The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-04
CHANGES IN EXPORTS
TO DENMARK 1914-18

The new commercial agreement OF
the United States with Denmark by
which movements Of merchandise
from the United states 70 that coun-
try will resume, lends interest to fig
ures compiled hy the National City
bank. Of New York, showing the re-
markabl~ conditions of trade with that
country since the beginning of the
war Prior to 1914 the average export
from tho United States to Denmark
YVES, according to the banks figures,
about $15.0o0,0o0 per annum The
nrs year of the war II jumped TO
juno 3oth. 1916 bs.oo0.ooo in 1916.
s57 900 900 in 1917, and in the fiscal
year 1913 dropped to s4.s7o.oo0.
This sceentricity in the figures Of
our export trade to Denmark was an
in cident Of the war Denmark, prior
to the war, bought about two-thirds
of her imports fgrom Germany. Great
Britain, Russia and France. while af
ter the war she was compelled to look
To the United States for a very con-
siderable proportion OF that which she
formerly bought from her nearby
.neighbors. With the fall-of Of ship
ping facilities and the restrictions
necessarily placed. after entering the
war. upon merchandise passing to
countries adjacent to the central pow
ers, our exports to Denmark dropped
from s57 900 900 in the fiscal year
1917 to slightly less than 100000 in
the fiscal year 1918. The banks fg-
ures show the totals OF these sudden
fluctuations in the exports to Denmark
especially of the principal articles OF
trade
The chief articles In which remark
able changes occurred are foodstuffs
and certain lines of manufa ctures. In
all the grains. oils and oil cakes, dried
fruits and meat products there are
large Increases in the movements to
Denmark Immediately following the
war and almost total cessations OF
those movements in the year immedi-
ataly following our entrance into the
war
or corn. for example, the exports to
Denmark in the fiscal year 1914, all
of which preceded the war, were only
HIS bushels, in 1915 1l.17O,0o0, in 1916
| a,so6, 900. in 9l7 1880 but in 1918
disappeared altogether. according to
ofhcial government reports
| or wheat. the exports to Denmark
! in the fiscal year 1914 were $4,000
bushels, in 1915 275 500. In 1915 1855,
600. in 1917 1.557. 900, and in 1918 not
| one bushel, according to the govern
ments official reports. OF flour, the
iexports 10 Denmark were in 1914
$500 barrels. jumping to $50. 900 in
{le15, css,oao in 1916. 1863. 900 in 1917
Fand 10000 in 1918
/ Food for cattle and food for the
soil are required in great quantities
In Denmark, and as consequence the
exports OF cottonseed cake and meaI
to that country jumped from s4s. 900
/ 900 pounds in 1914 to 1867 100000
pounds in 1918, s1s. 900 900 in 1915
| $4,000 900 in 1917, but dropped tc
| 100000 pounds in 1918. Linseed oil
shipments show similar conditions
having developed from nothing In
l1ai4 to 25,000,ooo pounds in 1918,
as.ooo,ooo in 1915. 10000. 900 in
1917, and only 100000 pounds in
l191sF
| In meat, conditions were somewha,
similar, exports of bacon to Denmark
having increased from $4,000 pounds
In 1919 to 100000 pounds in 1918
100000 pounds in 1916 and only 81
pounds in 1918.
| or fuel oil the total to Denmark In
the fiscal year 1914 was 100000 gal
! ."'.'' ii a't1 ptsi WV, IN Ivib b,} ~
| 900. in 1917 7,41s,000, and according
to the governments figures, nothing
| in 1918. or naphthas the total in
1918 was $4,000 gallons. jumping ia
900 gallons in 1915, 3.s44.o0o in
1915, 7,992. 900 In 1917, and nothing
in 1918, according to the official pub.
LEGATIONS OF the government or cot
tonseed oil the total was l.o7I.o0O
pounds in 1914. 13,17a.0oo in 1915
's,s5l'ooo in 1916, s,743,o0 in 1917
and nothing in 1918.