The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-16

otT Commerce announced last week.
This total represents decrease Of more than
$4ooooooo compared with the volume of trade in Az
gust For the nine months ended with September ex-
ports totaed s5ss2oIe73o. compared with $oo79oSo-
$50 for the same period last year. 80. --'
Imports IN September were estimated at $4,000
ooo against 3oI for the month last year,
while imports for the nine months period totaed $I,-
87347o5I5, against $358oI024 for the corresponding
period last year The volume of imports for the month
was estimated be than $I4oooooo less than in
August
Imports OF gold for the month were $6o,5I5,233,
against $3oIIooo8 for the month last year. For
the nine months imports OF gold $562,oo4565,
against $I98756,747 for the period last year
Gold exports for September estimated at $2,-
44874T, compared with $7I20ooo for September last
year, while for the nine months exports totaled $I3
s4s,SS6, against $25o23Io25 for the period OF last
year.
Silver imports for September amounted to $A,565,-
3so against So o28 in the period of last year For
the nine months ended with September silver imports
totaled 443sI 85o compared with $734o6o2o for the
period OF last year
Silver exports for the month were $4o467sI.
against S6.577434 last year. and for the nine months
$3+84432I, compared with $oS,682,S27 for the
period last ycaT,
The gain in the countrys balance Of trade in Sep
TENDER estimated by the department $I45ooo.
600, compared with gain of $a4I 3o5o5s for Septem
Der of last year. The increase in balance of trade for
the nine months ended with September amounted to
$I678 s4o224 against gain Of $I72Io7o6r8 for the
nine months Of 1910. .yi-.
Crops Below Ten-Year Average.
A bulletin issued by the Department of Agrcui-
ture during the past week places the composite cond
ton OF all crops Of the United States October l.
at the time Of harvesting I8 per lower than
their tenyear that date, compared with
condition OF OF per cent below the average Sep
TENDER l. Final yields per acre of crops last year
were about 90 per cent above average.
The index number Of aggregate crop production
this year is about I60 cent lower than last year
This year the total in cultivated crops is about
rs per cent less than last year.
The total production of important products COM
pared with last year is estimated as follows: Corp
979 per cent; wheat, o42 per cent; oats 7oI per
cent barley, So7 per cent; rye o28 per cent; buck
wheat 1880 per cent; white potatoes So8 per cent;
sweet potatoes o55 per cent; tobacco 6s8 per cent
flaxseed BOB per cent rice, 6I5 per cent: hay (alD
$40 per ent;ciover hay 8o3 per cent; clover seed
773 per cent; cotton 487 per cent; apples AsI per
cent peaches 800 cent pears. SOL per cent; cram
berries 900 per cent hops 100 per cent;t sorghum
(srup), 1915 per cent; sugar beets o26 per cent:
gram sorghums. $50 per cent; broom corn, 1873 per
cent; beans, Io2S per cent; peanuts, 887 per cent
The level OF prices paid producers of the United
States for the principal crops increased about IL Der
cent during September; in the past ten years the
price level decreased about 48 per cent during Sep
TENDER. On October the index figure Of nrrccs was
about 44y8 per cent lower than year ago. sa7 per
cent lower than two ago and 2o2 per Gent lower
than the average Of the past ten years on October
The prices OF meat animals-hogs cattle sheep
and chickensto producers Of the United States de-
creased 1914 per cent from August Is to September X: