Evening star., 1933-07-15
EXPORTS
DOUBLE IN Value
615,000 Bales Shipped Last
Month Compared With
$50, 900 June, 1882.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
American exports Of raw cotton la
month were valued at more than double
that sent out of the country in June
1892.
The Department of Commerce said
today that $4,000 bales, worth s2S,-
$4,000, we're shipped last month, CON-
pared with 300 1000 bales, valued at s13,-
275,000, year ago.
Cotton exports during June" the
department said, were larger than
those for May, showing a counter-sea-
sonal trend, which is normally down.
ward at this time of the year"
Shipments included: France. $4,000
bales, valued at S2,44o, 600; GERMANY.
$4,000 at S6,173,000; Italy, $4,000, a;
s2,762,0 900; United Kingdom, $4,000, at
s6,888 900; Canada. 10000 at 1881 ,0oU,
Japan, $4,000. at s4.38l 900.
Total shipments for the II months
of the cotton season august to june
aggregated 1927 900 bales. valued st
bales, worth 1924 ,224 900, for last yea.
Argentine Imports Gain.
3AC CPdI llIlCilI VI lDQGy
received a report from its representa-
tive in Buenos Aires saying a large
number of items were imported into
Argentina in greater volume during the
first quarter of 1888 than in the CORE
spending period last year.
United States exporters were said to
nave shared in many of the gain
recorded. Argentine imports which
showed advances included agricultural
implements, elastic tape. cotton am
linen gloves, oilcloth, linoleum, artificial
leather and binder tWine.
Current prices for wheat being re-
celved by farmers on the Canadian
prairie, coupled with IAN increa seC
confidence of continuing economic i'm
provement," were said today by the De-
partment of Commerce to have resulted
IN an improved demand for most types
OF harvesting machinery.
John A, Er1bry, American trade COM
missioner until recently stationed at
Vancouver. reported that in the mixed
farming areas OF Southeastern Mani
toba and the Edmonton district Of Al
berta sales Of cream separators, pumps
and various types of horse-draWn farm
ing implements were better than at any
time during the past TWO years.
Emerging FROM slump.
"A strong sentiment prevails locally"
he added, that the prairieS are not
only emerging from the slump of the
past three years, but that the prevail
ing prices for wheat will be sustained
and may possibly increase as result
of reported smaller crops and changing
monetary policies"
American exporters were said to have
proflted not only from the improved
purchasing power of the farmers, bus
also from the recent advance of Cana
dian exchange in terms Of United
States currency.
Despite increased leather productioi
in Cuba, the Department CT Commerce
said today there is no apparent rea-
son why exporters in the United States
should not continue to supply the bulk
Of the country's requirements Of upper
feathers
The department said most Cubay
tanneries are small 1t added:
The United States supplies the larg''
est share Of the leather imported in's
that market. accounting for more than
80 per cent of the total. Europeal,
tanners have had no marked success ia
obtaining any increased share of the
Cuban business despite serious sales eff
forts.
Canadian suppIers have also been
active of late and have been partially
successful in obtaining a larger share
Of the total trade than previously.
Indications are that Cuban tanners
will continue their efforts to improve
the quality Of their feathers. If any
marked improvement is made producers
hope to replace imported feathers to a
considerable extent"