Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 257, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1919 — July Imports Break Record [ARTICLE]

July Imports Break Record

Were Largest in History of the Country

Foreign trade of the United States came nearer reaching a balance during July than it has in any month in several years, the department of commerce announced, owing to an immense increase in imports and a sharp reduction in exports. . Imports valued at $345.000,000 entered American ports, the total exceeding— the amount brought to the United States during any previous mouth in history. Exports dropped $350,000,000 from the high figure of June, but amounted to $570,000,000. For the seven months ended with July exports totaled $4,618,000,000, while imports amounted to $1,955,000,000 for the period.