The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-11
ENGLAND LOOKS
TO US FOR FOOD
Large Percentage of Provision
Imports From United States.
OTHERS SUPPLY LUxURIES
GREAT BRITAIN TAKES SUR
PLUS PRODUCE.
IVAsHINGroN. Aug. 1O.-A report

III E1A1A-NI I'm AUG IV-A report
W on the agricultural imports of
Great Britain for 1s9s-1eOo in
elusive. with a significant review of the
trade conditions and possibilities be-
tween the United States aud the Unit
ed Kingdom, has been compiled by
Frank H Hitchcock. chief of the d.
vision of foreign markets. department
of agriculture
The United Kingdom is the principal
market for the surplus agricultural
produce of exporting countries.
The report says that products of ag-
riCulture sent to that market from all
sources in 1900 reached the enormous
value of S1,57S 00O, 900, forming o. per
cent of the entire import trade of Great
Britain and ireland
During the years mentioned the an
nual average value of the imports into
the United Kingdom was $2.30S ia AL,
of which 81, ass, 921, 776. or SIS per cent
were agricultural and SS49 252. 665, or 81,
per cent. non-agricultural
To this extraordinary import trade in
agricultural produce the United States
was the principal contributor. furnish
ing about 80 per cent, or nearly one
third of the supply.
About 43 per cent came from foreign
countries other than the United States
The several possessions and depend
encies of the United Kingdom through
out the world together contributed
about "a per cent.
Continuing, the report says:
The value of the agricultural prod
uce received from the United States
amounted to 1881, OO0 900. leaving over
$1,000, coo worth of such produce to
be supplied from other sources.
while the United States possesses a
market of exceeding Importance in the
United Kingdom, selling TO that coun-
try more than half of the surplus pro-
duction of American farms. the posi-
bilities of further extensions there, in
competition with other export coun-
tries, are well worth consideration.
Staples From America.
Among the agricultural imports into
the British market during 1900 there
We're comparatively few products in
which the United States controlled the
larger portion of trade. Taking such
items as had a value exceeding SO 000-
| 600, of which there were thirty-four in
| the year under consideration, only nine
( of them came more extensively from
/ the United States than from the va
| riOuS other sources. These nine items,
| with the percentage of the total supply
J received in each case from the United
! States. are as follows:
| Lard, % per cent: hams. 50 per cent;
/ tobacco, 81 per cent; wheat -four. IS
| per cent; fresh beef - per cent; raw
| cotton. a per cent; cattle. - per cent:
Indian corn, 30 per cent. and bacon. 81
| per cent
! While other countries are the chief
! contributors of luXuries, the United
J States is the source from which the
| British people procure in large meas
ure those staple food products that are
absolutely necessary to the mainten-
anCe of life
! United Kingdom on American sources
| of supply
| During 1900 less than per cent of
! the butter imported was furnished by
| the United sta ties. For the imports
| received from other sources the United
| Kingdom paid over $4,000. 900.
The eggs imported cost over S26.-
! e00.000 Only about per cent went
| into the pockets of American exporters.
About $4,000 OG0 was spent by the
| British people for imported wines. less
! than / per cent of which came from
/ the United States. About $4,000 .O0O
| worth of oleomargarine was imported
( of which the United States supplied
] less than l per cent.
! Nearly $1,000. coo was spent for i'm
ported potatoes. Practically the entire
| trade went to other countries than the
United States.
| The United Kingdom spent over
100G0. 900 in the importation of or
| anges. Less than | per cent of the
| shipments received came from the
| United sta ties
| Numerous other agricultural prod
ucts suggest possibilities in the way of
] 4 larger sale in the British market"
Mr. Hitchcock predicts that the
| greatest future In the development ot
| trade in the British market may be
expected in perisha bic products. expor-
tatiou of which is made possible by
! modern transportation methods.
| France is the chief competitor of this
country in supplying farm products tC
the United Kingdom. the agriculture
imports from France aggregatinG
slOS 5000 in value in 1900.