dars OF the war one might safely say
hat the exports to the neutral world
dubbed and to the belligerents world
SbIed.
The increase to the non-European
forld occurs in practically all the
pnntries and grand divisions. To
0uth America the total was in 1917
4e0, 000, 900 against 25,000,000 In
kA14; to Asia, exclusive of the mer-
hAndise sent to Vladivostok for Eu-
Ian Russia, $250,000,000 against
in 1914; to Africa $780,
100000 against $28,o0O,000; tc
bceania $111.000,000 against $84, o00,.
ZOO. and to our North American
heighborA $1.164,ooo, 900 in 1911
AGAINST $529,000,00O in 1914.
The chief gains in this expectation
rs the neutral countries outside o.
|purope occur in the trade with Cana
~. Mexico, Cuba. Argentina, Brazil
lille, China, Japan and India. Tt
suada the total for 1917 was $78S,
TO. 900 against $345,000,0OO in 1914
fexico STE, 900 against $4,000,
6e0; Cuba $179, 100000 against $50,
200, 900; Argentina $82,000,000 agains
y45, 100000 Brazil $57,000,000 agains
e30,O00,o00; Chile 100000 agains
17.o00,OO0; China $37,000,000 agains
,$25, OO0,OOO; Japan $131,OO0,OO
against $51,00O,OOO and India $2S,
100000 in 1917 against $11, 100000 IL
1914. Exports to Australia and New
Zealand did not show as great a gail
proportionately as to certain othe
countries, the total for 1917 havin
been $50, 100000 against $54,000,00
ii 1914, though to British Africa tn
.otal for 1917 was 100000 agains
$4,000, 900 In 1914.
These countries have increased thei
purchases from the United State
E1arKeIy by reason Of the difficulty T.
Explaining merchandise from Europe
E.xpon which they chiefly relied in tn
ssAast. South America, for example
Grew from Germany about s175,ooo
1 100 worth Of imports in the year be
,ore the war and from Austria-H
\ gary about $1O,0O0,000 worth, 70
which she must now look to othe
countries, while South American in
ports from Great Britain, whic
amounted to approximately $3.50, 900
200 in the year before the war. an
hose from France to approximate
k75.0OO,0OO, were of course natural
Z reduced by war conditions both as
Tho quantities of merchandise whic
hose countries could spare and tn
ABILITIES for transportation. In tn
,ther sections Of the world condition
ire similar. and as consequence
.hese countries have turned to tn
United Ftates for the material forme