The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-04
EXPORTS Of UNITED
STATES To CANADA

Exports from the United States t.
Canada In ia4a were $4sas eae, Goa be.
ioa those OF 1918, while to practically
every other important country OF the
world the exports show an increase.
The total 10 Canada in 1919 was only
r 1854. 100000, against sSsT 100000 In
1918. and $S2S.o0o.oa0 in 1917. Tc
practically all the other important
countries exports for 1919 show q largc
gain over the preceding year; 10 Mex
leo an increase of $4,000. ooo; to Cuba
n gain OF ssh ,eSo, zoe: to Argentina an
Increase of s5o,ooo.o TO Brazil a gain
Of $s7. oeo. GOO, to China an advance OF
$ss.ooe. ooe: to Japan gain Of 3a1v-
osa, 600; to Great Britain a gain of over
ssao. COO. 600.
Exports TO every grand division ex-
capt North America show large gains
ia 1919 when compared with the i'm
T.colatcfy preceding year, while IN the
case of North America there is fall
of, ali Of 1t, apparently, occurring in
The movements to Canada. Exports to
Europe in 1919 show an increase of
3ss per cent over 1913: TO Asia So per
cent. TO Oceanla 231 per cent. TO Africa
ea.3 per cent to South America Az
rer cent while TO North America the
total is s1.29e.000, 900, against .1.325.-
one. 600 In 1918, "a decrease OF So, of0.-
coo. while TO Canada alone the decrease
as above indicated is s153 900 coo iu-
dtcatiug that to other parts Of North
America the exports show a large gain.
This fall OF In exports TO Canada in
1919, says statement by the National
city Bank of New York occurs In a
very large part at least in the classes
If material which Canada was buying
fer war purposes in 1913 and 1917, and
did not need for that purpose in 1919.
Wheat for example, of which Canada
r. always a large producer and large
exporter. totaled s6i.S4s, 600 In our er-
ports to Canada IA 1919, and only s3.-
ass, 900 I'm 1919, suggesting that her
large Importation OF our wheat in 1918
was intended for q further moveme MT
to Europe either for Canadian troops
or those of the allies
Corn. Of which the EXPORT to Canada
in 1913 was practically 10000. 600.
dropped 10 a little over SO. 600, 900 In
1919. while steel billets fell off s1s,-
100000 In 1919. as compared with 1918;
raw cotton, S1s,000. roo: fuel oil, SILL
060 600: coal. sl7000Doo: copper, s4,-
coo 600; lead. $4,000 600: steel plates,
$4,000, 900. steel sheets, 81 100000; tin
plate, 100000; pig iron. ss,00o.ooa.
These articles, numbering a dozen.
and OF a character greatly in demand
in Europe In 1918 are the principal
ones In which a fall of occurred in
1919, and curiously their fall of aggre-
gates practically as much as the entire
reduction in our exports to Canada In
1919, others of the hundreds OF articles
of the class required by the domestic
market If Canada show in d large pro-
portion OF cases an increase in 1919
instead Of the decrease occurring in
tho classes OF material presumably
passed on from Canada 70 Europe I'm
1918, but not required for that purpose
In 1919.
In cotton cloths, for example. the ex-
ports to Canada In 1919 show larger
totals in every class of cotton goods
cloths dyed in the piece showing ar
increase Of $4,000 oo00 in 1919. as com
pared with 1918; unbleached cloth ar
increase of nearly 81 ,o00.0Go. and othei
grades of cotton cloths Il similar in
crease, Among the other classes o,
merchandise in which the value sen
20 Canada in 1919 is greater than II
1918 are aufom obiles. a gain of ahos
s.. n6o, GEO; dyestuffs. materials for tan
ming, cotton knit goods, dried and pre-
/ served fruits. furs. sewing machines
typcT ritnrs. galvanized iron. barhet
wire. cole leather. upper leather. boot
! and snoes. bacon and lard turpenttne
crude mineral oil. illuminating oil
gasoline motion picture flrns, woolei
wearing apparel, butter and cheese.