| Show foreign trade of all nations Is upset by wars in europe regular Us S exports are replaced by orders for military goods washington war Is playing havoc with international trade As continue on two continents I 1 trade experts are kept busy revising trade reports uncle sams current export trade reports reflect rising orders for tanks and airplanes instead of apples and wheat I 1 umber lumber instead of pork machinery instead of to lo bacco says the national geographic society great britain is shifting her orders for raw materials and foodstuffs to regions within the empire wherever possible concentrating on such surplus items as australian wool meat and dairy products new zealanda Zea lands butter cheese and lamb canadas copper lead lumber and bacon germany cut off by allied blockade from the usual flow of overseas supplies is seeking her necessities from nearby continental sources in some cases one wars trade rade has slowed down that of another japans supplies of chemicals and minerals for example needed to carry on the chinese war have been inconveniently reduced or cut oft off altogether from a europe conserving its own war materials the blockade against the reich has curtailed japans delivery of manchu guoan soy beans in exchange for machinery chemicals and construction st materials embargoes by western belligerents against japans toy exports and other wartime non essentials have blocked the outlets for Nip pons foreign trade neutrals as well as belligerents have inaugurated various national economic policies that have upset former international trade streams turkey for instance by failing to renew her clearing agreement with germany has discontinued a large business amounting roughly to half of the nations foreign export commerce following recent international financial and commercial arrangements range ments turkish exports such as dried fruits and tobacco are now postmarked for the allies manufacturers around the globe are feeling the strain of war born trade dislocations italis artificial fiber producers for instance are facing a problem of diminished cellulose supplies usually imported from finland and sweden the disruption and re routing of commodity lanes has sometimes resulted in specific local gains such is expected from the shift of cacao markets offering new sales opportunities tuni ties in the united states for catin batin americas cacao producing countries notably brazil and ecuador in british malaya india and the netherlands indies where war has hammered other normal sources of supply improved markets are now reported for united states specialties such as machinery iron and steel radios and other manufactured goods following the co ordinate econ dec only omy agreement the united kingdom and france are giving preferred treatment to allied products |
