The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-01-13
EXPORTS HELP
WHEAT PRICES;
COTTON ACTIVE
General World Condi-
tons Show Improve
ment Judging from For
eign Trade Activity.

WASHINGTON.-The November
exports of foodstuffs show falling
off which can be accounted for very
largely by the fact that the domestic
market has withstood the recent world
price decline better than most of the
competing countries that export food
stuffs to Europe, announces the de-
partment Of commerce. In wheat We
have exported from July l, 1921. to
December. l. 1921, 1871, 100000 bushels
compared with l76,0O0000 bushels for
the same period last year and a pre-
war average of 100000 bushels for
the same period. The exports today
closely approach the estimated ex-
portable surplus in this country of
about 10000, 900 bushels and are re-
sulting in . stiffening Of prices in the
domestic market, due to some pros
pect Of possible importations if ex-
ports should continue in any large
volume.
Greater activity was shown in the
November exports of cotton cloths to
such markets as the Philippine Is
lands, Central America. and Haiti de-
spite q decrease in the total for the
month of II per cent from the Octo-
Der figures announces the department
Of commerce. The November yard
age for cotton cloths Of all kinds was
s3.<2l, 70l. against 64,488,s1O yards in
October. 1921, and 58,5o3, 448 yards in
November of 1920.
Trade Of Soviet Russia.
Bolshevist newspapers are now COM
piiing statistics of exports and i'm
ports of Soviet Russia for the first
nine months of the current year, says
statement from the department of
commerce. A considerable increase
in foreign trade is shown In 1921 over
the previous years Of the Soviet
regime, in fact, the turnover for, JAM
uary-September exceeds the total for
the three years lo18-1o20.
The economic situation in Mexico
seems to be somewhat improved since
last reported upon according to a
cablegram to the department of COM
merce from Assistant Trade Com
missioner Richard M. Connell at
Mexico City. The industrial depres-
sion still continues, however, and the
amount Of unemployment is slightly
increasing.
Chile Favored.
The progress of the Washington
conference and the rise of European
exchange in New York, together with
the improvement in copper. have had
. favorable effect in Chile, according
70 cable received In the department
OF commerce from Commercial At
tache Mcqueen at Santiago. BUSH
ness sentiment indicates that the time
10 approaching when raw products will
be more in demand. Internal and
foreign trade is dull. but on a more
sound basis, and it is considered that
this trade is improving slowly.
Reports reaching the department of
commerce from Spain indicates that
the Spanish government has just
awarded contract to an American
company for printing presses for the
Mint. The American bid
was 10000 pesetas higher than the
Spanish bid and $4,000 pesetas above
the German bid. But three bids were
submitted. American quality won the
contract.
Exports of logs, timber and lum-
Der totaled l3o, EOS 900 board feet for
November, compared with lll,0lo, OOO|
feet during the corresponding month
OF 1920, and were only slightly less
than for the month previous an
nounces the lumber division of the de-
partment Of commerce. Compared
with November. 1920, Douglas fir con.
finues to head the 1ist. though exports
Of this wood fell off some ten million
Feet from the October record.
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