The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-17
FARM PRODUCTS IN THE EXPORT
TRADE OF THE UNITED
STATES.

| AlIlpIICdII ldIUIpES cOHIFIUuJptl
over billion dollars worth OF
merchandise, or more than one-half
lof the domestic products exported
from the United States in the fiscal
year just ended. Of the high-recoro
expectation OF S2,0i3. 5i9025 worth
Iof domestic merchandise in the fis-
cal year, 1924 million dollars rep
resented the value of products
drawn directly or indirectly from
the farm. 49, -t--s = l'i.-~>-----
OF the 40 chief agricultural pro-
ducts exported cotton leads with a
total of $50 million dollars the next
largest items being. in the order
manned, meat and dairy products. $50
million: breadstuffs, f24 million: I'M
manufactured tobacco, 80 million:
fruits and nuts. 25 million: oil cake,
90 million. cattle and other live an
imals, 19 million: cotton seed oil IL
million: vegetables, 5f-2 million;
and hides and skin, 5 million dol
lars, these 10 articles alone showing
a total expectation for the year OF
900 million dollars. The remaining
agricultural products exported in
sums ranging from million to 5
million dollars include Porto Rican
coffee. 5 million dollars: grease,
million; glucose. 3 i-2 million: seeds,
PIP million: hops over 2 million
ginseng and other medical roots,
4 81 million: eggs. 3-4 million,
corn oil. 1 i-2 million: hay, million;
and hair. little over a million doll
lars. 1880 'T
This expectation of 1924 million
dollars worth Of farm products,
while somewhat larger than in the
preceding year, is still below the
record made in 1907, when fO50
million dollars worth of merchan-
disc of that class left the country
Comparing the 1911 exports with
those Of 1907. cotton increased from
48f million dollars in 1907 to 5S5
million in the year just ended. This
increase. however. is solely due to
higher prices prevailing in 1911,
since in that year but. 403l million
pounds were exported, compared
i with 1918 million pounds in 1907.
In fact cotton prices show a steady
upward tendency. the average ex-
mort price for the fiscal year 1911,
| ii f-2c. per pound being the highest
Isince 1873. Hog products have de-
| ereased in value Of exports from
| f2l million dollars in 1907 to Zoe
million in 1911; beef products, from
80 million to III million: andl but
| fer and cheese, from 41-2 million
Ito PIP million. Cattle and other
/ animals also share in the decreas-
| inc tendency. their exports having
fallen from Al million dollars in
| 1907 TO 10 million in 1911. Bread
stuff show a marked decline. from
| 263 million dollars in 1900 to 1874 mil
lion in 1907 and to f24 million in tn,
year Just ended. This Gloss occurs
| chiefly in wheat and wheat flour
since corn exports in 1911 were 81
lmiIliOn dollars in value. compared
| with 25 nillion in 1910. while thoss
| of wheat and flour as a whole show
led in 1911 a total of only n million
ldollars. comnared with 95 million
! in 1910 and 1872 million in 1907.
| Tobacco, fruits and nuts. and veg,
lefables. however. have moved eoun
tier to the general downward trent
LIN the movement of farm products
| each OF these classes showing gain
mot only over 1910 but also over tn
thigh record year 1907. EXPORTS Q
| tobacco increased from 80 million
dollars in 1907 to 80 million in 1911
those Of fruits and nuts. from 1
If-2 million to "a ~ million; am
those Of vegetables, from 4 million
Ito 5 i-2 million dollars.
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