| Show TURAL PRODUCT TRADE Marvelous in United States Commerce ENORMOUS BUSINESS or of or of lii Ihl I Ito 1 tiNt 1 Washington Jn Jan II 11 III I Itch chIef ot of the section or of for tor torn n markets In the agricultural cle 1 In iris hll annual review of tIme the trade ot of the United States In tural products 14 says l lne ne year 1900 brought to n a does 1 U century or of develop development meat ment In time the ot of tIme the United Stat States ill commerce In 1800 a century ago the total value ot of time the merchandise e Import ell eu amid exported In our with Ith for lor foreign eign countrIes was wa considerably letI than n a quarter ot of a billion dollars The value alue or of the goods exchanged durIng the punt fiscal year ear reached nearl nearly two and R a quarter billions billion tar far exceed exceeding In all Since th opening ot of thu tha century our commerce with time Ule rest ot of the world hRs has increased more amoco than It was in III time the export trade that time the enormous growth ot of time the can cen century tury oc occurred Our domestic exports during 1900 with n a value alue ot of wore over forty Corty times ns na large as asIn asIn In 1800 1100 The total imports for tor 1900 on the other hand amounting In value to were ieee than ten Umes timea atm as large as In 1800 Compared with the value or of our Imports for tor 1900 that ot of our domestic dOlOMite exports strewed an ex cx cean ot of or Of time the merchandise from Irom foreign countries during Ih time year 1900 about 19 ler r cent consisted ot of ag product These Theae products had an aggregate value ot of exceeding b by almost time the red ord ot of the year ear before IUd hide Uk silk and amid wool were the leading actors In time the growth th although vegetable fibers su HU HUgar sugar gar and tobacco also sho I Important gains aln The six Items Item mentioned con contributed nearly to time In increase crease cre In value alue Products of United States tare were marketed abroad In the Ihl fiscal Ocal year 1900 1800 to time the value ot of 8 I forming about 62 per cent ot of the total domestic exports With the ex cx ot of 1202 time the past year ear the lar largest et annual export trade In PrOdUCtS on record The fhe value at tamed came within ot of the fI figures of oC 1523 and sur lur those ot of 1899 1830 b by mote more than ttO 60 A considerable portion Of the HIt increase oer was for tor by bythe time the higher price ot of cotton The tX cx I ports port I of 01 this staple although smaller III quantity than luring time the preceding I year fin an advance ot of nearl nearly in salue A comparison ot of the value ot of cultural exports for Cor 1900 1000 wIth that ot of our agricultural shows time the I the latter by I Time The export value Rlue ws Was slightly inure than double the amount ot of time the I value Among tue agricultural imports of oC Ih the States State far tor the fiscal year the Ip leading items named In the ot of value Were sugar hides and amI coffee silk vegetable fruits and nuts nub tobacco tea wines oil nUn cocoa These The I twelve Items In value nearly to r cent of our omit entire Import trade In time products product ot of foreIgn agriculture during time year nr In detail time the Items of at our imports make time the following showing the figures glen gIven heln being for Cor 1300 and the comparison ot of gain or I loss s being with time thC fiscal year r 1330 Sugar pounds gain 7 pounds und and total gain In and skins pounds gain pounds value alue gaIn corr Coffee lo loss value loa s Silk pounds gain pounds value gain Vegetable fiber chiefly sisal grass gran cotton Otton anti hem hemp hemp 31 11 gaIn Wool pounds gaIn pounds or over per Cent value slue gain Fruits and Ind nuts e eTa gaIn In Tea Ta pounds pin gain siti lur gain WInes Wine laIn gain ocea OR pounds gain In SUI 07 V pours lUM value gain Th The value han 11 were In part Art 11 by An a average ri In Value the year of of DC n a cent centI I In I 18 r I 1 cent nt a pound In hides anil ot of a cent In Coffee 58 55 cents R ii pound In 2506 n ft ton In sisal grass 18 15 cents n a pound In cotton a ton tori In MAnIla hemp hamp ot of 1 a cent a Pound In In tea len 2 cents n a pound paun In 10 voil 11 anti and seven ot of n a cent a pound In cocos cotton and meat prod lids 1118 with live tobacco ell cli coke oils fruits and nuts try a 1111 seeds comprised d 9 13 per rent cent ot of our flur exports or of aria productS during durin 1900 Our exports of read during 1900 although tar far exceedIng In value vain time the average faIling oft when compared with the exceptionally hIli heavy shipments ot of 1898 8 and 1 13 This d decline lIne Is II trace traceable Rbi able to I a falling off In the meats ot of wheat t the decline In wheat shipments there was wasa A further marked increase at In tb thi e eg ot of corn anti amid far tor Ule first time tn in the history ot of the trade tilt the total export Value alue of corn that ot or t I tIn In both an and value our I cx ports ot of Indian corn for lor 1900 1200 w were th the larrest ever Paid amounting to bushell worth beIng nl greater in b by 35 bushels mind In value vallie by than In 1303 The average annual export price per bushel for tor 1910 1900 was wal against cents cants tor or 1599 The Tim amount of 01 American cotton sup BUp supplied plied to foreign countries during lt O aa somewhat hat less than therm In the pre Irre preceding ceding year rear the ellOrt e port record being or 1 a falling ort of of 01 Pounds Crom corn 1399 Owing to toan toan an advance In time the average yearly cx x price troll from U 5 cents Per to 78 75 cents per ller however the total value alue ot of the shipments showed bowed arm lUJ it crease corn III 1230 to lit III x r J It n a Grent mill Rapid increase of ci New ew York Jan 18 special to time the from Crom Wn toll says say Germany had so laid out time the work In connection with the naval ship building adopted In 11 1899 that Instead ot of being completed In 1915 as al originally con tempi ted all 1111 the ships will be beI I for tor service by 1 1906 This Thill important hAs been n receIved 11 by time the navy unit and uRn hRS been n given by br the Dewey ewe policy board bOfird Time The now being carried out will III to the Ger German men man hoot thirtyfour battleships twenty large orul cruisers ts and nd small cruisers all modern There will be other and older bAttle 11 available for tor dut duty and time the tier Ger man will consequently have 1 a strength ot of more than Cort forty ships Time The haste hule b being ng ob observed by bT time the tier Ger nian emperor In iii the con of oC lila hili new navy Is directly traceable ot of course to his desire to provide roIde lila his gO gov with Ith II a nav na whIch shall prop properly erl erly Protect It Interests Time ho feeling Is II that It I Is ot of special importance to this country In ot of the ot of between It and nd Germany to which made reference when the naval bil was under conI consideration In the house and which Secretary Hoot called that It was a necessary for tor an Increase In Inthe th the array when he said Id lut iut spring that there was wa one nation which the United ilni ted States must not lose or of orThe The naval wa a hoard which under instructions given by br Secretary Long last swimmer devoted itself to time preparation of oC plans of oC campaign to bf be followed In Chinese Chine and wat era In cue case ot of hostilIties with other powers has completed thIs work it I is understood and ROO Is 18 now tie dp voting itself to problems In connect on with wit time the defense ot of time the United States Statu Its nearer No one here her expect with Germany arman or any other anti and time Ille President Is Ie doing In his hili power to lOIter foster relations There 18 1 no doubt that thai lie he anti and other ad seriously l regret time the Coulle that thAI has In time the negotiations Time The Berlin 0 lisa haa shown a to make a ot of the Chinese Chine problem more probable and anet this change ot of a matter of much In hen herf It l Is hoped h by the I that time the haste hein In the completion ot of t the ht pro program I gram grain hu has no to the United States and nd it 11 is IF to h he expected that the th authorities that t this hll I is so 11 at 1 the same Rm mime lime this government understands Ih the or of belli being pre pms and til III ur urge Congress to tc ot of Increasing the navy With lIh th tb to tIO battleship l aim In th tending naval bill Ih the United will by ha have a fleet teet ot of eighteen arid term tA I crullers cruiser This will lit be I lees than I the strength ot of time the navy In 1 |
