The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-13
EXPORTS X
IMMENSE
Shipments of Agricultural
Products.
LARGEST In OUR HISTORY
Live Stock Gaining In Popularity
With Foreigners.
LARGEST In OUR HISTORY
EXCESS IN ABOUT EVERYTHING.

Washington. June 13.-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 year In the history of
the country. Even the high water mark
of 1892, when our exports of agricultural
products amounted to $799, 1923. 1862, will
be surpassed. The preliminary reports
OF May expectations which have reached
the bureau Of statistics make 1t quite
apparent that the agricultural exports
OF the year Sill be considera bly, In excess
OF sSoo. 900, 900. the total for the year being
likely to reach 1886, 100000 Never before
have the exports of agricultural products
reached the $500, ,0Oo. 600 line, and never
but twice have they been as much as
500, O60, 900 the two occasions on which
they passed the 500. 600. 900 line being In
1881 and 1892. Compared with last year
the increase will be fully $3.50, 900, 900, and
compared with the preceding year the
increase will be over $3.50, 600, 900, while
the total will be fully 30 percent in excess
of that of the fiscal year Of 1895.
In breadstuffs alone the exports OF the
year will amount to nearly 81, 900, 900 for
each business day, and will be more than
100000 900 In excess of last years ex-
ports OF breadstuffs. Nearly all articles
classed as breadstuffs have participated
In this increase. or wheat, the value of
the exports for 1895 will be more than
double those OF 1897 while the increase
In flour will be nearly 80 percent and Of
corn nearly so percent In value. May
exports OF corn were larger than those
or 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 preceding years having
reached 10o,o0o,o00 bushels. Cornmeal,
oats. oatmeal and rye show a striking
increase. the gain In oatmeal being more
than so percent over last year, and that
or oats 100 percent, while In rye the gain
Is also phenomenally large.
In provisions" under which term are
Included beef. hogs and dairy products,
there Is also marked increase, the total
exports for the year being likely to reach
$3.50. 100000 In value. Most of this in
crease. however, is in hog products, ex-
portations of bacon, which were S34. .1S7.-
l47 In value last year. being likely to
reach $44, 600, 600 this year. and lard show
Ing similar increase, being likely to
reach $37.00o.0oo this year, or a gain of
nearly $S,000,000 Live beef seems to be
gaining inspopularity with our foreign
customers. the exports OF beef cattle
having increased materially, while those
OF beef, either fresh. canned or saIted, |
have failed to show any Increase, In most
cases decided falling OF being notice.
able. The exports of beef cattle during
the first 10 months Of the fiscal year were
s37s,e63. against $slo.47s In the corre-
spending months of last year, while fresh |
beef In the same period fell from 242, ,16S,- |
o34 pounds In 10 months OF 1897 to 227.-
4S4.373 pounds In the corresponding |
months OF 1898. Salted beef shows a |
falling of Of 35 percent for the year and |
canned beef from 46.349. 900 pounds In |
the 10 months Of 1897 to 34,o11. 12s pounds |
In 1898.