The sun., 1919-03-04
EXPORTS GAIN 14O
P. G. IN DECEMBER
Value Of Manufactures Sent
Abroad $229,117,800 -
for Month. &
WAR MATERIAL vANIsHES
First Full Month After Sign
ing Armistice Far Out
strips July, 1914.

Tho exports OF manufactures from
the United states for December. 1918,
the frst full month following the cessa-
ton Of hostiliies. were 40 per cent.
greater In value than in the correspond
Ing month Immediately preceding the
war, according to q compilation by the
National City Bank, which says that
United States figures for the FIRST after
the war month are encouraging to those
who had hoped that the war time In
crease in expectation would continue on
q peace basis"
In December. 1913, according to the
figures, the total value Of manufactures
exported from the United States was
hs22e.117.0oo. against s5,216,000 in the
corresponding month of the year which
Immediately preceded the war. Manu-
factures for use In manufacturing in
December. 1913, were S69. 1885, 900. against
sac, l6s.0oo in December. 1918.
Tho share which manufactures formed
OF the exports of December, 1918, says
statement issued by the bank, twas
practically the same as In 1854 per
cent. In each case-but the fact that the
December, 1913, exports of foodstunfs
we're abnormally large seems to Justify
the belief that with the return to nor
NAL conditions In the export Of foodstuffs
manufactures win form q materially
larger percentage OF the exports than
was the case prior to tho war.
War Material Exports Disappear.
War materials, which formed very
considerable share OF the manufactures
exported up to tho termination OF hos
tilities, quickly disappeared from the ex-
portauons and the December. 1918. ex-
ports OF manufactures consisted solely
OF manufactures OF the ordinary typo.
Explosives, for example, exported In Oc-
tober. 1913. the last full month of the
war. amounted to s22156.o0O. and In
December. 1913. the first full month after
the war. were only s1.S9+,000; acids
largely utilized In the manufacture Of
high explosives exported in October,
1918. amounted to $2,015,oo value and
In December. 1918, were only s7os,214;
firearms exported in October, 1918, were
$2.7S&.000 and by December. 1918, had
dropped to $1.SS6,0o0: gunpowder ex-
ported in October, 1918. amounted to
1LSa5.000 pounds, valued at 1862, 900,
and in December. 1918. had dropped to
16S. 900 pounds. valued at $4,000.
ductions In the exports Of war materials
all Of which were included under the
general grouping manufactured the
total value OF manufactures exported
in December, 1913. the first full peace
month following the war, was $22e,117,-
900. against $s6,2l6,o00 In the Doesn't Der
Immediately preceding the war and 1884,
100000 In the month just prior to the
opening OF the war. July. 1914.
Exports Increase 140 Per Cent.
While of course the higher prices OF
to-day are in part responsible for this
increase Of 40 per cent In the value OF
manufactures exported in the first after
the war month, compared with the cor
responding month prior to the war, yet q
comparison OF the quantities in De-
cember. 1918, with those of December
1913. show in nearly all cases marke,
increases. OF steel rails the quantity
exported In December. 1913. was 44.9s2
tons, against 22,5ls in December, 1918;
| Of steel plates 40. 2o5. 900 pounds. against
2s.4S3.0o0 in December, 1918: tin plate
| shows an even greater increase, the
quantity exported in December, 1918
having been 92,7s6. 900 pounds, agains,
8,055.o 600 in the pre-war December; oil
boots and shoes the exports of Decem.
Der. 1918. showed a total OF 1,121,00c
| pairs. against $4,000 pairs in December
1918; of gasolene. Ss,592,0O0 gallons
| against 9.l75.ooo; all other naphthas
| 15.6S7.0o0 gallons, against 100000
fuel and gas oil, 5s.760.0o0 gallons
against <+,607.000; automobiles, 2,509
| against 2,3S9 In the pre-war December
and gasolene engines, 5.252 In December
1918, against 1880 in December. 1918
| Yards of cotton cloth exported in De
| cember, 1918. were $4,000 600, agains,
| 37.0oO,o00 in December. 1913.