Word: totalling
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Little was heard of its effects on U. S. trade, and for good reason. Exports of arms, munitions and related materials in World War I amounted at most to only 25% of total exports to the Allies. In the first six months of 1939 shipments of the materials now embargoed accounted for a peewee proportion of total U. S. exports. Still on the permitted export list were such war necessities as oil, steel, grains and other foodstuffs, even parachutes...
...commercial ships in World War I were active again last week, concentrated between Ireland and Portugal, from the English Channel toward mid-Atlantic; although, Adolf Hitler had 72 submarines compared to 140 the Kaiser had when his war ended. British raiders were also in evidence, preying on German shipping. Total losses for the week: Germany, four ships, 14,764 tons; Allies, 16 ships, 89,841 tons. Mystery of the week: where was the Bremen, unreported twelve days after her dash out of New York Harbor...
...direct investments. By taking over the holdings of their nations, belligerent Governments will thus have over $4,000,000,000 for war purchases. In addition Britain is believed to have a gold reserve of approximately $2,500,000,000 and France of $3,153,000,000, making a grand total of more than $9,000,000,000 which, in a prolonged war, might in greater part be spent for U. S. goods...
Expenditures: Nails, 70? ; postage, 39?; work on street and bridge, $10.75; lumber, $10.10; election, $3.00; gravel, $39.40; hauling, $1.25; pump repair, $1.00; tax collector's commissions, $19.23; cash on hand, $129.30. Total...
Debits: Cash on hand, $22.77: taxes collected, $192.35. Total...