New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-03
WHOLE WORLD
TURNS TO U. 5.
FOR ITS FOOD
Enormous Increase Shown
in Exports During Last
Fiscal Year.
BIG SHARE DUE
TO EUROPE'S WAR
Despite Alleged Shortage Here
Shipments of Fresh Beef
Break All Records.

From The Tribune BureGul
Washington, July 2.-Thc share Of
the United States in feeding Tie world
a task vastly increased by the Euro
pean war-was disclosed to-day in sta
tistics of the Department of Com
merce. Foodstuffs valued at S724,OOO,-
900 were exported during the eleven
months ended June /. This was the
principal factor in the nations billion
dollar foreign trade balance.
Effect Of the war is seen in the
Ell ormous increase in the value of food
stuff exports compared with the figures
for the same eleven months a year ago,
when the total was S4l3,OO0,0OO.
Despite all the statements of an al
legged shortage of fresh beef in the
United States only a short time ago,
the Department of Commerce figures
show that all records in the com
mercial history of the country were
broken in the exports of fresh beef
during the fiscal year which ended last
Wednesday. During the eleven months
Of the year FOR which figures are avail
able the exports were twenty times as
great as for the corresponding period
of 1914. The total for the fiscal year,
il is estimated, will be more than four
times greater than the exports of this
product during the three fiscal years
ended with June 80, 1914. the aggre-
gate for the latter period being 29,OOO,-
900 pounds.
Exports of fresh beef in May last
amounted to 19,543,0l5 pounds, valued
at S2.5O0,7l6, compared with 1929
pounds. valued at S70,092, for the cor
responding month of last year. For
the eleven months ended with May
1915. exports reached 12l 1851
pounds, valued at s15,363, 220, against
b.759.141 pounds, valued at $710,789, for
the corresponding period Of 1914.
Great Foodstuff Exports.
Wheat was the biggest item in food
stuffs sent abroad. In all 249 $4,000
bushels were exported, an increase OF
1914 100000 bushels. II was valued at
s3l9 ,96l 900, showing an increase over
the previous year of S239, $4,000.
Oats valued at s5l 5000 were
shipped. an increase of S5l O28,OOO.
There were 86,42S, 900 bushels, an in
crease of almost 50 100000 bushels.
Flour showed the next largest in
crease. with valu, of S7,65O,OOO. or
s37 ,638. 900 more than the previous
period. Almost 100000 more barrels
were sent this year, the total being
1901, 900. o,r,o
Corn exports were valued at S34.94Z'-
200 an increase of S28,55l 900 There
were 43,71s,000 Bushels exported an m
crease of more than 35,0000OO bushels.
Fvnorts of cottonseed oil, extensively
used as a foodstuf, amounted to Sl9,-
100000, an increase OF S6,o45,OOO'
Cotton exports were 8,103,097 bales,
766 3g4 bales less than the previous
wear. but their value, S36O'3lO,Ooo'
showed a decrease of 1921 $4,000.
Meat and Dairy Imports.
The Commerce Department says the
;r,norts Of meat and dairy products
INFO the United States in the ten
months preceding May l last were
.hree times the value of those for like
,eriod two years ago, and seven times
those of the entire fiscal year 1908:
This movement, which first assumed
largo proportions in the fiscal year
1914. the first year of the operation OF
tho Underwood tariff law, is due TO the
transfer of meats to the free list. very
recent months, however, have reversed
the upward trend, since February,
March and April of this year show
much smaller imports than in those
months of 1914, or when compared with
the earlier months of the last fiscal
In the ten months ending with April
imports of meat and dairy products ag-
creqated S38.000,000 in value, meats
representing two thirds of the total. In
1q13-I4 the same months gave total
n 1000 900. and in 19l2-'l3 Sl2,OOO,-
00o Prior 70 1910 the total never
reached $4,000. 900, having been S5,25O,-
in 1905 and $2,O00000 in 1895.
Imports of meats are mainly from
Argentina. Ten months of the current
fiscal wear brought 100000 pounds
~ fresh beef and veal from Argentina
and from 10 1000. 900 TO 100000 pounds
each from Canada, Uruguay, Australia
and the United Kingdom.
Study Of the official figures shows that
Will the imports nave cohslSIeu
chiefly of beef and mutton in the pri-
mary stages of preparation, the exports
have included considerable quantities
o. bacon, hams, lard, canned and pre-
served meats and other meat products
in more or less advanced stage.
The United States pays less Tor the
meats which it buys than 1t receives
for those it sells, says the Department
Of Commerce. In April this country
imported s 800, 900 pounds of fresh beef
valued at 9% cents pound in the cCun,
tries of origin. In tho same month ~
exported 25,5OO,OOO pounds, valued at
ID cents a pound at the domestic ports
Of shipment For the ten months end;
ing With April, 1915, the imports and
exports were 165,OOOOOO pounds and
1902 100000 pounds, respectively. valued
at 81. cents a pound for the imports
and 1911 cents pound for the exports
NOOSE GIFTS CH0RT