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Show Breadstuffs Exports I More Than Doubled 1 Official Figures Announced for Eight Months Ending on February 28 u Washington, Marth 24. Amoilcan breadstuffs worth $357,091,823 were shipped abroad, during tho eight months period ending February 28 last, as compared with $115,315,881 for tho samo porlod of tho precodlng year. Figures given out today by tho department de-partment of coinmerco showed the greatest Increase was1 in wheat ox-ports, ox-ports, which roso from C7,C54,C08 a year ago to $229,205,142. For last month alone tho breadstuff export totalled $02,875,959 compared with 18.772,255 in February 1914, and tho wheat export Increased from $3,893,-895 $3,893,-895 to $38,399,993. Exports ot corn and oats also leap cd upwards of millions ot dollars last month and the month's period In cotton cot-ton shipments showed an Increaso ot approximately $20,000,000 over tho same month a year ago. Tho total of cotton exports for the eight month period, however, tell below tho 19l4 figures by moro than $200,000,000, the respcctlvo amounts being for 1914, $498,910,358; for 1915, $243.-947,192. $243.-947,192. Somo Idea of tho part American beef Is playing In feeding tho rnon In tho trenches may bo gained trom tho fact that exports of fresh boot increased in-creased lost month to $17,813,101 from $513,845, In February tho pro coding year, whllo during tho olght month porlod tho total export was $57,000,000 greater than In 1914. Canned beef valued nt $7,2C1,720 went abroad last month as against $243,7CG a year ago. |