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Show FOREIGN TRADE IIS WASHINGTON", Jan. IS. Only slight, decreases in the foroigu trade tranaaotions of the United States are shown for the year 101-1, in spite of the demoralization of the overseas business during the early stages of the European war. That the falling off in totals was not greater is attributed largely to the increased exports result-inij result-inij from Europe 's extraordinary demands de-mands upon the C'nited btates for foodstuff- and other supplies since the merchant mer-chant tlcet of the allies and of neutral countries have resumed comparatively free operations. A summary of the trade movements during the calendar year HU4, issued by the department of commerce tonight, showed that te exports ex-ports were 2, 1 14,23" 7,539, as compared with .ti2,44.01S.2i(2 in 1113. and imports im-ports $1,7M),o22,426j against l,792,5l.'ti,-480 l,792,5l.'ti,-480 in 1913. The department also announced that during the month of December last a favorable trade balance of $131,863,-077 $131,863,-077 was achieved by the United States. Exports in December totalled $24u,2uti,-04. $24u,2uti,-04. and imports $114,402,970, against $194,711,170 and $13S,0SU.520, respectively respec-tively in November. Imports of gold in December last totalled $4,109,063, as compared with $5,u73,357 iu December 1913, and iu the calendar year 1914, $37,337,741, against $63,704,832 in tlie preceding year. Gold exports last month ' aggregated $130,924, against $10,372,593 in December. Decem-ber. 1913, and in the calendar vear 1914 $222,616,136, against $91,798,610 in the preceding year. Of the December imports. 60.3 per cent entered free of duty, as against 64 per cent iu December, 1913, and 5S.4 per cent in December, 1912. |