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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
EXPORTS OF MUSICALJWSTRUMENTS^FOR SEPTEMBER, 1919
Shipments for This Month Show Substantial Increases in All Lines—Interesting to Note the Coun-
tries to Which Musical Instruments Have Been Sent From America
WASHINGTON, D. C, November 17.—The Bu-
reau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce has just
issued its monthly statement showing the ex-
ports of musical instruments for the month of
September, 1919. The total exports for the month
amounted to $611,741.
Of the aggregate exportations there were 237
organs, valued at $13,158; 1,221 pianos, valued at
$318,547; 37 piano players, valued at $8,935; 290
player-pianos, valued at $108,244; the value of
perforated music rolls amounted to $25,187; while
all other musical instruments and parts thereof
showed a valuation of $137,670. The countries to
which shipments were made for the month are
as follows:
Belgium, 1 organ, $108 ; 8 pianos, $2,600 ; 42 talking ma-
chines, $1,016. Denmark, miscellaneous musical instruments,
$4,000; 37 talking machines, $892; records and accessories,
$60.
France, 1 piano, $200; miscellaneous musical instru-
ments, $2,079 ; 5 talking machines, $316; records and acces-
sories, $370. Gibraltar, 2 pianos, $700 ; 10 talking machines,
$354; records and accessories, $200.
Greece, 6 player-
pianos, $2,169; 35 pianos, $8,850; perforated music rolls,
$58; 1 talking machine, $60; records and accessories, $30.
Iceland and Faroe Islands 4 pianos, $1,385 ; 24 talking ma-
chines, $1,341; records and accessories, $679. Italy, miscel-
laneous musical instruments, $31; 2 talking machines, $265.
Netherlands, 10 organs, $575; 7 player-pianos, $4,649; 3
pianos, $1,360; perforated music rolls, $525; miscellaneous
musical instruments, $50; 45 talking machines, $1,100; rec-
ords and accessories, $2,208. Norway, 28 pianos, $6,838;
miscellaneous musical instruments, $546; 11 talking ma-
chines, $437; records and accessories, $128. Roumania, 1
piano, $500 ; 2 talking machines, $303. Spain, 7 player-pianos,
$2,804; 19 pianos, $6,739; 1 piano player, $284; perforated
music rolls, $23; miscellaneous musical instruments, $475.
Sweden, miscellaneous musical instruments, $675; 2 talk-
ing machines, $478. Switzerland, 1 piano, $415 ; miscellane-
ous, $84; records and accessories, $2,550. England, 36 or-
gans, $1,525; 4 pianos, $942; 1 piano player, $175; perfo-
rated music rolls, $864; miscellaneous musical instruments,
$30,298; 69 talking machines, $3,344; records and acces-
sories, $11,980. Scotland, 1 piano, $500 ; 4 talking machines,
$464. Ireland, 1 talking machine, $32. British Honduras, 4
organs, $100; 1 player-piano, $395; perforated music rolls,
$4; miscellaneous musical instruments, $9; records and acces-
sories, $147. Canada, 41 organs, $2,757; 5 player-pianos,
$1,460; 57 pianos, $14,578; 3 piano players, $1,257 ; perfo-
rated music rolls, $10,016; miscellaneous musical instruments,
$67,848 ; 4,189 talking machines, $173,640 ; records and acces-
sories, $173,211. Costa Rica, perforated music rolls, $33 ; mis-
cellaneous musical instruments, $21 ; records and accessories,
$3. Guatemala, 3 pianos, $795 ; miscellaneous musical instru-
ments, $68 ; 103 talking machines, $2,099; records and acces-
sories, $222. Honduras, 1 organ, $33; miscellaneous musical
instruments, $64; 5 talking machines, $421; records and acces-
sories, $331. Nicaragua, miscellaneous musical instruments,
$396; 24 talking machines, $560; records and accessories,
$404. Panama, 2 organs, $106; 4 piams, $900; miscellaneous
musical instruments, $20; 51 talking machines, $1,911; rec-
ords and accessories, $1,666. Salvador, 1 player-piano, $320 ;
2 pianos, $431; 2 talking machines, $60. Newfoundland
and Labrador, 34 organs, $1,690; 8 pianos, $1,738; perfo-
rated music rolls, $121; miscellaneous musical instruments,
$826; 2 talking machines, $55 ; records and accessories, $188.
Mexico, 16 organs, $661; 9 player-pianos, $3,713 ; 48 pianos,
$14,157; perforated music rolls, $193; miscellaneous musi-
cal instruments, $3,519; 76 talking machines, $5,315; rec-
ords and accessories, $4,024. Barbadoes, 1 organ, $88; 8
pianos, $2,581; miscellaneous musical instruments, $60; 4
talking machines, $243 ; records and accessories, $295. Ja-
maica, 2 organs, $101 ; 7 pianos, $1,606; perforated music
rolls, $130; miscellaneous musical instruments, $188; 24
talking machines, $1,364; records and accessories, $514. Trin-
idad and Tobago, 1 player-piano, $310 ; 1 piano, $190 ; perfo-
rated music rolls, $60 ; 6 talking machines, $208. Other
British West Indies, 1 piano, $76; 2 talking machines, $79;
records and accessories, $204. Cuba, 2 organs, $177 ; 50 play-
er-pianos, $14,524; 81 pianos, $16,779; 31 piano players,
$6,860; perforated music rolls, $412; miscellaneous musical
instruments, $4,135; 217 talking machines, $16,508; records
and accessories, $30,582. Danish West Indies, 2 pianos, $400;
miscellaneous musical instruments, $24. Dutch West Indies,
6 player-pianos, $1,950; 1 piano player, $369 ; perforated music
rolls, $73; miscellaneous musical instruments, $4; records
and accessories, $28. French West Indies, 7 pianos, $2,499;
miscellaneous musical instruments, $66 ; 26 talking machines,
$1,324 ; records and accessories, $667. Haiti, 2 pianos, $1,190 ;
perforated music rolls, $63 ; 2 talking machines, $60; records
and accessories, $503. Dominion Republic, 1 player-piano,
$475; miscellaneous musical instruments, $88; 68 talking
machines, $2,525; records and accessories, $671. Argentina,
12 player-pianos, $5,101; 138 pianos, $40,717 ; perforated music
rolls, $72; miscellaneous musical instruments, $1,460; 118
talking machines, $4,169; records ana accessories, $17,555.
Bolivia, 5 organs, $186 ; 2 pianos, $1,167 ; miscellaneous musi-
cal instruments, $64. Brazil, 8 player-pianos, $3,131; 26
pianos, $6,148; perforated music rolls, $69; miscellaneous
musical instruments, $280 ; 81 talking machines, $2,628 ; rec-
ords and accessories, $987. Chile, 21 player-pianos, $8,624;
20 pianos, $6,995 ; perforated music rolls, $251; miscellaneous
musical instruments, $311; 237 talking machines, $7,745 ;
records and accessories, $4,162. Colombia, 5 organs, $190;
8 player-pianos, $3,172; 8 pianos, $1,958; perforated music
rolls, $561; miscellaneous musical instruments, $603; 34
talking machines, $1,207 ; records and accessories, $2,141.
Ecuador, 1 piano, $725. British Guiana, 1 piano, $225 ; mis-
cellaneous musical instruments, $2; 1 talking machine, $36.
Dutch Guiana, 1 talking machine, $67 ; records and acces-
sories, $47. Peru, 9 player-pianos, $3,777 ; 10 pianos, $4,487 ;
perforated music rolls, $3,610; miscellaneous musical instru-
ments, $400 ; 176 talking machines, $3,568; records and ac-
cessories, $1,906. Uruguay, 2 player-pianos, $900; 54 pianos,
$13,764 ; 14 talking machines, $504 ; records and accessories,
$3,023. Venezuela, 3 organs, $211; 16 player-pianos, $5,098 ;
4 pianos, $676 ; perforated music rolls, $1,212 ; miscellaneous
musical instruments, $525; 48 talking machines, $1,849;
records and accessories, $2,912. China, 6 organs, $414; 6
player-pianos, $2,329; 10 pianos, $6,313; perforated music
rolls, $40; miscellaneous musical instruments, $744; 233
talking machines, $9,323; records and accessories, $3,561.
NOVEMBER 22, 1919
British India, 2 organs, $475; 3 pianos, $510; miscellaneous
musical instruments, $266 ; 9 talking machines, $646 ; records
and accessories, $1,324. Straits Settlements, miscellaneous
musical instruments, $146 ; 37 talking machines, $367 ; records
and accessories., $569. Other British East Indies, records
and accessories, $283. Dutch East Indies, 1 organ, $130; 1
player-piano, $321 ; miscellaneous musical instruments, $365 ;
1 talking machine, $80. Hongkong, 19 talking machines, $675 ;
records and accessories, $2,798.
JaT>an, 5 player-pianos,
$1,650; 3 pianos, $990 ; perforated music rolls, $132 ; miscel-
laneous musical instruments, $5,551 ; 54 talking machines,
$3,688; records and accessories, $3,847. Russia in Asia, 6
pianos, $1,800 ; 10 talking machines, $1,000. Siam, 1 talking:
machine, $45. Australia, 43 organs, $1,803; 103 player-
pianos, $39,372 ; 346 pianos, $75,787 ; perforated music rolls,
$6,191; miscellaneous musical instruments, $7,168 ; 655 talk-
ing machines, $39,721 ; records and accessories, $10,830. New
Zealand, 71 pianos, $11,490; perforated music rolls, $275;
miscellaneous musical instruments, $628 : 42 talking machines
$1,507 ; records and accessories, $1,773. Other British Oceania,
5 talking machines, $135; records and accessories, $25.
French Oceania, perforated music rolls, $4 ; miscellaneous
musical instruments, $213. German Oceania, miscellaneous
musical instruments, $83; 1 talking machine, $45; records
and accessories, $5. Philippine Islands, 4 organs, $212 ; per-
forated music rolls, $100; miscellaneous musical instruments,
$920; 28 talking machines $1,271; records and accessories,
$7,773. Belgian Kongo, 2 talking machines, $74. British
West Africa, 6 organs, $265; miscellaneous musical instru-
ments, $80 ; 2 talking machines $62 ; records and accessories,
$60. British South Africa, 11 organs, $1,292 ; 5 player-pianos,
$2,000 ; 175 pianos, $54,567 ; perforated music rolls, $96 ; mis-
cellaneous musical instruments, $2,129 ; 16 talking machines,
$1,436 ; records and accessories, $400.
French Africa, 8
pianos, $755. Portugese Africa, 2 organs, $60; 1 talking
machine, $35 ; records and accessories, $20. Egypt, 2 pianos,
$535 ; miscellaneous musical instruments, $178.
CINCINNATI PLANS ADVERTISING
ness public is interested in moves on the part of
Akron rubber corporations, which have selected
Music Dealers Responding Quickly to Sugges- Cincinnati as a distributing station for their prod-
tion that Fund Be Raised for Co-operative uces. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. leased
Music Advertising During the Holiday Season— 200,000 square feet for thirty years at $57,000 a
year; the Republic Rubber Corp. took a large
Trade Continues Good—News of Interest
building opposite the wholesale headquarters of
CINCINNATI, November 17.—Officers of the Mu- the Columbia Graphophone Co., and the B. F.
sic Industries of Cincinnati are more than pleased Goodrich Co. took a a ten-year lease on 75,000
with the response being met by the Committee square feet of space, paying $25,000 a year.
on Advertising for a fund for the general ad-
There is a general effort on the part of depart-
vertising of music during the holiday season. Al- ment stores to interest the public in Christmas
though the plan of the organization was submitted shopping, but so far there has not been much of a
by mail no later than Thursday, the mails of
response. A bit of snow is expected to change
Saturday commenced to bring results. D. F. the situation.
Summey, president, believes there will be a tidy
sum at the disposal of the association in making
PROBLEMS OF COST ACCOUNTING
a general appeal to the public to include some
music purchase in the celebration of this Christ- Careful Analysis Needed in Accounting for Costs
mas.
—Contrast With Cost Accounting
No part of the fund will be used in the purchase
of signs for display in the storesof the merchants,
Cost accounting is one thing and accounting for
this expense being met by the organization. Un- costs is something else, which, though seemingly
der this plan the publicity in the show windows resembling it, forms really an entirely different
will be of a general type. The officers are now proposition. The first efforts of the experts in
considering several designs, one of which will be analyzing industry were directed toward proper
adopted within another week.
cost accounting, because many were negligent
This is the first effort on the part of piano men upon this point and were not properly taking into
in the Cincinnati district, which includes Cov- account everything which should be charged up in
ington and Newport, to co-operate through the cost. It was soon found, however, that this was
expenditure of money, and, although it is some- but the beginning and not the end of the matter.
what premature, the early responses lead the The next step, and one of very much importance,
officers to believe much good will be accomplished is accounting for costs. This consists in carefully
in this territory in the future in matters of gen- analyzing all the different items in the cost of busi-
ness, to understand what and how they are, to see
eral interest to the trade.
The Baldwin Co. is wholesaling the Widdicomb where they are too high or too low as com-
phonograph, manufactured at Grand Rapids, pared to the same items in kindred industries,
Mich. It is being retailed in all the company's and .to see what ways and means may be pro-
vided for reducing them without impairing the
branches except the Cincinnati house.
W. W. Kerr, of the legal department of the business machinery. Accounting for cost is a
bigger and broader subject than cost accounting,
Cable Co., Chicago, was in town Friday.
Cincinnati merchants report a continuation of and it is one that the head of every industry
good business in a retail way. Just now the busi- should study carefully and seriously.
AGGRESSIVE SALESMANSHIP
Is possible with the Bowen One-Man Piano Loader and Carrier. You are on the way with
your piano to the prospect's house while your competitor is waiting for the prospect to call.
Price, including weatherproof cover and extra spring for reinforcement for rear spring, $85.00
Manufactured and Sold by
BOWEN PIANO LOADER CO., Winston-Salem, N. C