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Show OVERSEAS MOVEMENT OF COPPER DECREASES Government figures just at hand reveal the full significance of the cessation of hostilities last November upon the copper cop-per industry in the halving of exports from record-breaking proportions of two years ago, according to the Boston News Bureau. During the twelve months ended end-ed June 30 last there was exported from the United States approximately 550.00.-00O 550.00.-00O pounds of copper, against 1,021,000.000 pounds two years ago. France, which was the largest Importer of American copper, dropped to third place during the past year, yielding first position to England, while Italy's requirements require-ments advanced that country from third to second place in this respect. These figures briefly tell the story of how the American metal was moved overseas (pounds) : YEAR ENDED JUNE 30. Shipped to: 1913. 1913. 1917. France . 99,454,307 333,190.14 352.017,639 Italy ...111,741.797 127,295,032 134,743.931 Sweden.. 20,137,211 8.660,026 England. 1S3, 025, 049 311.744.966 282.851,193 Russia 29.488.436 87,512.161 Canada. . 31,830.061 27.236.5S3 R5, 194.962 Misc. ... 35,192, S03 8,823,390 17,122,196 Total. .549.872,205 931,670, 3S9 1.021,193,177 On the other hand, the importation of ( copper from abroad has been conducted on a record-breaking scale, with 376. 36S.-801 36S.-801 pounds of pigs, ingots and other forms being brought h?re during the past year, against 362,494,391 pounds in the previous pre-vious year. |