The sun., 1918-07-19
|s1,4oO,O0O,O00 FOOD
SENT ALLIES IN YEAR
Hoover Tells Wilson Of Sacri-
fees Of American People
to Aid in War.
SHIPMENTS ARE REGULAR
U. s., With No Surplus, Stinted
Itself Of Nearly 85,O0O,-
600 Bushels Of Wheat.

Uncle Sam sent approximately I.40o.-
100000 worth of foodstuffs TO the allied
countries in the fiscal year Just closed,
according to figures which Herbert c.
Hoover has furnished to President Wilson.
This includes all shipments for the
armies and civilian populations OF our
allies. the American armies. the Belgian
relief and Red Cross.
The total amount Of meats and fats,
which includes meat products. dairy
products, vegetable oils, &C., was BOIL
100. 900 pounds. compared with 2,166,-
500. 900 pounds in the previous year. or
an increase OF S44, SOC, 900 pounds
Shipments Of cereals and cereal prod
ucts aggregated $40 100000 bushels. as
against 259, 800. 900 bushels in 1916-l917,
or an increase Of $4,000 900 bushels.
Wheat shipments alone amounted TO
1871 .000. 900 bushels and in addition TO-
600, 900 bushels o. 1917 wheat are in
port destined for o. on the way TO the
allied countries.
Mr.. Hoover said in his letter to the
President. made public by the Federal
Food Board, that he Is sure all the
millions OF people. agricultural as we'll
as urban. who have contributed to these
results. Should feel a very definite salts
faction that In a year OF universal food
shortages in the Northern Hemisphere
all OF these people Joined together against
Germany have come into sight Of the
coming harvest not only with health and
strength fully maintained but with only
temporary periods of hardship"
Greater Sacrifices in Europe.
THE European allies have been COM
PEELED to sacrifice more than our own
people Mr.. Hoover said. but we have
rot failed to load every steamer since
the delays Of the storm months last
winter. Our contributions to this end
could not have been accomplished with
out effort and sacrifice. and ii Is a
matter for further satisfaction that II
has been accomplished voluntarily and
individuality"
Concerning tho shipments of meats
and fats Mr.. Hoover said:
Our slaughterable animals at the be
ginning of the last fiscal year were not
appreciably larger than the year before.
and particularly in hogs they were prob
ably less. The increase in shipments Is
due to conservation and the extra weight
OF animals added by our farmers
The full effects of these efforts be-
gan to bear their best results in the
last half Of the fiscal year, when the
exports to the Allies were 2.l33, 100, 900
pounds. as against 1885. 500. 900 pounds
in the same period Of the year before.
This compares with an average OF S01.-
900 900 pounds Of total exports for the
same half years in the three year pre-
war period.
"Of the cereals" Mr. Hoover ex-
pla!ned. our shipments of the prime
hreadstuffs in the fiscal year l917-1sls
to allied destinations were: Wheat,
1871 900. 900 bushels, and rye. 1890. 900
bushels. a total of l+49OO.00o. The ex-
ports to allied destinations during the
fiscal year l9l6-l917 were: Wheat,
1875, 100000 bushels, and rye, $500. 900
bushels. a total of l37400,000 bushels.
In addition. some 100000 bushels of
1917 wheat are now in port for allied
| destinations or en- route thereto
THE total shipments from our last
harvest of wheat Will be therefore about
III 100000 bushels, or a total of 1874
900, 900 bushels OF prime breadstuffs. In
addition to this we have shipped some
10, 900 900 bushels to neutrals dependent
upon US. and we have received some i'm
ports from other countries"
Credit Due American People.
Mr.. Hoover pointed out that since the
urgent request of the allied food con-
trollers early in the year for further
shipment OF $4,000. 900 bushels from our
1917 wheat than originally planned we
shall have shipped to Europe or have ell
route nearly 100000 bushels. At the
time OF this request. he said. our surplus
| was already more than exhausted.
This accomplishment of our people In
this matter" said Mr.. Hoover. Stands
out even moro clearly II We bear in mind
| that We had available In the fiscal year
l9l6-l9l7 from net carry over and as
surplus over our normal consumption
| about 200 900, 900 bushels Of wheat which
we were able TO export that year without
trenching on our home loaf.
This last year. however. owing TO the
| large failure OF the 1917 wheat crop. we
had available from net carry over and
production and imports only just about
our normal consumption. Therefore our
wheat shipments to allied destinations
| represent approximately savings from
| our own wheat bread"