The sun., 1919-11-02
CANADIAN TRADE
RECEIVERS RAPIDLY
Exports for Year Just Closed
81. 260,3 2,671-Imports,
1886, 1916


OTTAWA, Nov. canadian trade re-
turns for twelve months ended on Sep
| TENDER 80 indicate that this country is
working back to a peace basis with a
wonderful degree of strength and vol
ume. Total exports were S1.260,312,671,
and total imports sSS6.134O43. leaving
favorable net balance of trade amount
ing to s374,17S,62S.
For the corresponding 1917 months the
figures we're; for exports, sl,4l9,7oS,l23 {;
for imports, s1.OO5, 3O4,649, net IA
yorable balance OF s4l4,403,474. War
exports, food and munitions were then
at the peak.
1t is notable that except France
and Great Britain, Canada is exporting
more to all other big customer nations
than in previous years.
Exports to the United States for the
same 1917 period amounted to S375,-
7o3,463; in 1918 to s42o,S65.s3S. and in
1919 to s43s.S37.sS5. Imports are in
the other direction. For twelve months
ended on September 80. 1917. Canada
imported from the United States ss25,-
72O,926; in twelve months ended on Sep
TENDER 30, 1918, S739,463,574. and in
twelve months ended on September 80,
1919. S7O1,OS7,5S6.
Canadian exports to Italy jumped
from $3,66l.l30 in 1917 to $l9,664,53
in 1919; to Japan from Sl,994,4Jl TO
s9,542,377: TO Australia from s5,S6S,90S
TO sl2.5l0,332: to South Africa from
s4,S57,993 to $9,9ls,777; to British West
Indies from S5,620,649 to Sl0,35S,556 ;
to British East Indies from S3,5O7 $50
to s5,443,797: to Cuba from S3,467 .552
TO s6,O45,767, and to other foreign coun-
tries from Sll,270,452 in 1917 TO $3S,-
25O,2S7 in 1919.
For twelve months ended on Septem-
Der 80 the exports to the United King
dom were $792,993.670 in 1917, S7l2,-
67O.4S4 In 1918 and $540.27s,09l in 1919.
To France, for the same period, Sl52,-
b6s.991 for 1917, s131,460,692 for 1918
and S7S,6SS,73l for 1919, But it is
notable that shipments of cartridges
and explosives from Canada to France
and Great Britain fell from s40s, 900. 600
In 1917 TO s110,7O0.000 in 1919. Thus
II appears that normal Canadian eN-
mort trade with those countries is hold
ing up we'll.
Tho fact that although total Canadian
imports from within the British Empire
amount to only sl25,7l4,o53 during the
year ended September 80, 1919. the eX-
ports were at s6Os,625,O13,
The principal articles of export were
wheat, s135.467,772 cheese, S39,0l9,372
bacon and ham. S70,295,3lS; beef, s2S.-
sOs,676: pork, s7,5562S4; live stock,
s42,537,s47; paper, s54,O63,397; wood
pulp. sS2,9lS.222; lumber s7S,S76,O66
rubber. s7,905.072; textiles, $i6,35S,647;
vehicles, including automobiles and su-
tomobie parts. S13,S51,42s; iron and
stcel. s66.s92,S31; copper, Sl6.O6l,5 94
nickel, sS,927,S54 asbestos, s9030,923
silver, Sl6,95s COS; gold, s5,741,S65
: Principal articles of import were iron
and steel, s151.467.24s coal. authra-
cite, s3O,S52,947; bituminous, $4,000
AS: cotton. s6S,17S,6S0; wool. s4l.769,-
ass, sugar and molassss, S55,653,136;
vehicles, including automobiles, SEA-
777,235. lumber. tl9.14293<; tin, 81.
360,09s; meats, $lS792,4l2; leather,
s12, 500; chemicals. s22.9Q6,57S;
furs, hides and skins. S17.549,ls5, tea,
coffee and chocolate. ti2.o77,eo5.