Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-06-17
BEATS ALL RECORDS.
Value Of Exports OF Products OF the
Uaiteal states for the Past Year
Wul Exceed $SOO,OOO.OOO.

Washington, June 13.-The farmers OF the
United States are drawing upon other parts
81. the world for more money IN the fscal
year which ends this month than in any
preceding year in the history OF the coun-
try. Even the high-water mark OF 1892.
when our exports Of agricultural products
amounted to $799,32S,232. will be surpassed
by the record Of the year which closes
with this month. The preliminary reports
Of May expectations which have reached
the bureau of statistics make It quite ap-
parent that the agricultural exports OF
the year will be considerably In excess OF
$500, OOO, coo, the total for the year being
+ nkelyto rea CHI $685., COO, 900. Never before have
the exports of agricultural products
reached the sS0O,COo.CUO line. and never but
twice have they been as much as $7OOOOO'-
900. the two occasions In which they passed
the $500, 900, 600 line being In 1881 ana 1897
COMPARED with the last fiscal year the In
crease in exports Of agricultural products
will be fully $3.50, 100000. and compared with
the preceding year the increase VIII be
over $25O, 600. while the total Will be fully
80 per cent. IN excess OF that OF the nscaI
year 1885.
In breadstuffs alone the exports OF the
year will amount to nearly $l.OOO0O0 Tor
each business day and will be more than
$10O, 600 coo in excess Of last years exports
OF breadstufs. Nearly all articles classed
as breadstuffs have participated IN this
increase. or wheat the value OF the ex-
ports for the fiscal year 1898 Will be more
than double those of the fiscal year 1887;
while the increase In flour will be nearly 50
per cent. and Of corn nearly so per cent. IN
value May exports Of corn were larger
than those OF any other month in the his
tory Of the country. while the total exports
of corn for the year for the first time VIII
pass the 200 ,OO0, eco bushel line. the total In
only three preceding years having reached
1O0, 600. 900 bushels. Cornmeal, oats and oat-
meal and rye show a striking increase, the
gain in oatmeal beirg more than 60 per
cent. over last year and that Of oats 100
per cent. while In rye the gain Is also
phenomenaliy large
"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
$780, 100000 in value. Most Of this increase,
however. is in hog products, expectations Of
bacon, which were s34,1S7,1H In value last
year. being likely to reach $i4.000.0O0 this
year. and lard showing similar increase,
being likely to reach S37, 000, 900 this year. or
4 gain Of nearly $780, 600. Live beef seems
to be gaining in popularity with our for
eign customers, the exports Of beef cattle
havln~ Increased materially, while those Of
beef, either fresh. canned or sailed, have
failed to show any increase, in most cases
a decided falling off being noticeable. The
exports OF beef cattle during the first ten
months of the fiscal year were S19eG3.
against slO.47S in the corresponding months
Of last year. while fresh beef tn the same
period fell from 242.l6s,o24 pounds In ten
months Of 1897 to 227,434372 pounds In the
corresponding ten months Of 1893. Sailed
beef shows a fall Of IS per cent for the
year and canned beef from 46. 34s, 0C6 pounds
In the ten months Of 1897 to 81, OIL, 129 pounds
In the ten months Of 1898.