The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-02-22
EXPORTS OF FARM PRODUCTS

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~ bulletin treating of the natlon's
ioielg'h trade in agricultural products
has been issued by the Department Of
Agriculture. The rcrcrt shows total
exports for the fiscal year 1897 amount
ing in value to 1902 ,007. 03. This
beats all previous records. OF the
total 66.S4 per cent, or 1859, 1855, 1893,
had its origin in agriculture, II gain
over 1896 of $l15 1856 500, or about 20
per cent. The total imports for the
year were in value $764 ,730,4l2, of
which $400,S7 ,4GS, or 52.42 per cent,
was represented by agricultural pro-
ducts.
This is an increase of nearly Sl0,-
600 900 over the record of 1896, and is
eNplaincd, the bulletin says, 10y extra
ordinary importations of raw sugar
and of wool in anticipation of the new
tariff. Wool imports showed an in
crease of no, 600 600 owe 1896, and
sugar of $40, 900 900 over that year.
There was a falling IF in all other ag-
rlcultural imports, because OF the sue
cessfu! propagation here OF certain pro-
ducts we were formerly comptIlcdto
purchase elsewhere.
or the articles exported which Show
the greatest increase cotton is mention
ed first. In 1896 the total export Of
cotton was 1885 ,22G ,3S5 pounds. III
1897 it was Blob, 754 $40 pounds, an
increase of 7GS ,52S ,5G4 pounds. Wheat
comes next. The record SO, SOP ,02O
bushels, against 90 $50, $50 for 1896.
The price also was better. The aver
age IN 1895 was G5.5 cents. Last We II
1T was 1913 cents. There was Il slight
fall ng off in the exports o: wheat flour
but the price obtained for it advanced
from $3.50 a barrel to 1884 Il barrel
, and the total receipts show an increase
of nearly So, 800 900.
I The total exports of Indian corr
, amounted to l7G, 0lG 800 bushels, al
A increase of more Than rs 5000 900 Over
| 1896, and DIES Bite IL decline in price
from BIS cents to 30.G cents, tn,
amount received for the product show
! ed an increase of about SIT 900 900
y AT the same time the export Of corr
meal was nearly doubled, the rccor,
Being 475 ,2G3 barrels in 1897, aglins
+ 21G,SS5 in 1896. Of other cereals, tn
Il shipment of oats shows an increase O
q y 900 900 bushels, of barley, an in
crease of nearly | 1900, 900 bushels
Il II OF rye an increase of nearly 5000,
900 bushels. The total export u
brcadstutfs amounted in value to $l07.
S57 ,2l9, against Sal 800 ,993 / 1896
e an increase of $50 800 ,226.
II The exports If tlaNSecd increase
a from S0.453 bushels, valued at S73
201, to 4,7l3,747 bushels, valued q
$3,S5O,S35.
The bulletin shows important gain
=, in the cN ,ort of cattle, horses, fires
y beef, hams, butter and cheese. |
L. 1896 the export of cattle amounted I
v 372,46l head. Last year il amount
y to 392 100. Horses, 1896, 25,l2G; lS9I
1852. The expectation of fresh be,
y increased from 22l 1888 ,225 to 29O ,395
$50. The exports of bacon increase
from 425 ,3j2,1S7 pounds to 800 300
~ 44S pounds. Che increase in the Z!
20 ports of butter and cheese was i
10 about the same proportion.
The record OF fruit expectation
al shows an increase in values from So
= $50 1888 TO SS,6l3 800.
The bulletin shows reduction in c,
nj ports of canned beef, sailed and pickle
50 beef, picked pork, hides, skins an
Or sheep