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GERMANY - CO-OPERATIOX AND ASSOCIATION 



Articles of Merchandise 



Value in Marks 



I Jan. 1913 — 

 30 June 1914 



I July 1914 — 

 31 Dec. 1914 



Difference in terms 

 of percentage 



Manure '. . 



Forage 



Seeds 



Combustibles 



Com 



Total 



Machines 



Other articles 



Total 



53,571 

 38,763 

 4,258 

 10,798 

 90,194 



197,582 

 9,633 

 8,647 



215,862 



35,582 



64,770 



4,530 



10,876 



237.879 



353,641 



6,119 



14.987 



374,748 



+ 



33-6 

 67.9 

 - 6.5 

 4- 0.7 

 + 163.7 



+ 79.2 

 — 36.5 

 + 73-3 



+ 73.6 



If we examine the trade in each kind of merchandise separately we 

 arrive at the following conclusions : ^ 



1. The trade in manure has diminished during the war, m quantity 

 as in value. The diminution in quantity has however been greater than 

 that in value, which is to sa^^ that prices have risen. The diminution of 

 the trade is due to : a) the fact that importation from abroad has become 

 impossible (saltpetre, guano) : b) the large quantities of manure emploj'ed 

 for military purposes (azote, sulphuric acid). 



2. The trade in forage has diminished in -respect of quantity but only 

 to an insignificant extent, in spite of importation from abroad having been 

 impossible. The pre-war trade in imported forage has been replaced by 

 commissioned trade on behalf of the State : large quantities of bran have 

 been sold and distributed by the institutions on behalf of the vState. 



As regards the value of the trade in forage it has increased b}^ 67.9 per 

 cent, during the war, which is to say that prices have risen noticeably. 



3. The trade in seed has diminished in respect of quantity but, on 

 the other hand, has increased in respect of value. Hence prices have 

 risen here also. 



The diminution in quantity is due to the fact that importation from 

 abroad has become impossible. 



4. The trade in combustibles has slightly increased, but such in- 

 crease depends partly on the commissioned trade on behalf of the State and 

 the communes. 



5. Very great changes have occurred in the trade in corn, an article 

 of merchandise in which the trade has been monopolized by the State. 



The trade in corn shows an increase during the war of 71.3 per cent, 

 in respect of quantity. This figure refers exclusively to trade on commis 



