Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-11-11 | Page 16 | September Imports Increase in Volume

SEPTEMBER IMPORTS INCREASE IN VOLUME September imports exceeded exports for February 1918. and July. 1917. and were $21,000,000 above monthly average of exports ex-ports in 1916, says the Boston News Bu-reAu. Bu-reAu. While exports pained but $42,912.-718. $42,912.-718. and average monthly export balance has thus declined credit balance of $3.-169,421.176 $3.-169,421.176 for nine months still surpasses aJl record. Import of raw materia! for rranufac-ttfrlng rranufac-ttfrlng aJone Increased $96. 007. f00 and foodstuffs $C$.407.OO These two Hems almost cover the net gain of $173,77S,0OO lu Imports over September, i9T:i. Kxports to England, the Scandinavian countries' nnd Holland account for most of the increase on that side of trade. Kouth America and Cuba fljure heavily In the import tlst.