Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-20
SHIPMENTS TO
GERMANY PASS
1914 RECORDS
America Now Sending More
Than AT Any Other
Time in History
(By The Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, April 90. - Exports
from the United States to Germany
in the fiscal year which ends with
June will exceed those of any year
prior TO the war Whatever may be-
said about her'' buying power" or the
currency in which she conducts her
trade, the merchandise which she is
taking from the United States in the
fiscal year 1921 will be Of greater
value, measured in good American
dollars, than in any year in the his
tory Of our trade relations.
Prior TO the war, says a statement
by the National City Bank Of New
York, our biggest exports to Germany
were 352 million dollars. They had
slowly crept up from 1877 million dol
lars in 1900 to $50 million dollars in
1910; 352 millions in 1918, the year
before the war, then, of course drop
ped TO IL millions in 1915; millions
in 1915; and nothing in 1917 or 1918.
resuming to 90 millions in 1919; 311
millions in 1920, and will consider
ably exceed 400 millions in the fiscal
year 1921, as against the high pre-
war record Of 352 millions in 1918.
In the eight months for which we now
have official figures, the record
shows exports TO Germany 2S2 mil.
lion dollars; the latest month of that
period-the short month of February
they were 40 millions, and should
the four remaining months Of the fis-
cal year average as much as that Of
February the total exports to Ger
many in the fiscal year 1921 would be
440 million dollars, as against the
high record of 352 millions in the
year preceding the war.
Food and manufacturing material
are, adds the Banks statement, Of
course the principal factors in our
present exports TO Germany. Wheat
alone was in the eight month period
ending with February, 80 million dol
lars value, and flour IL millions; ba-
con amounted TO Ii million dollars:
lard 80 millions; condensed milk 5
millions; oleo oil ond cottonseed oil
about 2 millions. In fact. Germany's
purchases Of our lard were in the
period in question more than those
of any other country and of bacon
more than those Of any other country
except Great Britain.
an manufacturing material her pur
chases are also large, especially in
cotton and copper. Of cotton, the ex-
ports to Germany in the eight months
ending with February, were so mil
lion dollars value, or more than to
any other country except Great Brit
am, and of copper = millions or moro
than t. any other country except
France. OF petroleum III its various
forms, the exports to Germany were
not inconsiderable, illuminating oil
amounting to over million dollars !;
lubricating oil millions, and gasoline
and naptha over 3 million dollars.
Even on the import side our trade
with Germany is mot to be sneezed
at" our imports from that country.
measured in u. s. currency. having
b en63 million dollars in the period
In question, against Is millions in the
same period last year. including fer
tlizers. coal. tar. colors, various chem
icals, laces end embroideries. kid
gloves, decorative china. and other
high grade manufactures.
The Germars are now getting their
first view of the American flag since
the close Of the war, as about so per
cent of the vessels clearing from our
ports TO Germany are now classed as
american" the other 40 per cent
b,ing cIassed as foreign" but with
out designation as TO the countries
represented