The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-10
BIG increase N EXPORTS.
TRADE BETTER WITH ALL PARTS
OF THE WORLD SAVE EUROPE.
Decrease There II Due - the FALL
ing OF In Demand for Bread
stuAs, DE 70 Coed Hone Crops,
ana 70 Lower Prices fer wheat.

D. 1
Special Dispatch to the Post -Intelligencer.
WASHINGTON, July "A study Of the
details Of exports from the United States
during the fiscal year just ended shows
that every part of the world has evinced
an increased desire for American products-
Europe 10 the only part OK the world which
has failed to increase the amount OF
money paid to US for our products, and
this is solely due to the plentiful supply
OF breadstuffs in that part Of the world IN
1889 as compared with 1895, and the con-
sequent decrease In price paid per oushel.
thus making a 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 Oceanica our sales have In
creased In quantity and value as compared
with the phenomenal year 1885, the only
grand division from which our receipts
have been smaller this year than last
being Europe. and even there the reduc-
ton Is confined to the four countries.
United Kingdom, France. Belgium and
Spain. and. as already Indicated. this 10 due
to the fact that a large home supply OF
breadstufs has reduced their payments to
US for this class OF our products.
To British North America the exports
in the fiscal year 1899 will be in round
numbers $50. 900 900 as against IS. 900
last year; to Mexico. the exports will be
about SIS OOo, 900. as against S2l. Dos. 900 last
year: to Cuba the exports will be about
&1s0o0.00o, against IS. $4,000 last year; to
Porto Rico the total will be $2.500. 900.
against q. 500, 900 in 1898, and to the entire
West Indies group the total exports or
the year will be $35 600. 900 In round num-
bers, against SO, $4,000 last year. South
America. to which our sales in the past
u oa
those to other parts Of the world, shows
a slight gain in 1899 and will reach
total Of over $35. 900 900. against So. 81 900
last year. To Asia tho exports Of the year
will be about $f 100000. as against $44.-
$4,000 last year, China showing an in
crease Of over 80 per cent, and Hongkong
about an equal increase, while japan,
which purchased enormous quantities of
raw cotton 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 a reduction OF over s.. 900 600
compared with 1895, but an increase OF
S. 100000 compared with 1897. Oceanica
shows remarkable gains, the total for the
year being likely to exceed $30.0oo0 900.
against 81 ssl 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 reduction Is
confined to the four countries, United
Kingdom. France. Belgium and Spain.
The value of exports to the United King
dom for the year will be more than $c5,-
900 900 below that Of last year. while the
reduction In the value OF our exports to
France will be more than $50 .ooO. 600, to
Belgium about H,ooo0oo. and to Spain
about $4,000 600 This reduction occurs al
most entirely In food products, and espe-
cialiy breadstuffs. A year ago. owing to
the shortage in breadstufYs In all other
parts OF the world. We were selling wheat
at a 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 which were 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 purchase. The
reduction in value of wheat sent 10 Eu-
rope I'm eleven months OF 1899. compared
with the corresponding months Of 1895. is
i'm round numbers SIS. 900 900 while France
In the eleven months reduced her pur-
chases of wheat from the United States
from ST .s6i .0W In eleven months OF 1898
to 81, ga 7s9 in eleven months OF 1899.
The United Kingdom has also reduced
her purchases Of live cattle about s., 600 900
in the eleven months of 1899. compared
with the corresponding months OF 1898.
due Il Is believed, largely to the increased
price which the dealers OF the United
States are enabled TO demand because OF
the increased consumption at home con-
segment upon greater businevs activity
and better wages among consumers. Bel
GUMS reduction in her purchases In 1893
compared with fsas Is also along lines sim
liar TO those of the United Kingdom and
France. while the slight reduction In the
sales 20 Spain is readily accounted for by
the interruption Of commerce between the
two countries which occurred In the early
part of the fiscal year 1899. but which is
being resumed upon the former basis the
May imports from and exports to Spain
being largely in excess % those OF the
corresponding month OF last year. Ia all
other European countries. including Ger
many. whore a reduction was expected In
certain quarters. the total figures thus far
available show an increase and. as al
ready indicated the reductions where
such have occurred are largely In aEr.cui-
ssiraf products. az which the increased
home supply In foreign countries has been
sufficient To cause both reduction in the
demand upon the United States ard the
prices paid for that demanded.
The following table shows the value OF
exports from the United States to each Of
IN. grand divisions OF the world IN the
eleven months ending with May. isse. COM
pared with the corresponding months Of
isss:
ca. go sz =. q,