South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-05
HOW WAR AFFECTS
PRICE ON EXPORTS
Has Been Decreased on Three
Articles OF Food StutfS,
and Others Advance.

A comparison OF the export price,
for May or this year with those for
May i'm 1914 reveals a decrease In
only three Of the articles cIassed a.
foodsmhs-green conee. dried ap
piles and oranges. According 10 the
monthly summary published by vas
bureau Of foreign and domestic
commerce. coffee exported from thu
country in May. 1914. averaged in
value Is S-4 cents a pound. Is cents
in May 1916. and Is 1-3 cents ir
MAY 1917. For similar periods the
export prices OF dried apples were
nine cents, seven cents and eight
and one-half cents a pound respec-
lively. and OF oranges $3.50, 22.Iz
and s. per box.
Breadstuns show large increases
in export prices. Corn exported ir
May. 1914 averaged 10 as cents per
bushel against So L. cents IN Ma,
1915, and s15e in May, 1917. an in
crease of 50 percent in the last year
aged 2-3 cents per pound against
IS cents IN May, 1916. and SIX
cents in May, 1917. Wheat export
ed averaged 9S 3-4 cents per bushe
in May. 1914. SIPS in May. 1916.
and SOS I'm May. 1917 an increase
of 100 percent compared with May
1914, and 100 percent C year ago
Wheat flour exported advanced
from S4.69 per barrel in May, 1914,
TO 1913 in MAY 1915, and $3.50 in
May. 1917, an increase Of 100 per.
cent compared with Nav. 1914. and
66 percent compared with May,
1916.
Eggs exported IN MAY. 1914. sv-
eraged 10 IL per dozen against y
Is cents per dozen IN May. 1916.
and 81 - cents in MAY. 1917.
Canned salmon exported advanced
from eight cents per pound in MAY
1914. TO Q Ia cents in 1916. and T.
81 cents in MAY 1917. The hum
BILE peanut showed substantial
gain. averaging II cents per
pound for those exported in May,
1914. but declined 10 Ia cents in
May. 1916, and advanced 10 s S.
cents i'm MAY. 1917. gain OF So
percent i'm the last year
All meats show large increases in
average export prices. Canned beef
exported in May 1914. averaged 1s
Is cents per pound against 20 IL
cents in May 1915. and - 1-3 cents
in May 1917 Fresh beef exported
averaged j. 1-5 cents per pound iu
May, 1914. l. cents i'm Man. 1916.
and II Is cents IN MAY. 1917. The
fresh beef exported i'm MAY. 1917.
was valued at one cent per pound
less than the fresh beef imported
for the same month Picked beer
exported increased from . s-f cents
per pound in May. 1919 20 10 -
cents i'm 1916 and Is % cents in
1917. Bacon exported advanced
from - Is cents in MAY 1919 20
Il cents i'm 1916. and - cents Doe
1917. an increase Of - percent in
the period from May. 1916. 90 MAY.
1917. Hams and shoulders we're
exported at an average price ~ )
cents per pound in MAY 1914. - Is
cents IN $40. ana 80 cents t''
1917. an increase Of so percent since
May. 1914 Lard shows large ad-
vance IN the export price being
"a cents in MAY. 1914 Lard SHOW
a large advance iu the export price
being 10 81 cents lon MAY 1914
2-3 cents i'm 1916. and 23 cents in
May, 1917. an increase Of 40 per-
cent compared with 1919 and So
percent compared with MAY 1916
Picked pork exported from 30 i-'
cents per pound i'm MAY. 1919. 20 -
cents i'm 1916. and 10 cents boz 1919.
Vegetables exported share in the
general increase. Onions increased
from S135 per bushel Boo May 1919
TO s1.41 in 1915. and 20 sale ir
1917. Potatoes from so ~ cent
per bushel I'm May. 1914. TO sf.22 In
1916. and S2.s7 in 1917. an increase
Of l35 percent in the past year