Show IMPORT TRADE GAIN REPORTED WASHINGTON April 2 24 A P-A UP A heavy increase in Import Import import Im Im- port trade including a wido range of at agricultural products was re reported reported reported re- re ported today by the tho chamber of commerce of Jf the United States in a review of this branch of oC trade for tor 1935 The foreign commerce section of the chamber attributed the Increases in increases increases In- In creases to by this country coun- coun try ry to wide wido arbitrary controls of oC import Im im- Import im-i im port trade returning domestic Industrial in industrial industrial in- in activity and the scarcity carcity and high price levels of some food food- stuffs Nearly 90 per cent of the chief Imports were larger than in 1934 in terms erms of value the t chamber reported re reported re- re ported while in terms of ot quantity 86 56 per cent of the leading imports were larger t The largest quantity of coffee ever brought into the United States StAles in a year year pounds was imported d duri during g 1935 the tho review review re re- re- re view said This was 15 per cent in excess of oC the 1934 imports and 10 per cent greater than the 34 1930 average I Other agricultural imports listed were I bushels of oC wheat 43 bushels of corn tons of wheat byproducts feeds 1 pounds of barley malt pounds of tapioca sago and ar ar I I Imports of ot butter attracted by i high prices were comparatively heavy totaling pounds in 1935 a quantity In excess of the 1934 imports by 1948 per cent American consumption of ot crude rubber set a record in 1935 with imports imports im im- im- im ports of oC pounds Imports Imports Im Lm- ports of ot tin totaled pounds greatest since 1931 |