The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-09
RUSK'S ANNUAL REPORT.
he PAINTS AGRICULTURES CON-
DITIoN IN RoSEATE COLoRs.

The Wholesale Prices of Farm Prod.
ucts Declared Decidedly Higher Than
Year Ago-A Tremendous Export
Business-The Importation OF Hides.
Rurope's Withdrawal of Her Pro-
hibitory Laws.
WASHINGTON. Nov. S.-Secretary Rusk
has presented TO the President his third re-
port as Secretary Of Agriculture. 1t opens
with general expression of congratulation
upon the encouraging outlook for agricult-
ure, pointing out that many of the indica-
ti0ns Of improvement referred to in
his report for last year have aI>
ready been accomplished. He supports
his statement by number OF tables show
ing the wholesale prices o. agricultural
products at representative points on the
first trading days of the months Of August,
September and October. respectively, for
each Of the years 1880, 1890 and 1891, call
ing attention TO specially noticeable feature
regarding crop values of the present year,
namsly, that they are SO well sustained in
the presence of abundant yields, he makes
an estimate OF the probable increase in the
value of agricultural products Tor 1891 by
comparison with 1890, which he places at
not less than $700.000,000.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
Reviewing our exports and imports Of
agricultural products he states that during
the first three months of the present fiscal
year our exports in cereals alone have aggre-
gated in value over $40, ,000, 900, adding that
the indications are now that sales abroad Of
the surplus from our farms will
during the present year largely exceed
those of any previous year. He notes an
increase by some SIS. 900, COO in imports OF
agricultural products during the first ten
months under the present law, by compar-
ison with tue same period during the last
year of the old law, but emphasizes the fact
that the increase is confined largely to arti-
cles, not competing with home
coffee, etc. AT the same time
he states that the change In rates has
checked the importation of products which
may be produced at home. He notes de-
crease in tobacco from $17 ,000, 900 to 81. 900,
900; a falling of in foreign barley OF nearly
s., SOC, 600; in eggs of 81, $50, 900; in horses
a falling off of nearly S1,500,0 900, and a
gradual decline in the imports Of all live
stock.
IMPORTATION OF HIDES.
Referring to the import OF hides, admitted
free of duty, he statss that this causes
great depreciation In the prices realizsd for
hides of home production, and earnestly
recommends that the duty provided for in
section of "au act to reduce the revenue
and equalizs the duties on imports, and for
other purposes approved Oct. l, 1890, be
| imposed il all cases where countries from
| which such hides are shipped have not
| granted equal concessions in return in the
admission OF the agricultural products OF
the United States
He speaks at some length of the with
| dTawal by the governments of Germany
Denmark aud Italy of the prohibition
| against American pork, and expresses his
| high appreciation of the Presidents per-
| sonal interest in the matter, without which,
he says, this grand result could never have
been attained" He has also words of ap-
preciative recognition for the cooperation
OF the department OF state, and Of those
diplomatic representatives abroad who
who we're charged with presenting this
question to the foreign governments
GUARDING AGAINST DISEASE.
He offers considerable evidence as 20 the
efforts OF this government TO inset all
reasonable demands from foreign countries
with view to preventing the Transmission
through our cattle exports of communicable
animal diseases to foreign cattle, citing
especially the excellent control Of all sucn
GUS inspection of all ANIMALS coming into the
United States, inspection OF all animals
exported and even OF cattle, carrying YES
sells, in order % secure the well bsing and
humane treatment of cattle on shipboard.
He points out the fact that for more than a
year there has been no we'll authenticate
case OF Transmission to foreign countries of
a single case of plsuro-pneumonia in Amer
lean cattle and he found that in the only
alleged cases complained of by the British
authorities the diagnoses Of the Amer
ican inspectors on the other side, who de.
MED that these were cases of genuine
pleuro-pneumonia, have been triumphantly
vindicated, not only by the life history Of
the cattle traced by means of our inspec-
tion system to the farms from which they
were purchased in this country, but by ex-
pert opinions OF the highest British author
tiles obtainable.
OUR FOREIGN MARKETS.
In regard to markets abroad for Ameri-
eau farm products, he states that wise en-
largemeut of the channels OF foreign trade
as result of tbe reciprocal concessions hold
out great hopes to American agricu lture,
and regrets that his facilities, based on the
appropriations estimated for when com-
paratively little opportunity for furtherance
of such plans existed, have restricted his
efforts to furnish the country with
I
the agricultural resources of other coun-
| tries, and the probable character OF the
demand which it may be in our power to
supply. He regards it as especially desira-
BILE to propagate by all legitimate means
knowledge among the peoples of foreign
| countries of our own resources and our own
| facilities for supplying their wants,
and says that in market
! ing American products abroad
we have TO combat not only legitimate
composition, but the antagonism of clash
ing interests which seek TO create prejudice
| in the minds of consumers of American
! food produ,ts. The remedy, he suggests.
is TO addre s ourselves directly TO the con-
sunlers in foreign countries, and to con-
vince them Of the availability for their use
| of what we have to sell
DIvERsIFICATIoN OF CROPS.
| The secretary emphasizes the value OF a
| greater liberalization in our crops to take
! full advantage of our home market, and
says that although noting with satisfaction
| the effect upon some of our agricultural
| imports Of the preseut tariff law, it 10
nevertheless strikingly apparent that many
| of the agricultural products imported are
such as could aud should be produced iu
! this country.
success attending the practical application
| at the department. experimental station at
| Kansas of the alcohol process perfected in
| the laboratory of the department last year
| for the extraction of sugar from sorghum
| "There seems to be no reason" be says,
why we should not therefore look forward
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