Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-10-17
BRITISH IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
NOW RUNNING BEL 0W PRE- WAR LEVEL
DESPITE INC REASEs IN VALUES

Srsslal 10 The News
WASHINGTON D. - 90, It
The amount ol imports ana export.
ot Great Britain IL uuW running m
low che i5re'war levels notwithstanl
fnE the fact that values have Boz
creased approximately its pa cent m
IMPORTS and ii5 per cent in cNpols
for the eight months ended Angus,
1890. The estimated w.lEht ul iW
l'oris for the eight months ~ So. i3F
200 tons in 1918 .3.gssOuUN tons Co..
1919 aud 2H.eji.0OO tons iu 1890 TIL,
estimated wcigN ~ IT,. ,Npu.ta ui
United kingdom products iur ga
month Of August 1920 j. 305b 900
tons Inclusive ~ axle goo tons u e,ll
coke and manufact li'd fuvl. whi,h
compares with 10000 tons lu Az
gust. 1918. Including b.o1d 0oU tons ~
Coal. coke aud manufactured m,u
Tho exports other than coal coke Ji.l
manufactured fuel amounted Their.
fore. 20 S5e 200 tons boo August 1890.
and 90 i.i9i 100 tons in August. 1913
All things considered these figures
show the rctnarkah.. recovery whl,h
has already bean made ly British u
uustflcs,
To sc'ne extent output b. siil haudi.
capped by the dlsluratlors u,Dasiou,d
~ the war. but ~. rHdiugm,ut of
the se,cIal parts q Oh, Industrial and
commercial system ~ rapidly I'NE
completed. u MS teen estimated
that " all tho maoh.ncr, in 90,
United kinglon w're at NDlk 'm.
ploymcni would o., afforded Co. about;
hLf a mill,on additional rcuiiv
Serious Obstacle.
The lack IT suitable materials iH
Tho early dsys ~ transition trUW vnf
60 pcac, was one 81 The w,-' s'.iDuS
obstacles 20 full proiu,tiou. o. was
NJ possible immoilni'lr an 'Ho &C.
sumption q peace % obtain ans due
proportion q things needed Cor indus.
trial purposes The trouble VAS a,
Centratcd by difficulties II transport.
ns result ~ the seven. strain ON
the railway system DURING w.r lUtlV.
itlss. Such Shortage cd n"rsssiI, una.
tcrlais for industry s. n,w exist. s
iclng DEALT With und' the rI.'urHc.
incnt q the government. by rnlsuifl.
ton and agreement between uaI- ard
producHS British trade D. nov cu.
tering upUn a period which vii i,-f
ite ability 10 rVcsiahAsh !tsvii ou %
secure basis. The requisites % sue.
ctss nrc Confidcuc'. fusiEhi,'lnt -
enterprise adapiabuity and the pow.
er q sustained urfdI,utIfv- which.
Of cours,, Implies al~u~. ~ SERIOUS
laber troubles
Trade as-oclatious and government
investigators both 40 hOm, and abroad
are paying sp.,il atfr.tug o. 90. ever
incrrtinE furogn Cuiup',ltiun m do
inesisc and export trade ~ ls i.ue.
~ admitted that Ia sunI. LINES Amer
lean manufacturers ar.. obtaining
larger volume q orders than british
manufacturers of ia. ssuic articles
OWING to closer att"uuou go fnf'igu
requirements aud greater ,ii.,isu,F 90
selling methods
American Locomotives.
Anlegican locomuiiN,S are being .il
IN the ar Ea- and q South America
~ prbces lowccT than the Hfillsh Ca.
rince. Tn. British makers Hlr ID
Nissd BY Their FOREIGN representative
70 sacrifice SOM. 90 their character.
istsc careful finish lu url'i Do wolu.r|
on Nngln" which eau yuIIspf, ul..|
the American article
American Manufacture aIe lII. ,u
sell vile nails 10 England ui 4IUgii
tho same price that a.. British MANA.
facturcr pays for his wire rods lud
british firms have endpuNur,-i o. meet
the situation by reducing thlr wi,,-
10 pounds per ton. American ~h,ct
bars were being offered iu England al
the cud u August az lower ur.r,s than
British dilpiaiionS lu ta!lS's 't,-,
u strong competition both from
American and Belgian manufacturers
In agricultural machinery thsr, j.
good demand f0r export 60 l. paris.
81 the British Empire. Trad. srsu..4. |
lions IN England emphasize "a, n.-a,. |
thy ivf british manul lal
study carefully the actual needs If /
toreign markets aud o. send tho,n .g.. I
the goods that are siut.-I Q. tr. al
markets
IN the automobile industry Ola. u
mas 0tcn decrease .n ii, a,-lau. 20.
nome consumption and o. number. rfi
i,ru,s are nov appetii,u.u- "a .f,.,
e'ai q Their output o. 90. a.U.,