The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-04
AMERICAS PROVISION TRADE.
England Gets the Largest Share of
Food Supplies Exported Hence.

The exports of Americon hams
amounted last year, says the Sun, to
1870 000, 900 pounds, valued at $12, 2,000,-
900, and 103, 900, 900 pounds of this total
were sent to Great Britain. The other
countries with which there was con-
siderable trade in American hams were
Canada, Cuba and Belgium. The eX-
ports of bacon to Europe last year
amounted to 425, 200, 900 pounds of the
value of $685. 900, 900. More than three
quarters of the product was sent to the
United Kingdom and among other
countries. Brazil took an important
palce, with imports from this country
of 20, 200, 900 pounds, Germany following
with 100000, Canada with 7,0OO,0 900,
Cuba with 100000, and France with
1000 900.
The expectation of lard is still an
other important item of American
commerce, amounting last year to 51O,-
100000 pounds, of the value of $34 ,000-
000 In the consumption of this ar
ticle of American export the suprem-
acy of the United Kingdom is less
marked than in ham and bacon, for,
although 200.000,00O pounds, about 40
per cent. of the total went to England.
Germany was a consumer to the eX-
tent of 120 900, 900 or nearly 25 per cent.
of the total. France followed with
32, 100000. Cuba with 26,000 900, and
Brazil with 100000 pounds. In this
particular item of exports, as in other
items, Cuba as a market for American
produce has lost Its importance since
the outbreak of the Cuban war, and
furnishes each month a steadily di-
minished market
The expectation of fresh beef
amounted last year to 225, 600, 900
pounds, of the value of $4,000, 900, and
substantially all of this, except an in
fintesimal portion sent to the West
Indies, was taken by Great Britain.
In the expectation of salted beef from
the United States to foreign countries
one-half only was sent to the United
Kingdom, the balance being distrib-
uted among West Indian islands, Ger
many, Canada, and South American
countries, the amount exported to
Cuba amounting to less than 81, 500
worth in year.
A very large market for American
| tallow, the expectation of which in
creased enormously last year. was
found In France, to which 5000, 900
| pounds were sent. Germany took g.
100000 pounds, the Central American
states 100000, the West Indian is
lands, exclusive of Cuba, Porto Rico,
and Hayti, 1,25O,OOO and Mexico 1,SOO,-
900, The United Kingdom, at the hear
of the list in tallow as in other articles
of product in the provision trade, took
100000 pounds, or about 40 per cent
of the total American expectation.
More than two-thirds of the exports of
American canned produce of meats
and provisions were taken by Great
Britain-40, 900, 900 pounds of the 81, ,OOO,-
900 pounds exported. Germany took
7,500,00O pounds, France 100000, and
Africa 100000 pounds were sent to
Canada, and 100000 pounds to Asia and
Oceanica, being the article of Ameri-
can commerce which, 1t would seem,
is most widely diffused among the
countries of the earth There is, prac-
tically, no expectation of American
mutton and very little Of fresh pork.
The American expectation of canned
salmon amounted last year to 32, 900, ,OO9
pounds and the American expectation
of oysters amounts to about $6OO.O
year.