Sharp County record., 1891-04-09

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where his best foreign market is The
figures recently published by the treas
n.ry department for the year ended
December 81, 1890, give accurate in
formation on both these points.
The most striking fact brought out
in this report is that the foreign mar
ket is at times more valuable to the
farmer than to the manufacturer. This
is seen from the figures of agricultural
exports, SG9S, 779, 900; and those Of man.
ufacturers, S156, 5000. Total exports
amounted to SS45, ,9S7, O0O Agricultural
exports were thus "a 3S per cent. of the
total, and the manufacturers only 1886
per cent. Wherever, therefore, our wild
McKinleyism arouses a spirit of retalia-
zion against us in foreign countries, or
forces those countries to seek trade
Elsewhere, our farmers have four times
more to lose than our manufacturers,
The details of farm products exported
are Interesting. The largest item is
cotton, S254, ,275, 1000; then follow provis-
ions, $142, S42, 900; breadstuffs, Sal, Co.,
300; animals, S35, ,665, 900, and miscella-
neous agricultural products, about $685.
100000.
The principal provisions exported
wer as follows:
Beef products-Canned beef, $780,
300; fresh, $19 S37, 900; salted or picked,
B,O39, 900; tallow, s., 79S, 900. Hog prod
acts Bacon, S97, S55 900; hams, IS, 1885,
700; pork, fresh and pickled $4, 7O4, 900.
Dairy products-Butter, S3,22S, 900;
,heese, SS,15O,OOO. Exports of provis-
ons have increased very largely in
;hree years. These are the figures:
$685.. 81, !49 900
S8J. lz3,5OI OOO
$40. li2,Sl2,OUO
Besides these exports of meat prod
lets live animals were exported to the
,xtent of S35, 5,665,OOO, of which cattle
we're the principal item, reaching $685.
$4,000, against $25, ,673,OOO in 1889. Ex-
ports of hogs were $97O,OOO; horses,
H0s,0OO; mules, S35S, 200; sheep, S199, 900.
The different classes of breadstuffs
Exported were: Corn, 1908, 900;
wheat $40, 34S,OOO; wheat flower, S52,-
= D00; oats, S4,141, 900; rye, Sl,025, 900;
ornmeal, S017 900; oatmeal, $579, 900;
barley, $463,OOo.
Many articles of a miscellaneous
character were sent abroad by our
'armers. The most important of these
we're as follows: Bones, hoof, horns,
,tc., 100000; fruits, 50, S45, 900; hay,
$4,000; hides and skins, $1,4SS, 900;
iops, $2,172, 900; seeds, $2,945, 900; leaf
obacco, $21, 155, 900; vegetables, 81, ,37O,.
100.
The above articles are all strictly
arm products. Besides these there
we're exports of manufactured products,
amounting to some 100000, 900, for
which our farmers produced nearly all
he raw materials. These are as fol-
ows: Cotton goods, S11, lib, 200; leather
ind manufactures of leather, $12, ,275,-
100; lard OIL S646,OOO; cottonseed, S.
10000; oilcalse, $7762,OOO; manufact-
red tobacco, S4,O1s,OOO,
he figures here set forth will furnish
he fnl ner with an adequate answer to
x-Gov Fofaker's famous sneer "what
lave we to do with abroad?" These
we're the largest exports of farm prod
lctsin the history Of the country, ex-
ept IN the two years 1880 and 1881.
The enormous volume of agricultural
PRODUCTS going abroad demonstrates
he ability of our farmers to beat
'pauper labor" on its own ground. In
lis report on the tariff bill Mckinley
hid:' "Tho worlds market, to which
he advocates Of tariff for revenue only
invite the farmers Of this country, is to-
lay crowded with the products of the
heapest human labor the earth affords.
III over the old world there is a rush
or their surplus to that market, and it
sto such u contest as this that free
rade would allure American agricult-
lre." But the farmers are already al
ured into that contest in the worlds
market and they have no idea Of with
lrawing from 1t, They do not propose
. keep their products at home, as Nc
kinley advocates, to still further glut
he home market and carry prices lower
han they have ever been.
While the great reciprocitist' Is try
ng 70 find market for our farmers In
south America, II Is important to know
vhere their greatest market now is,
md where, In fact, II will remain, II
s In England that the American farm
'rs Bell most Of their exports, Let
Blaine sweep in all South America with
iis reciprocity treaties, he will never
make market for our farmers there
aalf 30 great as that Of Great Britain
ilone.
Here are the figures showing the
value of the British market; Total ex-
ports of cattle, 1913, 207, 900, of which
England took 1911, 1,364,O 900; canned beef,
@,0l0,o00, to England, 80, $3.50, OOO fresh
beef, Sl3, 900, TO England, Sl3,65d,-
600; salted beef, 80, ls5, 600, to England,
@,0bg, 900; t0llow, Sb,73s,0OO, to En-
gland, Ss,0i3, 900; bacon, S3I $50, 900, TO
Englnnd, S3O,o06,0OO; hams, Ss, d05, 900,
70 Euglond, S0,s5LOOO; lard, $3.50, ,O62, 900,
70 bngland, Sll, ,l30,O00 butter, $685.
600, TO England, Sl,35b,oo cheese,
%, 100000, to England, S7OsO,-
900. Our exports Of breodstufTs
wore also principally taken by England,