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THE
DECEMBER 23, 1922
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
EXPORTS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS STEADILY INCREASE
The Latest Figures for the Month of October Show an Increase of Over $231,000 as Compared
With the Same Month a Year Ago—Demand From Foreign Countries Becoming More Marked
WASHINGTON, D. C, December 18.—The sum-
mary of exports of the commerce of the United
States for the month of October, 1922, the latest
period for which it has been compiled, has just
been issued as follows:
The total domestic exports of musical instru-
ments for October, 1922, amounted to $925,655,
as compared with $696,912 for the same period
of the previous year. The ten months' ex-
portations of musical instruments amounted to
$6,913,471 in 1922, as against $7,094,764 in 1921.
This shows a decrease of $181,293.
Of the aggregate exportations in October
there were 118 organs, valued at $12,669, as com-
pared with 138 organs, valued at $19,452, in 1921.
The ten months' total showed that we ex-
ported 1,009 organs, valued at $103,441, in Oc-
tober, 1922, and 1,095 organs, valued at $141,866,
for the same period of 1921.
In October, 1922, we exported 568 pianos, val-
ued at $141,683, as compared with 349 pianos,
valued at $97,491, for the same period of the
previous year. The ten months' total shows
4,487 pianos, valued at $1,067,509, as compared
with 3,743 pianos, valued at $1,160,349, for the
same period of 1921.
The exports of player-pianos show that 662 of
these instruments, valued at $203,612, were ex-
ported during October, 1922, as compared with
287, valued at $104,080, exported in 1921. The
ten months' total shows that 4,948 player-
pianos, valued at $1,629,260, were exported dur-
ing 1922, as compared with 2,764 player-pianos
valued at $1,200,838, for the same period of
1921.
The exports of perforated music rolls for the
month of October, 1922, amounted in value to
$20,418, as compared with $20,445 in 1921. The
ten months' total amounts in value to $180,855,
as compared with $231,118 in exports for the
same period in 1921.
Player-piano actions and parts thereof shipped
abroad during October, 1922, were valued at
$10,136.
The exports of piano actions proper and parts
thereof were valued at $9,244.
Band instruments to the value of $14,960 were
shipped abroad during October, 1922, while
string instruments totaled $8,267.
The value of all other musical instruments
and parts thereof exported during October,
1922, amounted to $129,550, as compared with
$92,910. The total exports for the ten months
under this heading foot up to $1,052,759, as
against $1,063,693 in 1921.
The countries to which exports of musical
instruments were made, and the values thereof,
are as follows: Spain, $9,841; Canada, $40,964;
Mexico, $57,195; Cuba, $23,645; Argentina, $11,-
790; other South America, $34,330; Japan, $2,-
595; Philippine Islands, $1,790; Australia, $123,-
638; other countries, $39,777.
EDITOR'S NOTE.—The omission of figures on imports from
the above list is explained by the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce as follows: "Only the exports of
domestic merchandise by articles and principal countries
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of customs since September 22, which failed to show the
information required by the new tariff law and the revised
statistical schedule, the compilation of imports under the
new tariff from September 22 to October 31, 1922, is pro-
ceeding very slowly."
member of his store force for a number of
years, in charge of collections. These will
Chas. S. Hockett Disposes of Music Business take five years to close up he believes.
Mr. Hockett has been in the musical mer-
in Bellefontaine, O., to Old Employes in
chandise business in Bellefontaine for thirty-
Association With Three Other Men
three years and for thirty-two years of this time
he has occupied the same store. He feels that
BKLLKKONTAINE, O., December 18.—Chas. S.
with all of his activities he is going to be quite
Hockett, well-known general music dealer of
this city, has sold his store to a group of five as busy as ever and plans to lend the new or-
business men, two of whom are old employes. ganization all possible assistance. The present
The new owners are Rosco Bewley, associated style of the business, the Hockett Music Co.,
with Mr. Hockett for fourteen years; E. T. will be retained and the personnel of the house
Kelley, with him seven years; Boyd Rice, Al- will not be altered to any great extent. The
bert Fink and Ed. Fink, the two latter mem- new owners will later incorporate the business,
bers of the Albert Fink Music Co., Kenton, O. it is said. The store deals in pianos, Victrolas,
Boyd Rice was formerly with the Fisk-Purcell small goods and sheet music.
Chas. S. Hockett is widely known in the
Co., Lima, O.
Mr. Hockett decided to dispose of his music piano trade, where for ten years he served as
store holdings in order to give more time to vice-president and director of the Schumann
larger interests, of which he has many in and Piano Co., Rockwood, 111. He has been a con-
around Bellefontaine. Among other things he structive worker for the gdbd of the industry
is vice-president of the Bellefontaine National for many years.
A coincidence in connection with the sale of
Bank, a director of the Bellefontaine Building
& Loan Co., director of the Bellefontaine Bridge the store is noteworthy. Ten years ago Albert
& Steel Co. and director of the United Tele- and Ed. Fink, then employes, purchased the
phone Co.; in all of these he takes a more or Hockett Music Co., Kenton, O., from C. S.
Hockett and now they are privileged to buy
less active part.
Outside of these he also operates his farm, an interest in the Hockett store at Bellefon-
which commands considerable time. Then, taine.
The new organization is made up of experi-
too, he has retained the book accounts of the
old firm and has placed Miss Effie Gross, a enced musical merchandise men who will no
doubt carry the business forward to even
greater success.
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