Evening star., 1941-06-17
Best April Exports
In Recent Years
Are Disclosed
$385,454, 900 Volume
Revealed by Revision
OF u. S. Data
By the Associated Press.

The Commerce Department said
today revised merchandise export
figures showed that the $685., Asa 900
shipments in April were the highest
for any month in recent years.
Although the department is re-
fusing to give the destination Of
specific products, the figures indicat-
ed accelerated shipment of air
planes and other war materials to
Great Britain.
Merchandise imports totaled $287,-
$4,000, and were the highest for any
month since early 1887. Exports
exceeded imports, however, by S97,-
904 1000, compared with an excess of
$50 ,449 900 in March last and $110,-
$4,000 in April 1910
In the first four months of the
year exports totaled $1,371 ,424 900,
imports. SLOT, $4,000 and the ex-
port excess was 1888, 100000. In the
similar period last year, exports
were 81 390,910,000, imports, S871,-
$4,000, and the export excess was
s519, 9,743,OO0. In the early months of
this year exports failed to equal
similar figures of last year, because
trade lanes to France, Italy and
much of the rest of Europe were
open until June, 1910, and are now
closed.
Plane Total Trebled.
Airplane exports in April totaled
S66 900 900, an increase of SIG 900 900
over March. The April figure
trebled that of a year ago. Ship
ments of heavy iron and steel prod
ucts were SAB 100000 in April. a
gain of one-eighth over March. Ex-
ports of firearms and explosives,
worth $16,30O,0O0, and of metal
working machinery, worth S22 400
600, also were substantially higher
than in March. Other increases
were shown in exports of lubricating
oil, lumber, wood pulp, rayon manu-
factures and other manufactured
goods. Declines were shown for au-
tomobiles, gasoline and manufac-
tured cotton goods.
Other indications of lease-lend
operations were increased Ship
ments of wheat flour, canned milk.
milled rice and other manufactured
food products. Shipments of un-
processed foods and agricultural
products, including wheat, cotton
and tobacco, declined.
The rise in imp Jrts was attributed
partly to the purchase of strategic
raw materials, including copper, tin
and manufactured wool. Sugar
and coffee imports also increased.
Comparisons Given.
Comparisons of principal agricul-
tural commodities follow Figures
given in this order-April, 1910:
March. 1941; April, 1941; first four
months of 1910; first four months of
l94D:
Exports of unmanufactured cot
ton (pounds)-1926 607,000; 526l4,-
900; 39,347,000; 1,429, ,424, 900; 1885,
$4,000.
Imports of unmanufactured cot
ton pounds)-6.0 .098,00O; 23,136,S00;
24,472 900; 4O,333 900; 84.987 900.
Exports of manufactured to-
bacco (pounds)-15,912O 900: 19,404,-
900; 1403O,0OO; 1o3, ,557, 900; 63 ,208, ,0O0
Imports of manufactured to-
bacco (pounds)-5,T 100000; 7,087 900; ;
5,927 900; 22,407 900; 24.179.0 900.
Exports of wheat (bushels)-1.-
1893 1000; 1893, 900; 1,246 900; 1875, 600;
3,346,OOO.
Imports of wheat for milling and
re-export tbushels)--754.000; $685.
900; $4,000; 1858, 900; 2,3O6, 1000.
Exports Of corn ,303,-
900; $4,000; 10000; 14,126,OO0;
1870
Exports of meat products pounds
-9,314,00O; 5,716,O0O; 6,O21 900; co.
767 1000; 22,664 900.
Imports of meat products (pounds)
100000; 12,582,00O; 14,354,00O;
$685. 900; 5O,528.0 900.
Exports of lard Cpounds)-18,-
$4,000; 24,329.O 900; 22,375,00O; 3d.
$4,000; 75,2OO,O0O.