New-York tribune., 1921-01-30

creased to $8,856,575, while the exports
had declined to $813,364. In 1918 i'm
ports had dropped to $1,299,143 and
exports had increased to $1,656,112.
With the return to peace and general
rise in values imports reached ST.
952,319, and exports $2,869,529 in 1919.
In the first ten months of 1920 the i'm
ports were $9,677, $3.50, and exports 49,
O6l 300, and continuing at this rate will
probably aggregate $11,613,OO0 for the
imports and $3,674,OO0 for the exports
at the end of the current calendar year.
Increase from Japan and Germany
When the war cut off the German
foreign trade in dolls and toys, the
Japanese industry was rapidly de-
veloped, and with the return to peace
has held a large share of the trade.
Germany, with the rate of exchange in
its favor, is again entering the foreign
field on large scale and is winning an
increasingly large proportion of the trade
III this country compared with Japan.
OF the total importation of dolls and
toys into the United States in 1918,
amounting to $1,299, ,143, Japan supplied
$1,O81 $50, or about 83 per cent, and
Germany $137,752, or 10 per cent; while
in 1919, of the aggregate amount Of
$2,952,319 imported, Japan shipped ST.
752,746, or only so per cent, and Ger
many $983,730, or 33 per cent. The
Christmas trade included, in addition
to the increased domestic production
and shipments from other countries,
81 ,380,615 worth of dolls and other toys
imported from Japan, and $957,661 from
Germany during the months of Sep
| tember and October-the latest statis-
1Oh h Av~
trade on smaller scale compared with
1918 is shown with France, Denmark,
Belgium, England and other countries
IN 1919.
There was an increase of 70 per
cent in the total domestic exports Of
dolls and other toys in 1919 over the
previous year. From 1918 to 1919 the
shipments of dolls and doll parts rose
from $292,219 to $454,77O; Of mechan-
ical toys from $166,970 to $224,628, and
Of all other toys from $1,196,923 to
$2,190,131, distributed to every grand
division and practically every country
in the world.
In 1910 and 1911 Europe was the
principal market for American toys,
but since then has yielded first place
to North America-Canada, Mexico
and Cuba taking large quantities. Ca
creasing in pre-war years, and Canada
now. outranks all other countries as a
market for American toys. The trade
with Latin America also shows a ma
tcrial growth in recent years.
From the calendar year 1918 to 1919
the total domestic exports of dolls and
other toys to Canada increased from
$699,669 to $1,092,2S1 in value; ship
ments to Cuba, from $154 1906 to $282 :
717; to Mexico, from $123,526 to $242,
255; to Australia, from $62,526 to $129,-
385; to Brazil, from $6O,4s8 to $112,-
o2a; to Argentina, from $39,987 to
Slo5,376; to the United Kingdom, from
$l.O82 to $1O2,546; to British South
erica, from $69,5o1 to s89,2s3, and to
Belgium, from none in 1918 to $44,811
in 1919. Exports to Chile declined in
the the same years from $72,34s to $64,-
S6l, probably due to resumption OF
German exports to that country.
Japan is now the leading competitor
IN foreign markets. The Japanese in.
dustry is still in the household stage
with the exception of celluloid, porce.
lain and metal toys of the better grade
Clay, rubber wood, cotton and pape,
are other materials used. The exports
of toys from Japan in 1919 were valued
at $6,481,216, the United States being
tho principal market, taking $2,867 ,38j
worth. Prior to the war toy making
in Germany and other European coun.
tries was largely a household industry
but has been supplantcd by the fac
tory system to some extent in France
Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Belgium anc
other countries. France excels In az
QuiStte dolls and flne and artistic tova