, 1924-07-24
Foodstuf Exports
Reflect Working Of
Protective Tariff

WASHINGTON, JULY 21.-"Com-
pared with the year Immediately
preceding the outbreak of the World
War, our exports of products of the
farm show a phenomenal increase,
both as to quantity and value" says
the Republican Publicity Association
through its President, Hon. Jonathan
Bourne, Jr. In condemning the Re-
publican tariff law as a measure
which has closed the markets of
Europe to farm products, the Demo-
cratic Party uses for comparative
purposes the exports of such products
during the war years. when Europe
had enormously curtailed food pro-
duction and was depending on out
side sources for supply These
sources were relied upon for a num-
Der of years after the war, before
Europe returned to something like
normal food production, which was
the latter part of 1922 and the lore
part of 1928.
Comparing exports, by quantities
where figures are available, for the
eleven months ended May 30, 1914.
with the corresponding period ended
May 80, 1924, it will be seen that
despite Europe's return to more
normal food production, we have re-
corded vast gains in the export of
foodstu1s. Let us consider some OF
the outstanding increases in these
exports:
Meats increased from $4,000
600 to $4,000, 900 pounds, and
from $57,6O0,0O to s~133,O00, 900 in
value. Fats, such as lard, oleo, etc.
derived firm animals increased from
1000 900 pounds worth nearly
| S69, 00O, 900 to LIPS, 900. 900 pounds
valued at owe $134, 900, 900. The
value of dairy products increased
fro mabout SO 100000 to S21.60O,-
600, a three-fold increase in butter
exports. a four-fold increase in
cheese exports. Milk and cream in
creased from about 16, 100000 lbs.
worth $~1,560,000 to 14S,63S.000 lbs
worth nearly s16,000,00 Egg ex-
ports increased from $4,000. 900 to
over 32,O00,O00 dozen. Miscellane-
Gus animal products increased.
Comparing breadstuffs as they
were catalogued in 1914. with grains
and preparations of as listed today.
the increase. the two periods concern
ed was, in value from s152,0O0.O 900
to s427,5OO 900. The largest in
creases were in barley, from $780,
600 bushels; corn from S,i55, 900 to
92,146, 900; oats from l,616,0O0 to
1S,473, 900; rice from 1867, 900 to
296, 900, 900 pounds; y from J.
G69,0OO to 47,534,O00 bushels;
, wheat flour from 1896, 900 to a.
076,000 barrels. There were large
increases in grain preparations all
along the line. Folders and feeds
also show large increases.
Fruits and nuts increased from
n little over $4,000, 900 in value to
s69, 215.0OO, about SO per cent OF
this bracket consisting of fruits.
The quantity increases in dried and
evaporated fruits were simply enor-
nous. Cannot fruits increased from
s4,SO4,OOO to $4,000, 900.
THE total value of vegetables eI-
ported In the 1894 period was a
little over $1,000. 900. and ~s15.0s6.-
600 in 1924 period. In the latter
period We exported over $4,000, 900
pounds OF fresh vegetables. and po-
tatoes and onions show increases.
Canned vegetables increased from
1892. 900 to $4,000, 900.
Sugar exports increased from
47,663,0 900 pounds worth sl.I14,OOO
to- $4,000, 900 pounds worth $780,
$4,000. There were tremendous
increases in other sweets. such as
confectionery. corn syrup, otc. To-
bacco showed a slight decline In
quantity. but an increase In value
from $40. ZOO. 900 to sl34.700.0O
while exports OF tobacco manufac-
lures Increased from $S.791.000 to
$22,66l,O0 The quantity OF raw
cotton was less by 100000 bales.
but more In value by $36.o00.0O0
which benefited the south both ways
These are Official figures which
cannot be refuted. They show how
false is the statement that tho Re-
publican tariff law has closed the
foreign market for farm products.
But anyone who expected h war
exports to continue was badly lack