The evening times., 1899-12-27
TRADE. With DENMARK
An Increase. Reported by the De-
partment of Agriculture.
80 10 rglf
Large Quantities Of American Prod
factured' ArticieS-Butter and Ba-
con the Leading Commodities.
A Great Demand Also for Flour.

A report from the section of foreign
markets has been submitted to the De-
partment of Agriculture which treats.
among other things, of exports to Dem
mark. which have largely increased during
the past few years. The interesting fact
| is shown that although Denmark is es-
sentially an agricultural country, large
quantity OF agricultural produce is annu-
ally imported from the United States
which has been found to take the place,
in their home consumption. Of the articles
which enter into their export trade. But
| ter and bacon are the chief of these arti-
cies, and the thrifty Danes fnd II profit
able to import from the United states the
cheaper grades OF these articles for their
| own use. and export to England their own
produce. for which they have established
such a favorable reputation.
Butter is the leading export in Denmark.
and large quantities of the cheaper
American grades are consumed by the
Danes with seeming satisfaction. Bacon
is not consumed in as large quantities. but
what is used is nearly entirely the Ameri-
can product. The Denmark bacon is spe-
cially prepared for the British market and
commands a high pr 2.
Other agricultural imports from the
United States are similarly utilized. The
report shows the wide use OF American
-four and other products as follows:
One of the few agricultural exports of
the United States that are beginning To
! compete seriously with Danish products is
wheat -four. During the fiscal year 1895
our shipments of this article TO Denmark
amounted to 61.O19 barrels. or more than
20. 900 barrels in excess of tae largest
shipments previously sent. Danish bakers
lind that American -four is practically as
good as the best Hungarian. and, as it is
less expensive. they are beginning very
generally to substitute IL for the latter.
The millers of Denmark are also using
American -four in large quantities. instead
OF Hungarian, TO mix with their own prod
uct Even this practice. however. does not
ena BILE the Danish mills to hold their own
against the inrcads that are being made by
American flour The milling industry of
the kingdom is apparently declining. and
every indication points to still further
increase in the amount of flour imported
from the United States.
Maize. or Indian corn. has become the
principal article Of export from the United
States TO Denmark The exports in 1896.
although greater than any previously re-
corded reached only 6e39. .S45 bushels.
During the Escai years 1897 and 1898 the
shipments were exceptionally large,
amounting to Is. .l09. .701 bushels in the for
mer year and to 1854 943 bushels in the
/ latter. This remarkable increase in the
| shipments is said to be due chiefly TO a
larger demand for maize as a feeding stuff
| for live stock and poultry.
Similarly, greatly increased quantities of
| American oil cake are being exported to
| feed Danish cattle. In the fiscal year lS9.
| the exports of this product to Denmark
were recorded at s.. .95S. .939 pounds exceed
ing all prior shipments, and yet these fig
| ures are small when compared with the
returns for 1898. which place the quantity
| exported in that year as high as 155, ,121. .04S
pounds. The use of oil cake as a feed for
live stock in Denmark is reported to be
! rapidly increasing.
Recently considerable quantities of bran
| have also been shipped from the United
States to Denmark. and il is probable that
still larger consignments will be required
| in the future.
BY the importation of these cheap feed
ing stuffs from the United States Danish
farmers are able TO supply themselves at
the least possible cost with the necessary
raw materials from which TO produce the
high grade products they send TO Great
Britain al such profitable prices. AS the
Danes are at present reclaiming for farm
ing purposes a considerable portion of their
waste lands il is probable that the dairy
and stock growing Industries of the king
dom will be materially extended. and with
this development the market there for
American feeding stuffs will undoubtedly
be still further widened.
From facts gathered at Copenhagen and
during a subsequent visit TO ports in Rus
sia. Finland. and Sweden. it appears that
the amount of American merchandise dis
tributed through the Baltic region has in =
creased very rapidly in the last few years
During the fiscal year 1898 our direct ship
ments to the three Scandinavian countries
and to Baltic Russia. including Finland
amounted in value 10 more than s25. 000. .000
Although agricultural exports still form
the larger part of this item and show ma
terial gains for the past decade. the princi-
pal increase has occurred in our ship
ments of manufactured wares, such as ma
chinery tools utensils, etc. Ten years
ago the annual value of the exports of man.
ufactured articles from the United States to
the Baltic countries did not exceed $1,000,
900. while il now amounts to at least si0,-
600. .C0a Meanwhile the annual value of our
agricultural exports 10 the same region has
risen from less than Sl0000.0C0 at the be-
ginning OF the decade to about SIS, ,0Cc.000
at its close. The rapid growth of the maize
shipments TO Denmark already mentioned
has been the leading factor in this in
crease. but considerable gains have also oc-
Cured in the cases of other agricultural
exports, some OF the most important being
wheat -four, oil cake oleo-oil pork, hams
and tallow.
while the market for certain American
agricultural products in the Baltic counties
will doubtless be considerably extended. it
is believed that the chief commercial Op-
portunity in this region, as indicated by
the present drift of trade. will lie in the
development of wider demand for our
manufactures. As a field for trade exten-
sion along this line the Baltic countries
certainly present possibilities that are well
worth the attention Of American export
ers."
North Carolina Murder.
RALEIGH n. C Dec. 2l-William