The Washington herald., 1921-08-08
GERMANY'S TRADE
RESUNING ALONG
PREWAR LINES
Requirements as to u. s.
Products Apparently
Unchanged.
HABITS CONTINUE
Still Relies Upon Us for Man.
ufactures and Staple
Food Articles.
HABITS CONTINUE

entity unchanged. Details of the
1891 trade Of the United States with
Germany. just received. show. says
a statement by the Natiopal CITY
Bank Of New York, that her habits
of reliance upon the United States
for manufacturing materials ana
certain staple articles Of food con-
tinue as before the war. Total ex-
ports from the United States to Ger
many in the fiscal year just ended
the year ending June 80. 1s21-ex-
ceed in value those Of the prewar
high record year, 1914. the total for
the fiscal year 1921 standing at
1881, ,772,ooo. against ss44.7s4,ooo in
the fiscal year 1914.
Articles Forming Total.
The principal articles forming
this big total of our 1921 exports TO
Germany, adds the banks state
ment, are practically the, same as
those prior to the war. They con-
sist chiefly of raw cotton, copper.
wheat, meats. and mineral oils IN
the various forms, though the list
of foodstuffs now includes con-
densed milk, not formerly sent to
Germany, while naval stores, cot
tonseed meal, and tobacco, whicn
were sent her formerly are not
enumerated by the Department of
Commerce among the articles sent
- ha IN 1001
Raw Cotton Largest.
Raw cotton is the biggest single
article, measured by values, Of the
1921 exports to Germany. tota.sn-
$104, 900. 900 out Of a grand total of
s3S1.772. 900 OF all articles exported
to that country. In fact, the guam
tity Of cotton sent to Germany In.
the fiscal year just ended Is greater
than to any other country in the
world except the United Kingdom.
and totals 57s.0o0.0oo pounds.
against 210.eoo.oe0 in 1920, but is
far less than in the year Immediately
preceding the war when II totaled
1.4i2,oo0,0o0 pounds, with a valua
ton in that year of s1S2.000. 600.
against the S1o4.ooo.0oo in the year
just ended. Wheat Is the next
largest item In the exports to Ger
many. amounting to s72,0o0.000 in
value in the year just ended. Wheat
is the next largest item in the ex-
ports to Germany. amounting to
s72. 900, 900 in value in the year just
ended Gncluding -four in terms OF
wheat), as against sf.oooooo las.
year and less than S11,800,000 in
L.. - N,,n
OF the 1921 exports to that country.
1855. 900. against s15.z3o.000 one
year ago and $16.573.ooo m 1914.
The quantity of copper exported to
Germany in 1921 was greater than
to any other country of the world,
1876. 900. .ooo pounds. valued at SEQ
$4,000. against 10000, 900 pounds
to France and s1,0O0.o00 to the Unit
ed Kingdom. Her food demands
upon US are greater than in 1914.
the 1921 figures showing bacon $16.-
000, 900, against nothing in the year
prior to the war: and condensed
milk $S,3s7.oo0, as against nothing
in the prewar year. Other articles
include canned meats, oleo oil, cot
tonseed oil and paraffin.
For mineral oils in IT'S various
forms, the demand Is even greater
than prior to the war. especially in
lubricating oils of which the total
sent to Germany in 1921 amounted
to $12.o00.o0o. against s3.o0o.o00 in
the year before the war. and OF IL
Illuminating oil. gasoline and napn-
thas. the total in 1921 is slightly
greater than that of 1920. OF cot
~
ports to that country is a little over
$1.0o0.0oo. as against about $780,
900, in 1914.
Growth In Our Exports.
One especially interesting point.
adds the banks statement, in this
quick return of Germany to her for
mer trade habits wish us is that the
growth in our exports to that coun-
try has continued up to the very
last month, while to practically all
other countries exports snow a p,s
decline in the closing months Of
the year under consideration. me
total exports to Germany in June.
1921, were in round terms s31,ooS.-
900, against S20,ooo.000 in June OF
last year. an increase of over 50 per
cent, while to Europe as a whole
the June exports are 40 per cent be-
low those of the same month of
last year.
In our imports from Germany,
adds the banks statement. the ten
dency' TO return to prewar condi-
tons has been less strongly marked,
the total imports from Germany in
the fiscal year just ended having
been but 100000. as agains.
s1so,ooo,ooo in 1914, while for the
very, latest month. June, the total,
s7.ooo,oo0. is slightly less than In
June Of last year, when it stood at
Ss.5o0.000 dollars. The 1921 imports
from Germany follow along lines
similar to those prior to the war.
including gloves, decorated china,
laces and embroideries, fertilizers,
chemicals, toys, and limited guam
titles of colors and dyes, though
much less in quantity and valu,
than prior to the war.