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Show uu FEWER LUXURIES FROM EUROPE. During the fiscal year ended July 30, the people of the United States bought fewer foreign luxuries than (n the year previous. One noticeable decrease Ib in the purchase of precious stones. In 1014 this country Imported 533,000,000 in precious stones; the past 12 months the Importations were $15,000,000. Works o art imported dropped from $35,000,000 to $18,000,000. Silks and manufactures of Bilk fell from $135,000,000 to $98,000,000. Wines and liquors decreased from $20,000,000 to $13,000,000. Chlnawaro from $10,000,000 to $8,-000,000. $8,-000,000. Glass manufactures from $8,000,000 to $4,000,000. j The war, no doubt, has been responsible respon-sible for this change in our import trade. |