Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-05-24
INTERESTS
Ih" Amannt of Products Exported and
Imported by this Country.

Imported by this Country.
! WAsnrfGroN, May 24.-The May report
OF the statistician of the agricultural de-
partment contains the result of the in.
vestlgatlons of deficiencies and surplus O.
each European nation, especially in thu
production OF American agricultural prod
ucts that seek foreign markets.
The question Of a possible enlargement
OF expectation in quantity and variety is
canvassed and opportunities for displacing
any importation by enlarged production
are pointed out. The investigation was
made pursuant to re solution passed at a
meeting OF the national grange held in
Topeka, Kas., last fall. Some of the
figures given in the statement prepared
by Mr.. Dodge are startling.
As to wheat it says: Europe is prac-
tically the only market America can have
for this cereal, and size eimports only 144,-
OOO,OUO bushels year, raising !, 200 900
bushels herself-more than hall of the
worlds crop and twice that OF all America
OF the European deficiency the United
States supplies 50 100000 bushels.
In oats and barley there is q very small
international trade, Europe importing
only 1900 900 bushels of oats and the
United States exporting 900, 600 bushels.
VI barley this country imports 1900 900
bushels.
Rye is the great bread grain in e9steEp
produces more than does the United
States. Europe imports not less than 81
600, 1000 bushels.
The deficiencies of European countries
requiring maize do not make the sum half
as large as the products of Illinois or Iowa
or Missouri. Great Britain takes nearly
three-fourths of the total, or 62, 900 900
bushels, and this country exports 6S,000,-
600 bushels. The deficiency of France
could be supplied by Mclean county, ILL.,,
and Germany requires still less. Russia
and Roumania have surplus and south
ern Europe grows enough for home con-
sumption.
Europe imports 1000, 100000 pounds Of
rice, but none Of it comes from the United
States.
OF potatoes Europe grows more than
she needs. The United States supplies a
deficiency III Canada and Germany.
Only Great Britain, Belgium and Por-
tugal, OF all European nations, do not pro-
duce enough butter, and to make up the
deficiency 25,0O0,000 pounds - United
States exports 24,0O0000.
1t requires l40 1000, 900 pounds OF cheese
to supply the European deficiency, Of
which lis, 100000 are furnished by the
United States.
OF course Europe has TO import all her
cotton annually, the average imports being
1886, 900 900 pounds. The United States
sends l $50, 900 pounds.
Europe gets from South America, Asia, d,
Africa and Australia two or three times
as much wool as she imports from the
United States. The net deficiency Of Eu-
rope is 7S0 ,000, 900 poundS-slightly more
than is produced there. The United
States produces four-fifths of the wool
manufactured here. The aim OF the wool
growers in this country is to supply home
manufacturers ii possible, never to export
raw wool. II there over shall be surplus
it will bring more money to wool growers
if sent abroad in manufactured form. The
United States imports net GD,000,0 900
pounds OF wool every year.
Europe produces about as much tobacco
as the United States-500, 900 900 pounds
dHlludllS ~dlli IuuIIi cdSIiH pIOtutc dll
she needs, but American tobacco is de-
sired for two reasons. 1t is cheap and
very desirable for fortifying the European
product. The United States furnishes
242 ,OO0,00O pounds OF the annual def
cheney OF 324 100000.
/ In conclusion the statistician says:
About one-tenth OF our agricultural
products is exported. No other nation
exports so large proportion, yet the ar
ticies shipped abroad are less. They are
cotton, tobacco, meats, bread-stufts,
butter and cheese. All other articles to-
gether are only about 3 per cent OF the
exports. Enlargement of the surplus
must inevitably reduce the price both at
home and abroad
In response to inquiry as to what agri-
cultural products are now imported that
our country and climate are capable OF
producing, sugar is first suggested. Flax
and hemp should be more extensively
grown, displacing foreign fbres, costing
millions of money and furnishing materia
for the bagging of cotton, wool and hops
Other fibres of sub-tropical regions
should be produced along the gulf coast
Imported tibres, with their manufacture
altogether amount in value to more thar
two-thirds as much as the magnificen
and boasted cotton expectation of tn,
United States.
There is an importation of fruits OF tn
value of 500 900, 900, half Of which should
at least, be produced in this country.