The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-11
THE OCTOBER EXPORTS
A Large Increase Compared With
Any Previous Year.
The Government Statistics ON Brena-
stuHs, ProvisiOns. Cotton. and
Mineral Oils-Cotton's Wonderful
Advance in Price Chiefly Respon-
sible for the Excellent Showing.

:. The total exports of the four leading
American raw products, breadstuffs. pro-
visions. cotton. and mineral oils during 0c-
tober were the largest ever made in that
month. Statistics given out yesterday by
the Bureau of Statistics of the Treasury
Department show that the value Of these
exports in the month were 500, $50 ,6S9. as
compared with s77.467.404. the best pre-
vious record. in 1897. For the ten months
Of the present year. ending with October,
the total exports in these four classes were
55.91S.S73. as compared with s5'S. $685.
during the same months last year, the lat
ter figures being the best UP to that time.
The best record for the month and for
the longer period well was made by the
cotton exports. which were nearly double
In value those of any previous year. owing
to the great increase in cotton prices. In
October the exports of this staple were
1.211,234 bales of sol pounds, val
ued at $50, 391, 1G7 In October 1899, the
exports were 1906 bales of 407, 22s, sos
pounds, valued at $2s.34S, i1S. The best
previous record was that of October. 1897.
were exported, of a value of $50 ,S91 300.
During the ten months ending with Oc-
tober 4.941 .651 bales of 2.504, 944. S12 pounds
were exported, valued at se2S. 290.632. This
compared with 4.3S9 623 bales of 2.239, 525,-
SOS pounds, valued at $13s. 73S. &C., last year.
the best previous record. The exports Of
cotton in the past ten months have almost
1nd in he
entire year previously though frequently
in former years the amount of cotton ex-
ported has been greater.
The average price Of the cotton export
ed in October was 9.71 cents pound The
average price during ten months was 9.13
cents. as compared with 6.2 cents pound
last year and with ~ cents in 1897.
The exports of breadstuffs have fallen
OF rather heavily in quantity and value
this year owing to the poor wheat crop
last year and this. The total exports in
October we're $21. 913. $50. the lowest pre-
vious record having been $24.041. 493 in
October. 1899. In October, 1897. the total
exports of breadstuffs exceeded sec. DOC. 600.
The total exports Of breadstuffs for ten
months this year were 1886. 443 $50. as
compared with $216. S33 .023 last year and
$225, 1874. 1913 in the same period of 1898.
Exports of cattle and hogs in October
were 81 1872 351, which is trifle above the
average. In-ten months the exports were
SIG, 799. $50. which is 81 .000. coo better than
last year and $3,000000 less than the same
period in 1887 The exports Of provisions
for the month were s13. 49,. $50, little be-
low the average. but the exports in ten
months were Sal 1908 or better than
in any previous similar period.
The mineral oil exports for october
were 81. 1Ss, $50 gallons. valued at sS.129,-
0I9 This is the largest amount ever ex-
ported in October, but the price received
is less by s550.000 than the price in Octo-
Der last year.
The mineral oil exports for ten months
were S21. i10,963 gallons, valued at $685.
013,791. as compared with sol. 354.6 GIG gal
Ions, valued at ISIS, 1853. last year, the
best previous record.