Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-01-28

OF tMN EAeA Nc~E
washiDgtoD. p. C. especial. The tsrH-
srs OF the eountry have been the lsrgest
benefciaries of The narys,ous export trade
OF TIE year just ended. More than $500
SCI % the past years exFort. were the pre-
ducts OF The farm. Bres1s.Uft-, eotton. pro
visions, live animals. tobacco AID fruit sef- i
piled the great bsSk GO ineir products when f
vent abroad during tn gear. ereadsiuus
being The greatest la value, cotton second,
provisions third. animals fourth and tobacco
ann.
In no earlier year In our history has tae
exportauons os prodgcts % agriculture oeen
as large. thc totel for the year exceeding ey
more than siC3 0oo coo that 90 the great e.
port years 1871 and 1884 OF tresdstuffs
alone the exports CT the year we're s6e, ,0so'-
go greater than those - 1897. aud we're
more thsa double in value those oi 1898. oi
prov sious the yea-'s expor,s were uearIy
f15 0oo. 900 60 excess oi taose OF last yeAr
while cotton sxpotts w.ro considerably in
( excess of those % 1897 aud 1893. hut adghty
below those &C 1896.
Besides these sr,at ciasses, the smaller
items % fruia aud nuts. bay. hops. see a',
vegetables. olcako and vegetable oils, eggs
feathers and macy other nrucits oi this
class added e. the receipts Ter agricutafAi
articles exported brlrg the grand total up
90 morc thar ss50. .oo0. O0o. against ESQ. 600 r.
900 IN 1897. cess. .oco. 900 in 1895 and -5i6. n
90. GOO in 1895
All the ARTICLES of great agricultural sV-
poftauen show q marked increase Tor ihe
year compared with preceding year.. Cora
Tor the frst time posses the pod. GOO GOO pu-h'
line "a tho calendar years eNporiauon-.
Oatmeal shows n total 90 rs. GOO 600 Fourta
an increase SO more than rs rer cent. ovei
I last year. Wheat shows round total c
. n.s fa.I.. \ Hr Hr..N
els last year and SIS. .ool,o 600 bushels in o.
preceding year. whio the value eNQoricd u
% isos cxccrds stS9 0o0. Geo. ayaiast less tba'
= 500 COO 600 il 1897 aud less than SEQ oo'.
r Geo Boa 1885,
& Great Britain r. the farmers largest ios
o sigu customer. dcsl ite the fact that cur pas
q chases from lor IA the pas; year have great
n decreased. Notwlthstanding the fact t1a
- we have rcdacsd 0gr purchases from On
d United Kingdom nearly oac-thiFd dutin
1898 a. compared WIKI 1897. our sales 90 thi
ls country have increased more than ESQ 600
o. 00). and for the iuu year vii exceed @1o1
.g coo 600. Ofthe more than 200. COO 600 ousl
le els of corn which the farmers savs sci
ia abroad during tho year over 75.ooo, COO ou-'
els have gone 90 the United kingdom. Whc
exports Co the UDhcd Kiugdom incrsas.
nearly 20 per cent. and formed 81 per cen
af the total exports cf wheat. While hour e
ie ports Co the Uuited Kingdom Increased in
iiko proportion and Termed more than
r Ger cent. os tie total exports az that ertie
~ Cotioa sxI oris 60 tae unit' a kingdom ia
% Increased over AZ p.s cent. and ihs 81
aeA provilious and cthcr iarn predeste hkee
no show marked increase
m Germany has also Increased her purcha
he f,or, the Ir.i,.a statss U~r rureAaars
ne corn rom ~. 10 tsas Increased 20 rer cei
he ara hsr rur,bn..s ~ wheat aud -four fr
rs M. b.va ,nor~ th.n dopnlea A. conn
with 1897. Of colt o. o0f sales % Germs
led Increased nearly er cent OIL cake
the meal increased y - Ct. while even
yes rovisiona tner,,a1A, u.Huarked taere.
me the sales % bacon Increasing moro thar
~ per cent and those OF hams more than
81 per cent.