sine Interesting Figures New York, Apr. 7.
Heavily stocked markets and sonal Auetutions, combined with wer prices for "some leach Staples, tended to. reduce the total February trade of the United States with the Far East by $39,175,000) under January from $226,085.00 to $186,908,000, or 18 per cent. says} the New York "Herald." Compared] with the $132,884,000 total trade February, 1925, however, there was a gain of 54,024,000, or 43.8 per Joth imports and exporte shared) In approximately the rame_ pro portion in the reduction, Preliminary returns chow that car February ales to the Orient, totalled $55, 497,000, @ drop of $10,683,000, or 15 cent, from the preceding month's figure of $66,180,000, but an advance $13,582,000, or 33 per cent. over; 1,915,000 exports in February t year. Due largely to the Grop in rubber prices, our purchases: from the Far Eatt also slumped by 462,000 from $159,003,000 _to $131,411,000, er 17 per cent. But Woo an actual increase of $4(442,000, er 17 pir cent. over im-Forts for February, 1925, when they! were valued at $90,909,060.—Reuter.
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