Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-21
INTERESTING REPORT.
deficiencies Of Sac Surplus OF fnc
EnropeDu Nations

fIsV Telegraph I'D mo li4Hi'N
WAsWWrlN. MAY 2O.-IAe Stay report NJ
the slaucian Of the Agricultural uepffi-
uent contains the result OF AN investigation
Of the Deficiencies OF the surplus Of csth
European nation, especially in ihe produce
ton % American agricultural proid''s 'N'0
seek foreign markets.
Axaslrgio wears data would be Wi.'ell-
iYs the average imports and exports 0t fem
wear, sro taken % obtain The nft deficiency
Of the surplus. The net Eulorfan deh'
cheney Is nus shown ~ IN c.lea,, Hprf-'
butter. cheese. g., IN connection with iHr
ru~opcsn production. The question OF q
uossible production 8ud enlargement of the
expectation ia quantity and variety rs can
vassed, and the opportunities OF dlsp1Tinr
any importation by enlarged production are
pointed out The investigation WIS maze
pursuaut TO o resolution pissed a. meeting
of the National Grange held IN Topeka, HANS
h.tfsU.
some Of Inc figures given i'm the statement
prepared by Nh Dodge are stortlog. As TO
wheat, be says that Europe is practically tne
only market that America can have Tor tli-
cereal and she imports only liioUAuoJ bu-l'
81. q year. raising l,2ol.oOo,l 1000 bushels hrr-
SET %, The world crop and twice tnM OF sl
America ~ the European Deficiency the
Z lAIfA "tA.iH rNi'ff'a.H fP
No. oats and barley there is aNerr small inter-
national trade, Europe importing net ouly
1qONl.O0o bushels OF oats and TIE lnreG
states exporting 2.j0o.00O bushels OF bar
Jas tais country Imports ,,5uO,0o0 bushels.
Rive is the prest bread grain or Europe
and Ceairh Europe aud Russia aloue
produce more thsn UoCs the United STATES.
Inroue imports not less tan lj'V.ui1
busbcl. sud the United states exports less
than 5000 600 bushels. The receipts OF the
European countries requiring maze 40 nol
make a sum h1H 70, large a- the Ur0durt II
Illinois or 81 iowa or Missouri. Great
Britain fakes nearly three iourih- oi tnr
total, or o. COO,oN0 bushels, aut The country
exports C.. 600. 600 bushels. The deficiency
or France could he supplied hv Mclean
county. Ill.,, and Germany requires stun less.
Russia aud R0umzuia have surrlu~, an1
southern Europe grows enough loi u"me
cooSumptiou. Europe imports over l,U0O-
COO. 01O pounds Of rice, but none OF u comes
nom the United states. OF potatoes, Eu'
rome. grows more tnau she needs, while the
United states supplies her deficiency from
Canada and Germany. Only Great Britain,
Belgium, and Portugal, o. all the Eu-
ropean nations. do not produce enough but
Ter 10 spare. To make mp the dcuciency-
9j. OO0. 900 pounds the United Nisies cN'
ports - 100000 10 requires lfo'VoAVJJ
rounds ~ cheese 10 supply the Euro
mean deficiency, a. which llS,OOoOVJ SIRE
furnished by the Unued states. OF course
Europe has TO import all her cotton, the
average annual import, being 2.636'O0o,Olo'
rousd.. The United states SENDS her l,soO,'
zen 600 mounds. Nr. Dodge SAYS; " TINS
country /, only exceeded Boy Great Britain
IN cotton manufacture, and should ere many
decades pass attsiu the first rank. mere
has tecn q greater relative ADVANCE IN lAe
c,nsunpiicp OF cotton IN the continental
comuics during the past ten years lLan N
Great Britain
lurope grfs from south America, Asia,
+ Afr cs, and Australia two or three times IS
/ much wool as she imports from The United
/ states. The United states produces loui
( nfh, ~ tac wool manufactured here Itt
aimo Of tbc 0ooi-srowcr OF this country II 70
/ .opply TIE home Manufacturer n possible
/ never 30 export the raw WOOL ii mere
! ever shall be surplus it VIII bring more
money TO the wooi-crower II sent abroad IN
/ a manufactured form. TIE United states
/ impofts net CJ,000 100 pounds Of wool every
/ yesr.
The statement shows that Europe pro-
duces about - much tobacco a. TIE United
/ states 800, 900 pounds annually and
/ could easily produce al she needs, bat Inc
American tobacco is desired for two rea-
/ son.-it is cheap and very desirable Ter ioI'
/ tiiyiuv TIE EurCpean product - lu'
/ United states lurni.hes 2i2, 0oo,o00 pounds
Of tue annual deficiency VI 52hUOJ,0JJ
pounds. ...
In conclusion 1lU. DOdse says: "Aboui
7 one tenth OF our agricultural products Is ex'
portcd. No other nation exports 50 large
/ urop1luon. Yet the articles shipped abroad
/ are few. They are cotton, tobacco, meats
hrtsdstuils, aud chee>e. All other articles
/ together sre but 9 per cent. OF tue exports
/ The enhancement oi sac su plu- must ineFia
/ bis reduce t1e price 10th 90 home ana doIOad
/ What other pro1uci, eau DE eAporedf IL i'
! fol,y 10 i0Ok 90 iO:e'ga nations lot "a marGel
/ Of any Of TIE bulky products 81 agricuitur,
which are common - The agriculture oil
/ every nation. Nor, concentrated products
may De moro probably exported. Nor'
/ cheese could be sold II its reputation FOL
ouaits should be kept up and there were
/ more disposition 90 citer 10 iasuGi0us or pc
! c,ill,r foreign tastes Butter exports coulc
/ he enlarged n they were 81 better quality
| Iyaporated or preserved fruits, oranges o
/ lnc southern or Pacific coasts, wines lfou
/ California, may seek profitable market a
,urplus stocks as o saicty.yllNe 70 the hom'
market
What agricultural products are now I'm
ported that our country ana climate ar
| csnable of producingy In response 10 THIS
sugar il tirst 10 be suggested, Oar whea
! and aour sold will scarcely pay for the sugar
/ brought 10. Flax aud hemp should b. NOR
extensively grown. dsplacinE the foreigT
/ 6bers costiug millions OF money, and iur
pisbing material for the bagging OF cotton
| wool. aud hops. Other ibers Of the sub
tropical regions should be produced alonl
| the Gulf coast. Imported lbeIs with ihsi
| manuiActure altogether AMOUNT 10 value
more than two thirds rs much a