Evening star., 1932-09-04
Imports show Decline.

During the first seven months OF this
year exports amounted to $947,812 947.
compared with S1,496, ,737,432 the same
period last year, while imports in the
first seven months declined $454 ,298, ,327,
to $S27,312,190 from $l,281 ,6l0,5l7 In
the same period last year.
Exports to the principal countries for
July compared with the same period a
year ago follow:
United Kingdom, sic, ,7s3,s1o to s32,-
565,932; Canada, s18.866,88 to $32,678,-
22S; Japan, s5,707,270 to Sl0,885.1 .167;
France, $5,704,S34 to 1891 eli: Ger
many, s6,969,235 to S8,289, ,685: Neither
lands, s3,204,6 ,625 to $6,076,207; China,
s4.O53O13 to s6,955,735: Philippine Is
lands, s404,825 to s4,552,083.
The figures show the United States
combined import and export trade with
the Far East during July totaled $43,-
126,00O, compared with S81 1881 900 for
July. 1881. This decline of approx
mately 47 per cent affected imports most
seriously.
Aggregate purchases Of Oriental prod
ucts receded from July. 1881, total OF
SAT. .526. 900 to S22 985 900, loss of $24,-
Sal 900 Although this decline of Sis
per cent was attributable especially to
lower prices for sugar, raw silk, crude
rubber and slackening demand among
American manufacturers for almost all
important raw materials of the Orient,
a considerable amount may also be
traced to prevailing difficult economic
conditions and to the administrative
situation in some of the leading coun-
tries in that section, the department
said.
Increase in Australia.
The most striking feature on the ex-
port side. according to the department.
was an increase cf 68 per cent in sales
to Australia. an indication of the neces-
sity for replenishing depleted stocks as
well as possible steady improvement in
the country's business conditions. Indo-
China and Siam also increased their
purchases by 80 and 4 per cent, re-
spectively.,
During July Japan reduced her pur-
chases of all important American
staples, thereby causing a slump in
United States total exports to japanese
trade centers from the June figure of
ST, ,635, 600 to IS 700 900. This July total
was approximately one-half that for the
month in 1881. Imports
were slightly higher, advancing to
$8,574,000 from the June total Of
$8,542,000
American exports to China as whole
for July. aggregate s4,794 900. against
S., ,068, 900. Chinese merchants bought
more raw cotton, -four, kerosene oil,
cigarettes, automotive products and ami
line dyes than for the previous month,
but less lumber. iron and steel, ma
chinery and electrical equipment. Ex-
ports to China for July, 1881, were
So. 7es 900.
Preliminary returns show that during
July the United States sold the Far
East 155 900 bales Of raw cotton, an ad-
vance of per cent over the amount
shipped in July, 1881; s,23l 900 square
yards of cotton cloth, an increase CT 81
per cent, and approximately 6,676,0o0
pounds of leaf tobacco, a gain of 20 per
cent. Cigarettes, however, dropped
from 110,669 900 to 96,309 900; soft
wood lumber from 100000 to 10000, 900
board feet, and -four from 335 900 bar
rels to 10000. Sales of electrical equip
ment showed a slight decline in value;
receded by Al per cent to
81 ,354 900, and iron and steel by IL per
cent to $954,000. Considerable losses
we're also registered in automotive prod
ucts, refined mineral cils and wheat.