The sun., 1919-01-14
u. s. FOOD IMPORTS
INCREASED IN 1913
Raw Materials Brought in Also
Double Those Brought
Here In. 1918.
FINISHED PRODUCTS FALL
Food and Manufactures Sent
Abroad Increase to Enor-
nous Extent.
FINISHED PRODUCTS FALL

That the war effected vast changes In
the foreign trade OF tho United States Ia
shown In a circular compiled by the Ma
tional City Bank setting forth the OK.
ports and imports for the year 1918 al
compared with previous years. This
record shows a decrease in Imports OF
finished manufactures, but IN increase
In the value Of food and manufacturing
material brought In from foreign coun-
tries. In exports tho biggest increase
has been in food and finished manufac-
lures. with slight reduction in the
quantity of raw material sent abroad.
This circular. comparing imports OF
tho calendar year 1918 with those OF
1919. the year preceding the war. shows
that the value OF manufactures imported
even at tho high prices of to-day, was
slightly less in 1918 than in 1913, hut
that the value OF raw material imported
for manufacture in 1918 was double that
Of 1913 and OF foodstufts also double that
OF 1918. Exports OF finished manufac-
lures were nearly three times az great In
value in 1913 as in 1918. foodstuffs more
than three times AZ great in value. while
raw material exported shows only a
trifing increase in value. but q marked
falling of in quantity.
Manufactured Exports Gain.
Manufactures imported in condition
ready for use in 1918 were in round
terms $500. 100000. against $7s0.000..
900 in 1918; manufactures for further
use in manufacture sl.loo.00O. 900
against slightly less than $500 1000. 900 In
1913: foodstuffs approximately $780,
100000. against $500, 900. 900 In 1918
while raw material for manufacturing
was but about 5000, 600. 900 In 1918
against s770. 900 080 In 1913. despite the
fact that raw cotton. the principal arti.
Gle OF raw material. sent out OF the coun-
try shows an average export price In
1918 OF about 81 cents a pound. against
IL cents a pound in the year Lrmedi-
ately preceding tho war. Tho quantity
OF cotton exported in 1918 was but about
2.oo0.o00.000 pounds, against 4.4S2,000.-
900 In 1913
The value OF finished manufa lures
exported shows an enormous increase for
1913. in round terms $4,000. 5000 OF
domestic manufactures against S2,4SO,-
100000 in 1913. While that great in.
crease occurs In part in war material, Il
is not by any means confined to this class
OF merchandise. for tho value Of Iron
and steel manufactures exported In 1918
shows total of more than 1000, 00O,-
600, against s2s4,00o. 900 in 1913, and
comparatively little of tho increase In
iron and steel manufactures exported
was In war materials ~.
sent . / 100000. 900 in Food.
In foodstprs the increase was In ma
terial sent to the allied countries OF
Europe. The value Of foodstufYs ex-
ported during tho year 1918 Is In round
terms $1,000. 600 900, against $ie5. ooo.-
600 In 1913. four times as much in value
in 1919 as in the year preceding the
war. While part OF the increase in
foodstuffs value IL due to higher price,
there Is a marked increase in orAnt ity
especially In meats The fresh beef ex-
ported in 1918, shows a total OF abou,
$50. 100000 pounds, against less than
1000. 900 pounds in 1913
In the distribution of trade by coun-
tries and grand divisions Imports from
Europe show a reduction of more than
one-half, the total from Europe IN 1915
being but trifie more than 0.0OO, 600
against 1866. 100000 in 1913. In the
trade with all the other grand divisions
the imports show an increase. From
North America the imports OF 1918 are
nearly $1,000. 900, 900. against less than
$500, 100000 in 1913: South America
more than $500. 900, 900 against less tina r
5000. 900, 900; Asia. $4,000. 900, agains
s2so,o0o.000 in 1913, and Oceania, SlS6,.
100000. against $4,000, 900 in 1913.