Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
FARMERS BENEFITED
Great Growth in Our Agricultural
Exports.
treat BRITAIN CUR BEST CUSTOMER
Sales to the United Kingdom In
creased $5O,0OO,OOO,
GETS HALF OUR WHEAT

The farmers of the country have been the
largest benefciaries of the marvellous ex-
port trade of the year Just ended. More
than $S50,00o,000 worth of the years
ports were the products of the farm.
Breadstuffs, cotton, provisions, live ami
mails. tobacco and fruits supplied the great
bulk of the $S50000,0 900 worth of their
products which went abroad during the
year breadstuffs being the largest in value,
cotton second provisions third, animals
fourth and tobacco fifth. In no earlier
year in our history has the expectation of
products of agriculture been so large, the
total for the year SURPRISING by more than
$10000O0GO that of the great export years,
1891 and 1892. Both in quantities and prices
received the expectations of farm produc-
tons have been unusually large, and this
relates to near.y every class of articles eX-
ported. OF breadstuffs alone the exports
of the year were S6J, 900. 900 greater than
those of 1897, and were more than double
in value those OF 1895. OF provisions, the
years exports We're nearly SO coo 900 in
excess of those of last year, while cotton
exports We're considerably in excess of
those of 1881 and 1895, but slightly below
those of 1896.
Besides these great classes the smaller
items of fruits and nuts, hay, hops, seeds,
-
eggs, feathers and many other artc es of
this class added to the receipts for agricul-
tuTal articles exported, bringing the grand
total up to more than SS56.U0 600 against
$3.50 100000 in 1897 $6GJ, Coz, 900 in 1896 and
$JiG.UOOUUo 1898.
All the articles of great agricultural ex-
portatlOn show marked increase for the
year compared with preceding years. Corn
Tor the nrSt time passes the 200 000 600
huShei line in the calendar years exporta-
lions. Oatmeal, in which the growth of
our expectations has rapidly increased
during the past few years, shows total of
So,FH,ucD pounds. an increase of more than
% per cent over last year Wheat shows a
round total of 80 GOO 900 bushels against
liptnoUpO bushels last year and 81 600 900
bushels in the preceding year while the
value exported in 1898 exceeds $3.50 600 600
against less than 800 600 900 in 1897 and
less than sto,o00,oao in 1886 thus more than
double those of 1896
Great britain Our Rest Customer.
Great Britain is the farmers largest for
eign customer, despite the fact that our
purchases from her in the past year have
greatly decreased. Notwithstanding the
fact that We have reduced our purchases
from the united kingdom nearly one-thrd
during 1888 compared with 1897 our
sales to that country have increased more
than so, sD.na0. and for the fun year will
exceed $Juh,ho,uol OF the more than BOO
0oooOo bushels Of corn which the farmers
have sent abroad during the year over
I5,tn,o0o bushels have gone to the united
Kingdom. Wheat exports to the united
kingdom increased nearly 20 per cent and
formed 10 per cent of the total exports Of
wheat while flour exports 10 the united
Kingdom increased in a like proportion and
formed more than ~ per cent of the total
exports of that article. Cotton exports to
the united kingdom have increased over 10
per cent, and those of provisions and other
farm products likewise show marked
increase.
Germany increases Her Purchases.
Germany has also increased her pur-
chases from the United States, despite the
frequently expressed belief of the exist
ence of adverse desires and regulations in
that country. Her purchases of corn from
US in 1898 increased 20 per cent and her
purchases OF wheat and Hour from us have
more than doubled compared with 1897
OF cotton, our sales to Germany increased
nearly - per cent Oil cake and meal in
creased 30 per cent; While even in proyi-
sionS there was also a marked increase the
sales OF bacon increasing more than % per
cent, and those of hams more than 100 per
cent. Lard exports to Germany increased
of fresh pork to Germany in 1898 are more
than five times those of 1897 or 1886
Agricultural Exports.
The following table shows the exports of
aSricu tural products in each calendar year
during the past decade the figures for De-
ctmbcr, lS3S, being estimated:
Calendar Agricultural