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Show DECREASE IN FOOD EXPORTS; INCREASE IN MANUFACTURES Washington, April 15. Exports of foodstuffs from tho United States for the niue monthR of tho fiscal year 101') ending last March will amount t" about J33O.O0O.0OO in value, according to the estimate of tho department ot commerce and labor, as against more than $450,01)0.00(1 in 100C; $5D0.000.0M0 in 1907 and $SC0.000.oo0 In 1908. The report shows that tho foodstuffs were higher in price last year, while In many cases tho exports were less than half what they had been in previous pre-vious years. The number of cattle exported in the nine months was about $27,000," indicating for the full fiscal year about 175,n0O. in lWl the cattle exports were CSS.ono The value of chUIo ex-ports ex-ports in 1910 will be approximately $16,000,000, compared with more tbao $12,000,000 in 1901. Practically the same ratio of de crease prevails In all foodstuffs. Tht quantity of wheat exported In th fiscal fis-cal year 1910 will aggregate about 5(1,000.000 bushels, against I57.000.00i1 in 1892. the high record. The average aver-age export value for 1910 was $1.03 fiuphel, against 72 cents in 1SD2. |