The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-14
DROUGHT Affected
AMERICAS EXPORTS
Corn Fell OF IJO.OO0.O30 Bushels.
Il Decrease of 500. GOD,OGO
in Value.
The Republic Bureau.
18th -. and Pennsylvania Ave.

18th - and pennsylvania Ave
Washington. July l5-It is now practicable
10 determine the effect OF the drought of
1871 upon the export trade Of 1872. The Treas
ury Bureau OF Statistics has just completed
its preliminary figures on the exports OF
breadstuns and provisions. snd. as they
show about - per cent OF the total exports.
a reasonable accurate measurement 81 the
expectation OF articles affected by the
drought OF last year can now be made. The
tables show the exports quantities and
value) OF corn and cornmeal. oats and oat-
meal. wheat. flour and other breadstuns.
also live cartle. fresh beef and other beef
products, a. we'll a. other provisions.
The direct and most marked reduction.
OF course. l. in corn. which was most large
iy affected by the drought Of 1891. The eN-
portatiun Of corn ii the principal ports.
shown by the preliminary OF the Bureau
Of Statistics. amounts TO 100000 bushels
in the fiscal wear ending June 50. 1909. a.
against I76.u1.OD bushels al the same ports
In the preceding wear. the value for lSs be
ing Ss.0oo.Go. a. against S2.G1.oOo In the pre-
ceding year. a reduction OF SsSUO.oo.
Reduction ia Corn Exports
Tie complete figures Will probably show
the total eXpoT= al about 2I.Uo.co bushels,
as against lSl.cel0H bushels in the preceding
year Expectations OF Cornmea have also
fallen from S2.GJ.00 In 1901 to N.0olUa in
ieo2. making the total reduction in corn eN-
p5rts. In round terms. as shown by the pre-
llminary figures. ss1.co.rA Compared with
the fiscal year l-6. the reduction is still
greater. The corn exports OF the fiscal year
1850 were the largest In the history OF our
export trade. having amounted TO 23.lS.4l
bushels. while Tor the year just ended the
complete figures will amount 20 about e.
COOS bushels.
Bat the effect OF the droush; upon the
exports trade did not stop with corn.
though in this item il is most largely appsr-
ent. The reduction in the quantity Of corn
available for live stock naturally Increased
the consumption Of oats and. as a result. the
expectation OF oats fell of from 100000
bushels in the fiscal year 1901 TO lO!0o.Oo
bushels in 1872 and the value from about
N200.o1 in 1901 to 10000 IN 1902
In oatmeal. expectations fell from ap.Op.-
OD pounds In 1871 TO 100000 pounds in
1909. while the value fell from S2sN.-
co. in 1901 TO a little over $1,000 in
1872. Thus the reduction In value OF the
exports OF breadstufIs. clearly traceaole TO
the drought. was: Corn and cornmeal. ~
cpr.ooO: oats and oatmeal. S.cn,Oa Total.
S5.0O0c0.
Marked Reduction In Beef.
Two other marked reductions I'm the sx-
ports OF agriculture are beef. including live
cattle. and cotton. The expectation 81 live
cattle has fallen from s1lO0 in 1871 To- ais.-
on in 1872. the expectation Of fresh Reef
from @5nc1hOo pounds in 1901 10 20 G0.OOO
pounds in ieG2. and the total value Of cattle
and beef products has fallen from Ss0.0o.O11
in 1901 IN S9.0n0Oo in 1872. a loss Of Nl.oaa.-
On. In cotton the reduction Is wholly due 10
the reduced prices. the quantity exported
for the year being iso.OO.oco pounds greater
than I'm the preceding year. while the value
S24cpl.Ga less.
one other item Of export which will show
a marked reduction during the last year Is
iron and steel. While the total figures Of
cNpUrts have not been received by the Blu
resu of Statistics. sufficient have been re-
ceiyed to justify an estimate that the re-
ductiOn In exports Of iron and steel will
I'm round terms 10 S9lchl00. due. in
a large measure. TO increase in the homo de-
mand upOn our manufacturers. and In part
20 the decreased demand abroad. The prin-
cipal reduction in the export trade. OF the
year will then stand:
Corn and cornmeal and oats and oatmeal.
S75.Oo.o0O. due chiefly to the drought Of 1901;
beef and beef cattle. 1900 due to in
creased home demand and shortage IN ma
terial for feed Of stock: cotton. ssL9O.GO.
TO reduction in prices; manufactures OF
iron and steel. s0.Oo0co0. due TO increased
demand and decreased foreign DE-
Thus IN the four items OF exports. the re-
for the fiscal year will amount to
about Sl2l.Ga.o0O. while the total reduction
In all exports f. but Se0ON.Ooo. thus lndi-
that the general exports. aside from !
these four classes. In which conditions were
abnormal. will show satisfactory growth
when the complete figures Of the fiscal year
are nreaanfeI I