The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-13
Exports of Agricultural Products
Over $sOO,O00,o00.
GREATEST ON RECORD
HIGH WATER MARK OF 1899
WILL BE PASSED.
Exports of Rreadstuffs Alone Average
a Million Dollars a Day For She
Year-Value of Wheat Exports
Double Those of 1S97-Increase
In Provisions.

Washington, June 1.-THE farmers
of the United States are drawing upon
other parts of the world for more
money in the fiscal year which ends
with this month than in any preceding
year in the history of the country.
Even the high water mark of 1892,
when our exports of agriculture pro-
ducts amounted to S799, 32S. 232, will be
surpassed by the record of the year
which closes with this month The
preliminary reports of May exporta-
tons which have reached the bureau
of statistics make it quite apparent
that the agriculture exports of the year
will be considerably in excess of $780,
100000, the total for the year being
likely to reach $3.50, 600 900.
Never before have the exports of
agricultural products reached the $780,
100000 line and never but twice have
they Deen as much as 500, 000,0 600, the
two occasions being in 1881 and 1892.
Compared with the last fiscal year, the
increase in exports of agriculture pro-
ducts VIII be fully $l5O,O00,00O and COM
pared with the preceding year the in
crease will be over $3.50. 000,0 600, while
the total will be fully 80 per cent in
excess of that of the fiscal year.
In breadstuffs alone the exports of
Inc year III dIilOQtll " treaty. S1svVVr-
900 for each business day. and will
be more than 500, GOO, 600 in excess Of
last years exports OF breadstuffs.
Nearly all articles classed as bread
stuffs have participated in this in
crease. OF wheat the value of the ex-
ports OF the fiscal year 1898 will be
more than double those of the fiscal
year, 1897, while the increase in flour
will be nearly so per cent and of corn
nearly 30 per cent in value.
May exports of corn were larger
than those of any other month in the
history of the country, while the total
exports of corn for the year for the
first time will pass the 200, 100000
bushel line, the total in only three pre-
ceding years having reached 100000
bushels.
Cornmeal, oats and oatmeal and rye
show a striking increase, the gain in
oatmeal being more than 60 per cent
over last year and that of oats 100 per
cent, while in rye the gain is also
phenomenally large.
In provisions in which term are
included beef, hog and dairy products,
there is also a marked increase, the
total exports of provisions for the
year being likely to reach $3.50, GOO. 600
in value. Most of this increase, how
ever, is in hog products, expectations
of bacon which were $34, 49,, 147 in
value last year, being likely to reach
S44 000, 600 this year. or a gain of nearly
IS. 600 900. Live beef seems to be gain
ing in popularity with our foreign
customers, the exports of beef cattle
being increased materially, while
those OF beef. either fresh. canned or
salted, have failed to show any in
crease, in most cases a decided falling
off being noticeable. The exports of
beef cattle during the first ten months
or the fiscal year were 379,6 63, against
Sl0.4-S in the corresponding months
of last year. while fresh beef in the
same period fell from 242, 16S, O34 pounds
in ten months Of 1897 to 227, 434. 375
pounds in the corresponding ten
months of 1895 Sailed beef shows a
tall of 81 per cent for the year. and
canned beef from 46.349.006 pounds in
the ten months Of 1897 TO 34.011, 129
pounds in the ten months of 1895