FRENCH TRADE OUTLOOK

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2415, 22 March 1915, Page 6

FRENCH TRADE OUTLOOK

PRODUCTION SLOWLY INCREASE. ING. The French "Journal Offioiel," oil February 12 published comparative figures of taxation in January for 1914 and 1915. Tho taxation for January 6hows x drop of £3,880,000,. but thero are signs of recovery since December. During the period August to November the average crop in production. waR 44 per cent. For ■ December it was 89.4 per cent., but for January 27.9 per cent. The taxation on sugai 6hows an increase of £76,000. The Finance Minister has ordered the publication of documents that' makes it possible to determine the fluctuations of trade with different countries sinco the beginning of the war. During tho first four months of the war there was a drop in the volume of -trade of £130,000,000, >As regards trado at present it is nil with hostile count-no?, insignficant with Belgium; ; and very, slight with Russia. With England,! sales dropped from £4,400,000 to' £2,680,000, and purchases from £3,600,000 to There are largo drops as regard Switzerland, Italy, and Spain, and also—which was unexpected —with America. With America purchases have been £2,240,000, as compared with £5,320,000, _ and sales £1,000,000, as compared with £1,360,000. There is even a drop in tho' trado with Algeria.