Evening star., 1940-08-22
U. 5. Exports Rise
5 Pct. in 10 Months
Of European War
Britoin, Largest Buyer,
Takes 81 Pct. Of Periods
$4,000, 900 TotoI
BY the Associated Press.

War demands for airplanes, steel,
machinery and other vital military
supplies boosted United States ex-
ports IS per cent to a S3,273 900 900
total in the first 10 months OF the
European conflict.
The Commerce Department re-
ported today that shipments from
September !, 1899, to June 80, 1910.
went in larger quantities to the ma
jor parts of the British Empire,
Latin America and the Far East.
Gains in these territories overbal-
anced lost markets in the countries
occupied by Germany and blockaded
by Great Britain.
American imports increased 10 per
cent over the 1889 figures for the
same period and totaled $2,097 ,000,-
900.
THE rise in unit values since the
outbreak Of the war" the depart
ment said, accounted for a fourth
of the increase in exports and for
a half Of the increase In imports
compared with the preceding year"
Another factor in the import in
crease, officials said, was improved
business in this country, necessitat-
ing larger quantities of foreign raw
materials-particula rubber, silk,
jute and woodland so semi manu-
factured items such as tin. copper
and oils not available at home.
Asia and South America were said
to have benefited most from the i'm
port increase.
While war products were sold in
greater volume, foreign customers
cut down on tobacco, fruit, auto
mobiles and other non-essentials
Cotton exports picked up early in
the war only to slump off again.
Britain Largest Purchaser.
Although France, Italy, Scandi-
navia and the Mediterranean coun-
tries were open to American goods
for substantial parts Of the 10
month period. the gain In British
purchasing made the empire the
outlet for 372 per cent Of all the
goods sent abroad. This proportion
was growing steadily, moreover, and
in June reached 46.2 per cent.
For the 10 months, other European
countries took 26.5 per cent of the
and the Far East 9 per cent. The
remainder was scattered over Africa,
the South Seas and the Near East.
The period saw the export Of
$183. 100000 worth of airplanes,
mostly all to England and France,
or three times the amount in the
corresponding months last year.
While shipments Of firearms and
ammunition did not get under way
seriously until the end Of the period,
they totaled $26. 900 900. or more
than hve times as much as last year.
Similarly shipments of metals,
mostly steel, but also including large
quantities Of aluminium and copper,
jumped to $5S2 100000 in the 10
months, compared with 1907 200 900
in the similar 1899 period. Ma
chinery exports jumped from s4l3,-
10000 to 100000, chemicals
from $115,9OO, 900 to $183. 100 900. and
leXlllc llUcIS dIlO piONuSCo A2OuA
$24l 300, 900 to $45l, 10000.
Grain Exports Decline.
Exports of grain, vegetables and
fruit, however, dropped from s215.-
100 900 to s1ss 800 900. and meat and
lard shipments fell from $4z, 400 900
to $39, 100000.
Licenses issued by the State De-
partment for the export OF arms
and ammunition of all types jumped
last month to s161. .7s1,527, as COM
pared with $425. .0S6 ,997 for the first
seven months Of the year.
The bulk Of the munitions covered
by the licenses will 60 to Great
Britain, which received permission
last month to take out of this coun-
try $1,934,787 worth of machine
guns, $50l,552 worth of cannons,
$458, ,284 in ammunition, s270,875 IN
torpedoes, bombs, ETC.: $103 ,697 ,065
in airplanes, $19 9,886,579 worth of air
plane engines, $66, 1888 in aerial guns,
S4,ls0 in pistols, $7l8,259 in pistol
ammunition, $4,137,84 worth of air
craft parts, and S142,280 worth of
powders and explosives, for a total
Of $13l ,S18,972. Total licenses granted
to Great Britain for the last seven
months were $27l ,084. .73S.
Canada also stepped up her per-
NIT requests. receiving $40, ,154,377 in
July as against $40,351 ,286 for the
entire seven-month period covered
in the report issued yesterday.
The actual exports to Great
Britain during July were valued at
$24,l45,02s.