8 REPORT OF SCHIMMEL & Co. APRIL 1914. 
It is interesting to notice that, immediately following the four leading commercial 
powers, the Netherlands take the fifth place in respect of foreign trade. Calculated fe 
per head of the population, this small country, partly as a result of its busy transit- 
trade, holds by far the greatest foreign traffic, nearly three times as much as Britain 
and five times as much as Germany. Next in order, so far as figures are at present 
available, come Belgium, India, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Italy, Argentina and Canada. 
_ The harvest of 1913 was good in almost all countries. For example, the world’s 
wheat crop reached 108 million tons, as compared with 102 million tons in 1912 and 
95 million tons in 1911. The world’s output of oats was 70 million tons, compared 
with 68 million tons in 1912 and 75 million tons in 1911. That of barley was 35 million 
tons, compared with 33 and 31 million tons. In rye alone the world’s crop was a 
little less than in 1912 (49 against 50 million tons), but even this is to be regarded 
as exceedingly good, seeing that the previous year’s crop was admittedly a brilliant 
record. The maize-crop showed a falling off as compared with 1912, because of a 
great shortage in the United States. 
Now the fact of very good crops having followed upon equally good ones in the 
preceding year, has tended to restrict the total commerce of the world, because the 
necessity for importing cereals (always a large item in the statistics) was smaller in 
the consuming industrial countries in proportion as their own output of cereals was — 
increased. 
According to the report of the Berlin Chamber of Commerce’) the figures relating 
to the foreign trade of the German chemical industry showed considerable increases 
last year. The exports of chemical and pharmaceutical products, dyes and dye-stuffs 
rose from 41,7 million double cwts. in the year 1912 to 49 million double cwts. . The 
fear which was felt at the beginning of the Balkan war that the chemical industry 
especially would have to look for a decline in business, because it is so largely inter- 
ested in the export trade to the Balkan countries, and, most of all, to Austria-Hungary, 
has only been partly confirmed. The falling-off due to the paralysis of industry in 
the countries named was counterbalanced by an increase in the shipments to other 
parts. The exports of aniline dyes to China and British-India showed a particularly 
noticeable advance. The imports of chemicals of all kinds, however, have not kept 
pace with this increased activity in exports. They only amounted to 20,6, as compared 
with 19,3 double cwts. in the previous year. 
Dyes and dye-stuffs especially showed a decline. 
With regard to essential oils the figures are as follows”): — 
Imports in the year 1913 1566000 kilos, value -# 24603000.—, 
ft A ch eb OIE Aes ACO ene wit jac 2481800025 
Exports , ,  , 1913 1073900, » vy 15661 000.—, 
ey Om aa Clann (stn NS eM sc 1650000 
These figures clearly show the marked increase in exports. 
With regard to imports, the quantities were as follows: — 
1913 1912 
Lemon-, orange-, bergamot- and other Citrus oils from Italy 179100 kilos 200500 kilos 
Camphor oil, menthol and peppermint oil from Japan . . 503700 ,, 690600 _ ,, 
Cassia- and star anise oils from China ... .. . . 184000 , 145400 _ ,, 
Peppermint oil and other oils from U.S.A... . . . . . 137400 ,, 190200 , . 
1) Berliner Jahrbuch fiir Handel wu. Industrie 1918, 1, 57. — 2) Statistisches Warenverzeichnis, No. 353 b/c. — 
