The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-11
BILLIONS
EXPOR TED
Agricultural Products
Shipped to All Parts
of The World

dollars worth OF agricultural products
have Eeen exported from the United
States during the last ten years, those
exported In the fiscal year 1909 hay-
ing alone amounted to practically 900
million dollars. against less than 500
million in 1899
The above statement summarizes
the results OF a special compilation
made by the Bureau of Statistics OF
the Department OF Commerce and La
Dor showing the exports OF the princi-
pal products of agricultural origin In
the period from 1899 to 1909. The
exports of agricultural products us a
whole have increased from 7S5 mil
lion dollars in 1899 to S9S million in
1903. the highest record having been
made in 1907, when the total exceed
ed one billion dollars. or. to be exact,
1.049 million.
While the general agricultural
group thus shows a gain of over 100
million dollars during the decade un-
der review, Il must not be understood
that tho growth applies to all or even
a large share Of the important items.
On the contrary, most OF the staple
farm products used for food. such as
breadstuffs. meats, and live cattle,
show decreased expectations during
the period, the loss in that line Of
articles having been more than Offset
by the great increase IN cotton and
certain comparatively new industries
whose chief development has occur
red In the last few years. notably
cotton seed oil. corn oil, oil cake and
oil cake meal, oleomargarine. lard
compounds. sugar and molasses,
fruits and nuts, etc.
Cotton. the largest item in the agrl-
cultural group, shows total eXporta-
tlon In the last ten years amounting
to 3,651 million dollars, It's annual eX-
ports having increased from 90 mil
lion dollars in 1899 to 4S1 million in
1907 and All million In 1909 This
increased expectation Is due. in some
degree, however. to higher prices pre-
valling In more recent years. In 1899
the average export price Of upland
cotton was 56 cents per pound: In
1909, 81 cents.
Breadstuffs, second In importance
in the list of agricultural products
exported, show marked decline. the
value OF their exports having decreas-
cd from 274 million dollars In 1899 to
16O million in 1909. The principal
items decreased from GO million dol
lars TO 25 million; wheat, from 10i
million to 6S million; wheat flour.
from 73 million to 81 million; and
oats, from 10 million to less than
million This decline in expectation
reflects increased local consumption
of brcadstuffs. as illustrated with ref
ence 10 wheat, production of which
has materially increased meantime.
Meat and dairy products constitute
the third largest class in the group OF
farm products exported. Their ex-
ports have, on the whole. been bet
ter maintained during the decade than
has been the case with cotton or
breadstuffs In 1899 the total exports
of meat and dairy products were val
ued at 176 million dollars in 1909,
167 million. while in 1907 and 1908
the totals were 202 million and 1893
million. respectively. Exports Of ba-
con decreased from 42 million dollars
In 1899 TO Is million In 1909, hams
increased. from 81 million dollars In
1899 to "a million In 1909; lard in
creased from AZ million TO 90 million:
oleo and oleomargarine, from 10 mill
lion TO 10 million, while fresh beef
declined from "a million dollars In
1899 TO - million in the fiscal year
which ended last June. and other beef,
including tallow. from II million dol
lars In 1899 TO million In 1909.
The general group. animals, shows
r decrease In exports during the de-
cade from 3S million dollars in 1899 to
28 millions in 1909. Cattle were the
chief factor In this decline, the value
thereof exported having decreased
from 81 million In 1899 TO IS million
during 1909, while horses decreased
from ) million dollars to 3 l-3 mil
lion.
In certain other classes included in
the agricultural group the exports dur
Ing the decade show marked In
crease. OIL cake and oil cake meal
for example advanced from Is mil
lion dollars In 1899 10 rs millions In
1909; cotton soed oil, from IL million
TO Il million; fruits and nuts, from
million TO IT million, and leaf to-
bacco. from 20 IL million dollars to
81 million
The distribution of agricultural pro-
ducts OF the United States covers 40
many countries that detailed enumer-
alton thereof Is impractcable within
the limits OF this condensed state.
ment. Briefly, however. it may be
said that American wheat and nour
20 chiefly 10 Europe, the United
Kingdom taking more than third OF
each. while large quantities OF flour
90 TO Cuba and other West indies
Central America, Brazil, japan and
the Philippines. For American corn
the United Kingdom is the largest
purchaser, exports thereto belng
about equal to the value OF those TO
the Netherlands. Germany, and Can
ada combined. American meats,
while widely distributed, find their
largest direct market in tho United
Kingdom, which took. in the fiscal
wear 1909. practically nine-tenths of
The beef. over one-half OF the tallow,
SIS per cent of the bacon and hams,
and nearly 80 per cent OF the lard,
for which latter article Germany also
affords a large market. American
cattle 60 almost exclusively to the
United Kingdom, and in lesser num-
bors TO Morico. Canada, and Belgium.
American swine are exported mostly
10 the West Indies and Bermuda and
Mexico; while American horses and
mules are sent chiefly 10 Canada and
10 the United Kingdom. Cotton seed
oil from the United States goes al
most exclusively to Europe, Itnly and
the Netherlands being the largest
markets. while the United Kingdom
and Germany are also important coun-