Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
|| !! RECORD BUSINESS
u WITH FOREIGN RESIGNS
es:xpotts From United States This
Eas ear Exceed in Value Those
sSsfl OF ANY Previous Year.
AMERICAN GOODS GOING TO ASIA

n AMERICAN GOODS GOING TO ASIA
IS Ghipments to Europe That Go In
saa COUNT Naturally Fall on, but Big
1T .sr Ihereases With Other Lands.
sssssThe foreign trade of the United States
d 1oEfthts calendar year seems likely 10
ss<sekha; another high record unless mics, a a
8 BY the Nationai City Bank. of New
II York" fail to materiali2e.
u The compilation, estimating the trade
Z. ct the full year based upon the actual
~ figures thus far available. puts the
5P snd the laa At
81 proximately s6,200,00o, 600, thus estimat-
& Ing the years trade a: aPpr SS1 mn,
ssa1s17 the former high record year: The
~ excess OF exports over imports VIII APP
" proXimate So. 00O, 100000 and the aESre-
sf gate excess OF exports over imports for
sss the 1-2 years Of war Will exceed Sli
= coo. 100000 or more than that OF the
s5Nforty years preceding the war.
n DECREASE WITH EUROPE
INCREASES WITH OTHERS
II The trade with Europe shows a heavy
faI In imports and slight decline in
E-Epare of the class Of merchandise which
es4t formerly sent TO the United states
The total of imports from .,I Europs for
late only SS5o.000.000 against s55O,-
10000 in 1917 and s9oO.oOo,ooo in 1912.
even exports 10 Europe will show Il
S1ight decline when compared with
51st year, approximations SSgVo,ooo.ooo
sNgainst s4,o54,ooo.ooo in 1914 though
;-pubtless the 1918 total would exceed
rsfhat OF 1917 If il were possible TO in
mude that large unrecorded export
u, @heh ape ns to
souses as to the quantity. character
AIRY. and the merchandise which they
+-narry thus passes out of the country
@itE1pt inclusion in the export figures:
80 With all the other grand divisions
-fhe 1913 trade. will probably show in
Sscre asss- though the lack of vessels In
The trade with South America and AZ
Sc ssaG4 has materially reduced the trade
with those continents and may bring
IL for tie fH o5 year sgh1y be
: the IMPORTS from IS south America vii
the same as Si last Year and hat the
: exports to that continent may slight
y exceed that Of last year and per
IS against s312,000.000 in that same year.
4 In the trade with North America which
is not dfspendent upon ocean SHIPPING hip ,n5
Z ports from all OF our neiEhhors of this
y continent and the West Indian Islands
3 against .s72. 100000 in 1911. and the
\ exports to all America approximately
sIss;iaYso 100000 against Sl'2S5'0o0'oo0 in
SNEWAND INCREASING TRADE
WITH ASIATlC LANDS
y Tho largest proportion OF gains in
= the trade. both imports and exports
3. occur in the commerce with Asia, from
which. the imports seem likely to aG
!. Eregate about $500. 100000. against
: $75S,0uo, 600 last year. while the exports
to that grand division Will approximate
Z $3.50. 100000. against s430.0o00o0 in
1887. oceania also shows marked In
Screases on both sides of the ledger. the
.imports UP TO the present time sug-
~ gesting total for the year of $685.
IN COO. 5000. against .loo.Ooo.ooo last year.
~ and exports about S50,o00.000. against
g~S117, 100000 last year.
&s The fall off in imports from Europe
occurs In the trade with practically
us every. one OF the countries of that
grand division. Imports from Great
sS Britain. which aggregated s2S0,0oO, 900
IN 1sl1, seem likely to fall below the
aSI5o, 100000 line in 1918. From France.
ssvsshch- sent US !99, 100000 in 1917. we
sssggE1I probably get in 1918 0,oOo. 600
ss@oFth: F1om Italy. the imports of 1916
a MeIe IN sS Gsls w in 2, ssscoo
sS $4,000 600. From Netherlands. which
sent JUS s44.oOo,ooo worth Of NOR
sha ans 5ss 1893. 900 s Sesms likely
RENDEZVOUS BUSINESS WITH
NEARER TO Us
From all OF our North American
neighbors the imports OF 1918 show an
q
1917 was s4l 900, 600. and in i9ls seems
II likely to be about S45o00l.000 From
Cuba, which sent us $4,000 600 worth
n OF imports in 1917. the total for the
nine months for which figures are
Il available exceeds by about $4,000 coo
Sthat OF the correspondinE.pcrod OF last
s$SearA this comparativeEy Small CROWN
IL betnE-in part due TO shortage Of shits
Chnd IN part due to the fact tina, much
IA direct. from Cuba to Europe instead
ri of going by way OF the United States
las heretofore. From Mexico which Son,
aus in 1917 s130.o00.0O0 worth OF mo-
IL chandise. indications are that the nres-
f&ent year will show total OF sIt5 ooo
5{eogo, "hile Argentina's figures for the
~ nine months ending with Scptcmb.r
re snow an increase of $4,000 600 over tba
S[ same months Of last year SUGGESTING
sta total OF about s200.0lo 900 for the full
&~ year against Sll7000.0o0 in 1917 and
q .ooo, 600 in 1916. Brazil. for Inc n;na
gssmonths ending with September. shnws
SSa marked fall off. amounting To- hn,
" S7s.00o.o00, against sll1 coo ono in ~.
fIpreVious year. From Chile upon whicb
I've .eiJ lot our nitrate. and which als,,
q s%senos us large quantities Of copper
J ssIInns r1Enres Tor the first nine months ~
are *l24 100000 aCans, slOG 600
& .rs oSSI An me same months Of las, year
~ On the export side, recorded shin
Ssments to Europe as ALREADY indica,npa
show a slight fall when compared vii,
10y. the figures for the nine months
q. ending with September being sos
Ss SVo.ouo. against s3.054. 600 600 in tho
IS same months OF last year To mose ~
81 Inc North American countries tha IoIe
sSngures show slight gains over lac,