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NOVEMBER 13,
THE MUSIC TRADE
1920
REVIEW
11
AMERICAN INSTRUMENTS LEAD AUSTRALIAN MARKET
gained. To do this, they must overcome the
handicap of preferential tariffs, discrimination
Statistics Covering Piano Imports Into Australia During the Past Seven Years Show That Amer- on the part of bankers and transportation com-
panies, together with the propaganda for British-
ican Pianos Now Form Nearly Ninety-five Per cent of the Total Importations
made goods. The British paper calls particular
There has been considerable comment during
A chart was prepared covering piano imports attention to the fact that England has lost Aus-
the past couple of years regarding the manner into Australia during the past seven and one- tralian trade, while the United States has won
in which American piano and player manufac- half years, and it is particularly interesting to 94 per cent of the total import business. Amer-
turers were gaining a solid foothold in the note that whereas in 1912 the United States ican manufacturers may feel quite sure that
VALUES.
Manufacture and
Importing State.
First Six Months,
of 1914.
1913.
1912.
A.
V.
A.
V.
t
%
i\
United Kingdom . . 65,198 «*
34
729 = 122a
•14 29
Oth Brit Countries
24
82-87
441,711 =
Germany
Japan
*
Netherlands
..
4-58 37
24,442-
United States
• 1 8 28
954-
Oth. For. Countries
633,034= 100-00
TOTAL
NSW
Victoria
.
Queensland
South Australia
West Australia
Tasmania
25
1915-16.
1916-17.
A
A
A.
V
V
V.
% 1
1918-19.
W17-18.
A.
V.
A.
V.
v.
L
%
%
i,
/o fc
%
£
%
%
£
5 5 , 8 4 1 - 19-18 &
7,330-
2-88 54
24,780= 12-24 3C 65,138=
! 111,618= 43-66
8 9 , 4 4 7 - 33-31
49,944 = 12-93
31-93
30
•21 33
•29
3
,
7
6
2
-
1-47
34
•56
32
741
=
33
3
9
4
-
15
2
,
4
0
3
-
•82
25
26
792=
1,138=
690=
:?4 3i |
——
—
18-
•01 18
•02 60
_
—.
—
—
—
50 =
33=
0-2 3:
2
0
6
-
-08
34
4
3
3
0
26
9,814-=
29
6,966=
2-59,
•
1
9
-
•32
36
24
309,224 = S0-02 24 164,026= 81-04 24
3-84
88,349=
—
1,762-
•69 2b
•02 23
648= " -25 2(1
2,982x= 1 1 1 21
1,991-
•68 24
46 =
.—
—
—
•58
—
•02
31
1,486
=
23
4,141=
1
5
5
—
—
25
31 =
—
—
26,051 = 6-74 38 12,766=
6-31 45 - 1 49,161 = 24-10 32 130,347- 50-98 2ti 163,814= 60-99 27 2 2 9 , 3 1 4 - 78-78 31 241,463 = 94-85 41
•10 36
-40 44
65-
•02 27
•05 37
1,024 =
816=
-30 40
630-
•22 57
400=
112 =
113=
05 2J \
k
k
386,411= 1 0000 26 202,408=100-00 2£ 204,025= 100-00 28 255,678= 100-00 , 30 268,560= 10000 29 2 9 1 , 0 9 8 - 100-00 33 2 5 4 , 5 8 6 - 100-00 41
28 165,133 = 56-73 31 151,836= 59*4 42
29 7 5 , 0 4 3 - 25-78 36 7 7 , 2 6 7 - 30-35 40
9,277-
3 6 6 43
6 3 4 39
32 1 8 , 4 4 5 -
4 6 4 41
7 5 5 36 11,543 =
30| 21,980=
3,014-
1 1 8 33
4,635-
1-59 34
30.
1,649-
64 38
5,862-
2 0 1 36
30
2t i 111,603 = 54-70 28 141,641 = 55-40 29 127,82'= 47-60
50,544 = 24-77 28 69,514 = 27 19 31 86,23W= 3 2 1 1
%
7 10 JO 23,523= 8-76
17,500 = 8-58 28 18,150 =
2J
5-45 34 12,283 =
4-80 JO 18,358= 6-83
11,122 =
2*
4.96 26
.8,386 =
6,134= 2-28
3-28 26
10,126 =
2J
1-54 23
5,702=
6,488= 2-42
2-23
3,130 =
23
\
633,034-100-00 25 3 8 6 , 4 1 1 = 1 0 0 0 0 26 202,407=100-00 25 204,025= 100-00 28 255,678 = 10000 30 2 6 8 , 5 6 0 - 100-00
2 4 2 , 0 9 8 - 45-42 25 1 6 4 , 6 4 5 - 4261
• . 168,100— 30-60 25 128,739 = 33-32
7-87
8 0 9 26 30,402 =
43,137-
8-90 24 34,985 = 9 0 5
.. 47,445-
4 64
5-25 26 17,920 =
. . 28,004 =
2-51
9,720 =
1-74 23
9,250-
Commonwealth
1914-15.
26
26
27
27
26
23
86,680=
70,772=
12,214=
15,431=
11,179=
6,122=
42-83
34-97
604
7-62
5-52
302
29
|
2 9 1 , 0 9 8 - 100-00 33 2 5 4 , 6 8 6 - 100-00 41
1
QUANTITY.
United Kingdom . .
Canada
Oth. Brit. Countries
Germany
Japan
Netherlands'
United States
Other For. Countries
No.
%
2 , 2 2 4 - 10-56
•10
21 =
No.
%
1,609= 10-92
24 =
16
18,088- 8603
12,409= 84-21
669 =
33 =
684 =
11 =
313
•16
New South Wales..
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia . .
West Australia
Tasmania
0 , 5 9 3 - 45-63
6,441 = 30-63
1,623 = 7-72
1,919 = 9 1 3
*l,048 = 4-98
1-91
410-
Commonwealth
21,025 = 100-00
464
07
14,737 = 10000
7,845=100-00
. 6,320
4,915
1,107
1,291
685
419
= 42-89
= 33-35
= 7-51
= 8-76
= 4-65
= 2-84
14,737 = 100-00
335-
3 94
32=
-38
62-
-73
4 , 5 1 2 - 5305
23=
-27
25=
•29
81 =
93
—
7,215-= 83 26
11 =
•13
5,781 = > 94-77
2- -
03
7,059 = 100-00
8,505 = 100-00
9,120=10000
8 , 6 6 6 - 100-00
6,100-100-00
3,226= 4111
2,903= 3700
480= 612.
538= 6-86
436= 5-54
264= 3-37
3,362 = 54-71
1<771 = 2509
584 = 8-27
325 = 4-60
384 = 5 4 4
133 = 1-89
4,806 = 56-51
2,193 - 25-79
604 = 7 1 0
400= 4-70
312 = 3-67
190 = 2-23
4,465= 48-96
2,904= 31-84
731 = 8-01
6 1 0 - 6-69
2 0 3 = 2-23
2 0 7 - 2-27
5 . 2 4 3 - 60-50
2,051 = 23-67
472-
5-44
604 = 6-97
1 3 5 - 1-56
1 6 1 - 1-86
3,550= --
1,929 = =
212=
277 ==
89=
43- -
7,845=10000
7,059= 100-00
8,505 = 100-00
9,120=100-00
8,666-100-00
6,100= = 100-00
301=
4=
No.
%
3,519 • 41-37
22-
-26
VALUE.
QUANTITY
1912
1913
1914 (1st
1914-15
1915-16
1916-17
1917-18
1918-19
e 1 mths.)
.
.
.
.
.
No.
169=
162 —
87 «=
87 =
130 =
86 =
53 =
£5 —
799 =
GRANDS.
•61
•41
No.
20,856 =
14,575 —
7,758 =
6,972 =
8,375 =
9,034 =
8,613 =
6,075 =
%
99-20
9890
98-89
08-77
98-47
99-06
99.39
99-59
TOTAL.
No.
%
21,025 = 10000
14,737-100-00
7,845 = 10000
7,059=100 00
8,505 = 100.00
9,120 = 100-00
8,666 = 10000
6,100 = 10000
C
10,795 =
11,919-
8,041 =
7,747 =
10,916 =
6,621 =
5,122 =
2,740 =
2"03
308
3-97
380
4-27
2 47
1-75
108
•96
82,258 = 9904
83,057 = 100 00
63,901 =
2-67
UPRIGHTS.
GRANDS.
^80
1-10
111
1-23
1-53
•91
No.
%
1,238= 14-28
96=
Ml
No.
%
2 , 6 1 0 - 28-62
15=
16
—
281= 3 0 8
1 4 2 - 1-56
1 6 0 = 1-75
5,892= 64-61
20-
-22
,
2 1 , 0 2 5 - 100-00
TOTAL
3-84
-05
No.
%
2,168= 30-71
35=
•50
•01
1 =
3,338 = 47-29
•03
•01
1,511 = 21-41
•04
3 =
No.
%
820= 10-45
19=
-24
1=
01
6,700= 85-41
UPRIGHTS.
|
|
C
522,239 =
374,492 =
194,367 =
196,278 =
244,762 =
261,939 =
285,97«=
251,846 =
No.
%
134 < = 2-20
108' = 1-77
1> •
02
6-
09
68= 112
58-20
31-62
3-48
4-54
1-46
-70
1912 TO 101R-1O
TOTAL.
%
97-97
96 92
9603
96-20
95 73
97 53
98-25
98-92
533,034 -100-°0b
.'$86,411 = 10000
202,408 = 100-00
204,025 = 10000
•255,678 = 100-00
268,560 = 10000
291,098 = 10000
254,586=100-00
! 2,331,899= 97-33
2,395,800 = 10000
' * Years Average—analysis.
'
TOTAL.
MONTHLY.
YEARLY
L
2,395 800
C
26,611
319,332
i
No
83,057
No.
922
No.
11,064
Chart Showing the Rapid Growth of American Pianos in the Australian Import Field
Australian market, but no better proof of the imported only slightly more than 3 per cent business competitors are not going to let these
favor found by American instruments is required of the total number of pianos brought into figures stand without a strenuous effort to
than the figures recently presented by the Aus- Australia, as compared with 86 per cent from switch the balance the other way.
tralians themselves and commented upon at Germany, and something over 10 per cent from
At the present time there are two piano man-
length in one of the British music trade journals. England, this proportion has increased steadily ufacturing concerns in Australia, one in Sydney,
until in 1918-19 the United States furnished and the other in Melbourne, and the Pianola
94.77 per cent of all the pianos brought into Co. Ptys., Ltd., has recently arranged to enter
the country, as compared to 2.20 per cent from the manufacturing field in a big way in Mel-
the United Kingdom, the nearest competitor. bourne. It is estimated that tbe home output is
In other words, the United States furnished about 3,000 pianos annually, as compared to
5,781 pianos and .players during the year, as well over 6,000 imported. To those of the
compared to 134 from the United Kingdom, trade who see little opportunity for the building
108 from Canada, and six from Germany.
up of a substantial export business in musical
Grands, Uprights
It is to be understood, of- course, that during instruments throughout the world, the position
and Players
the war period Germany was entirely eliminated won by American products in Australia should
prove a convincing argument.
as a factor in the Australian trade.
Chosen to fill the gap, American instruments
Uprights and Players
quickly found a place themselves on their own
merit, and just now, in the face of various and
sundry campaigns to divert the trade of the
Uprights and Player-Pianos
colonies back to the Mother Country, the Aus-
If your competitor does not already have this
tralians apparently are inclined to favor Amer-
line, go after it at once.
ican instruments in a large measure.
American manufacturers who have built up
a sizable business in the Australian market
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