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Show GREAT INCREASE IN EXPORT TRADE Washington. April 23. Secretary Redfiold laid before President Wilson at the cabinet meeting today his esti I mates that American exports for the current fiscal year will roach $2,750, 000,000. The secretary' took to the cabinet meeting tables showing that the exports of breadstuffs from the United States last month amounted to $59,000,000 worth. as compared i with $8,000,000 In March. 1914 Bread- j stuffs exported from the United States since the outbreak of the war have totaled $148,000,000 Half of all exports from the United States during the eight months ending end-ing February 28. or $811 289.000 worth went to British territory as against 4". per cent a year ago in the same period, peri-od, an analysis by the department of I commerce shows. French territory ranks second as markets for Amen can products, having displaced Germany Ger-many from that position. The United States in the eight months bouRht from British territory one-third of all merchandise imported. import-ed. The aggregate of imports was $1,056,000,000 of which $354,000,000 came, from British territory Cuba with $87,000,000 was second; derma ny with $75,750,000 third. Japan with $69,000,000 fourth; Brazil with $64,000,000 fifth; France with $47,750,-000 $47,750,-000 seventh; Argentina with $40,000,-000 $40,000,-000 eighth; Italy with $36,750,000 nmth. and Holland with $28,000.00" teeth. yy - - -- |