The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-07-07
UNCLE SAM FEEDING WORLD.
FOOdstuffs Valued at $72i 200, 900 Ex-
ported During Past Eleven Months.

the united states In feeding the world
task vastly increased by the Euro
pean war. was disclosed today in
statistics of the department of COM
merce. FOodstuffs valued at $724,OOO,-
600 were exported during the eleven
months ending July l. This was the
principal factor I'm the nations billion
dollar foreign trade balance.
The effect of the war is seen in the
enormous increase in the value Of
foodstuff exports compared with the
figures for the same eleven months a
year ago, when the total was $443,-
100000. Wheat formed the biggest
item in foodstuffs sent abroad. In all
249.576,O00 bushels were exported, an
increase Of 100000 bushels. 1t
was valued at sS19.961 900, showing
an increase over the previous year of
s239.1SS. 900.
Oats valued at $51,669,OOO were
shipped, an increase Of almost S5,OOO,-
900 bushels.
Flour showed the next largest in
crease, with a value of $S7,659,999 or
$37,637,0O0 more than the previous
period. Almost 100000 more barrels
were sent this year, the total being
15,075, 900.
Corn exports We're valued at $34,-
$4,000, an increase of $2S,5Ci, 900.
There were 4S.71S, 900 bushels export
ed, an increase of about $4,000, 900.
Almost 3O5,OOO, 900 pounds of bacon
were shipped, an increase Of 122,OOO,-
600 pounds. 1t was valued at SAL
$4,000, or an increase of $17,O38, 900.
There was big increase in beef
shipments. Fresh beef exports were
131.4S7,000 pounds, an increase of al
most 416,O00.O00 pounds; canned beef
65.359,O00 pounds, an increase of 61,-
100000; picked beef 2S,622,OOO, an
increase of 100000.
Value of beef exported was; Fresh
beef SIS. .363,000, an increase of $14,-
$4,000; canned beef $1O,7OS, 900, an
increase of s1O.2S4,O 900, and picked
beef $4,000. 900, an increase of $685.
600. Ham and shoulders exported
weighed 162.233,0 900 pounds, valued at
S23, 435,, 900, an increase of $1,734, 900.
Lard exports amounted to 441,7O2,O 900
pounds. valued at $4S,917,OOO. The
increase was small.
Exports of cotton seed oil, extern
sively used as foodstuff, amounted
to $19.9O3,OOO, an increase of $6,643,-
600.
Cotton exports were S,102, 097 bales,
al 76G. .S94 bales less than the previous
ar, but their value. "S60.37O,000,
wed decrease of 1921, SJ5, 900.
A statement on the meat and dairy
products trade issued today by the
department of commerce said
Imports of meat and dairy pro-
ducts into the United States in the
months preceding May last were
three times the value of those for
like period two years ago and seven
times those Of the entire fiscal year
1905. This movement assumed large
portions in the fiscal year of 1914,
following the transfer of meats to the
free list. Very recent months, how
ever, have reversed the upward
trend, since February, March and
April show much smaller imports
than in those months of last year or
when compared with earlier months
of the current fiscal year.
I'm the ten monthe ending with
April imports of meat and dairy pro-
ducts aggregated $3S, 900, 900 in value.
meats reaching two-thirds of the to-
tai. In 1913-14 the same months
gave a total never reached ten million,
having been $5.250,OOO in 1906 and
$4,000, 900 in 1895.
Our imports of meat are mainly
supplied by Argentina. Ten months
of the fiscal year just closed brought
112.000.000 pounds of fresh beef and
veal from Argentina and from ten to
fifteen million pounds each from Can
ada. Uruguay, Australia and United
Kingdom.
The United States still exports far
more meats that it imports, for al
though tf ere have been record break
ing arrivals in the last two years, eX-
ports have been even larger. Returns
for ten months indicate that the value
of meat and dairy products attain the
5000 600 90 level Tint marked the de-
CAde prior TO 1907.
In fresh beef there is now largo
movement both into and out of the
country. The large outward move
mcnt. however. is development of
recent months. over 100000