East Oregonian Round-Up Souvenir Edition
Pendleton, Oregon, Friday, September 21, 1917
Page Seventeen
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These Wonderful Corsets
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Figures Show How War Has
Affected American Imports
The importH Into the United Slates
for the fiscal your ended Juno 30,
H17. aggregated t2,659,3r.r,lMi,
against K197,hK3,5io In 1916 "ini
1 .9 K S.S-jr.Br. 7 In 1914. the previous
high record your. Fur the first timv nicnt issued by th- Hiircau of Foreign
Kurope, which hail held first place In arid Domestic Commerce. I lepart incut
selling goorls to the I'nltcd States, dc- j of Commerce. In 1 H 1 f. the Imports
chmil to secuiul place. North America from Kuropp were valmil at JsiTi.
tal.imr first place, accor'1 inu-- t o n state- fl:!fis, or 47'-j per cent of the total.
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THE CANDY AND ICE CREAM FACTORY Of
PENDLETON.
The Place You Buy the Famous
BRITTON CHOCOLATES
Originated by ite maker E. J. Morris; packed by
experienced packers, and mailed for you
to any address.
OUR DELMORKE CHOCOLATES
Are appreciated every where. We will take care
of your mail order for box candiea. Buy a box of
Pendleton made sweets for your soldier friends or
relatives and be assured they are getting the best.
A confection made to eat.
OUR LUNCHES
Prepared by white lady cooks are first in the city.
AT OUR FOUNTAIN You have the largest as
sortment of special drinks and frozen dishes in
the State to select from. Every thing we sell is
made in our own factory. It makes good with you
because it is made good by us.
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FOR YOU
Our stock is complete with an
extensive array of the newest style
of Fall Corsets.
Scientific construction of the
most flexible boning and superior
material make a corset that is a fit
ting foundation for your Fall ap
parel. The assortment of models
is as varied as many types of figure
to be fitted.
Our Corsetiere and the facilities
of a perfectly appointed fitting
room are available for furnishing
you with the best looking and most
comfortable corset you ever wore.
Royal Worcester Corsets
$1.00 to $2.50
Bon Ton Corsets
$3.50 to $8.50
Pendleton's Greatest Department Store
The Peonies
Where It Pays to Trade
Wareh
ouse
while the imports from North Ameri
ca wore 1427.399.357. or 12 per
cent of the total. In 1916 imports
from KnroDe were 2K oer cent of the
total, and those from North America
27 per cent, of the total imports or
IS,li9..ir.r.lN!i in 1917, J610.470.870,
or 23 per cent, were from Europe, and
$766,1 12,537. or 3-4 per cent from
v.th i l..,f.i,.u In 1917 the inmorts
from Kurope showed a decrease of
tl'S5.132.19S from the fifrures for 1914
and the imports from North America
showed an increase of $338.713,183
a Rain of K0 per cent for North Am
erica aKainst a loss'of 32 per cent for
Kurope.
Imports from South America and
Asia in 1917 showed a Eain of more
than lati per cent over 1914, the In
crease from South America beinp 143
per cent and from Asia 111 per cent.
Imports from South America were
222.K77.a:r. in 19 14: t391.5S2.nis In
1916. and t .".4 2,2 1 2,20 in 1917. Im
ports from Asia wi re $2X6.952,496 in
1914; $ 4 2 7 . t 1 s 1 , 4 6 4 in 1 916, and t61 5,
217,46:1 in 1917. Imports from Oce
ania in 19 17 showed a decrease from
1916 Init an increase over 1914. In
iqij th.. Oiowirts from Oceania were
$42,144.39S; In 1916, t96,225,991! and
in 1917, t65.32S.379. Imports from
Africa In 1917 gained 213 per cent
over 1914. They amounted to only
tl9.149.476 in 1914 tts against t64,-
5.745 in 1916. and $60,013,316 in
1917.
Of North American countries Cana
da showed the greatest gain in the
1917 imports as compared wttn mose
of 1914. The increase amounted to
1 150.000,000 and was due to large im
ports of wheat, copper, paper, boards
an.i wood nuln. Imports from Cuba
gained $1 22,000,000, owing chiefly to
tho rise in the value or sugar, wnicn
increased from $9S.394,7S2 in 1914 to
(204, 52 1.1 4" In 1917, although the
quantity decreased from 4.926.606,243
4 669.e79.39s pounds in the same
period.
Imports from Argentina increased
by over J 100.000.000 in value, chiefly
,..iH hides. Imports from
Chile showed a large increase, from
(25.750.000 In 1914. to tll4..so,uou
in 1917, a gain of 350 per cent, chiefly
in ntii-.iu of soda, copper and tin.
Imports from Prazll In Kl" showed
a gain over 1914 of $51,000,000 prin
cipally in coffee, hides, rubber and
maganese-
lnmorts from China Increased by
more ihnii t60.000.000 chiefly In hides.
silk and wool; while Imports from the
Japanese leased territory in China,
which amounted to only 230.tiuu in
114, rose to $6,000,000 In 1917. repre
senting principally oya-bean oil. Im
ports from the Rritish East Indies In
creased from tl 12.000.000 in 191J to
t217. 500.000 In 1917. the gain Deing
chiefly In burlaps, hides, rubber and
tin. Imports from Japan increased
from 1 107.300.000 In 1914 to $20S.
000,000 In 1917. more than half of
the Increase being in raw silk. Im
potrs from the 1'hiliPPincs Increased
from (IS.12S.000 in 1914 to t42.500.
oiifl in 1917. the cain being In manila
hemp, sugar copra and coconut oil.
Imports from Australia showed a do-
The Best Coffe, Always Good.
The Best Can, Always Fresh.
TO SECURE
PERFECTION. USE
Gold.
Meld
VACUUM PACKED
Noted for It's Strength, Flavor and Aroma
Test GOLD SHIELD in the cup and your Coffee trouble!! will be over.
BEING DEMONSTRATED IN THIS STORE ROUND-UP WEEK.
COME IN AND GET A FREE TREAT.
Recommended and Sold by
Alexander's Grocery
PENDLETON, OREGON
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