Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-01

products ami seeds, comprising over e5 per
cent of our total exports. of farm produce
during 1900.
Our exports of breadst,Afs during 1900, al
though far exceeding In value the average
for preceding years, show slight falling
off when compared with the exceptionally
heavy shipments of 1898 and 1890. The ex-
ports for 1898. amounting In value to $685.
S97, 49, were by far the largest on record
In 1899 the export trade amounted to $273-
800 639 this value beiHgIin excess of any
previously reported, except that just men
toned for 1898 and record Of $3.50 1853 III
1890 were valued at $262. O7s, or 81. 255.-
821 less than the figures returned for 1899
The decline In the export value Of bread
stuffs recorded for 1900 was traceabie chief
ly to falling off in the shipments of wheat
Accompanying the decline in wheat ship
ments there was a further marked increase
In the exports OF corn, and for the first
time In the history Of the trade the total
export value of corn exceeded that of
wheat
In both quantity and value our exports
OF Indian corn for 1900 were the largest
ever reported amounting to 09,34S, 234
quantity by 80, 259, 100 bushels and in value
by SIG 22S 952 than in 1892. The average
annual export price per bushel for 1900 was
4O.7 cents, against 1915 cents for 1899.
American Cotton.
The amount Of American cotton supplied
to foreign countries during 1900 was some
what less than in the preceding year. the
export record being 3,126, DO, 5SS pounds. or
falling off of Gel ,493, 534 pounds from 1899
Owing to an advance in the average year
ly export price from SIS cents per pound
to 8 cents per pound, however, the total
value of the shipments Showed an increase
from $210,0S9,576 in 1899 to $242, 9SS,07 In
1900.
In the expectation of meat products dur
ing the there an {pcr OF
$7,0I2.3O5 over the exceptionally high fig
ures of 1899, the total value of the con-
signments sent to foreign markets in 1900
reaching as high as $173, 75s AL and thus
for 1899 which was the highest previously
reported. amounted to S166,679, 1865 The
principal gain occurred in the group of ar
ticles classed as beef products, the increase
amounting to 47.25S, 331 pounds in quantity
and $S.Oe2793 in value Fresh beef con-
tributed the chief part of this gain.
In the exports of hog products, on the
other hand, there was a failing off of no.
241,179 pounds as regards quantity, and
So, O19,926 as regards value. Bacon and
lard were the principal factors in this de-
cline. The exports of hams showed a
rather marked falling off in quantity, but
owing to an advance in price, the decrease
in total value was small. The shipments
Of sailed or picked pork exhibited de-
cline In quantity. While IN value there was
slight increase.
Aside from the various hog and beef
products, cleo oil formed the most i'm
portant item under the head of meat pro-
ducts. The exports Of oleo oil for 1900
showed a noticeable increase in both guam
tity and value.
Other Leading Articles.
Exports of other leading articles make
the following showing: Live stock, S43,-
5s5,031; gain over 1899. S5,7O4,115, of which
gain 50, 1GS,274 was in horses. Tobacco
500 49, 81; gain, S3,955.153. Oil cake and
oil cake meal, 1854, 725,30O pounds; gain,
GO 63O 167 pounds and 50 257,537 in value
over the exceptionally good previous year.
Vegetable oils, S16,s45056; gain, 50, 535 72l,
Of which S14, 127, 53s, with a gain of 50 050,-
O19 was in cotton seed oil. Fruits and
nuts, Sligo 6G2; gain, S.. 745,177 nearly all
the gain being in fruits. Dairy products,
50 DO $50; gain, $1.597.30 of which gain
s627 $50 was in cheese. the exports Of
which gained in the single year 10,220,6 GOO
pounds, while butter shipments declined
1881 ,G26 pounds In quantity and S120 442 In
value. Seeds, S7036,9s2; gain 1857, $50
chiefly due to larger exports of clover seed
and flax seed.