RUSSIAN PURCHASES
INCREASE IN U.S.A
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NEW YORK, February 11
The Washington correspondent of the “New York Times” says that the rising trend of Russian''imports from the United States since the Finnish war began is revealed in the analysis of trade figures for December. They are valued at 15,000,000 dollars—more than a quarter of the total in 1939, in which the adverse Russian trade balance was 43,000,000 dollars. Accelerated purchases in 1940 are expected, mainly of machinery and manufactured aeroplanes.
COPPER AND LEAD,
NEW YORK, February 9.
The Mexico City correspondent of the “New York Times” confirms that Manzanillo (Mexico) has become a clearing house for United States copper for Vladivostok, from where, it is suspected, it is to be railed to Germany. The opinion is expressed that it will be shipped from Mexico in American bottoms because the Soviet cannot spare ships for a long voyage. Three thousand tons of copper and 2000 tons of lead are awaiting the arrive! at New York of the Soviet freighters Engels and’ Kim.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 12 February 1940, Page 7
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