30 
Percentage of selected indirect imports from the United Kingdom, Germany, France, 
and Netherlands, to total imports from all countries 
FOREIGN TRADE ZONES 
Commodities 
United 
oi) Germany! 
France 
Nether- 
lands 
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hells, mother of pearl. ___.___... OER RE 
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ice oo RR Sr — mmm SRE 
re HS OS ES 
Coconuts, in shell. o.oo mm mmm emcees 
TITEEI] TUEIES o.oo i a et 
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Jocoa butter ooo waceooau-o- erm am 
Cocoa beans... -. A RRS 
Coffee. swans pry 
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JULES PEICHA ooo ocmimmroaos man smomaemcemnee sees 
Arabicgum. o.oo. J 
Jinchona bark... Bn ii 
DAI Ofl ov cece cece mmm mem me mmmmm meme moaonne 
Sotton and short staple, long staple, waste. coenoeonmmene 
ute—butts, burlap, bags, Yarn .oco-r ccceomemoimmnooaaans 
Wool, and manufactures... .... nt nom ERE SR dR 
Wo0l—noils, Tags, WASLe. ooo oaem ccm amm amas seecas 
Oriental, rugs and carpets. o.oo. ve momma ARE 
viamonds, rough, uncut. . mma meme mm—— 
Jigmonds, cut. .....- a 
Pearls, not strung... CR ——— 
[ES SE 
Platinum, ores of, grain nuggets, and ingots. .__..._ wy 
20 
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The above list is not intended to be complete, but will furnish an 
dea of the large amount of material which we procure from these 
four important countries. The total of the items included in the 
table amounts to 316,378 tons, valued at $278,225,229. The articles 
as a rule make highly desirable cargo for ships and give our maritime 
competitors an important advantage. The value of these selected 
imports from only four countries is about three times the total 
reexports from the United States to all countries. The absence of 
similar business in this country is one of the most serious obstacles 
in the way of the development of our merchant marine. 
It is true that the ports of Europe secured virtual monopoly of 
many of the raw products of the world prior to the construction of 
the Panama Canal when the United States was geographically at a 
disadvantage in the struggle for the control of the rich markets of 
South America and the Orient. The construction of the Panama 
Canal, however, has brought the short line route from a number of 
these important raw markets to Europe directly past our shores and 
we are now in a favorable position to gain a fair share of this trade. 
The quantities of a few of the more important commodities which 
we obtain through indirect sources are shown below;