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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. 



DISTRIBUTION OF OUR AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS. 



Ani]\iax,s and animal matter. — Our exports of live animals pre- 

 sent a value double that of the previous year. This increase is mostly 

 in cattle and hogs. Cattle exports increased 71 per cent, in number, 

 and 115 per cent, in value ; hogs, 151 per cent, in number and 161 per 

 cent, in value ; horses fell off 5 per cent, in number, and 3 per cent, in 

 value; mules increased 8 per cent, in number, and 6 i^er cent, in value; 

 sheep 17 per cent, in number, and 225 per cent, in value ; all other farm 

 animals, including fowls, fell off 50 per cent, in value. 



Of the exi)ort values, cattle represent 72.64 per cent. ; hogs, 6.20 ; 

 horses, 6.72 ; mules, 4.72 ; sheep, 9.52 ; other animals, 0.20. The United 

 Kingdom took 71 per cent, of our entire export value; Continental 

 Europe, 4.32 per cent; British North America, 9.15; Mexico, 1.28 ; Cen- 

 tral and South America, 0.59 ; West Indies, 12.18 ; Japan, 0.10 ; other 

 countries, 1.38. 



The United Elingdom took $8,167,796 worth of live animals, against 

 $3,175,330 last year; Continental Europe, $499,100, against $223,397; 

 British North America, $1,053,592, against $747,654; Mexico, $149,827, 

 against $196,321 ; Central and South America, $61,810, against $87,365; 

 West Indies, $1,380,962, against $1,382,330 ; Japan, $14,500, against 

 $9,190 ; other countries, $160,167, against $23,570 ; total, $11,487,754, 

 against $5,845,157. There is a slight falling off in the value of exports 

 to Central and South America and to the West Indies, but a heavy in- 

 crease to Europe and especially the United Kingdom. The number of 

 cattle, hogs, horses, mules, and sheep sent out of the country was nearly 

 one-half greater than in 1878. The following table shows the distribution 

 of this class of agricultural exports : 



Animals. 



Cattle: 



Number , 



Aggregate value 



Average value 



Hogs: 



Number 



Aggregate value 



Average value 



Horses: 



Number .., 



Aggregate value 



Average value 



Xlules: 



Number 



Aggregate value 



Average value 



Sheep: 



Number , 



Aggregate value 



Average value 



Other, aggregate value 



Total value to each country: 



1879 



1878 



Per cent, of values to each country 



1879 



1878 



71,794 



6,616,114 



$92 01 



25, 033 



$239, 484 



$9 13 



1,683 



$410, 420 



$243 8C 



105 

 $10, 750 

 $102 38 



108, 652 



$887, 701 



$8 16 



$3, 327 



$8, 107, 796 

 3, 175, 330 



71.00 

 54.32 



3, 264 



$325, 120 



$99 Gl 



700 

 $5, 700 

 $8 01 



485 



$145, 650 



$300 31 



2,700 



$21, 400 



$7 92 



$1, 230 



$499, 100 

 223, 397 



4.32 



3,82 



S3 



8,555 



$518, 135 



$60 56 



48, 180 



$449, 111 



$9 32 



317 

 $55, 689 

 $175 67 



16 



.$1,705 

 $100 56 



9,559 



$27, 949 



$2 92 



$1, 003 



$1, 053, 592 

 747, 654 



9.15 

 12.80 



2,145 



$20, 325 

 $9 48 



838 



$2, 321 



$2 77 



506 



$16, 230 



$32 09 



28 

 $1, 720 

 $61 43 



89, 689 



$103, 789 



$1 16 



$5, 442 



$149, 827 

 196, 321 



■ 1.28 

 3.36 



128 



$9, 024 

 $70 50 



13 



$320 

 $2 46 



122 



$19, 617 

 $160 79 



161 



$19, 835 

 $123 20 



2,233 



$12, 540 



$5 61 



$474 



$61, 810 

 87, 365 



0.59 

 1.49 



