Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-08-06
U. S. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Movement Abroad Nearly Doubles in
Value Over Year Aqo-Wheat Is
Highest-Meat and Dairy Prod
ucts viii Reach $500, 900, 900.

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billion dollar foreign trade balance.
Exports for the same IL months a
year ago totaled $443,O00,O00. Wheat
formed the biggest item in foodstuffs
sent abroad. In all 249,576,000 BUSH
els wehe exported, an increase of 1884,
100000 bushels. 1t was valued at $780,
961,OO0, showing an increase over the
previous year of $239, 138,00O.
Oats valued at $51, 100000 were
shipped, an increase of $51,O2S,OOO
There were S6,428,00O bushels, an in
crease of almost 100000 bushels.
Flour Exports $s7, $50, 900.
Flour showed the next largest in
crease, with value of $87, 100000, or
49,, 638, 900 more than the previous pc
Rod. Almost 100000 more barrels
were sent this year, the total being
1907 900.
Corn exports were valued at $34,-
$4,000, an increase of $28, 900.
There were 43,718,OOO bushels export
ed, an increase of 35,0OO,OOO.
Almost 3O5,O0O,OOO pounds of bacon
were shipped, an increase of 122,OOO,-
600 pounds. 1t was valued at SAL
$4,000, or an increase of $17,O2S, 900.
Domestic Meat Brings More.
The trade report also says:
1T Is apparent the United States
pays less for the meats it buys than
it receives for those it sells. In April
we imported 100000 pounds of fresh
beef valued at 9A cents per pound
+. o. b. countries of origin. In the
same month we exported 25,5OO,0OO
pounds valued at IA cents per pound
at the domestic ports of shipment For
the 10 months ended with April, 1915,
the imports and exports were 1861
100000 and 102,0OO,000 pounds, re-
spectively, valued at 9A cents per
pound for the imports and 1914 cents
shipments. Fresh beef exports were
per pound for the exports"
There was a big increase in beef
121 $4,000 pounds, an increase Of al
most 116,000,000 pounds; canned beef,
65,359,OO0 pounds, an increase of ST.
100000; picked beef, 28,622,000 lbs,
an increase of 100000.
n Increase In Meat Exports.
. # Z + Z
4 Value of beef exported was: Fresh
beef, $15,363,OO0. an increase of $14,-
$4,000; canned beef, $10,7OS,OoO an
increase Of $1O.284,0Oo. and picked
beef, $3,004,000, an increase of $685.
600. Hams and shoulders exported
weighed 162,233,00O pounds; valued at
$23,435,000 an increase of $1,734,OOO.
Lard exports amounted to AL ,7O2 900
pounds, valued at $48, 81, 900. The net
increase was small.
import Meat and Dairy Imports.
Imports of meats and dairy prod
ucts into the United States in the 10
months preceding May l last were
three times the value of those for a
like period two years ago and seven
times those OF the entire fiscal year
1905. T Enforcement first assumed
large proportions in the fiscal year
1914, following the transfer of meats
to the free list. Very recent months,
however. have reversed the upward
trend. 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. $50 .Y n1 tLl
I'm the 10 months ended with April
imports Of meat and dairy products
aggregated $3S.0O0.O00 in value, meats
representing two-thirds OF the total.
In 1894 the same months gave q
total of $2S,000.000, and in 1928
$12.000,000. Prior to 1910 the total
increase reached $10.0O0,000. waving
been $5,250,000 in 1905.
"Our imports Of meats 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 10000
900 to 100000 pounds each from
Sanada. Uruguay. Australia and the
United Kingdom.
The United States still exports far
more meats than 1t imports, for al
though there have been record-break-
ing arrivals in the last two years, ex-
ports have been even larger. Returns
for 10 months indicate that the value
of meat and dairy products exported
this year will once more attain the
$200.000,000 level that marked the dec
ade prior to 1909"