The herald., 1898-06-13
A MILLION A DAY
VALUE OF EXPORTS OF BREAD.
sTUFFs THIS YEAR
Records of All Previous Years in Our
History Broken-Supply Equals
the Demand

WASHINGTON June 12.-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 agricultural
products amounted to $799, 1882 ,723, 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 ex-
ports of this year will be considerably in
| excess of $500 900 900, the total for the year
being likely to reach $685., 900 900. Never be-
fore have the exports of agricultural prod
ucts reached the $500, 900, 900 line, and never
but twice have they been as much as $780,
100000, the two occasions being in 1881 ard
1892 Compared with the last fiscal year,
the increase in exports of agricultural
products will be fully $3.50 900, ,0o0 and COM
pared with the preceding year, the increase
will be over $3.50, ,000, 900, while the total will
be fully so per cent in excess of that of the
fiscal year of 1885,
In the breadstuffs alone the exports of
the year will amount to nearly 81 900 900 for
each business day, and will be more than
$100 900, 900 in excess of last years exports
Of breadstuffs. Nearly all articles classed
as breadstuffs has participated in this in
crease. OF wheat the value of the exports
of the fiscal year 1898 will be more than
double those of the fiscal year 1897, while
the increase in -four will be nearly so per
cent and of corn nearly 80 per cent in value.
May exports of corn were more 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 200 900, 900 bushel line, the total in only
three preceding years having reached 10O,-
Goo 900 bushels. Corn meal, oats and oat-
meal 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 phenonle-
nally large.
Proyisons-in which term are included
beef, hog and dairy products-show also
a marked increase, the total exports Of
provisions for the year being likely to
reach Sl6O COO 900 in value. Most Of this in
crease, however, is in hog products, ex-
nortations of bacon, which were SS4. .1S7, ,147
in value last year, being likely to reach
s44 900 600 this year, and lard showing
similar increase, being likely to reach $751;
900 600 this year, or a gain of nearly IS S,000,-
O00 Live beef seems to be gaining in pop
ularity with our foreign customers, the ex-
ports Of beef cattle being increased materi-
ally while those of beef, either fresh,
canned or 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 s79,663, against S1o.74s in the
corresponding months of last year, while
in fresh beef the same period fell from
242. 1sS. .os4 pounds in ten months of 1897 to
90. .434, ,375 pounds in the corresponding ten
months of 1898. Sailed beef shows fall of
81 per cent for the year, and canned beef
from 46. $40 900 pounds in the ten months Of
1897. to s4,011 ,129 pounds in the ten months
of 1898.