Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-20
BRITAIN MAY
LOSE EXPORT.
TRADE TO U.S..
English Doubt Ability to Re-
gain Export Business After
Giant Strides Made by
Americans.
By ROBERT WELLES RICHIE.
Universal Service Staff CORRESPONDENT,

Universal Service Staff Correspondent.
London, July l9.-To give a few
details of the giant strides Amer
lean trade has made at the expense
of British, l cite from the Times
supplement the following para
graphs:
"The large part played by Amer
lea in the food supply of Europe
is too we'll known to need elabor-
ate comment here. 1t will, perhaps,
Sbe sufficient to note that last year
the exports in this category amount
ed to nearly $2,000,000,00O Raw
cotton accounted for nearly two
thirds of the exports of raw mate
rails, while the exports of coal
were valued at $108,000,000. The
quantity exported, however, some
100000 tons, was only a little
greater than in 1918, and when the
exports to Canada are deducted
there is little evidence that America
had, up to the end of last year, done
much toward capturing British mar
kets for this commodity. The
events of the last few months, how
ever, have undoubtedly made the
position Of the British coal export
er difficult, and American exporters
are reported to be taking full ad-
vantage of the position.
South American Trade Lost.
Certain very enticing offers have
been made for supplying American
steam coal to Scandinavia. France
Italy and Spain at prices at which
our merchants with their additional
burdens will find it difficult to com.
pete, while in the = case of South
, America it is feared that the market:
may be lost to us entirely.
"The export trade in cotton manu-
features, which prior to the wal
amounted to $55,000,000 last year
were valued at $l81 100000 last year
piecezgoods accounting for no less
than Sl08,000,000 of the total. Can,
ada, Central and South America, anc
the Philippine islands are the prin.
cipal markets.
CAS- regards manufacture of WOOL
the exports have increased from ST..
60O0CJ in 1918 to $20,000,000 in 1918
the chief feature being the appear.
ance of WOODEN cloths and the dress
goods, classes of goods which Amer.
lea did not export prior to the war
but of which $4,000 yards, valued
at $S,600,000, were exported las
year.
America Has Motor Trade. r
an spite of the fact that last year
there was considerable decline ir
the exports of motor cars from the
United States, it is yet true to say
that America has practically cap.
tured the export trade of the worlc
in these vehices, there being no mar.
ket in which she does not hold ar
overwhelming share of the trade
The development of the trade since
the war is shown in diagram c, ano
when it is added that in 1917 nc
fewer than 100000 cars were con.
structed in that country, and thai
| the total value of the output was
about 92l8,0O0,O00 Isl 100000, 000)
it will readily be seen what strong
position the American manufactur.
ers hold, and what small proper.
ton of their total trade is repre-
scented by exports"
Now turn to the matter of the
carrying trade. All of us in the
states know how American shippers
were bound hand and foot to the
British merchant marine befo1e the
war through the woeful lack of ship:
of their own. Then came the wal
and the Submarine, and the shipping
board making herculean efforts to
cut down the sea pirates till by
new ships. Here is the result: