The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-09
HEAVY DECREASE | IS INDICATED IN
 ALASKA EXPORTS
August, 1921, Over Five Mil lion Dollars Less Than,
 Same Month Last Year.

With the total value of the pro ducts of Alaska imported to the United States estimated at S2.89l.- So2 for the month of August this year, as shown by the monthly sum mary issued by John w. Troy, Col loctor of Customs. there is evident decrease from Alaska exports from the same month Iast. year amounting to s4,416,734. This decrease is ac- counted for in two products alone, canned salmon and copper ore In August this year canned. sal mon shipped to the States was val ued at $1,668,S20 as compared to $5.641,106 for August last year while copper ore last month was ex- ported to the value of $644,491 as against $1,0S3,822 for a year ago.
 Siberian Trade Grows. One bright spot in the summary i is the materially increased business /! through the Port of Nome with Si- beria. In August 1920 foreign goods exported to the States through RIds bt W dS Ndlutu dPPI s6O.O00 which was largely made up of Yukon Territory products. For the same month this year the total value of foreign merchandise ex- |; ported to the States was $1O2.966. composed principally of furs. whale bone, ivory, walrus teeth. reindeer l lawn, hair seal, etc. mainly passing through Nome from Siberia. A sub Istantiaf gain was also shown in he movement of herring as compared to a year ago, figures for August 1921 being $194,760 as compared i to $45 for a year ago
 Ship Alaska Vegetables. Small shipments of produce from Haines to Seattle commission deal CTS are also included in the report these shipments were included, ruta- | bagas. blueberries and other pro- ducts of Haines farmers. Live foxes valued at $1,10O were also shipped to the Ftates lat mo4sh While fur r., | I :, f
 glaGierst for the Tniva+sity of Mime I sots Mir Cooper is a member of the faculty of that school.
 F. c. North, old-time Alaskan, who has been visiting at Tenakee Hot Springs, left on the Princess Royal Fthis morning He will make his home at, Seattle.
 Mrs. ,.Arthur Ficken and son were passengers on the Princess Royal this morning for visit in the South. ! Mrs Earl Maud left on the Prin- cess Royal today to visit with rela- tives at Seattle.
 Samuel P M Bent. one of the keepers ofSthe Five Fingers Light, left on the Princess Royal for Prince Rupert.
 H. R. Mcqueen left on the Prin- cess Royal today to. visit with ,rela' tives at Seattle
 Mrs. Dorothy Leduc was passen- ger South on the Princess Royal this morning to spend the winter in the l States.
 John J. Egan, U. s. Deputy Mar shal at Tenakee, is in the city for a short business trip.
 Mrs. J. w. Kehoe arrived recently from Haines and she and Mir. KehOe have taken apartments. for the win ter at the Zynda Hotel. l Mrs. l.. s. Botsford, of Boise, Ida. I who is the stenographer in the of flee of United States Attorney A. C.. ! Shoup. has taken apartments for the winter at the Zynda Hotel.
 Dr. and Mrs w. A. Borland left on the Estebeth last night for their home at Hoonah Mrs. Borland re- gently returned from, visit in the South. 'N' o. Naslund, representing the Stand 1 ard Oil Company at Petersburg. left on the Estebeth last night for Sitka At the Gastineau Jack Senior, B. Rigg, J. Heather, K. ". Hoffman, John J. Egan At the Lynda Mrs. l.. s. Botsford, Paul M. True blood, MT. and Mrs. L. E. Stromme. Mrs. J. w. Kehoe
 At the Circle City
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 At the Alaskan Albert Miller. Mrs. M E. Simpson, Edward Boyce. A Bartnes.