Evening star., 1922-11-20
SHIPMENTS
SHOW RAPID GAINS
Steamers From Pacific Ports
Crowded With U. S.
Merchandise.
BY j. C.. ROYLE-

Special Dispatch to The star
NEW YORK, November 20.-Exports
Of American goods which usually are
Accountable for the difference be-
tween a moderately profitable year
and one of extreme prosperity. are In
ereasing steadily at least at PACING
coast ports. The sudden jump In ex-
port shipments has been SO great that
cargo space is at a premium and sew
eral coastwise shipping companies are
preparing to put some of their largest
vessels on foreign trade routes.
Record-breaking shipments of au-
somobiles and canned goods for Aus
tralia, lumber for the Orient, wheat
and apples for England and lumber
and American-made machinery for
Central and South America are leaV-
ing Pacific ports all the way from San
Diego to Vancouver.
Record Carxoes Carried.
Three of the largest liners on me
run to the Orient and the Antipoues
have left San Francisco wlthln ten
days carving the largest carGoes
thew have loaded in several years.
One Of these vessels. the Tahitl. car
ried fifty high-grade AUTOMOBILES lot
sydney. while automoblle shlpnne!i.s NJ
TO other ports brought the total no LOT
the week to over $50 machines. me
Tahiti also carried $500 tons OF
canned fruits and salmon. The steam.
ship Ventura carried almost as great
a tonnage of similar goods:
Shipping men here ana at san
Francisco reported today that cargo
space was being reserved for weeks
I'm advance Approximately 1oo.ooo
tons of wheat is scheduled Tor snip
ment to England from one Pacinc
port. Correspondingly heavy snip
ments are loading at other haroorS
Lumber Mills Rushed.
Lumber mills all up and down the
Pacific coast are working Right and
day to keep up with the combined
export and domestic demand Inc
lumber shipped away from the Cnlted
States is being about evenly oiNiueo
between South America and the orieht,
although Mexico is making iaifiS
heavy purchases.
The import business from the orient
to this country has fallen of con
siderably Many vessels are coming
back with partly empty holds or IN
ballast Passenger traffic both ways
across the Pacific is very brisk.
Electrical manufacturers are work
ing more men than ever before IN
their history. Western Electric 10
day wor 5O.177 men on the pay rolls
a
uary !. Orders booked by the company
in the first ten months OF this year
aggregated 100000.
Prices for mechanical rubber goods
have been marked up by leading man
ufacturers, but quotations for tires
as vet have not been changed by the
larger producers.
Dry Goods Sales Growing.
Household goods are booming all
over the country and dry goods sales
have been increased materially by the
colder weather which has prevailed
in many sections. Extreme difficulty
is being experienced in securing
plumbing supplies, as well as on
builders hardware and road ma
,hinery.
Paper mills are being rushed to
capacity to fill news print and wrap
ping paper demand. Many publishers
who had been holding off in hope OF
lower prices now are making con-
tracts for their 1928 news print supply
Carpet manufacturers are turning
out floorcoverings at top speed ana
prices are very firm. due to higher
cost of manufacture and difficulty in
securing adequate supplies OF carpet
wools.
Flour Prices Advance.
Leather markets are quiet. as shoe
manufacturers, although they are
working at or above normal. are
fairly we'll supplied at the moment.
Flour prices are advancing sirup,
both corn and cane, IS in demand at
excellent prices. Tobacco growers.
while they have not sold great
quantity Of their 1922 crops. are In
good position and prices are firm.
Lake. navigation is going on un-
checked and inland water ways will con-
tinue to carry freight as long as the
weather PERMITS this year.