The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-17
FEBRUARY EXPORTS
OF FARM PRODUCTS

February exploration of farm prod
ucts show a marked increase when !
compared with those of the CORES
ponding month last year, according to
figures just received by the bureau
of statistics, department of commerce
and labor Corn, wheat, flour, other
breadstuffs. and meat and dairy prod
ucts all show a very large increase in
February, 1911, compared with Febru-
airy, 1910. The quantity of corn ex-
ported in February, 1911, was prac-
tically ten and three-fourths million
bushels. against and one-fourth mil
lion in February of last year; of wheat,
one and one-third million bushels.
against one million year ago; of
flour S39 thousand barrels, against 523
thousand in February 1910; meat and
dairy products ten and three-fourths
million dollars in value. against nine
and three-fourths million one year ago;
ana cotton, 410 million pounds, against
.169 million pounds in the correspond
ing month of last year In the eight
months ending with February corn eX-
ports show also large increase, being
for that period thirty-five and three
fourths million bushels against twenty
two and one-half million in the CORES
ponding period a year earlier. Wheat
exports, however, show marked de-
cline, being in the 1911 period eighteen
and one-third bushels, against thirty
! eight and one-third million in the cor
responding period of 1910. The out
ward movement of flour in the 1911
period is about the same as year ago,
while other breadstuffs, show a total
export of six and one-half dollars in
value in the 1911 period, against four
and one-half million in the correspond
ing period of the prior year Meat and
dairy products exported in the 1911
period, differ but little fro mthose of
1910; and cotton exports aggregated
sol million dollars in value in the 1911
period, against S4S million a year
earlier Cattle, hogs and sheep form
the sole class showing a decline in
both the month of February and the
eight months ending with February,
the value thereof exported in Febru-
airy. 1911. being S24 thousand dollars.
against one and one-third million in
February, 1910, and in the eight
months ending with February, 1911.
seven million dollars. against ten and
one-half million in the corresponding
period of the preceding year.
One notable feature of the recent
exports of breadstuffs is that the value
of corn exported is far. IN excess of
that Of wheat being in the month of
February, 1911. FIVE and two-thirds
million dollars, against a little over one
million dollars worth Of wheat. and
three and three-fourths million dol
lars worth of -four For the eight
months period, however. exports Of
wheat and -four in combination are
larger in value than corn exports. the
value of wheat exported in the eight
months ending February, 1911. being
seventeen million dollars. and of -four.
thirty-two and three-tourths million
while the value Of corn exported is
nineteen and three-fourths million.
While the expectation Of wheat during
the eight months ending February.
1911, hsS been much less than that Of
the corresponding period last year. and
far below the annual average Of the
paSt decade. the figures viii not make
the lowest record OF our exports Of
that article. The total exports in the
eight months ending February. 1871.
are eighteen and onethind million
bushels, snd in the single month ot
February. ore and one~third million. {
indicating that for the fiscal rear end /
ins June =. 1911. the total VII rause
besveea = and sa mlllsou bushels.
wAI's tie exports q wheat II the fsesI ]
year 1Aa5. following TIE TsrT short /
cnop q 1854. z1ozrte5 10 oaly foar j
ard onAth5r5 million bushels, ths aow-
eSt reco7d q wAsaJ exports IN many /
yesrs i seems probable however 1
,sat TIE exports of rhe aseRI Yszr 1911
XII E7th tie singls exeszta1 q 1855
os smaller than II szy xezr since 1Sss
whsa the total vas ssVs2teez a1d o1e
half -ifio7 bushels