Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30
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WASHINGTON, May 20.--The May re-
port CT the statistioiAn Of the agricultural
department contains the result OF sn in
vestigetion of the deficiencies Of surplus
of each European nation, especially In
the production Of American agricultural
products that seek foreign markets. As
ssingle years data would be misleading.
the average imports and exports of 10
years are taken TO obtain the net de-
fioiency of surplus. The net European
deficiency Is thus shown as to the CEREALS,
fibres, butter, cheese, &c., In connection
with European production. The ques-
ton OF possible enlargement Of exporsa-
Zion In quantity and variety is oanvasssd,
and the opportunities for displocing any
importation by enlarged production are
pointed out. The investigation was
made pursuant to the following resolu.
ton, passed at the meeting of the
National Grange, held In Topeka, KAN,
last tall
Resotoed, That the commissioner OF sgrl-
culture be- requested to inquire, through
otherwise what foreign nations are now i'm
porting agricultural products, and ascertain
what possibilities there would be to esta6.
llsh trade relations for the disposal OF our
surplus agricultural products; also to In
quire what agricultural products are uow
imported that our country and climate u
capable of producing, end lay the sane be-
fore congress and publish for the tnforme'
ton of farmers.
Some OF the figures given in the state
ment prepared by Mr.. Dodge are start
ling. As to wheat he says that Europe
Ia practically the only market that
America can have for this cereal and Hhs
imports only la 100000 bushels year,
raising 1900, 900, 600 bushels herself,
/, more than half of this worlds crop AND
twice that Of all America. OF tho Euro
pean deficiency the United States sup.
plies 90, O00, 600 bushels. In oats and
bailey there Is very small international
trade, Europe. importing but only 49,
o0O, 900 bushels of oats and the United
States exporting 2,5O0,0 bushels. OF
barley this country imports $500, COO
bushels. Rye Is the great bread grain OF
Eastern and Central Europe and Russis
alone produces more than does the
United States. Europe imports not less
than !, SOC, 900 bushels and the United
States exports less than 100000.
The recsipts Of European countries re-
curing maize do not make a sum halt as
large as the product of Illinois, or OF
Iowa or Missouri. Great Britain takes
nearly three-fourths Of the total, OF
81, 000, 900 bushels, and this country
exports SO, 0O0, 900 bushels. The de.
fcieDcy of France could be supplied BY
Mclean county, Illinois, and Germany
acquires still less. Russia and Rou
mania have 0 surplus, aud southern
Europe grows enough for home consump
ton. Europe Imports over one billion
pounds OF rice, but none OF it Gomez
| from the United States. OF potatoes
Europe grows more than abe needs, while
the United States supplies her deficiency
from Canada and Germany.
Only Grsat Britain, Belgium anC
Portugal, OF ali European nations, d.
not produce enough butter and to spare
To make up she d9fsisncy--25, coo, 00I
! pounds.-the United States exports
24,000,000 II requires lac 1000, 90
pounds of cheese to supply the Europeai
deficiency, of which III, 900, 900 are fur
niBhed by the United States.
OF course Europe has to import all he
cotton, the average annual imports bein
Q $3.50 900, 600 pounds. The United State
sends her 1850, 000, 600 pounds. MI
Dodge says This country is only el
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tactasS, sud sSau.3, sr5 many decade
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y greater relative advance in eonsamptio
of cotton in continental countries durin
the past 10 wears thgn ia Great Britain.
Europe gets from South America, Asif
Africa and Australia two or three times 9
much wool as she imports from the Unite
States. The not dsiieisney OF Europe
10 MI In kn
ia produced there. The United Stat
produces four-ftths OF the wool mani
featured here. The aim of the wol
grower Of ghis country ia to supply Il
homo manufacturer, il possible; never
EXPORT raw wool. II there ever shall be
surplus il will bring more money to Il
wool grower II gent abroad in the man
faetured form. The United 5EAtes il
ports net 69,0O0,o00 pounds Of wo
every year.
rae statement shows that Europe pr
cdces about as much tobacco az {
nnaiiy--and could easily produce all s
needs, bat the American tobacco is !
sired for two rsasonR--it is cheap g
very desirable for forti!ying the Europe
product. So the United States furnis!
G8AgNuVYOUp pRuhlb VI LAG h1AuNA
ficienc- Of 1874 100000 pounds.
In conclusion the statisticIsn Say
ssAbout one-terth Of our ugrieultu
products is exported. No other matt
egDort5 80 large proportion Yet I
articles shipped abroad are few. II
are cotton, tobacco, neata, bresdstt
and cheese. All other articles togetl
are but three per cent of the expol
Enlargement of the Surplus must ins,
ably reduce the price both Of hone &
abroad.
s'what other products can be export
Ii is folly to look to foreign nations 70
market OF any OF the bulky products
agriculture which ale conaDn to
agriculture of every nation. The N
concentrated products may be prrti.a
exported. More cheese could be sol
its reputation for quality should ha /
up and there were more disposition
eater to fagtidious or peculiar fore
tastes. Butter eSnorts could DO enlgp
ifthey were of better quality E7apors
81 preserved fruits, oranges, OF tho sol
tsan or Pacific coasts, wines from {
sornis may seek profitable make
surplus stocks as safety valve to
home market.
t'What agricultural products are
imported that our country and cir
IRE capable of predicting? In respt
to this inquiry sugar is the FIRST I
suggested. Cur wheat end 1ous
viii scarcely pay for the sugar bougt
the present and immediate future,
the home demand would not be ar
tain bat persmptory and insatiate.
mud hemp should be more extenai
grown, displacing foreign fhres COS
millions of money, and furnishing
ierial for bsgging OF cotton, wool
hops Other fibras OF sub. tropical res
should be produced along the gulf @
The imported fbres, with their man,
tuIe, altogether amouat TO value j