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in the quantities of several articles. The American continent south of 

 us has increased both in total value of exports and in the quantities of 

 several leading items. The other countries of the world likewise show 

 an increased appreciation of our agricultural staples. On the whole, our 

 beef products have fully held their own in quantity, the decreased aggre- 

 gate values being due to the decline of prices from the previous year. 



Of sheep products we sent out 1,440,197 pounds of fresh mutton, val- 

 ued at $123,013, against 130,582 pounds, valued at $9,272. Of our last 

 year's exports the United Kingdom took nearly the whole. But France 

 and British North America for the first time appear in the list of coun- 

 tries purchasing our fresh mutton. This trade has all the appearance of 

 growing rapidly. The improvement of the wool-bearing sheep of our 

 Western plains, by judicious crosses with the best mutton breeds, is be- 

 ginning to tell ui)on our export trade in mutton. Of wool we shipped 

 only 60,784 pounds, valued at $17,644 against 347,854 pounds, valued at 

 $93,358 the previous year. The immense demand of our own resuscitated 

 wool manufacture has left but little for export, and has stimulated the 

 import to large proportions in spite of protective tariff duties. Of wool 

 manufactures we exported to the value of $364,377 against $448,894 the 

 previous year. Our home demand has here also absorbed the increased 

 product of our mills, and has narrowed the margin of goods available 

 for export. 



Breadstuffs. — The following table presents the distribution of our 

 export of cereals and their preparations. 



Articles. 



Barley : 



Bushels 



Value 



Average per bushel 



Bread : 



Pounds 



Value 



Average per pound 



Com: 



Bushels 



Value 



Average per bushel 



Com meal: 



Barrels 



Value 



Average per barrel 



Oats: 



Bushels 



Value 



Average per bushel 



Rye: 



Bushels 



Value 



Average per bushel 



Rye flour : 



Barrels 



Value 



Average per barrel 



Wheat: 



Bushels 



Value 



Average per bushel 



Flour : 



Barrels 



Value... 



A verage per barrel 



other grains : 



Value 



Other preparations of grain : 



176, 132 

 $107, 410 

 $0 60. 9 



$0 06. 5 



64, 506, 311 



$30, 883, 937 



$0 47.9 



4,305 

 $13, 523 

 $2 81. 2 



123, 516 



$44, on 



$0 35. 6 



135, 700 

 $86, 604 

 $0 63. 8 



11 AG 



57,419,292 



$60, 356, 674 



$1 05. 1 



2, 629, 665 



$13, 904, 979 



$5 31. 1 



$220, 938 



$1, 413, 364 



2, 564, 226 



$1, 141, 239 



$0 44. 5 



30 



$98 



$3 26. 6 



1, 991, 396 

 $628, 919 

 $0 31. 6 



■ 167, 817 

 $105, 531 

 $0 62. 8 



42, 147, 558 



$4€, 691, 218 



$1 10.8 



27,075 

 $129, 703 

 $4 79.5 



$441 



$1, 180 



550 



$600 



$1 09..1 



600 



$59 



$0 09.8 



3, 894, 311 



$1, 826, 611 



$0 47. 



90 



$28<{ 

 $3 14.4 



298 



$96 



$0 32. 2 



748, 622 

 $455, 600 

 $0 60. 9 



20 



$70 



$3 50.0 



422, 242 



$470, 692 



$1 11.5 



11, 233 



$64, 628 

 $5 75. 3 



$2,960 



$23, 332 





1, 806, 030 

 $804, 565 

 $0 44. 5 



6 



$25 

 $4 25. 



698, 860 

 $219,248 

 $0 31. 4 



3, 393, 689 



$2, 213, 155 



$0 65. 2 



11, 443, 528 



$12, 157, 699 



$1 06. 2 



.52, 097 



$229, 278 



$5 16.8 



$120 



$28, 660 



2,624 



$1, 206 



$0 46. 



19, 384 



$1, 153 



$0 06. 



4, 056, 322 

 $1, 983, 897 



$0 48. 8 



1,408 

 $3, 585 

 $2 53. 2 



43, 740 

 $14, 118 

 $0 32. 3 



330, 084 

 $205, 379 

 $0 62. 2 



1 



$3 

 $3 00.0 



5, 324, 375 

 $5, 825, 454 



$1 09. 5 



121, 793 



■ $540, 729 



$4 43.9 



$14, 800 



$6, 374 



