New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-23
1880. 1879.

Flour ard corn meal are here included, re-
duced 10 bushels, and lard, tall0w, butter and
cheese are included in provisions. In weight
the breadstu1s amount to about ten times as
much as the provisions, but in value to only
twice as much. 1t is interesting to see how
large a part of the enormous freight between
this country and Europe is composed of these
two classes. OF breadstulf' alone, about
$4,000 tons we're exported in eleven
months, Of which nearly half, 3,964,S71
tons, were of wheat, besides $685. tons Of
-four. The provisions exported amounted to
about 7SS,O00 tons. AT ten tons to the car.
this freight would fill all the freight cans that
could he placed, standing close together, on
the entire track of the New-YOrk Central and
Lake Shore, the Erie, Canada Southern and
Michigan Central the Pennsylvania AMI Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago, and the Bal
tlmore and Ohio and Bound Brook line. be-
tween this city and Chicago, and there would
still be more than enough. left to fill another
line Of cars from here to Chicago. ii there
were another route for them TO occupy. In
short, 1920 miles of freight cars would be
needed to hold the grain and provisions
exported IN eleven months, of which nearly
The changes in quantity of d fferent grains
exported are also worthy of notice. While
the average price of wheat was IA cents
lower in November. 1880, than i'll November,
1879, the quantity exported was but little
greater; 1O,957,226 bushels at an average
cost of 81 20 per bushel, against 1O,553 $50
bushels, at an average cost of 81 "a per
bushel. In -four there was more increase
G99,O09 barrels were exported IN November
last, averaging So SO per barrel, against
sec, $50 barrels in November, 1879, averaS-
ing So II per barrel. But the peculiar fact
is that although the average price OF corn ex-
ported was just the same. 81 cents per bushel,
in November of each year, the quantity ex-
ported was 7900.299 bushels in November,
1880, against LAG, 921 bushels in November,
1879. The average price OF wheat is just the
same for the month as for the eleven months
this year, but the remarkable advance in
prices last year eliminated in an average of
81 "a for November, against 81 ID for the
eleven months. In like manner, flour exported
in eleven months last year averaged So As
per barrel, but III November So IA per barrel.
And the average price of corn for the eleven
months last year was only AZ cents but for
NONtUlDcI III Wdb ~ t'utS pCi mo
year the price for November is only 3 cents
higher than the average for the eleven
months. The value of grain exported was
more than one-eghth of the entire National
debt.
The movement of provisions has been in
some respects less satisfactory. The quantity
of fresh beef shipped was larger in November,
1880, than in November, 1879. namely,
4.249 tons at 80 cents per pound, against
1859 tons at 50 cents per pound. But tue
quantity shipped and the price of salt beef
declined from 2,503 tons at 60 cents per
Mound to 1,309 tons at 6.3 cents There was
no change in the price of taliow, but the ex-
ports declined from 4,S13 tons to 1922 tons
in November. In bacon, on the other hand,
there was q large advance in price the aver
age in November. 1879, was SO cents, and
in November, 1880 it was 7.6 cents, and the
quantity nevertheless increased from 26,S23
tons 10 29,977 tons. The advance in price
from Ga cents to TT cents checked the ex-
ports of pork, though a corresponding adj
vance from IL cents to S.8 cents did not
check the exports of lard. Exports of butter
declined, the price having advanced the ship
ments in November 1880, were 1918 tons.
averaging 20.9 cents per pound, and in No
yember. 1879. they were 1,147 tons. aveng-
ing 1873 cents per pound. But the exports OF