The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-21
AMERICAN EXPORTS.
The Statistician of the Department of Agricul-
ture Gives Valuable Figures.


WASHINGTON, May 20.-The May report
of the statistician of the agricultural de
partment contains the result of the investi-
cations of the DEFICIENCIES and surplus OF
each European nation, especially in the
production of American agricultural pro
ducts that seek foreign markets.
The question of the possible enlarge
ment of the expectation in quantity and
variety is canvassed and opportunities for
displacfng any importation by enlarged pro
duction are pointed out.
The investigation was made pursuant to
a resolution passed at meeting of the Ma
tional Grange, held in Topeka, Kansas, last
fall Some of the figures given in the state
ment prepared by Dodge are striking. As to
wheat, it says Europe is practically the only
market that America can have for tins GER
cal and she imports only 100000 bushels
d wear. raising 200, 600 bushels herself,
more than half of the worlds crop and
twice that of America.
OF the European deficiency, the United
States supplies %. 100000 bushels. In oats
and barley there is very small interna-
tional trade, Europe importing only 1900,
OUU bushels of oats and the United States
exporting 2,5O0,000 bushels. OF barley,
this country imports 100000 bushels. Rye
is the great bread grain of eastern and cen
trail Europe, and Russia alone produces
more than do the United States. Europe
imports not less than 100000 bushels. The
receipts of the European countries re
quiring maize do not make the sum half as
large rs the products of Illinois or Iowa
or Missouri. Great Britain takes nearly
tbree-fourths of the total, or 62,OOO,OOO
bushels. and this country exports 6S,OOO,OO0
bushels. The deficiency of France could
he supplied by Mclean county, His, and
Germany requires still less.
Prussia and ROumania have surplus,
and southern Europe grows enough Tor
home consumption Europe imports owe,
one billion pounds of rice, but none OF II
comes from the United States.
OF potatoes, Europe grows more than
she needs. The United States supply de
ticieucy from Canada and Germany.
ONLY Great Britain, Belgium and Por-
tugal. of all the European nations, 90 not
nrodnce enough butter for home use, and to
make up this deticiency-25,OO OOOO pounds
the United States export 2f,OOO,W0 0.
Itreguires 40, 0OO,0UO pounds of cheese to
supply the European deficiency, OF Walch
ms. 000. 600 are furnished by the United
States.
OF course. Europe has to import all her
cotton. the annual average imports being
,. 636. COOS 900 pounds. The United States
send so, 100000 pounds;
Furope gets from South America, Asia,
Africa and Australia two or three tunes as
much wool as she imports from the United
States. The net deficiency OF Europe is
$50. COO OOOO pounds, slightly more than
is produced there. The United States
produce four ffths OF the wool manu-
factured here The aim OF tic
wool growers OF this country Is to
supply home manufacture, If possible, and
never to export raw wool. II there ever
shall be a surplus. it viii bring more money
In the wool gaoWers if sent abroad III man
ufact11red form. The United States i'm
port net 100000 pounds OF wool every
year. ..,.....
Europe produces about as much tobacco
as the United Strtes, 5OOOOO,COO pounds an
nuaIly. and could easily produce all she
needs. but American tobacco is desired for
two reasons: it is cheap, and very desirable
for fortifying the European product. Ihe
limited States furnish PAP 100000 pounds OF
an annual deficiency of S!4 ,OOO.UOO pounds.
In conclusion the statistician says
stAbout one-tentn of our agricultural pro
ducts is exported. No other nation eX-
ports so large a proportion, yet the '!ftl-
cles shipped abroad are few. IheT are
cotton. tobacco. meats. breadSUutfs, butter
and cheese. All Quiet dI LlAlN9 W. "a l
about 3 per cent. of these exports. The
enlargement of the surplus must inevitably
reduce the price both at home and abroad.
'.In response to the inquiry as to what
agricultural products are now imported
that our country and climate are capable OF
producing. sugar is first. Sugar, flax and
hemp should be more extensively grown,
dispiacing the foreign fbres, costing
millions Of money and furnishing material
for the bagging OF cotton, wool and
hons Other fibrcs of the -sub-tropic3l
regions should be produced along the
cuff coast. The imported tibres, with their
manufactures. altogether amount to the
value of more than two thirds as much as
the muniiicent and Boosted cotton cXpor-
tation of the United States. There IS an
importation of fruits of the value of SO
OO6. 600 half of which should, at least, be
produced in this country"