Evening journal., 1921-09-07
1921 AND IT'S mpORrs.

OcORDING to statistics published by the Department
IA Of Commerce. nearly rs per cent Of the total de-
crease foreign trade during 1921 compared with
fe2o-from si337OOoO0O to siOi7OOOOO00 S3,i770OO
ooo-was due to the fall in imports and exports OF manu-
facturers materials including drop OF siTO0OOOoO in
the combined trade OF crude and s5630OO0OO in partly
manufactured materials.
OF the total decrease OF 5SioOOOO0 in the imports dur
ing the fiscal year 1921 compared with 1920 50 per cent
is accounted for by smaller imports OF materials for
manufacturing due to depressed industrial conditions
in this country Imports OF crude materials fell from
value Of s2i4 100000 in 1920 to less than half ST.
O5iOO0OOO 1871 and partly manufactured articles FOR
further in manufacturing from sS0i0 100000 in 1870
s52 100000 in 1921 decrease Of p per cent The fall
in values partly due to lower prices in the last year,
but practically all the quantities fell OF from
s the previous year.
Hides silk rubber wool and cotton show the largest
The crude-materals group. Hides and skins
fell of by 100000 from 799O00OOO pounds worth
s300OO0O IN 1920 TO 352O00OOO pounds valued az Si05
100000 1921 drop OF 72 per cent in value but only
Sc per cent in quantity Raw silk decreased from Az
100000 pounds valued sisOOOOO0 in 1920 TO 2900OOO
pounds valued at ss2OOOOO0 in i92i drop OF IS per
cent value and IS per cent in quantity Imports OF
India rubber fell from 632OOOO0O pounds in 1920 to 35
100000 pounds 1921 decrease OF "a per cent guam
sity while the value fell on 50 per cent-from S2ii,
0OoO00 silOOOOOO Wool imports fell of 25 per cent
In quantity and 63 per cent in value-from i2SOO0OOO
valued s7sOOOOOO 1921. Cotton imports, Egyptian
long staple less by 22oOOOOOO pounds in quantity
and sii2000O00 vape Raw furs vegetable nbres FAX
seed ore, tobacco leaf tin zinc etc, show smaller
decreases.
In the partly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. group the larges
decreases vegetable oils which fell of s9OO0O0O
in value; diamonds cut but not set s400O00 tin pigs
sS20oo0o0; copper pigs S230oOOOO; and falling on 0
Si600OOO0 in the imports Of lumber.
The imports Of oodsufTs S2i9OOOOOO less 1872
than in 1920 sis5 100000 less june ia2i, than
June 1920 indicating extent the effect OF tn
emergency tariff law which became effective May 27tt
last The total imports Of foodstufs for 1924 was 81
2eioooOOo compared with si53O00oOo in i920-s225oO
600 in June 1920 and sioOo00OO in June, 1921 COTE
decreased 4 per cent, and beans p per cent
quantity Imports OF fell OF by Si00OOOOO in valu
and breadsufs vegetables sugar and cattle s2iOOOOl
each, but wheat imports, mostly from Canada, increase
by 100000 bushels and ss6O00OOO In value.
Imports OF finished manufactures reached S744O00OC
in 1921 compared with S7i5OO0OOO in 1920 or decreas
OF million dollars The most marked Increases wer
in china and glassware, iron and steel manufacture
paper manufactures Photographic goods and manufa'
lures Of wool
The import trade for 1921 emphasizes the fact that in
dusy has suffered and it is the assertion OF many bus
that the chief cause for this is the Democrat
system Of taxation which. when discarded will perm
enterprise to function in truly American fashion.