Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-10
EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. .
GovERNMEN MT BULLETIN.

Agricultural products are now max
ing their highest record in the eNpor-
tations of the United States. and
should the present rate continue during
the remainder of the fiscal ear the
total expectation of such products VIII
in 1906 for the first time cross the bill
~l.on-dollar line. In the eight months
ending viii February. for which the
department. of commerce m labor,
through its bureau Of statistics. FUR
nishes the detailed figures. the value
of agricultural products exported
amounted TO 500, 900. 900. which is II
total considerably in excess of the fig
urcs for a similar period in any pre-
cclinE year. Contrasting the figures
of 1906 with those of 1896 and 1901.
the growth is strongly marked. The
total value of agricultural products eX-
ported TOY the eight months ending
with February. 1906. WAS 100000. 900;
and in 1900 $51o.ooo. 900. While the larg-
rs, total previously shown for the
eight months ending with February
was S664. 600. 900 in 1902. The total for
The cight months ending With February,
1908. was but $56S. 600 900.
This growth occurs in all of the three
great roups which form the bulk of
agricultural exports. viz. breadstuffs.
cotton and provisions. the latter term
including meats and dairy products.
The largest increase occurs In bread
stutfs. in which the gain is 1000. 900;
provisions show Il gain of $4,000. 900,
and cotton u gain of $50. 000. 600. each
months of the Immediately preceding
year. Tn. group "breadstuffs' in
rludcs wheat. wheat flour. corn. oats,
barley and other cereals. cereal prep
aiations for table food. etc. and in
nearly all of these articles there is n
,,,. ,lr,( rnt " t, th, Afsbf AAvth
ending with February. 1906. compared
with the corresponding months OF the
preceding year. Wheat shows an in
crease from S3.,l0.550 in the eight
months ending with February. 1905, To
$22.62l .95S IN the eight months ending
crease from s26. 123.329 to SAP. O9S. SAG:
corn. from S.1.0l0.061 to SAC. 76O.572:
oats. from S4O5,oS2 to $l1,255,229: bar
ley. from $3.99l.7ll to Sc, 749. 1854. and
corn mea! from $115.350 to $l.O43.297.
The increase in exports of wheat is
chiefly due To the shortage in our own
supply which existed in 1906, and "a re-
turn to normal conditions In 1906. In
the eight months ending with F'ebru-
AIRY 1906. only 4.1y6. O9O bushel of
wheat were exported. while in the same
months ending with February. 1905.
the number Of bushels exported was
. .46I.e9S OF tiou the exports for the
OITSSRoI"itHk UioIltIiS " lSVo uIN IJVu
We're 5,So3.50' barrels II 1885, 9s
barrels. OF corn the quantity ex-
ported in the eight months ending with
February. 1906. was 80. 93S. 1863 bushels
and in the same months OF 1906. IS. 234,-
BOB bushels. while of oats the total eX-
ports in the eight months of 1906 was
359.9+l bushels. and i'm the same
months of 1906. 32.1l4.453 bushels.
These increases in the exports OF
breadstuffs occurred chiefly in the
movement I" European countries. II.
the United Kingdom corn exports in
creased $4,000. 900 bushels: oats. 49,
900, 900. wheat. $500. 900. and noir
1000 900 barrels. TO Germany corn ex-
ports increased 10000. 900 bushes: oats
about 5000. 600: Wheat. about $500. 900