Evening star., 1921-08-27

during June and July amounted to
IA, ,0O0, 900 bushels. The Australian
wheat crop this year was 146.000.000
bushels.
Shanghai trade is reported to be
steadily improving. Stocks are being
reduced slowly and dealers are more
I inclined to buy than they have been
for some time past.
/ A Spanish royal order provides that
IA period of ninety-six hours may be
allowed for the presentation OF Gus
toms declarations, instead of seventy
two. as heretofore.
The Swiss federal food administra-
tion has ordered the dissolution of
the government monopoly on rice and
oats.
There are 92s organized chambers of
commerce in China, with 20S.237 men,
bers and 22,634 officers. These bodies
have no government authority, but are
closely identified with the govern
ment.
Receipts of the Vera Cruz custom
house during June were $1,546,652.
The contemplated erection of
large plant for the manufacture of
electric machinery and equipment in
the state of Victoria is reported from
Melbourne.
The declared value of exports from
Amsterdam to the United States dur
ing the first six months of 1921 was
$33, ,SSS, ,59S. compared with S37,2S3, ,3S1
during the corresponding period of
1920.
Spain at the present time are reported
to be much greater than those main
tained last year.
Revenues of the Italian government
during the year ended June 80. 1921.
amounted to 10,90O,000,O 900 lire. being
almost one-half greater than the re-
| ceipts of the previous year.
A comparison of the declared ex-
ports of lumber to the United States
from the Fernie district Of Canada
for the first six months of 1920 and
1921 shows slump of over SO per
cent in the latter year.
Wheat exports from Canada for the
year ended June 80. 1921. amounted to
39.248,6 SIS bushels, valued at $317,-
147.940 and were more than double in
quantity and approximately double in
! value the shipments in the year ended
June 80, 1920.
Exports from Bradford, England. to
the United States during the first six
months Of 1921 were valued at $25.-
$2s. .152.35S for the same period in
1920.
During April and May. 1921. the ex-
port market Of Constantinople was
| dull. In April the only new sales
were made by American and English
firms.
| France. Germany, the United King
dom and Austria supplied the bulk of
| the imports into northern Syria in
! 1920. with Italy and the United States
holding fifth and sixth places, re-
spectively.
Spain, are endeavoring to organize a
100. 100000 peseta' export corporation
1 with view to financing trade with
South America particularly in shoes.
dressed hides and skins.
| Declared exports of coffee from the
Salina Cruz consular district to the
United States for the first half Of the
| current year amounted to $50, ,409
pounds. with a value Of $1.s46.b41.
| Estimates place the excess of Ar
gentina's imports from the United
states over its exports thereto for the
| last fiscal year at the average
100000 Argentine gold pesos
An ofaciaI Hungarian decree per-
/ mits the expectation of buckwheat.
| mi1let (unhusked), honey, wine. cham
payne. lace and uncleaned clover seed
without export duty.
Exports from Santa Marta, Colon.
bia. to the United States for the six
months ended June 30, 1921, exceeded
| by $270.S87 the declared value for the
corresponding period of 1920.