Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-03-21 | Page 7 | Export Trade Hurt by U-Boat Warfare

EXPORT TRADE HURT BY U-BOAT WARFARE NEW YORK. March 21. During Germany's first month of submarine blockade around England and Scotland and Ireland, America's export trade through New York to those countries dropped $39,000,000 as compared with that in February of 1916, according to figures made public here today by i the collector of customs In February Febru-ary of last year this trade aggregated $91.4S2,0O0. Last month the total was $52,057,000. The comparative figures of exports to all of Europe show an increase of about $1,072,000. Exports through New York to all foreign countries last month totalled t $222,352,000, an increase of nearly $8,-094,000. $8,-094,000. as compared with the previous prev-ious February. Trade with Russia increased in-creased about 250 per cent. 00