The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-26
EXPORTS EXCEED IMPORTS
INTERESTING FIGURES ABOUT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
Remarkable Progress Is Being Wade
In Furnishing Food for Foreign
Natiou.-Increase In the Exports
of Meat Products TO Europe.


Special Dispatch 70 the Post -Inteiugcncer
WASHINGTON. June 25.--Frank III.
Hitchcock chief Of the foreign markets
section Of the agricultural department,
has made report on our foreign trade
in agricultural products during the years
from 1890 to tSSe.
In his report he shows that the average
annual agricultural imports for tho past
decade amounted TO about tsST 600
while the total imports 81 all kinds aver
aged about $50 90 0oa During the first
half Of this decade the average ~ agricul-
tural imports was siaSS65 80. or over 81
per cent OF all imports. ~ agricultural
exports. sef9 ga 2Ss. or 1853 per cent. aud
the excess Of agricultural exports over
agricultural imports averaged ss6S sIS.Ns
annually. For the remaining i've years
the annual average OF agricultural inn
ports was sess 9si. T1S or over 81 per cent.
81 the whole; of agricultural exports.
sSa4 S7l eoo. or over A. per cent. of al CO.
nestle exports. and the agricultural ex-
ports exceeded agricultural imports by an
average Of ser 90 90 annually,
In 1874. for the fourth time In the history
of our foreign commerce tho annual value
Of domestic merchandise exported by this
country exceeded 81 COZ On GO. The
FIRST such record was made in 1902 when
the declared valuation amounted TO s'-
Ok .72s OIL In 1897 IL was 81 ,0Ss 0o7 .sfs, AMI
1875 scored the unprecedented value of
si.2tQ. s9i. at2 Then came 1879, recording
81. a03 40. 22e Tho lSaa total imports were
valued al ssaT las isa. much below the
average for the last decade, but cousid-
erahlv above the 1908 figures.
I'm lSa the excess OF domestic exports
over imports reached 500, 'Sa vss and ot
agricultural exports over agricultural
imports sis7 2ssi SS2
The foreign agricultural products pur-
chased hare during 1899 had value ~
SssS Sl4 ssh or over Ssl 500 600 less than the
average for tho entire ten years proceed
ing.
OF the domestic merchandise marketed
abroad IN iSes nearly a. PER cent. with n
total value Of s7pe, Nli l12 consisted OF asri-
cultural products. While the lSa vaius
was SCI. ESQ ono less than the exceptionally
high figures 81 fStN a exceeded all prior
records except isa2 year notable for the
abundant American crops. ACCOMMODATING
general deficiency abroad. in lSas thera
WAS a very heavy pxn0rtatton ~ bread
stunts which decreased w. tSaa tu'der moro
reiher with Is Toss ~ ysa Sia esa in tho
value of the cotton shnmenta. more than
accounted for the total decrease IN avrl-
cultural exports from the preceding year.
The leading agricultural imports - the
United States during the fiscal year tHaa.
in the order of their Importance were
sugar, coffee, hides and skinH, silk vege-
table nhers fruits and nuts. tobacco. tna.
wool, wines, cocoa and vegetable oils,
these twelve items constituting over q per
cent. OF the total agricultural import
trade Cor the year.
After hreads,uus, cotton AMI meat pro.
ducts. the principal exports for the fisrnf
year jS9. in the order 81 their value. were
live animals. tobacco. oil cake and Aii~
cake neal vegetable oils, fruits and nuts.
dairy nrudEHts and seeds. These ten
loading Items comprised IN value over
80 per cent. ~ the total exports ~ ngri-
cultural produce during iSsa. rreadTturt
t4ssse Tl.
tutcd more than ~ per cent, Tho value
~ nreadstuHs exported 81 1879 was s9ls
W EH q decline - 80. kaT isn from ftfs.
Wheat vas the principal factor IN this ae-
cline, although IN the case ~ wheat aour
there was considerable Increase Ths
quantity of wheat -four sent 50 foreign
mark sts during tsaa WAS rs lSs go harreia.
or REIN barrels moro than IN iSgs
The meat products exported 10 $50 ex-
portations Ia iSs, hog products esneeiaiIv
pork and leTd, showing She largest gaina.
.asei 81 Historic tptrr~st.
The savei. which was presented 90 tho
chA.thah ~ ihs heruhican nation con-
yeHtion ~ philadoirhR hy iahn w.
Langley. The appointment clerk " tho
census bureau ~ this city the other day.
IL rich IN historic interest g'he saNNi H.
very handsome one. made from thu
wood Ut tree whiHh stands On Tho t4l
where Gems. Garfield ard Humphrsy
Marshall fought tho battle az MlAaia
Creek, konturky The site ~ In Fiuvt
county. and ihe Republicans ~ that aGr-
ton had ihe sayel made ana seut u e.
Mr. Langley. With the rrautst that hs
present u 80 tbs temporary chairman AZ
philadelphia Ar LanEley's father lives
~ the io"t - The hii upon which the
his dD0rWaF nnd witnessed the hO0sfw
contest Ger. dRraelj. comma udinE tha
tree from ths wgoa n which ihe mayst
was cut GRfhela won hi. ptnnotiaa rs
~ rack ~ generai by his victory at
The usht vessel haa f"en temporarily