Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-06
OUR FOODSTUFFS
SHIPPED LAST YEAR
VALUED AT $4,000 900 FOR THE
PERIOD ENDING JUNE I,
THIS YEAR.
u. S. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Movement Abroad Nearly Doubles in
Value Over Year Ago-Wheat Is
Highest-Meat and Dairy Prod
ucts Will Reach $500, 000, 900.

WashingtOn.-The share OF the Uni
ted States in feeding the world, task
vastly increased by the European war.
is disclosed in statistics of the depart
ment of commerce. Foodstuffs valued
at 1924, 100000 were exported during
the principal factor in the nations
billion dollar foreign trade balance.
Exports for the same II months a
year ago totaled SAB, 100000 Wheat
formed the biggest item in foodstuffs
sent abroad In all 249, $4,000 bush
els wehe exported, an increase of 1884,
000.0 bushels. 1t was valued at $780,
961. 900. showing an increase over the
previous year of $239, 138.000.
Oats valued at ISL 100000 were
shipped, an increase of $51 ,02S,000.
There were SOAPS, 900 bushels, an in
crease of almost 85,000,000 bushels.
Flour Exports 87,e5o,ooO.
Flour showed the next largest in
crease, with a value of sS7, $4,000, or
$37, 63S, 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 1884,
$4,000, an increase of s2S,551 900
There were 43,71S,OO0 bushels export
ed, an increase of 35,000,000
Almost 3O5,O0O,00O pounds of bacon
were shipped, an increase of 122,000,-
900 pounds. 1t was valued at SAL
294 900, or an increase of S17,02S, 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 9% cents per pound
f. o. b. countries of origin In the
same month we exported 25,500 900
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 1885,
100000 and 1O2,OO0,0OO pounds, re-
spectively, valued at 9A cents per
pound for the imports and 1215 cents
shipments. Fresh beef exports were
per pound for the exports"
There was a big increase in beef
121, 4S7.000 pounds, an increase of al
most 116,000,0O0 pounds; canned beef,
65,359,000 pounds, an increase Of 61,-
100000; picked beef. 2S,622,000 lbs,
an increase of 1000 900.
Increase in Meat Exports.
Value of beef exported was: Fresh
beef, $15,363,000, an increase of S14,-
$4,000; canned beef, s10,70S,000 an
increase of s1O,284,OOO, and picked
beef, $3,004,000. an increase of 08S3,-
900. Hams and shoulders exported
weighed 162.233,0O pounds; valued at
$23,435,000 an increase OF s1,734,0O0.
Lard exports amounted to AL, 702, 900
pounds, valued at s4S, 917 ,000 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 1 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.
in the 10 months ended with April
imports Of meat and dairy products
aggregated $3S,000,000 in value, meats
representing two-thirds of the total.
In 1894 the same months gave a
total of s2S,0OO.000, and in 1928
S12,000,000. Prior to 1910 the total
increase reached s10,000,000, waving
been s5,250.00O 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 it 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
s200.00O.000 level that marked the dec
ade prior to 1909"