The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-12
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The Heaviest Are Of Corn ana Cotteu-TemPer
AIRY Decrease In Experts OF wheat.

me Heaviest Are Of Corn ana C~otteu-Temper-
AIRY Decrcaso in Experts OF wheat.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-Hoavy increases arc
shown in a bulletin issued to day by the Bureau
Of Statistics of the Treasury Department CON
corning the principal articles OF domestic on
ports for July, 1897. Tho total value OF tho
months exports amount TO $36.94o.27S, as
against 1915. 645. sac for the same month OF 8 9
and $29,445,34O for tho same month of 1895.
Exports for tho seven months ending July, 1897,
wero valued at 1920. 49,, 075, against $309,sl1,-
297 for tho same period OF 1895 and s277,b7o.-
1916 for the first seven months OF 1898.
The value of brendstuffs exported during the
month was $l3.914,4s7; cotton, S2,43S,5l6;
mineral oils. $5, 1872, SIS; provisions, including
cattle and hogs, Sl5.459, AGO. A heavy increase
in the export of corn is shown, which was H.
4O5. 466 bushels for July last, an increase OF
almost 1000, 900 bushels over July, 1896. while
the increase for the seven months ending July
80 is from S4.056, 612 bushels in 1896 TO 49,
600, 159 bushels for the Same period in 1897.
Another heavy increase is shown in the expor-
tation OF rye. which for the seven months ending
July, 1896, amounted to PSI, 1853 bushels. and
for the same period this year 4,s93, 779 bushels.
There has been a decrease in tho number of
bushels of wheat exported during the first seven
months of 1897. compared with the same period
of 1896, from. 81 ,432, 619 bushels to %, 126, 1906
bushels. This decrease is moro than offset,
however. by the Increased value of wheat ex-
The value OF the lesser export of 1897 exceed.
by. S47,s79. all OF which is due to the rise in the
temporarily check the expectation Of that grain
during the month of July.
bo MSports t tTSn the S.m fo5ljn sye afE Of seS WSeat in sfSsrts
during the last month was but temporary, and
that the new crop now being engaged for oxpor.
tation Will raise the Item Of wheat exports be-
yond any figures heretofore reported by the Blu
reau of Statistics. The expectation Of wheat
els, Of the Value OF SO, s24,03 and during July.
1897, to 3,9S7,402 bushels OF the value of 49,.
36,sos II will be- noticed that the value Of the
OF this year Is almost so per cent. greater than
that Of July. 1895.
able export for corn, the increase in the number
OF bushels exported from that port having been
258 bushels in July. 1897. Other ports have
also greatly increased in the expectation of
corn, but none to such a large degree as Phila.
The cotton year is regarded as beginning Sept.
!: The figures given by the Bureau of Stats.
show the expectation Of 2.334.6l0,os7 pounds.
and for the same period of this year 3,037,675.-
s ssp RGnin IS from nhs si ISerssse !R the 70 s ys!s .os e s tho
Heavy increases in the export of cotton have
been made at all the Southern ports, notably
Galveston. Tex, from which was exported dur
July. 1856. cotton to, the value of ssI.:
this year. S47.173,8s9. The average price
per pound Of cotton during July vas 10 cents,
as against IA cents for July, 1895. Tho rise in
cotton. however, Is comparatively recent, the
Average price for the, eleven months period of
1896 having been ls Of a cent higher than for
the same period OF this year. The average price
of cotton per pound during the cotton year end.
ing August. 1896, was 81 cents, and Of 1888
cents. 1t may not be that the average price per
pound for the year 1896 will be exceeded. but
tho total value Of the product will be many mil.
cotton have increased to all countries except
Spain and Mexico, in which n small decrease Is
noted. There Is q growing demand for the
product in Japan, the increase for that country
having been from 1855. 252 pounds in 1896
televen months ending JULY to 81, 624,s76
pounds in 1897.