The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-06
Our Exports of Agricultural Products

Ihe following table shows IN the hrSt
place O comprehensive classification of
our agricultural exports, and in the
second place the balance in our favor
obtained by deducting the value of our
imports from that of the entire bulk of
products, manufactures, etc., exported.
It will be seen, so far as the latter is
concerned, that we have paid off our in
debtedness to other countries during the
last three years, to the extent of over
three hundred and fifty millions of
dollars, and that the debt thus dis
charged last year was more than equal
to the large aggregate of the two pre-
ceding years ....,......, ...r.r..
FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30.
1876. 1876. 1877.
nctared ......., slsososea5 slsasseaS2 sIn,lls5os
'tn1ni naai ftrsaa.t,tfa mouf anu =. s.v-afE ~ gE-
Of all kindsJ..";. 1il,45s,265 lSiSl,555 ll7,so6476
visions slsis,aOi ss,ssl,747 ll4ss,7is
hops s,oLcakerice,
lssses, tsllow, to. >.
and wool. ......... 5i,i6l,65 5io53,S6O 64,sssOl3
Tetal....... s43i,aoi,9a sl67775,g2l sls8,SOl,7s6
except spocie.... 12l,ss5ss6 ls714l,7si l64,l75sa
Total ......:. s559287,e8s s5aIgl7,7l5 s8sassOO8o
Gold value of the
above exports... S49924 100 224I ,499
specie. sss57,tsa 5oOas6el 4s,la5,73s
Total ...,,.. s5s314,a29 s575i2oass s6sa, rs
re.e1ported ..... 5sl,4725as 455,4Osss 45Osl5,s76
Total........ s5l66s7Oo sl2O,al8loa Sl8l ,a5e,852
In cotton the diminished value was
only due in part to a smaller quantity,
the difference being largely occasioned
by reduction in price. In breadstutfs
there was some decline, but the reduc-
ton is mainly in quantity. The wheat
exported averaged in value a small frac-
ton short of $1.17 per bushel, against
about 81. 241 the preceding year. In the
next item, that of provisions, is included
fresh beef to the value of "a, 562. 523,
and mutton to that of 1886, ,4S0-both to-
gether making but small part of the
heavy increase of over twenty-five mil
lions as compared to the year before. OF
this increase, $40, 600, 600, in round num-
bers, was in bacon and hams, which
yielded very nearly $50, 100000. The
shipments of butter were quadrupled in
value, reaching $4,400,000, and more
than quadrupled in manipulating
been 21 ,527, 242 lbs. against 4, 644, 1874 the
preceding year. Cheese increased 10,-
900, 900 lbs, reaching the aggregate of
1G7, 1854, 666 lbs, valued at $12, 700, ,627.
The remainder of the increase shown
was pretty evenly divided through the
list. +.
In the next group, embracing all other
agricultural products, about half the
aggregate value, or about $32, 900, 900, is
due to tobacco, on which the increase
was some seven millions on the year be-
fore. Hops sprang from 81, 1886, ,621 to
81, ,305, 1856, but this was mainly owing
to better prices, the quantity having
only increased from 9, ,191, $50 to 1851,
10S lbs. Another million Of dollars of
the increase comes from tallow, and two
millions more from seeds-of which lat
ter the shipments aggregated over So,
500, 900 as against 81, 400, 900 the previous
year..
OF the large increase in non-agricul-
tural exports the bulk is due to the
heavier shipments and higher price Of
mineral oils, the aggregate value OF
which for the year was $61, 7S9, ABS
against $32, 915, ,786.-American E1.
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