Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-26
FOREIGN TRADE RECORD;
MORE MANUFACTURING
Effect Of Three Years OF War Across
the Waters Has Been Increase
in Exports.
ALL KINDS OF GOODS GO ovET,
Figures That Tell the Story-Bus-
mess OF This Country Greatly
Helped by War Conditions in ELL
rOpe-Nab All War Materials.


The effect of three years OF war upon
tho manufacturing industries OF the
United States can now be measured. in
some degree at least, by certain official
data. which renders possible the com
parison of conditions in 1917 with those
OF 1914. Richmond is doing more cx-
port business than ever before in it's
commercial history, and has been doing
good part TO help swell the figures
given below. and, therefore, those fig
ures will prove very Interesting
An analysis by tn" National City
Bank Of New York of figures OF cH-
pore OF manufactures compared with
those OF 1914 indicates a wonderful
development in the exports and owl
dently a large growth ia TIL. manu-
featuring Industries of the country in
that short period. manufactures cX-
ported in the nine months of 1917. for
which figures are now available. are
more than four times as great in value
ns in the same months OF 1914. Fin
ishcd manufactures ready for conSump-
iion exported in the min" months end
Ing with September. 1917. amount to
O63.100,0U0. against SiG5. 100000 in
the same months uf 1914. Manufac-
lures for the US" in manufacturing
are 1857 600 600 against $2Go 900 900 in
the corresponding months OF 1919
Thus the total OF manufactures cX-
ported in nine months of 1917 is So
o20.o00,6Oo. against s123. 1000, 600 in the
same months OF 1914
While this very large increase oc-
ours. to a considerable extent. in strict
ly war material. II also applies TO a
large proportion of the classes OF goods
produced by our manufacturers. Iron
and steel manufactures as "A whole. for
example. show q total export value III
the eight months ending with August.
1917. of sS03.T 600, against SliU.2iG.-
rEG - ~, trl,,v az
1874, being thus six times 4. much in
value In 1917 as in 1914. Manufac-
lures OF cotton show in Ia" eight
months OF 1917 total exports, S5l. sQ7. :
600. against s3i.02S.000 in III. same
months OF 1914. having thus "A little
more than trcblcd IN value OF exports
In the period in question. Cars a..
carriages, including in this term fr.iI y.
and passenger cars for railways. auto
mobiles boih freight ana paaaenacr
1irpiancs, motorcycles ana bicycles.
show II total for the eight months Of
1917 Of .lll.073.COG. uraius, S3o.3GI 900
in 1914. having thus ncaE!J Guadrup.cd
IN va.u" in the period under cons.drra-
ton. Copper OF all sorts exported IN
the cigh, months Of 1917 was S2i3.
$4,000. against S3e.1I3,OOo in the same
months Of 1919. having practically
period. Leather and manufactures
thereof more than doubled in the period
In question. having been in the eight
months Of 1917 S7G.3U3. 600. against
S35.i9lo00 in tho same months OF 1919.
Paper and manufactures thereof c:S-
ported IN the eight months of 1917
amounted 10 S26.A4l,00G. against SIS
$4,000 In 1914. Tinplatc showed n
total in 1917 OF S2i,2ll.o zoe. against
sc.eSo,coo IN tho same months OF 1914.
Hehncd sugar, which has seldom
formed AN important factor in the cX-
port trade. showed for The eight months
Of l3l. exports amounting I" Sis,i2i,-
900. against S2.5.J coo in the CORE
spending months OF 1914 The wood
and lumber Industry is apparently the
only one OF the great manufacturing;
industries which has not prOspcr.d rs
result ~ the war. The total value of
wood ana manufactures thereof cX-
ported IN tn" eight months of 1917 hav-
ing been but il.S32, 1000. against SGl.-
2Ia."00 In the same months Of 1911.
Evidence OF tAc activities Of our
manufactures Is also shown by an OK
animation ~ the import figures. The
banks statement shows that the total
value Of raw materials imported for
use in manufacturing in the eight
months Of 1917 is $SSG .GS3, 900. against
si36,254 900 in the same months o? 1914.
having thus practically doubled in the
ihrec-ycar period. Manufactures for
further use in manufacturing import ed
in the eight months Of 1917 amounted
10 36t,2ST, 900 in 1917 against $685.
$4,000 in the same months OF iali.
having also nearly doubled in the
thrcc-year period. These two great
groups Of manufacturing material show
!or 1917 aggregate Of Sl.05l .0o0, :
600. against S635.0O0,00U in the same
months OF 1851