New-York tribune., 1899-07-18
EXPORTS OF FLOUR LNCREA Sc
GREATER IN THE LAST YEAR THAN
EVER BEFORE.
BEARING OF ITS MANUFACTURE on INDUSTRIES
OF THE coUNTRY-GRowTH OF
EXPORT TRADE
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TarBuS


IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.
Washington. July 1.-THE millers OF the United
States. Ike It's manufacturers generally. have
made their banner record in the fiscal year 1893.
While wheat, corn. oats, meal. oat meal. rye
and in fact all lines of breadstufs show reduc-
ton in exportation by OF the decreased de-
nand abroad. -four alone shows an increase ana
not only i~crease. but reaches the highest point
in the history of -four expectation. For the fiscal
year the total expectation OF -four is eighteen
million barrels. representing over eighty million
bushels of wheat. while preceding year In the
history of our expectation shows great an ex-
portation Of -four.
While -four is not included with manufactures In
the general classification Of the Treasury Bureau
Of Statistics being retained under the general
term "breadstufs." the fact that American labor
and the results OF American enterprise enter In It's
transition from wheat TO -four, and II thus proves
advantageous TO labor and business enterprise ADDS
TO the satisfaction with which Americans Will note
the steady growth in the expectation Of -four even
In the face of the reduced demand abroad for
breadstuffs.
The shortage in breadstufs In other parts OF the
world in 1897 and 1898 caused. as is well known a
general advance in prices. and the better crops OF
the year just passed resulted In lower prices ana
less demand for our breadsturs. and that -four ex-
ports should have continued to increase in the
face Of the reduction in other lines is especially
gratifying to those interested in seeing American
labor participate largely as possible IN the pronls
of American expectations.
The average price a bushe OF wheat exported
IN the fiscal year 1899 was 74.T cents, and the
average price a bushel for the wheat exported IN
the form OF -four was S767 cents. calculating that
four and one-half bushels Of wheat Is USED IN the
Or )duction Of barrel Of -four This adds lzs cents
TO the amount of money received for each oushel
of wheat sent abroad in this form, thus bringing
10 American industry over 100000 in the year as
aa--fo tran Y7ef r ms
the eighty million bushels OF grain into the eighteen
million barrels OF -four exported
The expectation OF -four from the United states
has made It's chief development since lsI5. PRIOR
TO that date American milers followed the OLD
process OF 1900 in the manufacture OF -four Wnile
European millers were experimenting with ano
bringing 10 success the modern roller mill methods
As result the foreign -four trade OF the United
States met serious reverses IN the perloo rom rom
+be wheat and themselves transform II into hour
nv their new process, which the millers OF lhe
United States had not then adopted: :. .Ao x
mort trade OF American -four Charles A Pilsoury
says that at eop4 10 our Great Britain alone they
in 1866 only 100000 barrels 70 all EuroPe qna ssd 6ns
90 per of the value OF wheat and n4ur e
was -four in the nve years lS.O-.0 ong Az 80 Pei
cent Of wheat and -four exports was IN HoaI. o-o
In 1915 the exportations Of wheat houE T sss 20
S973l2S barrels; In 1850 60l4s barrels u. ISoS @ ~
64Si45 barrels: in 1890 23 III oarreis IN Ioso 80
Sss SOP barrels and in 1899 there will 3e about o.
10000 barrels. the exact hgures navs S ta;is
t,cs While this is a gratifying increase in the
exportation Of fiour in every direction the most mos
Strongly marked growth is toward the Orient Ine
exnorfetion OF -four Hong Kong in the year
lsee will considerably exceed 10000 Darrels' Mni,e
FOR Hong Kong goes mostly TO China. though con-
Siderable quantities are shipped direct from hohg
Kong 10 Japan the Philippines. and various lsiands
N 0ceanica. To Japan direct our exports OF nour
have grown from 1857 barrels IN 1883 10 ABOUT %
90 in 1899 10 all Asia. from 4lS%sS barrels IN Isg 20
about I75O 900 barrels in 1899. To south America @
the growth has been less rapid the to5ai I9r % 4oS
heng O&s 1877 barrels, while that for lSS VIII pe
only little more than the figures OF "a deeaoe CAGE
ag6 Germany. 10 which sent only l3,Us par
Tels Of Aour in 1889 takes in 1899 nearly 10000 bar
res this beiIg large increase over Sst ia eo yea W
The Netherlands 10 which sent only SZ2oo par
rels In 1889 took in 1895 over locuUO barrels, the
figures for 1899 not being yet completed o 20 @ the
limited Kingdom our exports OF -four IN 1883 Were
6271 244 barrels and IN 1899 will exceed lo""'"V
barrels.