New-York tribune., 1902-07-14
DROUTH AFFECTS EXPORTS
STATISTICS WHICH SHOW TRADE or
1000

Washington. July Is (SpeciaD-It is now pr.c,,
caole 10 determine the effect OF the drouth OF 1sor
upon the export trade OF 1902 The Treasury Burs,,
OF Statistics has Just completed its prernin,rv A.
the exports OF breadsturrs ana nro-,,s,
and, as they show about 81 per cent of The go
exports, reasonably accurate measurement ar ,h
expectation Of articles affected by the drouth !.
last year can now be made. The tables show r.
exports of quantities and value OF corn ans -
meal oats and oatmeal, wheat -four and otha-
breadstuns. also live cattle fresh beef and oth~
oeer products, as we'll as other provisions The "A,
rect and most marked reduction, Of course ia a.
corn. which was most largely affected bv tb
drouth OF 1901 The expectation OF corn at the mir,
cipal ports shown by the preliminary report OF tb
Bureau of Statistics. amounts TO 260OOO bushels a.
the fiscal year ending June 3O 1902 against I7S 0yn
at the same ports in the preceding year. the vars
for 1902 being A600O00 against So 10000 in the mr.
ceding year, reduction Of 100000. The couulsta
hgures will probably show the total exports a.
about q Oo0Oo0 bushels against 1 900 bushels A.
the preceding year Expectations Of corn meal havs
also fallen from g 100000 in 1901 to 81 900 in 1sOo
making the total reduction in exports in round
terms. shown by the preliminary figures s-
oo,ooo- Compared with the fiscal year 1900. the re-
duction is still greater; the corn exports OF the
fiscal year 1900 the largest in the history Of
our export trade. having amounted to a3.12a2
bushels, while for the year Just ended the com
plete figures will amount to about 1900 900 bushels
But the effect Of the drouth upon the expo-,
trade did not stop with though in this item il
Is most largely apparent. The reduction in the
quantity OF corn available for live stock naturaIy
increased the consumption of oats. and as re-
suit, the expectation of oats fell OFF from szGoOo
bushels in the fiscal year 1901 1OO00oo0 bushels In
1902 and the value from about s12OOOOOO in 1sl to
s4ooooo in 1902 In oatmeal expectations fell fror,
Sooo0Ooo pounds in 1Sh SO. 10000 pounds In 1872
while the value fell from & 2O00 In 1901 TO nttl.
over S.5e0oo0 in 1902 Thus the reduction in value OF
the exports OF breadstus, clearly traceabIe to tn,
drouth. Corn and cornnea s57 900: oats and
oatmeal, IS OJ0.O0O; total SO. .00o,09O
Two other marked reductions in the exportation
of products OF agriculture are beef including live
cattle. and cotton The expectation OF live cattJs
has fallen from 401.0 in 1901 TO $4,000 IN Hn.
the expectation OF fresh beef $50 OGao0 pounds
in 1901 to SOOOoo0Oo pounds in 1902 and the total
value of cattle and beef products has fallen from
SoOOo0oO in 1901 TO $50 100000 in 1902. loss OF 81
100000. In cotton the reduction is wholly due to ths
reduced prices the quantity exported for the year
being 16O000000 pounds greater than IN the preced
Ing year. while the value was S24O000oO less than
One other item of exports which will show a
marked reduction during the last year is Iron and
steel. While the total figures OF exports have not
been received by the Bureau OF Statistics. SUM-
cent have been received TO justify an estimate
that the reduction in exports OF iron and steel VIII
amount, IN round terms, 10 SOOoOOo due IN large
measure to increase in the home demand upon our
manufa cturers. and in part TO the decreased de-
mand abroad. The principal reduction in the ex-
cornmeal and oats and oatmeal, $4,000. 900 due
chiefly 70 the drouth OF 1901; beef and beef cattle
suWoCO1 due 10 increased nome demand and short
age in material for feed Of stock; cotton. s24
due to reduction in prices; manufactures OF iron
and decreased foreign demand
beef and beef cattle. cotton and manufactures
OF iron and steel-the reduction for the fiscal year
will amount to about $3.50 Od0O0O while the total re-
duetion in all exports is but about s0Ooo,ooo thus
indicating that the general exports. aside from
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complete figures OF the fiscal year are presented