Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-16
FAR EAST EXPORTS
OF j. S. INCREASE
Gain in September Over
August Reported by Com
merce Department.

Sharp increases in shipments from
the United States of raw cotton, to-
bacco, wheat and -four to the Far East
ern countries during September, as
compared with August, we're practically
unbalanced by this countrys lighter
purchases of sugar. tea, burlap ard
other Oriental staples, the Commerce
Department. announced today in re-
port compiled by Janet H. Num- of the
Far Eastern section of the Bureau Of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
The report said. as the result, the
combined export and import trade be-
| tween the United States and the Orient
totaled $73.l82,000. approximately the
same as in August Exports, however,
advanced by S3.474.000, or IL per cent,
/ from S28 ,405,000 to $3l $50, 900, while.
| in contrast, imports declined from S44,
! 774,000 to SAL ,302. 900 loss of S3,712,-
| 900, or Z per cent.
Shipments Reduced.
/ Compared with exports for Septem-
| Der, 1880, valued at SAL .0l0 900, how
! ever, this country's total shipments to
; the Far East for September 1881,
showed a reduction of approximately
! % per cent.
Imports. according to the report,
we're 80 per cent below the total of Sep
! TENDER, 1880, $50, 745, 900, while the
| combined imports and exports showed
decline of &c per cent compared with
the total of s1oI, 1855 900 for the 1880
! period.
| In an analysis of the exports and
| imports, the report said Japan, China
as a whole, Australia and Siam were
the only countries in the Orient pur-
chasing more American staples during
l Il .1~
| month, while purchases of every coun-
| try fell below those of September, 1880.
| This was due, however, TO some de-
cline in prices as we'll as in volume.
! On the import side, Japan and Aus
| tralia each supplied American markets
with 7 per cent more of their native
products; Netherland East Indies, %
per cent: and Indo-China, ID per cent.
The shares of the remaining coun-
tries. however, showed reductions in
ratios ranging from II per cent for
China and New Zealand to 81 per cent
for the Philippines. Compared with
September, 1880, Indo-China, whose
trade is of little relative Importance,
was the only country which increased
it's shipments to the United States.
Notwithstanding the depression, pre-
| llminary returns show that the United
| States sold the Orient 276, 900 bales of
raw cotton during September. an in
crease of 40 per cent over the preced-
| ing month and 40 per cent against Sep
! TENDER. 1880. Exports of wheat totaled
| 2,103 900 bushels, an advance of 100
per cent compared with August and OF
| more than 200 per cent compared with
| September, 1880. Other shipments in
cluded 1873 900 barrels of flour, a gain
of so per cent for the month; $685., 900
pounds of leaf tobacco, a rise of $50 per
cent, and 81.210,000 cigarettes, 80 per
cent of which were sold to Philippine
! traders.
In addition, this country consigned
! to Oriental countries 564 barrels each
| of kerosene and gasoline, approximately
S,500,000 yards of cotton cloth, loss of
20 per cent against August; 81, 900 auto
mobile tires and 81, 600, 600 feet of soft
wood lumber from the Pacific Coast.
Exports of machinery showed little
change at $2,131 900, but losses were
noted in iron and steel, canned milk,
copper and aircraft equipment.
In return, the United States bought
G ,705, 900 pounds of raw silk, an advance
of per cent: 80, 152, 900 pounds of bur-
lap, a decline of 20 per cent. and TO-
1901 pounds of crude rubber. a rela-
| lively small gain, besides 100000
pounds of cocoanut products and g.
100000 pounds of sugar.
Other Shipments.
Greatly increased shipments of raw
cotton, wheat and leaf tobacco curing
September accounted largely for gain
of 40 per cent in United States total
exports to Japan, which amounted to
SIS, OPS 900, compared with $12,370. 900
for the previous month. This was, how
ever, II per cent below the September,
1880. total, due largely to lower prices.
Imports advanced by $1.203.000, or z
per cent, from S16,052 900 to S17.255.-
600. This gain resulted largely from
heavier purchases of raw silk and ten.
Notwithstanding the general depres-
sion and domestic difficulties surround
ing Chinese traders, United States eX-
ports to the whole of China, amounting
to S8,098,000, were 4 per cent greater
than the August total of $7,778,0 900 and
less than l per cent below that of Sep
tember 1880. While the major part of
the increase is attributable to heavy
sales OF raw cotton, considerable share
resulted from China's requirements for
food products, especially wheat and
flour. She also bought more leaf to-
bacco, refined mineral oils, iron and
steel, machinery and automobiles, but
less lumber and cigarettes. Imports of
Chinese products into the United States
amounted to So 491 900, IL per cent be-