OCR Text |
Show 9 m i u The Value ot French Imports , ,w Paris, May 1 . The valuo of lm-"ports lm-"ports of Franco during tho first quarter quar-ter of 191G""vas loss by 812,000,000 francs ($108,400,000) than In tho corresponding cor-responding quarter of 1914. Exports diminished 1,294,000,000 frnnos ($258-805,000). ($258-805,000). "Virtually the -whole of the reduction wns In raw materials. Importations of manufactured articles ar-ticles increased during the first quarter quar-ter 139,000,000 francs ($27,800,000). The figures" for'A'prlf showthat Imports Im-ports ot manufactured goods Increased Increas-ed to tho amount of 101,000,000 franca ($20,200,000) overApfil ot last year. Thero was an Increnso' of 3,000,000 francs ($1,000,000) in foodstuffs. food-stuffs. Aprlt oxportatlons were lower by ,322,000,000 francs ($C4,J00,000) . Nearly all of the increaso In manufactured manufac-tured articles came from tho United States. |