Show OUR EXPORT TH DE HURT BY BRITISH BLOCKADE DIG HINDRANCE TO EXPANSION OF RAPIDLY GROWING BUSINESS shipments that formerly went to europe via hamburg have gone to sweden since start of the war stockholm sweden notwithstanding the many obstacles with which they meet representatives of amerlean american exporting concerns here are endeavoring deavo ring to maintain trado trade relations between the united states and sweden so na as to be in position to take taka advantage ot of the permanent opportunities expected with tho the conclusion of at european peace prior arlor to the war america played an almost negligible part in th the e trado trade at 0 sweden export and import al alike ike during tile tho fiscal year ended june 30 1915 imports from the united states ilow how ever took a leap which carried them up more than per cent above a the normal then camo came the tigh tightening tightens teni n g of 0 the british blockade and the swedish war trade act which blitch prohibits an importer from giving guarana guarantees ees aa to great covering goods bought in tho the united states or other neutral countries under these adverse influences tile the trade has rapidly declined the american imports for the first three months of G having amounted only to against in 1915 although the figures are not available here it la Is said bald the trade of at more recent months has shawna similar or even greater falling oft off the government has adopted the policy of not announcing export or import figures during tho the war var and it Is regarded as a misdemeanor to ask fo for them in ili february 1916 tile tho imports from tile the united states amounted to a little more than against more than a year ago in march the decline was from eighteen millions in 1916 1915 to four millions in 1916 england contended cont contended elded that these enormous imports from america meant one ona of two things either that they were going to germany through sweden or were replacing on the market here swedish goods shipped to germany |