Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-21
UNCLE SANS EXPORTS
INTERESTING STATISTICS ABOUT THB
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
In Cotton Manufacture This Country IS Exceeded Alone
By GreaI BriAn-HOw Mach Wool IS
ImpOrtsd-Eulargsmsnt Of the Surplus
VIII Reduce Prices.

WASHINGTON, D. O., May 20.-The
May report of the Statistician of the Aeri-
cultural Department contains the result of
the investigation of the deficits of surplus,
of each European nation, especially in the
production of American agricultural pro-
ducts that seek foreign markets. As
single years data would be misleading, the
average import and exports of ten years
are taken to obtain the net deficiency Of
surplus.
Some of the figures given in the state
ment prepared by Mr.. Dodge are startling.
As to wheat, he says that Europe is prac-
tically the only market that America can
have for this cereal, and she imports only
144, 600, 900 bushels year, raising 1900,
900, 900 bushels herself, more than half the
worlds crop and twice that Of ell America.
OF the European deficiency the United
States supplies $4,000, 600 bushels. In
oats and barley there Is very small inter
nationsl trade, Europe importing only
19, 900, 900 bushels of oats and the United
States exporting 100000 bushels. OF
barley this country imports Z, 500, 900 bush
els. Rye is the great bread grain Of East
ern and Central Europe, and Russia alone
produces more than does the United
States. Europe imports not less than one
and a half million bushels, and the United
States exports les than 10000 bushels.
Great Britain takes nearly three-fourths Of
the total, or so, 600, 900 bushels, and this
country exports 6s, 100000 bushels. The
deficiency of France could be supplied by
Mclean county, Ills, and Germany re-
quies still less. Russia and R0umania
have a surplus, and Southern Euroupe
grows enough for home consumption.
Europe imports over one billion pounds
of rice, but none Of il comes from the Uni
ted States. OF potatoes, Europe grows
more than the needs, while the United
States supplies her deficiency from Canada
and Germany. Only Great Britain, Bel
GUM and Portugal, of all European ma
tions, do not produce enough butter and
to spare To make up the deficiency
25, ,0O0, 900 pouuds-the United States ex-
Z Orts "a, 600, 600 )unds. Itrequires l4O,-
00O, 600 pounds Of cheese to supply the
European deficiency, of which l18, ,OOO,OO
pound1 are furnished by the United States.
OF course Europe has to import all her cot
ton, the average annual import being
2, ,636, 600, 900 pounds. 1le United States
sends her $50, 600, 900 pounds.
Mr.. Dodge says: This country is only
exceeded by Great Britain in cotton
manufacture, and should, ere many de-
cades pass attain the first rank"
Europe gets from South America, Asia,
Africa and Australia two or three times AZ
much wool as she imports from the
United States. The net deficiency Of
Europe is 7s0,0OO,OOO pounds, slightly
more than is produced there. The United
States produces four-ffths Of the wool
manufactured here. The aim OF the wool
grower of this country is to supply the
home manufacturer if possible; never to
EXPORT raw wcol. II there ever should be
surplus it will bring more money to the
WOOL grower il sent abroad in the manu-
factured form.
The United States imports net 90, OOO,-
900 por Ids of wool every year.
The statement shows that Europe pro-
duces about about a. much tobacco as the
United Siates-5OO, 900, 600 porudsannual-
ly-and coU'd easily produce all she needs
bat the American tobacco is desired for
two reasons-it is cheap and very desirable
for fortifying the European product. SO
the United States furnishes 242, 600, 900
pounds OF the annual deficiency OF 32l,-
0O0, 900 pounds.
In conclusion the statistician says
"About one-tenth of our agricultural pro-
ducts is exported. No other nation ex-
ports so large a proportion Yet the ar
ticles shipped abroad are few. They are
cotton, tobacco, meats, breadstufis and
cheese. All other articles together are but
3 per cent of the exports. Enlargement
of the surplus must inevitably reduce the
price both at home and abroad"