Show I. I I A Growing Business II III I I O ONE NE of the feat features re res of our trade during I 1923 according to o the National Nation l City was the increase in foreign merchandise exported from the United States It increased i in 1923 by over 1922 and was twice as as large as s when the Panama canal was opened and arid the World war begun The total value of foreign merchandise exported from this country in 1923 was while the highest record ecord of our re-exports re prior to the opening of the the- canal was in the the fiscal year 1913 against a little less than in 1900 and in 1890 and in 1880 Evidently the op opening ning of the Panama c canal nal I as well as the repression of the re-export re trade of the European countries resulting from the war lias has been a big stimulant to this business for the United States v The principal l articles which we imported and resold to other parts of the world in 1923 were India rubber India rubber wool silks hides and skin furs tobacco fruits coffee sugar and nd art works The principal countries s to whom this m merchandise was sent were were- Canada 24 million million mil mu- lion dollars dollars' worth Great 9 millions France 6 millions Germany 6 millions Mexico Mexico Mexico Mex Mex- ico 4 millions Cu Cuba a 3 4 millions N Netherlands Netherlands Nether Nether- ther- ther lands 2 millions and Belgium 1 1 a 3 y 0 mil mu- lions T The e United States now holds hold second rank in n the world as an lan n exporter of foreign merchandise being materially exceeded by Great Britain although the percentage of increase increase in in- in crease sine since 1 1913 9 1 3 is far gre greater ter than that hat of any of our rivals in th this s line of international I trade S. S |