Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-21
SOUTHERN PORTS
FORGING AHEAD
COuntry's Export business Shows
a Remarkable Growth
for New Year.
TRADE IN BEEF NEVER LARGER
Japan Only Country That is Not Buy
ing as Heavily as Heretofore But
That's On Account of the Army
Not Needing cuffs Canned
Beef Exports Slow Decrease.

Exports of meats in September and
the nine months ending with Scptcm-
Der, l90G, showed q marked increase
over the corresponding periods Of last
year.
The preliminary figures of the Blu
ream of Statistics Of the Department
OF Commerce and Labor show that the
value OF meat and dairy products en-
ported from the principal ports of the
United States in the month of Sep
tembcr, 1906. was s16,0OS,270. against
S12,799.S93 in September, 1905, and
$1l.S94,S32 in September, 1904.
For the nine months ending with
September the value of meat and
dairy products exported was S147,-
795,G47, against s122,544.3l4 in the
corresponding months of 1906 and
S109,369.576 in the corresponding per
iod Of 1904
Canned Beef Not in Demand
The only class of meat products
showing marked decline in exports
is canned beef. Of which the eXporta-
lions for tho nine months Of the pres
cnt year are 31000,00O pounds. against
52,500.000 in the corresponding months
Of last year, Il part Of this decline he
ing due to large reduction in the de-
exports OF canned beef were II ,5OO, 900
pounds in the eight months ending
with August, 1905. and but 10000
pounds in the eight months ending
with August. 1906.
In most other classes OF meats the
figures OF 1906 show an increase over
these for the corresponding period of
1905.
Fresh Beef Trade Immense.
Fresh beef exports amount to 202.-
100000 pounds, against 1S5 100000 in
the corresponding months of last
year; sailed beef, $4,000. 900 pounds,
against 4S,0O0,000 pounds in the cor
responding period of the preceding
year; bacon, 291 100000 pounds S,
against 207,50O,000 in the same months
of 1905; fresh pork. 112,OO0,00O
pounds. against 10G,O00,O0O in the cor.
responding period of the preceding,
year; and lard. $4,000 900 pounds.
against 4S5,5O0,O00 in the correspond,
ing months Of 1905.
Dairy products also show marked
increase in exports in 1906 as compar.
ed with 1905 The quantity of butter
exported in the nine months ending
with September. 1906. is 81 500 900
pounds, against 100000 in the same
months of last year and of cheese
1S,500,000 pounds, against little ov-
er 6000,000 in the corresponding
months of 1905.
Where There's a Falling Off.
While the exports Of meat and meat
products generally show an increase,
those of food administrative, hogs,
and sheep-show Il decline.
The number of cattle exported in
the nine months ending with Septem-
Der, 1906. was 35l025. against 399.-
Ats in the corresponding months of
last year. tho value in 1906 being prac-
tically the same as that of 1905.
or sheep the number exported in
the nine months ending with Septem
her, 1906, was hut 1920, against
164,913 i'll the same months of last
year. the value falling from over ST.
100000 in 1905 to $6l7.329 in 1906
Live cattle form an important fea-
turc In the export trade of the United
States, their total value having grown
from S34,500O00 in the fiscal year
1896 to S42,500,000 i'm 1906.
Breadstuffs Sell Well.
Brcadstuff exports also show a
large increase over last year and the
year before. The value Of breadstuffs