New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-13
BIG BUSINESS FOR FARMERS
THE LARGEST AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
IN THE COUNTRY'S HISTORY.
FOR TIE FIRST TINE THEY EXCEED IN VALUE
$500 900 ooo-BREADSTUFFs MORE THAN
500 600 ooO AHEAD OF LAST YEAR.

FOR TIE FIRST TIME THEY EXCEED IN VALUE
$500 900 ooo-pREApsrUFFs MORE THAN
500 ooo.ooo AHEAD OF LAST YEAR.
Washington, June 1.-THE farmers or 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 proceed
Ing year in the history OF the country. The
hi9h-vater mark Of 1902. when American ex-
ports OF agricultural products amounted 10
S7!0 3232l2 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 1t
quite apparent that the agricultural exports or
the year Will be considerably In excess or
$4,000 900 the total for the year being likely
TO reach Ss35VooOO0
Never before have the exports OF agricultural
products reached the SsODOrDoOO line. and
never but twice have they been as much as
500 OODOco the two occasions In which they
passed the STooOo0O line being In 1ssl and
1892 Compared with the last fiscal year. the In
crease In exports OF agricultural products VIII
be fuily SlJOOpDOoO. and. compared with the
preceding year the Increase Will be over 500
OoDOro while the total viii he fully - per cent
I'm excess Of that OF the nscal year Of 1890.
In breadstuns alone the exports OF the year
ness day and will be more than Sloo.0oo,ro In
excess Of last years exports Of breadstuffs
Nearly all articles classed as breadstuns have
participated in this increase. OF wheat. the
value Of the exports for the fiscal year 1898 VIII
be more than double that OF the fiscal year
1891. while the increase In -four will be nearly
10 per cent and of nearly 30 per cent In
value Nav 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 2OO0pOooO
bushe line, the total I'm only three preceding
years having reached lOOOpoOOO bushels. Corn
meal oats and oatmeal and rye show striking
Increase. the gain in oatmeal being more than
90 per cent over last year, and that OF oats 100
per cent. while I'm rye the gain Is also phenom-
cnay 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 SlGD,pOt~ In
value. Most OF this increase however. is in hog
products, expectations Of bacon. which were
S3f. 1SI.1iI In value last year. being likely to
reach SI4vDOW this year. and lard showing
similar Increase. being likely to reach S3I. ODDVO
this year. or gain OF nearly Ss.UO.pD.
Live beef seems To he gaining In popularity
with the foreign customers the exports OF beef
cattle having Increased materially. while those
OF beef either fresh canned sailed have
failed TO show any Increase. in most cases de-
cidcd falling of being noticeable. The exports
OF beef cattle during the first ten months Of the
fiscal year were $40 Gi3 against 3lo41s In the
corresponding months Of last year. while fresh
beef in the same period fell from 30 1Gs, O3I
pounds in ten months Of 1897 to 81. - BIB
pounds In the corresponding ten months Of 1898.
Sailed beef shows fall Of 81 per cent for the
year and canned beef from i63+oTD pounds
in the ten months Of 1891 to 34.Ol1 100 pounds
In the ten months of 1888.