The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-01-31
FARM MPRODUCEEXPORTED
Figures Showing to What Countries
They Go.
Great Britain and Her Colonies Take
More Than One Half-Eighty. Eight
Per Cent. Sold in Europe.

WASHINGTON, D. C. (SpeciaD.-Frank H.
Hitchcock, Chief OF the Section Of Foreign
Markets in the Department Of Agriculture
In a report on the distribution OF the ag-
ricultural products Of the United States,
says:
"The agricultural products exported
from the United States during the five
wears 1S94-1S93 had an average an
nual value OF 1886, POL. OF these
enormous exports, about sixty per cent.
found market in the United King
dom and its various dependencies. The
sum paid by the British people for the
American farm produce purchased during
the period mentioned reached as high as
S403, ,953 1854 year. In the five years un-
der consideration the United Kingdom
alone took more than one-half Of all our
agricultural exports, the consignments
credited to that country forming about
nfty-flve per cent. Of the total shipments,
and having an average annual value OF
S362. .407 ,701.
Germany, which ranks next to the
United Kingdom rs q market for the prod
ucts Of American agriculture, received
about thirteen per cent. OF the exports for
ls94-l898, the average yearly vaiae
amounting to $50, ,320,274. France, with
was the third country in Importance. The
exports to France, however, formed only
about &C per cent. OF the total, and we're
hardly more than half as large as the ship
ments to Germany. The shipm ents to
Germany on the other hand, were less
than one-fourth tho size OF those to the
United Kingdom. These three countries
the United Kingdom, Germany and France
received together nearly seventy-tve per
cent OF the total agricultural exports.
"The annual records of expectation show
that. with very few exceptions, the leading
foreign countries materially increased
their purchases OF American agricultural
products during 1S94-1s9s. In the total
value Of the agricultural exports there
was an ADVANCE from 1856, ,633, TAT in 1891
to S85S, ,5O7, ,942 In 1898, making gain OF
1921, ,s74. 1876. The countries OF destination
that contributed most OF this increase
were the United Kingdom, Germany,
France, Belgium, Canada, the Neither
lands, Japan, Italy, Denmark and British
Africa.
"Our exports OF farm produce to the
United Kingdom increased 1892, $50, ,854 dur
Ing the five years, advancing from 1885,
9O6, PSI In 1894 to S43s s,595. .l05 in 1898. This
was decidedly the largest gain recorded,
although the shipments both to Germany
and to France showed an important
grOWtO. III tEe case Ol Oerutauy taoIo
vas au advance from 572, ,994 1892 to s119,-
25,72O, and in the case of France from
SAL ,9ll, 1893 to 1927 ,096. The gain for
the former country was S46, AL 1888, and
that for the latter S3G ,4l5, ,20s. -. X
ca summary OF the agricultu raj exports
Tor 1894-1S9S. showing the total for each
continent. brings out the fact that abolt:
lightweight per cent. OF allths
iuce shipped from the United Etsfs n
Ing the five years mentioned wa
n Europe. The value OF the shfp1
European countries from 1894 to 1883 5lpsSS
:lu i've, averaged 1856, ,s5s, ,907 year. ssS|
1t reached Us high as as76l $40 .7s2, tshos1s ~
lng an increase OF St95, ,5SS, 939 over the
ralue for 1894, which5was 1856, 2S1 ,S4S. Tho
chief part OF the remainder went TO Cam
ada aud the other North American coun-
ries, an average annual value OF S4S, ,724,-
l57, and comprised slightly more than
seven PEI cent. OF the total. The records
.or the Ave years show only slight gain.
In 1894 the value was S50.727. .457, the tol-
owing year 1t fell to S43.T73 GIG, and shen
towlv Increased until il 1898 1t amounted
o S5S, TIC ,7oi."