The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-27
THE FARMERS SHARE
is LARGE.
Exports of Agricultural Prod
ucts Pass All Precedents.
Special Dispatch to Globe Democrat.

w country have been the larses
benefciaries of the marvellous ex
port trade of the year just ended
More than $3.50, 600, 900 worth o
the years exports were the products
of the farm. Breadstuffs, cotton
provisions, live animals, tobacco
and fruits supplied the great bulk o.
the $3.50, 900, 900 worth of their
products which went abroad during
the year, the breadstuffs being
the largest in value, cotton sec
ond, provisions third, animals
fourth and tobacco fifth. In no
earlier year in our history has
the expectation of products of agri-
culture been as large, the total fol
the year surprising by more than
$500, 900, 900 that of the great ex-
port years 1891 and 1892. Both in
quantities and prices received the
expectation of farm productions has
been unusually large, and this re-
lates to nearly every class of ar
ticles exported. OF breadstuffs alone
the exports of the year were $685.
900, 900 greater than those of 1897,
and more than double in value those
of 1895. Of provisions, the years
exports were nearly $25, 900, 900 in
excess of those of last year, while
cotton exports were considerably in
excess of those of 1897 and 1895,
but slightly below those of 1896.
Besides these great classes, the
smaller items of fruits and nuts,
hay, hops, seeds, vegetables, oil
cake and vegetable oils, eggs, feath-
ers and many other articles of this
class added to the receipts for agri-
cultural articles exported, bringing
the grand total up to more than
$3.50, 900, 900 against $3.50, 900, 900
in 1897, $665, 900, 900 in 1896 and
$s46, 900, 900 in 1895.
All the articles of great agricul-
tural expectation show marked in
crease for the year, compared with
preceding years. Corn for the first
time passes the 200, 900, ooo-bushel
line in the calendar years exporta-
tons. Oatmeal, in which the growth
of our expectations has rapidly in
creased during the past few years,
shows a total of S., 900, 900 pounds,
an increase of more than IS per
cent over last year. Wheat shows
a round total of $50, 900, 900 BUSH
els, against 10, 900, 900 bushels last
year, and IS, 600, 900 bushels in the
preceding year, while the value ex-
ported in 1898 exceeds $13o, ooo,-
900, against less than $Ioo, 900, 900
in 1897, and less than 500, 900, 900
in 1896, thus more than double
those of 1896.
Great Britain is the farmers larg
est foreign 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
third during 1898: as compared with
1897, our sales to that country have
increased more than $50, 1000, 900,
and for the full year will exceed
$500, 900, 600. OF the more than
200, 900, 600 bushels of corn the
farmers have sent abroad during the
year, over IS, 900, 900 have gone to
the United Kingdom. Wheat ex-
ports to the United Kingdom in
creased nearly 20 per cent, and
formed 50 per cent of the total ex-
ports of wheat, while -four exports
to the United Kingdom increased in
like proportion, and formed more
than so per cent of the total exports
of that article. Cotton exports to
the United Kingdom have increased
over 40 per cent, and those of pro-
visions and other farm products
likewise show a marked increase.
Germany has also increased her
purchases from the United States,
despite the frequently expressed be-
lief of the, existence of adverse de-
sires and regulations in that coun-
try. Her purchases of corn from
US in 1903 increased 20 per cent,
and her purchases of wheat and
flour from us have more than doubl-
cd as compared with 1897. Of cot
ton, our sales to Germany increased
nearly IS per cent. Oil cake and
meal increased so per cent, while
even in provisions there was also
marked increase, the sales of bacon
increasing more than 80 per cent,
and those of hams more than 100
per cent. Lard exports to Germany
increased more than 80, 900, 900
pounds, while exports Of fresh pork
to Ge many in 1898 are more than
five times those of 1897 or 1896.
he following table shows the ex
ports of agricultural products in