The trade of the world . is due to the factthat they are figures of direct business only; anddirect trade between the United States and Russiais, for geographical, transportation, and financialreasons, more or less hampered. American cottonis bought for Russia in London, Hamburg, Ant-werp, Copenhagen, and other great European mar-kets. The exports are credited in the United Statesto the ports mentioned, and while the ultimate des-tination does not affect the totals of Americanforeign trade, it does lead to widespread confusionas to the comparative value of the various foreignmarkets for Americ
The trade of the world . is due to the factthat they are figures of direct business only; anddirect trade between the United States and Russiais, for geographical, transportation, and financialreasons, more or less hampered. American cottonis bought for Russia in London, Hamburg, Ant-werp, Copenhagen, and other great European mar-kets. The exports are credited in the United Statesto the ports mentioned, and while the ultimate des-tination does not affect the totals of Americanforeign trade, it does lead to widespread confusionas to the comparative value of the various foreignmarkets for American products. This is particu-larly unfortunate in the case of Russia, a countrywith which the United States has recently had somedifficulty in the matter of a treaty of mutual tradeand friendship. Judging from United States Gov-ernment statistics, American trade relations withRussia might be regarded as almost negligible;whereas in fact they are already of the greatestvalue and importance, to say nothing of the brilliant. PhotoRrapn by Brown B In the Cotton Belt.
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