The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-01
EGG EXPECTATION
BREAKS RECORD
United States Sent Away More Eggs in
1911 Than in Any Other
Calendar Year.

Washington, d. c.; March l,-Expor-
tation. of eggs from the taIited States
last year, notwithstanding high prices,
was the largest ever recorded. While
current market reports and current dis
cussions OF the cost of living indicate
unusually high prices in the domestic
markets for this article of consumption
and commerce. the bureau of statistics
is reporting a larger expectation in this
line than ever before. The number of
eggs sent to foreign countries in the
year ending with December, 1911, was
| l3,250,000 dozen valued at S2,750,000,
while the highest record of any earlier
calendar year was s,250.000 Dozen val
ued at 81 100000 in 1907. In addition
to this. there We're sent to Hawaii and
| Porto Rico about 10000 dozen. Mean
time the importation OF eggs in 1911
amounted to less than 100000 dozen,
valued at about $4,000.
! Trade currents in this article OF com
merce have shown remarkable change
in recent years, Formerly the importa-
ton of eggs was large and the eHporta-
ton small A quarter of a century ago
an Importation Of l5,00O,000 dozen eggs
was not unusual, the imports OF 1884,
1885, and 1856 having in each year ex-.
ceeded 100000 dozen, while the AK
ports at that time averaged but about
100000 dozen annually Last year the
imports were less than l,000,0 900 dozen,
while the exports, as above indicated,
were - 250.000 dozen The reduction in
the importation of eggs occurred imme-
diately following the enactment of the
tariff law Of 1890, which placed a duty
upon that article of commerce, and the
imports of eggs which had ranged as
high az 100000 dozen per annum eN-
eeeding lj,000,000 in the fiscal year 1890,
dropped to 100000 dozen in 1892. $50.
Geo dozens in 1904, less than 100000
in 1896, and 100000 in 1890. since which
time the number seldom exceeded 300,-
600 dozen until 1910. when the number
imported increased to over 100000 dozen
and in l9ll to l500,0o0 dozen. In the
calendar year 1911, as above indicated,
the total was slightly less than 100000.
On the export side, the number sent out
of the country was, in the calendar year
1880 but 10000 dozen; in 1890, 3S0.00u
dozen; in 1897. 1873 1888 dozen; in 1000,
practically 100000 dozen; in 1907,
100000 dozen, and in the calendar year
1911, as already indicated, l3,250,000
dozen, valued at $2,700000.
Cuba, Canada, Panama and Mexico
are the chief countries to which eggs
are exported from the United States.
The quantity exported in the fiscal year
1911 was, to Cuba. 4.250,000 dozen, val
ned at little less than 81 100000; to
Canada, 100000 dozen, valued at lit
tie less than S500,000; to Panama, u
little more than 10000 dozen. and to
Mexico little less than 100000 dozen.
The remainder went chiefly to the West
Indian islands and Central American
countries, practically none going to Eu-
rope, although certain European eoun-
tries are large importers OF this class of
merchandise. On the other hand, the
bulk of eggs imported in the fiscal year
1911 came from England. which is itself
very large importer of eggs. OF the
100000 dozen eggs imported in the fs- !
cal year 1911, l250,0O0 dozen We're from
England and about a quarter of mil |
lion from China and Hongkong. This |
item of eggs imported does not include |
the yolks brought from other countries, |
of which the quantity imported from
Canada amounted to 100000 pounds and
from Germany $4,000 pounds in the year
ending June 80, 1911.
This large expectation of eggs in the
face of the extremely high prices exist
ing in the United States suggests that |
prices of this class of merchandise must |
also be high in other parts of the world
and this is confirmed by consular reports |
reaching the department of commerce
and labor which indicate that prices
of eggs and other provisions are un-
usually high i'm England, France, Aus
tria, Germany, Spain, Japan, and many
other countries.