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Show FOREIGN TRADE IS HOLDING UP WELL American Imports were somewhat larger in April than in March, but exports ex-ports fell off slightly compared with tho previous month, according to a Statement issued today by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, department de-partment of commerce Imports were valued at $279,000,000 as compared with J242.000.000 for March. For the ten hionths ended with April the value of imports was ?2. 362.ooo.noo against $2,072,000,000 for j the corresponding period in 1f0 7 Exports fell off from $530,000,000 In March to $500,000,000 in April. For 'he ten months ended with April the value of exports was $4,894 00,0000, a falling off from the $5,167,000,000 for a similar ten months" period in 1917. Imports of f?old continued at a low , figure in April, less than $3,000,000 being received. Only 86 000 000 iroi th was imported during the ten months ended vjth April as compared with $884,000,000 for a similar period in 1917 Exports of gold were also light! (lurinc April, the total feeing less than $4,000,000 The total export for the; ten months' period were $185,000,000. j .1 s-licht increase over the 1 tiT.i'on tor the corresponding period in 1917. Imports and exports of silver have been above the average of irevlous years, the imports for the ten months' period i;i 191.8 amounting to $59,000,000 as compared with $28,000,000 a year aso and the exports to $S4, 000,000 as compared with $6.3 000,000 in 1917. |