Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-28
Amount to $I82, 900, 900
During the Past Eleven
Months.
INCREASE IN EVERYTHING
Whole World Is the Market, but Great
Britain Is the Largest Pur-
chaser-Fresh Meat
Sells WE'LL.

SkOSSc AA IN V III
ending with May aggregated over $780,
100000. The ten months for which
complete figures have been presented
by the department OF m and
b through its bureau of statistics
show a total of $166, 900, 900, and as
preliminary figures for May Indicate
4 total of over S16.O OO. 900 for thai
month. his woul! make the total ex-
ports of meats and meat products up
10 June about $1S2. 000. 900. with one
month remaining to complete the fiscal
year.
These figures for eleven months show
4 larger expectation of meats and meat
products than in the corresponding
period OF any other year in the history
Of our export trade. and show AN in
crease of practically 60 per cent. when
compared with the figures for the cor
responding months of 1896. Il decade
earlier.
This large increase occurs in all of
the principal products, but is espe-
cialiy noticeable in lard. oleo oil. sailed
pork. fresh beef and fresh pork. The
value of lard expectations in the ten
months ending with April. 1896. was
SaS.5 SOC, 900; in the corresponding pc
Rod ending with April. 1906, it was
s51.500. 900, having thus nearly doubled
in ten years.
Fresh Meat Exports Doubled.
Exports of fresh beef increased from
Il ~ less I'D lO,VU " IA III l0Il
months ending with April. 1896. to
practically 5000 900 in the same
months of 1906: hams. from $500 900
to SIG, 500. 900, oleo oil and oleon.ar-
garine. from $7.500.000 to practically
SIS, 900, 900; sailed pork, from $780,
beef exports show but little increase
during the decade. the value in ten
months of 1896 being $4,000, 900 and in
the same months of 1906 a little less
than $5,750.OoO. Exports of bacon also
show but a slight increase, the value
in the ten months ending with April.
1896, being practically $50. 00o. 600, n
in the corresponding period of the
present fiscal year s29. 100000
In order of magnitude, the eXporta-
for the ten months ending with April.
1906: Lard. S51.5O0. 900: bacon. $29,-
300. 000: beef. fresh. practically 500
900, 900; hams, S16.666 900: oleo oil and
oleomargarine. SIS. 000, 900: sailed pork.
s10,0oo.o00; canned beef. $5.750.0o0;
sailed beef, 1000. 0G0; tallow, a little
less thar $4,000. 900: sausage castings,
81. 25O. 900, and fresh and canned pork.
81, 900. 900 each. Thus the total value
Of meat and meat products exported
In the fiscal year 1906 will approximate
5000. 600, 800. and will probably exceed
that of any earlier year.
Whole World Buys From Us.
n RaI - III tAlC NONio Liz RaI lSls
ars of American provisions. The lard
exports of 1906 went direct from the
United States to s~eventy-five different
countries and colonies, the larges.
quantity to the United Kingdom, val
ued at $17.500, 900: to Germany, about
SIS, 900. 900; to Netherlands. practically
IS. 900 900: to Belgium, $2.250, 900: TO
Cuba, 81 .750.000; while the remainder
went in sums of less han $1,000. 900
value to various other countries and
colonies, practically every European
country being Il purchaser to u greater
or less extent. as We're all of the DUN
tries of North and South America and
the principal countries of Asia and
Oceania.
Bacon, which stands second in inn
portance in the value of meat prod
ucts exported. goes largely TO the
United Kingdom. which took in 1905
practically $21, 600. 900 worth out of the
total of $25. 1905 900 worth exported. The
EeXt largest purchaser was Belgium. a
little over 81, 900, 900 worth, followed by
100000. and Cuba 100000 of fresh
beef. The United Kingdom is the
principal purchaser. the value thereof
taken in 1905 having been $22.021 ,642
out OF a total expectation of s22,13S,-
365.
Hams Go Well.
Hams show the next largest total
and of the s21.500 900 worth exported
in 1905. $4,000. 900 went to the United
Kingdom. about $500 900 worth to Bel
GUM and 100000 worth to Cuba
Oleomargarine and cleo oil. the latter
rine, rank next to hams in the tota
value of meat products exported
amounting in ten months of 1906 Il
practically s15.O0O.00O the bulk OF
which is oleo oil. This article goes
chiefly to the buttermaking countries
tho larpaot art to Netherlands which
took $500, 900 worth out Of the $11,.
500, 900 worth exported in 1905; the
value sent to Germany was a little les:
tina So 00, 900: to the United King.
dom. 81. OO0, OOO; to Norway. s75O,00o
and to Denmark about $500. 900. OF thu
$9.5O0.00O worth Of sailed pork export
ed in 1905. nearly $6,0O0.0 900 worth wen
to the United Kingdom and less thar
$500. 900 to any other country. Came
beef expectations amount to about So
OO0, 900 annually n have changed iit
tie in value for several years. havint
been IS, 900, 900 in 1901 and So $50. 900 il
1905, n the quantity ranging from
SO, 500. 900 pounds in 1901 to &C. 500. 90
pounds in 1905. In this. as in most o
the other classes of meats exported
the United Kingdom was by far tn
largest purchaser. taking over $4,000.
600 worth in 1905. against a little les
than 31,500,O00 worth sent to Japai
and about $333,OO0 worth to Soutl
Africa
Britain Biggest Purchaser.
Great Britain, 1t will be seen. Is b
far the largest purchaser Of America
meat products. OF the $4,000. 600 wort
of bacon, ham. fresh beef and anne
beef exported in 1905. the United King
dom took $66. 900. 900 worth. or prac
tically 80 per cent. OF the total: OF tn
total exports Of meats valued at 500.