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Show RECORD FOR GOODS SENT ABROADl Washington. Aug. 22 As an international inter-national department store the United States is rapidly becoming th,- shopping shop-ping center of the world for In July tho business done with other nations exceeded all records for any single month In the history of the nation. 1 The department of commerce In a statement made public today, tukeis added satisfaction In the showing b. -Cause this record was established 111 spl'c- of the fact that the imports fell below those of Julv. 1912. The balance bal-ance of trade was all In favor of American manufacturers and producers produc-ers Last month the exports were more than eleven million dollars greater han In the corresponding month of last year, while In the twelve months ending with July 31, the goods sen' abroad exceeded In value by more than $252,000,000 the merchandise and products sold to foreign buyers In tho preceding twelve months. |