The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
OUR PROVISION A
England Gets the Largest Share of
&merica'E SurpIus PrOducts.

The exports of American hams
amounted last year to 10000, 900
pounds, valued at $l2, OOO, GOO, and 1O3,-
100000 pounds of this total were sent
TO Great Britain. The other countries
with which there was considerable
trade in American hams were Canada,
Cuba and Belgium. The exports of
bacon to Europe last year amounted to
$4,000, 600 pounds, of the value of $751;
100000. More than three-quarters of
the product was sent t. the United
Kingdom, and among other countries
Brazil took an important place. with
imports from this country of 2O,OO0,-
900 pounds, Germany following with
5000 900, Canada with 1000 900, Cuba
with 100000 and France with 4,O0O,-
600.
The expectation of lard is still an
other important item of American COM
merce, amounting last year to 100000
coo pounds, of the value of S34,000,OOO.
In the consumption of this article of
American export the supremacy of the
United Kingdom is less marked than
Ia holh liz b'iNOls IOIs nllllOhSh ~Ops
COO pounds, about 40 per cent. of the
total, went to England, Germany was
a to the extent of 100, 1000, 900,
or nearly 25 per cent. of the tosal.
France followed with 100000, Cuba
with 26,OOO,O0O and Brazil with 13,OOO.-
pounds. In this particular item of ex-
ports, as in other items, Cuba as a mar
ket for American produce has lost its
Importance since the outbreak of the
Cuban war, and furnishes each month
Il steadily diminished market.
The expectation of fresh beefamount-
ed last year to 25,0OO,O 900 pounds, of
the value of S19,00 900, and substan-
tally all of this, except an infinitesimal
portion sem to the West Indies, was
taken by Great Britain. In the export
alton of sailed beef from the United
States to foreign countries one-half only
was ent TO the United Kingdom, the
balance being distributed among West
Indian islands, Germany, Canada and
South American countries, the amount
exported TO Cuba amounting to less
than $1,000 worth III a year.
a very large market for American
tailOw, the expectation of which in
creased enormouslylnst year. wasfound
in France, to which $500, 600 pounds
were sent. Germany took 100000
pounds, the Central American states,
1000, 900, the West Indian islands, en-
elusive of Cuba, Porto Rico and Hayti,
!, 250,000, and Mexico, 100000. The
United Kingdom, at the head of the list
in tallow, as in other articles of
produce in the provision trade,
took 100000 o pounds, or about
40 per cent. of the total Amer
ican expectation. More than two
thirds of the exports of American
canned products of meats and provi-
sions were taken by Great Britain-40,-
o 1000 pounds of the &C, OoO, 900 pounds
exported. Germany took 100000
pounds, France, 100000, and Africa
3,5OO, 900; 10000 O pounds were sent to
Canada and 100000 pounds to Asia and
Oceanica, being the article of American
commerce which, it would seem, is
most widely diffused among the coun-
tries of the earth. There is, practically,
10 expectation of American mutton,
and very little of fresh pork. The Amer
lean expectation of canned salmon
amounted last year to 32,OOO,O 900
pounds, and the American expectation
of oysters amounts to about 100000
a year.