The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-08-03
FARM PRODUCTS
FORM HALF Of
EXPORT TRADE
Oriental Countries Buy
Heavily from Uncle
Sam; Japan Is a Big
Market.

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Approximately one-hali OF our total
expor,s OF domestic merchandise TO IN
dustrial Europe consists OF what IS OF
dinarily designated as agricultural pro
ducts. As used here. this term IN
cludes manufactured products and
such primary manufactures as flour.
meal. and meat products. but does no.
include textiles. manufactured tobac-
co. leather or other highly manuiac-
tured commodities which are derived
from agricultural products. Likewise
il does not include forest products
figures which have been compiled Tor
many years by the department OF Agri
culture show that our exports OF un-
manufactured and primary manufac-
,ured agricultural products form from
81 to S. per cent OF all exports. The
average for the five pre-war years.
1910 to 1914. is 40 per cent. A max
imum for recent years was reached IN
1915 when agricultural products form
ed 81 per cent of our total exports and
a minimum occurred in 1917 when
such products formed more than 81
per cent of our total exports. In re-
cent years. the percentage has stood
between IS and so per cent
While in the pre-war years Europe
took "a per cent OF our agricultural
exports. she received only 43 per cent
of our non-agricultural exports includ-
ing mineral and forest products and
all manufactured articles. South Am
erica, on the other hand. took "a per
cent OF our total non-agricultural ex-
ports compared with only 10 per cent
of our agricultural exports. Likewise.
10 per cent OF the Asia and Oceana,
and nearly ? per cent to Africa. Eur
ope. therefore. in the pre-war years
took a much larger proportion OF ag-
ricultural products from us than did
any OF the other grand divisions.
Trans-Pacific Trade
Continued improvement in our trade
relations with trans-Pacific countries.
as compared with last year. is shown
in the figures made public through the
Bureau OF Foreign and Domestic Com
mcrce. Total foreign trade of trans
Pacific countries with the United
States during the eleven months end
ing May, 1913. sows an increase of ov-
err sos. 100000. as compared with the
same period last year.
Fourteen per cent of the total ex-
port trade OF the L. S. went TO this
section OF the world during the eleven
month period ending May. 1923. as
compared with Is per cent in 1922 AS
a market for American goods these
countries rank third. taking S50S.00o.-
600 worth OF goods. composed chiefly
of manufactured articles.
In import trade. the ratio Of raw
materials. particularly raw silk. rub
Der, tin. and other duty-free articles |
from Japan. Dutch East Indies. and !
the Straits Settlements, which last
year was about 2S per cent of our to-
tai imports. remained unchanged.
Trans-Pacific imports ito the United
States were only exceeded by one 9TH
or section. Total imports for the
above comparative period amounted to
Soo9, 100000 composed principally of
raw materials. This represents an in
crease over the corresponding period
of last year OF about S5l7,0000O0.
Japan Buys Heavily
Imports from Japan for the eleven
months ending May. 1923, OF S54S.-
5000 show an increase OF S670O0O0
or twenty eight per cent. over the cor
period OF last year For
the same period our imports from
British India show an increase OF $42.-
100000, or ol per cent; from China.
sso000.000; and from Australia. ST.
100, 000 or l77 per cent
In our exports to Japan a decline OF
81, 100000. is accounted for by the un-
'tagle conditions in China, Japan's
principal piece goods market. and a re-