[Trade Journal]
Publication: American Glass Review
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
vol. 50, no. 44, p. 12, col. 1
GLASS INSULATOR EXPORTS FROM U. S. DECLINE SHARPLY THIS YEAR
During the first five months of 1931, exports of glass electric insulators have declined heavily as compared to 1930, says a compilation from the Department of Commerce. For the five-month period of 1931, exports were valued at $44,006 compared with a valuation of $155,419 in the corresponding period of 1930. Exports for May, 1931, had a value of $6,480 while in May, 1930, the value was $31,877.
Exports of globes and shades for lighting fixtures also show a decline in the first five months of 1931. The 1931 value up to May 31 was $199,819 and for the corresponding period last year the value was $272,570. For the month of May the figures were, 1931, $40,213; 1930, $53,206.
