*|Reach Record Figure Tokyo, Nov. 32.
Japan's sill exports in October this year reached their highest Agure since August 1938, says the "Nicht Nichi."
According 10 a survey by the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, exports of silk in October this year amounted to 83,000 bales, as against 55,000 bales in August 1 The great improvement shown In the silk exports is believed to have. been caused by the heavy speculative purchase of Japanese silic in America following the conclusion of the trip-artiste pact between Germany, Italy Japan led the countries exporting goods to China with $366,840,000 or 2354 per cent, Her exports wore confined to the occupied arcas of China.
The United States was second with {$934,180,000, or 21.44 per cent, U.S, Imports The United States led the countries importing from China with $414,404,- 000, or 28.63 per cent, Last year for the same period, China sold only 122,666,000" worth of goods Hongkong was the chief port through which exports from_ free China passed, no less than $287,508, 00'"worth of goods being' shipped from there—Havas, Shanghai Cotton Mfg. to
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