The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-24
MEAT EXPORTS
MADE BIC GAINS
IN PAST 8 MONTHS

Washington, Dec 2l.-The exports OF
meat products from the United States for
the first nine months OF 1906 made extern
sive gains over previous years in pracu-
cally all lines except canned meats. rhe
foreign sales OF the latter, with compari-
sons OF the same periods of the previous
two years, were according To figures of
the Bureau of Statistics as follows; Epi-
Canned beef S2,325 20S; canned pork, SG5l,
42S; other canned meats 81, ,420, sol: total,
S,SH l31 l905-Canned beef S5l7s,6sT;
canned pork. S6Sj. 40 other canned meats,
81, i2i. $50; total, 81 2S9. 2s3 19O6-cannod beef,
S306,9S3; canned pork, $i9S,955; other
canned meats. $972.Sl1; total, s4.532.7i9
The real loss I'm the American canned
meat trade has not been so heavy as
would appear from the above statistics.
The purchases OF Japan from the United
States for the first nine months OF 1906
IN canned beef alone amounted 1897 AIS,
nearly for armies i'm the field The
Japanese purchase OF this line OF goods
for the same period OF this year were only
$3.50. Thus with the deduction OF the
japanese item the net loss OF the Amer
can canned meat trade OF 1906, up TO Sep
tember 80, amounted to 81, i5S,939. As will
he seen by the statistics for the nine
months period which follow, the sales
OF American canned beef are increasing
greatly I'm Germany, Central America and
South America:
Canned beef-United Kingdom, 1904,
s., ,255.S55; 1906, $2,9O972s 1906, $lS39. 765.
Belgium, 1904, A4,639; 1906, $5l.912; 1906,
$35, ,l6i France. 1904. $29, 9,3t5; 1905 1857 1906
S97,69 Germany, 1904, $9l ,O32; 1905, $67 2lS;
1906, sli3. .469 The Netherlands, 1904. S26 942
1905 s25,2 ,21S; 1906, $2S970. other Europe.
1891, S3ili2; 1905. $ll6,22O: 1906. SCI, lOl.
British North America, 1904, $5S. AS; 1906
S47, 2l9; 1906 $0,2l0 Central America, 1884,
sl4.i $50; 1906. Sl9,S9l; 1906 $i9062 Mexico,
1904, Sl5.623; 1895, SsO,5lS: 1906. Sl9,07i Cuba,
1904, $5S9S. 1905. Sl3, ,O09; 1906 $l3Si6. Other
West Indies, 1904. $36,2l7; 1906 %, l42: 1906.
S2l36l. South America, 1904. $27 ,5l7: 1905,
s26 500: 1906 $35,97i. Chinese Empire. 1904,
Sl3923; 1905, SlOi,3OS; 1906. $43,S7I. Japan,
1904, $l06,51; 1906, Sl,3O7il5; 1906 $3.50. Phil
ippne Islands. l90i S12,SSS; 1905. $50. 1884;
1906, $55.25l. other Asia and Oceanica,
1904, S36,5O5; 1906 s32. $50; 1906. $S1 500 Brit
ish Africa. 1904. S376,52l 1905 s272. 003; 1906.
1856, i6l. All other Africa. 1894. $7s,629, 1905,
f3S ~; 1905. S9l, ll6 other countries 1906
$3.50: 1906, $20l Totals, 1894, 81 1926 DDS; 1905,
s., l7S, ST; 19OGO6o,9SS.
Other cured beef-,United Kingdom, 1904,
SOL 072: 1906 s9is.576: 1906. Sl,O2g.555. Bel
GUM, 1901. S9S,3O2; 1906 SlO3.O7O; 1906, $685.
)i0. Germany, 1904, SSl0, SIS: 1905. Sl72, ,l59:
1896 SSSS,307 The Netherlands. 1904. &2,-
i5S: 1905. $50 0024: 1906 S41, 400. other Europe,
1904, Sl7i .O56: 1895. $26,40S: 1906. $3.50
British North America 1904. So4i. .326; 1905,
1908, ,24l: 1906. S3l7Si9. Central America
1904, sl0,2SS; 1905, $59S2S; 1906. 500 159. Cuba
and other West Indies. 1894, $259.12l. 1906
'299. .696: 1906, S3ll 596. South America 1904
1888, 1879; 1905, $50; 1906 $l92O06. Chinese
Empire, Japan, Philippines Islands.
Dther Asia and Oceanica 1904
;l36,763; 1898, S2S2g79; 1906 $141,71S
British Africa. 1904. si4, ,9S7: 1905, $27 SIS;
9O6, S59l3 other countries. 1884, S995i
905. S9925; 1906, sll 1888. Totals. 1904, $2162,-
~: 1906. s., SSS, ,SO6: 1896, 81. .i35s3l.
The total foreign sales Of meat products
" the United States for the nine months |
'nded September 20 amounted 70 Sl55,644,-
6S against Sl32, ,Sl3 tor a like period
II 1905, and $llS06o,0l2 for 1904 American
bacon steadily finds greater favor abroad !
he sales this year to September 30 hav-
ng been S30.l15723, abainst a Compar riSon
If only $40 565,S0S last year. Lard and salt !
)ork made like progress while there were /
EXCELLENT gains nearly all along the line. |