Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-05-06
WHEAT LEADS IN
FARM EXPORTS
II Breaks Record in 1921, and
for First Time Exceeds
Shipments OF Cotton.
INCREASE IN CORN EXPORTS
Pork and PQrk Products, Including
Lard. Follow Cotton on the List-
Many Commodities Show In
crease over 1920.

Observation-Disclosures was king of
American agricultural exports in 1921.
An analysis Of the 1921 exports OF
81 OF the principal agricultural prod
ucts grown In the United States. made
/ public by the Department Of Agricul-
ture. shows that more wheat was ex
ported during last year than In any
preceding year In history Of the coun
try, and that for the first time she ex-
/ port value Of wheat and wheat flour
exceeded the value OF cotton exports.
Exports of corn In 1921. including
cornmeal converted into terms of corn,
were larger than In any year since
1900.
Since 1919 the United States has
become an exporter of rice, the ex-
ports Of GOOO5O.O0O pounds in 1927
being more than twenty times the
average annual rice exports in the
five-year period 1910 to 1914.
Exports and Values.
The principal agricultural exports
during 1921 and their declared values
were:
Wheat and wheat -four, 1851 ,OOO-
600: cotton 1894. 10000; pork and
pork products, including lard. S246.-
100000 leaf tobacco. S205, 600, 600 !;
corn and cornmeal, S97, 100000; sugar,
$49,OO0.00O; rye, S44.OOO,O0O con-
densed and evaporated milk. S3S.OO0-
coo; cottonseed OIL. S24.O00.OO0; rice.
S21 100000. and barley. S2l, 100000.
Exports which showed an increase
in quantity over 1920 were:
Wheat. cotton, corn. rice, barley,
pork and pork products. except bacon,
cleo oil, cottonseed oil and cake, re-
fined sugar, green apples, eggs. to-
bacco. dried apples. dried aprlcots and
dried prunes. Exports which showed
a decrease In quantity were: Wheat.
-four, rye and rye -four, oats, beef.
bacon, butter and cheese. condensed
milk, potatoes. hops, dried peaches
and raisins.
Wheat exports totaled 279.949. 900
bushels. as compared with 21S.2S7 900
bushels in 1920. but the value was
S432. 985 900 In 1921. as compared with
$596975.000 In 1920. decrease Of
more than $lGOO00.0OO.
Exports of wheat -four were 49,
10000 barrels In 1921. with de-
clared value OF SIT, 696.0OO. as com
pared with l9.S54,OOO barrels. valued
at $224,472 600 exported in 1920
Cotton and Corn Exports.
Cotton exports in 1901 t".aleh e.e7s.
600 bales Of 500 pounds each. with a
declared value of S534, 242 600, ms COM
pared with 6359,O00 bales valued at
$1,l36 100000 exported In 1920.
Corn exports, including corn meal
converted into terms of corn. totaled
1872 266.0OO bushels valued at S98, 500
600. as compared with 2l,230O00 bush.
els valued at S33.9S2. 600 exported In
1920.
Imports of corn dropped from 7.7S4.-
600 bushels In 1920 To $4,000 bushels
In 1921; rice imports from l42.95l 600
pounds TO S3.S95.OO0 pounds. Cheese
imports increased from 1884 900
pounds In 1920 to 2G.s66. 600 pounds In
1921.
Imports of eggs In the shell jumped
from l.709O 600 dozen to 3. O63 600 dozen.
The department asserts that an an
alysis Of American foreign trade is In.
complete without taking into account
both quantity and value, for although
exports Of many leading agricultural
products show large increase in
quantity declines in value have greatly
offset the possible gain derived from
increased quantity.