Evening star., 1934-04-29
$194,910,OO0 Gain in Quar-
ter Also Encouraging for
Ship Operators.
COMMERCE THROTTLED
BY NATIONAL BARRIERS
Nevada Only State to Increase
Trade Volume in Period Be-
tween 1929 and 1882.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 28.-The gain
of sl94,910,000 in American exports
in the first quarter Of 1884, following
the rise of $7l ,20O,538 for the calendar
year, 1888, encourages fresh optimism
among exporters and operators Of
American ships.
Foreign trade circles intend to sup
port President Roosevelt's reciprocal
treaty plans, their determination
arising from a study of American ex-
port trade from 1929 to 1882. which
registered decrease of S3,570,000, 900.
Only one of the 48 States, Nevada.
succeeded in increasing its exports
between 1929 and 1882. This gain
resulted solely from the shipment Of
copper ore, value of which rose from
$500,000 to 100000.
Barriers Ruin Trade.
International barriers have wrought
havoc with world commerce. This is
shown In compilation of State ex-
ports to be issued next week by the
American Manufacturers Export As
sociation. which reports that the ex-
port trade of wyoming and Utah was
virtually wiped out between 1929 and
1892 Foreign sales of A other States
in 1882 dropped so per cent or more
below 1929 sales.
American exports in 1929 totaled
s5.146, ,486,075, as against sl,576,l5l l.
00J in 1882. Exports last year of
s1,647,2 ,200,538 were up .200.538.
Unfortunately the latter figures have
not been broken down by States, be-
cause of the sharp reduction in the
statistical forces of the Department
of Commerce.
Americas principal exports during
the 1929-1932 period we're: Cotton,
petroleum, machinery, fruits and nuts.
automobiles, chemicals, tobacco. wheat
and flour, cotton manufacturers, coal
and coke, animal fats and oils. iron
and steel mill products, sawmill pro-
ducts. copper and manufactures, meat
products. rubber and manufactures
leather, naval stores, gum and resins,
other wood manufactures, oil cake
and meal.
States Show Decrease.
The following States have registered
decreases of s100,0oO,O 900 or more in
their export trade since 1929. The
first figure represents 1882 exports
and the second the decrease from the
total of 1929:
New York. s248111.439, down s708,-
643,843; Texas. S299 65O,783, $751;
908,817: Michigan, s48,032. SOS. s3C7,-
267.455: Pennsylvania, s100,425,0 ,070,
S240.418.269; California, S149 200, ,991.
1921, ,143,121; New Jersey, s74,638.341,
sl88.060 1866; Ohio, s51 288,057, sl70.-
628,919; Illinois. S66958.484, S17l,-
804. 1893; Louisiana. $50, ,662. PAP. s140.-
610,104; Wisconsin, $14,352, ,253, S110-
625.214.
The drop in exports was recorded
chiefly by producers of cotton. petrol
cum, machinery. fruits and nuts,
automobiles, chemicals. tobacco,
wheat and flour, cotton manufactures,
coal and coke, animal fats and oils,
iron and steel mill products. sawmill
products, copper and manufactures,
meat products, rubber and rubber
goods, leather, naval stores, gume and
resins, other wood manufactures, oil
cake and meal.
The associations survey indicates
that SO of 1856 major industries of
the United States shipped more than
10 per cent of their annual produc-
ton to foreign markets. Foreign
sales in IA of the industries listed
amount to 80 per cent or more Of pro-
duction.
Copyright, 1934.)