Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-22
Increase in Wheat Exports.

w neat exports from the United
States in 1912 will materially exceed
those of recent years. The record OF
the 10 months now available in the
Statistical Division of the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce in
dicates that the wheat exports of the
full year will exceed 100 million bushels
against SO million in 1911 and 81 million
in 1910. The total for the 10 months
ended with October is 76l4 million
bushels, against 67A million in the cor
Responding months of last year. This
increase occurred chiefly in the new
| crop, the September exports having
been IL million bushels, against 1O%
million in September of last year, and
those of October. 20 million bushels,
against So million in October of last
year, the total for the two months of
September and October thus being 81
million bushels against 1872 million in
the same months of 1911.
tHiy dboQl III VI Tile wheat
exported in October, 1912, went in the
form of flour, while nearly two thirds
|of that exported in october of last year
had been transformed into flour before
expectation. This contrast in the pro-
portion of the wheat which was turned
into flour before expectation is char
lacteristie of the wheat export trade of
the United States. In those months or
years in which the wheat export trade
| is heavy the proportion which is turn
ed into flour before expectation is
SMALL in those months or years in
which the expectation is light the
share which is turned into flour before
deportation is large In the fiscal year
wheat We're exported, 66 per cent.
thereof was in the form of flour; while
in 1908, when the wheat exports ag-
gregated 1863 million bushels, the share
sent in the form of flour was but 3S
per cent.
While the wheat exports of 1912 will
show larger totals than in Immediately
preceding years. those of corn and
meats show a decline. Figures COM
piled by the Statistical Division of Blu
Ireau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce indicate that the exports of corn
in 1912 will be but about one-half those
of 1911. the total for the 10 months
ended with October being rs million
bushels. against 5315 million in the
same months Of last year. Meat eX-
ports also show a marked decline in
1912 compared with 1911. The quaint
lty Of fresh beef exported in the 10
| months ended with October was less
than 8 million pounds, against 26 mil
| lion in the same months of 1911; of
picked beef. 90 million pounds, against
| SO million in the corresponding period
of last year: of lard, 395 million pounds
against 439 million; of oleo oil, sc
million pounds, against $50 million; and
of live cattle, 81, 100 head, against $50,
92s in the same months of last year
| Cotton, however shows an increase of
about so million dollars over the cor
| responding months of last year and
cotton seed oil also a slight increase
the export figures being, for cotton
/ 4211a million dollars in the 10 months
ended with October, against 81 million
in the corresponding months of las
year; and of cotton seed oil, 1874 mil.
lion dollars, against IS million in tn,
lsame months of last year.
While the products of the farm will
show but little change in the genera
Iexport record of 1912, those of the fac.
tory show a marked advance, the val
ne of manufactures exported in the pc
Iriod for which figures are now availa-
BILE exceeding by more than 100 million
dollars those of the correspondent.
lrnonths of last year and indicating tina
the grand total of manufactures ex
ported in the full year 1912 will con
lsiderably exceed one billion dollars ant
form ahout e-half of the total ex
ports