The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-08
Study on EXPORTS
From the United States During
Past Fiscal Year.
INCREASED DESIRE SHOWN
For American Products Throughout
the World, With the Exception Of
Europe The Falling on in Values
ia that Section Is in Food Products.
Due to Good Crops Abroad : In
crcases Shown Elsewhere,

creases Shown Elsewhere.
WASHINGTON. July IA study of
the details of exports from the United
States during the fiscal year Just ended
shows that every part OF the world has
evlnced an increased desire for Ameri-
can products. Europe is the only part
of the world which has failed to In
crease the amount Of money paid to US
for our products and this is solely due
to the splendid supply of breadstuRs in
that part OF the world in 1899 as COM
pared with 1898, and the consequent de-
crease in price paid per bushels, thus
making slight reduction in our cash
receipts from that part Of the world. To
Asia. to Africa. to South America. to
Mexico, to Canada, and to the Hawaiian
Islands and oceanlcn our sales have In
creased in quantity and value as CONF
pared with the phenomenal year 1898,
the only grand division from which our
receipts have been smaller this year
than last being Europe. and even there
the reduction is confined to the four
countries, United Kingdom. France, Bel
GUM, and Spain and, as already indi-
Gated, is due to the fact that large
home supply OF breadstuffs has reduced
their payments to US for this class Of
our products,
To British North America the exports
in the fiscal year 1893 will be In round
numbers $9O.OOO.OOO as against Ss5.oOO,OOO
last year; to Mexico, the exports will be
about s25. 100000 as against S21.25.OOO last
year: to Cuba, the exports will be about
SlS,OOO,O against Ss,26O,OOO last year; to
Porto Rico, the total will be S2,5OOOOO,
against 100000 In 1895. and to the en-
tire West indies group the total exports
OF the year will be $S5,OOO,OOO in round
numbers. against $26, 4SS, 900 last year.
Gain in South America.
South America. to which our sales in
the past have not shown as rapid an in-
crease as those to other parts Of the
world. shows a slight gain in 1899 and
Will reach a total of over &35.OOe.OOO.
against Ss3,S2l.OOO last year. To Asia
the exports of the year will be about
S47,OOO,OOO as against $44,S44,OOO last
year, China showing an increase Of over
SO per cent and Hong Kong about an
equal increase, while Japan, which pur-
chased enormous quantities Of raw cot7
ton and various manufactured goods
from US last year, has somewhat de-
creased her purchases in these lines so
that the total to Japan during the year
will show reduction of over 100000
compared with 1898, but an increase Of
sS,OOO,OOO compared with 1897. oceanica
shows remarkable gains. the total for
the year being likely to exceed $4,000
900, against s2l.ss1, 900 last year, and to
Africa the exports of the year are in
excess Of those of any preceding year.
Europe, as already indicated, is the
only grand division which has reduced
the amount of money sent to the United
states for our products and this reduce
tIon is confined to the four countries,
United Kingdom, France, Belgium and
Spain. The value OF exports to the
United Kingdom for the year will be
more than S25,OOO.OOO below that of last
year, while the reduction in the value
Of our exports to France will be more
than $2O,OOOOO9, to Belgium about 81
100000. and to Spain about 100000
This reduction occurs almost entirely in
food products, and especially bread
stuffs. A year ago. owing to the short
age In breadstuffs in all other parts Of
the world, we were selling wheat at
dollar bushel. while now with good
crops in Europe and elsewhere the ex-
port price OF wheat is but about three
fourths that of a year ago and as a con-
sequence the countries whLchwere send
ing large sums to the United States for
this purpose are somewhat reducing
their demands upon US and paying
smaller prices for that which they pur-
chase.
Reduced Values.
The reduction in value OF wheat sent