The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-13
MORE THAN $8OO,OOO,OOO'
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS LARGER
THIS YEAR THAN EVER BEFORE.
R1,OOO,0OO Worth of Breadstufs
Enormous Quantities of Provisions.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE farmers Of
the United States are drawing on other
parts or the world for more money in the
fiscal year which ends with this month
than in any preceding year, in the his
tory OF the country Even fine high-water
mark of 1892, when our exports of agricul-
tural products amounted to $799 1928 232, will
be surpassed by the record of the year
which closes with this month. The pre-
liminary reports of May expectations which
have reached the Bureau of Statistics make
1t quite apparent that the agricultural ex-
ports of the year will be considerably in
excess of $500, 1000, the total for the year
being likely to reach $685., 900, Co., Never be-
fore have the exports of agricultural prod
ucts reached the $500 OO0,O 900 line, and never
but twice have they been as much as
500, OOo,OOO the two occasions on which they
passed the 500 200, 900 line being in 1881 and
1892. Compared with the last fiscal year,
the increase in exports of agricultural prod
ucts will be fully 100000, and compared
with the preceding year the increase will
be over $4,000 900, while the total will be
fully 80 per cent in excess of that of the
fiscal year 1885,
In breadstuffs alone the exports of the
year will amount to nearly 81, 000, 900 for each
business day, and will be more than 800 Co.,
600 in excess of last years exports of bread
6tuffs. Nearly all articles classed as bread
stuffs have participated in this increase.
OF wheat the value of the exports for the
fiscal year 1898 will be more than double
those of the fiscal year 1897 while the in
crease in flour will be nearly so 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 history of the
country, while the total exports of corn for
the year, for the first time, will pass the
100000, O00-bushel line, the total in only three
preceding years having reached 100000, 900
bushels. Corn meal, oats and oatmeal and
rye shcw striking increase, the gain in
oatmeal being more than 60 per cent over
last year, and that of oats 100 per cent.
Whlle IN rye the gain is also phenomenally
large.
In provisions. in which term are included
peer, nog and dairy products, there is also
marked increase, the total exports of pro-
visions for the year being likely to reach
$l6o,OOO,OOO in value. Most of this increase
however Is in hog products, expectations of
bacon, which were $34, ,147 in value last
year, being likely to reach $44OO0,000 this
year, and lard showing a similar increase,
Delng likely to reach $S7 100000 this year,
TO be gaining in popularity with our for
eign customers, the exports of beef cattle
having increased materially, while those of
Deer, either fresh, canned salted have
failed to show any increase, in most cases
decided falling off being noticeable The
exports of beef cattle during the first ten
months of the fiscal year were 379 1853,
against BOATS 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 .434.373 pounds in the
corresponding ten months of 1898. Sailed
beef shows fall of IS per cent: for the
year, and canned beef from DC, S49, COG pounds
in the ten months of 1897 to 81, oil ,129 pounds
in the ten months of 1895.