The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-03
A Splendid PROSPECT
Immense Amount Of Corn Shipped From
This Port In February 1897.
REASONABLE PREDICTION FOR THIS YEAR
\ Totni OF I2 ,sS7,29I Bushels Of Corn
Were Shipped Inst fcnr-o.O2O.8G9
Ncr" shipped from Here Last
aIonth-.s Pointed IlluStrati0n-A
Fascinating History.

The remarkable increase in the ship
ment Of corn from this port has already
beer rated Il number Of times in these
columns and figures have been often
Quoted in 5upport Of all statements in
this connection. This year the pros
rectS are that the total export of corn
will exceed the figures of 1896 by ut
least half If ont more. ]; one could
Judge by the figures OF any one month,
definite estimate for the entire year
would be the result but this is inpoSsi-
bic for the simple reason that more corn
Is shipped 1T certain season., Of the year
than at others the movement in grain
being particularly active in December
january and February.
~ the same time. by noting the in
crease for January and February of
1897 over the same months Of last year
Il ratio will be obtained by which fair
estimate OF grain for the entire twelve
months may be arrived at. Now the
total export of corn in 1886 amounted Ia
l2,SS7,29 bushels. The total exports OF
corn for January, 1896, were l,26l. l6i
bushels. against 1899, SGT for January
lS91. {; gain for the latter month of
lSS.203 bushels In February, 1886 H.
Gal ,l1o bushels Of corn were shipped FROM
this port. In February OF this year
the amount WAS Increased to 1000, 1913
bushels. splendid gain OF J6GS2i bush
els~ior the month. Aiding these two
gains together and striking an average
FOR one month and The figures 30. 523
re obtained, Multiplied by twelve, and
the result is i.230l5G bushes-a sea
sonable prospective gain for 1897 over
1896. making 4 total prospective ship
ment for 1897 of l7,1l7.i47 bushels. The
amount is confidently believed. will not
fall below this amount. though there
is ample reason to believe ii may OK
cced it. However. The figures stand as
q prediction justified by facts.
4 POINTED ILLUSTRATION
Another method might have been
-dopted, but for reasons stated it would
lave been unfair. Could all the mont his
be gauged by February, 4 simple calcu-
lation would show that years corn
exports would amount to .i.o.l. ?S9
bushels, valued Il, l.52l.52 fixtures
even more startling would he obtained
by calculating on the basis of last week
when y total of Si5%i2 bushels were
hipped, valued at S2S',22l This would
give Il total for IL" Year OF i3,a5S. S2i
bushels, valued at Sli.S1l GiS This is
OF course. an unfair method. at the
;lmc time the figures serve to illustrate
cry positively the actual size and value
or the corn export business here ,aHt
month and last week
In that last Week there WAS shipped
from this port 20.l6o more bushels ,han
II VIC cHtlIt mont II OF Stplcmi,cI. !S.'t,
1851" more than in all Of July. 1855:
71,Ei0 more than in April 1876 ana
'o.76G more than in May Of that year
LAST YEARS FIGURES.
~ fact, the amour, Of corn shirpc.,
Fl g here last week was but little less
than that expected in any Of the months
during the REGULAR active seasons. The
GLOWING table will show the corn Sitin-
men,s for last year by months ana the