Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-28


Amsuat 10 oAooAeoAeoA
washington. Ian, Ss.--Ths United
states 10 really feeding the world
The total value OF foodstuRs sent out
OF this country In the year Just endeS
amounts. according 10 a compilation
by the National city Bank OF New
York, TO more than $4,000. 600. 900. com
pared with an average OF less than
$500. zoe, 600 per annum prior 10 The
war. The value Of foodstuffs exported
from the country In the decade precsd-
ing the war averaged but S<So.o0o,ooo
per annum. and never In any year
prior TO the war reached as much as
Seov, oOo. 900.
In the calendar year 1913. however
the first full year OF the war, II
amounted TO sl.0i2,0Oo, 900; In 1918, 81
los, 00o. 900 in 1917, Si,3i5,0o0. 900. and
In 1915 crossed the $4,000 00o. 900 line.
Official fisures OF exports to foreign
countries In the calendar year 1918
show q total of more than $1,000, 00O.-
00o; and when TO this In added the
amount cent on government vessels
no, included IN the official reports ..
the custom houses, plus those 10 or
own colonies not classed as exports, the
grand total OF foodstur~N OF domestic
PRODUCTION passing out OF the United
States in the calendar year 1918 VIII
exceed s.. 000, 000, 900 or more than four
times the annual average In the decade
preceding the war.
While this large increase in the value
of tood,slufs exported II due in some
degree TO increased prices, the quaint
ties also show very large Increases,
The total quantity OF fresh beef for
example. exported in the, calendar year
1918 amounts to approximately 80
000,0 pounds. compared with only
$500. 900 pounds in the fiscal year 1914.
all OF which immediatelN preceded ti,e
war and Is much larger quantity
than ever exported in 40 single year
even in the highest record OF the years
in which fresh beef was passing out
OF the United States m vary large
quantities.
Bacon in the calendar year 1915
shows total OF more than 1000 Goo
600 pounds. compared with less than
200. 900. 900 rounds in the YEA mined
lately preceding the war. and aSgr.-
eating more than twice as mnCn az IN
any earlier year. Condepsed milk, OF
which the export prior I, the
war never exceeded II .O00. 900 pounds.
amounted in 1918 to 553. 900. 0OD poln, 4,
OF wheat. of which large proportion
was in 1918 sent in the form u noIr,
the total spared TO foreign countries *
far in excess of that OF earlier ye;rs.
While large pi portion " -
crease occurs in movements TO Eurup',
IL does not follow that aii OF the in
crease is fr the allied countries OF our
own troops participating m II. war.
or the condensed milk sent out of the
country in the calendar yea" 1918.
nearly 25,OO0000 pounds, went to
India, compared with 1.00iJJo pounds
in the fiscal ear 1917. i.5)oL0A podnds
IN 1916 and only 5000 pounds IN the
Year preceding the var: wAile me
quantity sent in 1918 % rub, was more
than $o.0G0.G00 >pounds, to- Straits
Settlements more than 5000, 0o9 pocnds.
TO Hong Kong nearly 4.OQ0D0J pounds.
to Japan more than 5000 jvo. to the
Philippine Islands more than 6.cco.GcD
pounds and to British South AFRICA
about 1000. 600 pounds.
OF refined sugar. We sent in lbiS
more than $4,000. 900 pounds to Bel
GUM. more than 100000 pounds -
our near neia hbor. Mexico. more than
3. coo. 900 pounds to Newfoundland and
approximately 1000, 600 pounds TO
British Africa.
OF canned salmon. the eXpor. alton
in 1918 included 1000 900 pounds
to Canada. aoodt 5000. coo pounds 10
the Philippine stands and moe han
1000 900 pounds each to :NE;-raiia aud
Chile. while Canada took from us in
1918 over 1880. coo pounds OF ,,runcs
and abou, 10000. 600. pom Is OF ia SINS.