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Show :U. S. FOODSTUFFS IMPORTS ARE INCREASING RAPIDLY WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. Food-J Is.uffs Imported Into the I'nited States during the secn months ended with fuly Increased by more than $1 5lo -000.000 over the corresponding period III 1919, whlli exports decreased $600.-ooo.ooo $600.-ooo.ooo according to department of commerce reports for Jul. During the seven months' period imports im-ports of foodstuffs totalled $2. 1 57.00,-.". 57.00,-.". while exports amounted to $1.-1 $1.-1 68,094.700. For the month of July foodstuffs imported totalled 122,288,-043 122,288,-043 and exports 8176,125,116. Kxpoits of manufacture for the se-cn se-cn months amounted to 82,260,916,-503 82,260,916,-503 compared with $1,999,395,785 ami imports aggregated $1,032,712,698 against $5 1 S.3 1 6,360. Exports of man-ul'aelures man-ul'aelures In Julv totalled $342,820-20) $342,820-20) and imports $159,010,880. Crude materinls for use in malnu-facturin malnu-facturin Imported during Jill) amounted to $ 1 3t,7 34,7 1 D and cxporis to $120,980,013. I1 oo |