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Show AUGUST CORX EXPORTS DOUBLE OLD RECORD WASHINGTON. Sept. in. Double the amount of corn was exported from tlic I 'lifted States in August over that month a year ago. Less than ono-half the amount of wheat and a Utile more than one-bnlf the amount of wheat flour was uxported last month over August a year ago. This is according to a .statement of the bureau of statistics of the department of commerce and labor. Issued today. There was a decrease of more than $10,000,000 in the value of exports of domestic do-mestic breadsluffs. meal und dairy products, prod-ucts, food animals, cotton and mineral oils this August over August a year ago, and a decrease of $01,000,000 for the regular regu-lar eight months ending August "I, over the corresponding period of last year. |