The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-10
EXPORTS GAIN
OVER POPULATION
SHOW GAIN IN FIVE-YEAR
PERIODS FROM 1855 TO
1908.
Grains and Cotton Make Heavy
Gains While Lard Far Out,
strips Pork Products.

ducts from the United States.
From an average OF $15O,OOO,OOO
year in the five-year period,
1851 to 1855 the agricultural ex-
ports rose TO an average OF $50
100000 in 1901 TO 1905 and in two
subsequent individual years 1907
md 1908. surpassed 81 1000, 900. 900
Not only have such exports in
,reased much faster than the
population. In lS5I-lSJ5 the av-
eragc value per capita ol the ag-
ricultural exports of the United
States was $3.50 in 190l-l90j it
was greater.
I'm lSjl-1S5j cotton made near
Iy twO-thirds of the value OF all
agricultural exports, but lin 1901
1905 between one-third and one
half only, although. the average
quantity exported increased from
1,O26,O pounds in 1S51-1S55 to
3,57..00O pounds in f901-19O5
while in 1907, the highest year t.
$4,000 pounds were sent out. In
the period 1S6l-1S65 the guam
tity OF cotton exports was only
about , per cent OF that for 1906
1860. Increases occurred after
ward, however, until in 1S76-1SS0
the average quantity exported
was somewhat greater than
in the period just prior to the
civil war.
In quantity exported per oapi-
IA, the fve-year period 1S56-1S60
was highest: there were then ex-
ported HIS pounds OF cotton per
capita. The nearest approach to
this was 4I.5 pounds per capita
n 1901-1905.
Grain Products Second.
Grain and its products come
second in order OF value. They in
creased from yearly average OF
s25. 00G,0 in 1S51-1S55 to $194,-
100000 in 1901-1905 and in 1908
was S215,000,000. The chief items
ire wheat (fncluding wheat -four
,orn and oats. Exports OF these
cereals during 1S51-1S55 were
equivalent to about 2O,O0O,OOO bu-
shells OF grain annually, and fifty
years later to about 200, 100000
bushels The period of largest
grain exports was 1S96-1900, since
which time there has been a de-
cline.
The per capita exports OF wheat
anil flour were largest in 1851
1855. when they were equivalent
20 20 bushels per capita; in 1901
1905 the average exports per cap
tia were 2 bushels, and since 1895
have been less than 2 bushels.
In corn the maximum limit
was reached IN 1896 1900 when an
average of 2.4 bushels per capita
was exported. Then came a down
ward tendency the exports in the
1ext five years being only IL bu-
shells per capita and in succeed
ing years falling below l bushel
Compared with corn and wheat
exports OF oats have been small
the largest average for any five
wear period being 3s.000,000 bu-
shells a year during 1896 to 1900
or something more than one-hftf
the CORE spending exports OF corr
Or OF wheat, including flour.
Exports of packing house pro
Ducts, third leading group have
increased much more rapidly ir
the last half century than cotton
or cereals. The average value O
backing house products exported
in 1851 TO 1855 was $4,000, 900 Z
wear and m 1901 to 1905 it was
$3.50, 600, 900, while in 1908 the
value was 1896 100000. The prin
-ipal items OF This group are pork
lard. beef and oleo oil.
AS IN the case of grain the
greatest exports OF lard and porl
were in the hve-year period
1896 to 1900 The exports of larC
have increased nearly eight time,
as fast as the population Of TIT
United States. The average pc
capita in 1851 TO 1855 was L..
pounds a year while fifty years la
ter in 1901 to 1905 the average
reached SO pounds per capita
Another great increase occurred
IN per capita exports OF pork. TIL,
average for 1866 10 1870 was L.
pounds per capita; for 1876 t.
1890 was Is pounds per capita
in 1876 to 1880, 1876 pounds pc
capita and in 1901 to 1905, s..
pounds per capita.
| The largest exports OF beef ali
oleo oil (those in 1901-19o5
amounted to- 40S, 100000 pound
| a year for beef and 146, 000, 90,
pounds for cleo oil Since 1905
| there has been a marked dcclin
in exports OF beef the average 10
| 1906-190e bei' z only 3io,O90,0J
pounds 4 year or less t!.dn for an,
| ive-year period since 1SS"-lS9I
| On the other hand t!r:: averag
exports OF o;eo oil during he
years ending with 1908 exceeded
the average fcr 1901-19O5 BY near
l.y 60,000,0JG.CO0 pounds.
i Tobacco. winch a GER ~ AZ,
was among the mos. lnpGrtan
our exp rts still holds prom
) inen place. Exports d unnanr
featured tobacco have average
since 1891-19s5 more than 30