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UNITED STATES OP AMERICA. 



stitutes, such as coltolene and lardine, 773,760 

 j i minis of mutton, 140,739,081 pounds of margarine 

 < il, 4,250,007 pounds of oleomargarine or imitation 

 1 nittcr, 18,200,371 pounds of butter, and 48,419,353 

 pounds of cheese. Of the canned beef, 32,273,374 

 pounds were shipped to Great Britain out of 39,- 

 .")(i.".!).")2 pounds taken by Europe, 1,720,418 pounds 

 to North Amerk-an countries, and 11,241,395 

 pounds to South Africa; of fresh beef, 324,200,115 

 |M>unds were sent to Kngland; of pickled and 

 .-altcd beef, 18,12.~>,7SO pounds to England, 5,827,- 

 031 pounds to CiTiiiany, and 11,419,805 pounds to 

 British colonies in America and other parts of 

 North America; of salted and pickled pork, 88, 

 197,070 pounds \vi>nt to Kurope, two thirds of it to 

 England and to Germany an eighth, and 40,231,487 

 pounds went to North America; of tallow, 82,712,- 

 <S22 pounds to Europe, England taking 43,514,592 

 pounds, and Germany, France, and Holland each 

 a goodly share: of lard, 573.041,735 pounds were 

 consumed in Europe, Great Britain taking 217,- 

 742 pounds and Germany 195,595,578 pounds, 

 and the part, that was not absorbed by Europe 

 was distributed throughout North and South 

 America; of bacon, 393,680,472 pounds went to 

 the United Kingdom, 26,027,162 pounds to Ger- 

 many, 27,812,949 pounds to Belgium, 12,221,663 

 pounds to France, 12,30C,661 pounds to Cuba, 11,- 

 1^.. 'i!H! pounds to Sweden and Norway, and 10,- 

 C94.324 pounds to Italy; of hams, Great Britain 

 took 165,761,659 pounds', Belgium 8,570,337 pounds, 

 and Cuba 7,087,793 pounds; of butter, 11,082,044 

 pounds went to England, 3,846,226 pounds mainly 

 to British America and the West Indies, and 

 2,287,157 pounds to South America; of cheese, 

 44,021,088 pounds were sent to the United King- 

 dom and the rest to British America and the West 

 Indies except a small fraction sent to other Amer- 

 ican countries. The total value of provisions was 

 $184,453,05.-,. 



The export of quicksilver was 1,071,585 pounds. 



The shipments of rice were 12,947,009 pounds; 

 of rice bran, meal, and polish, 28,119,408 

 pounds. 



The salt export was 12,731,919 pounds. Of the 

 -^\<. valued at $7,036,982, the quantities given 

 are 32,069,371 pounds of clover seed, 49,855,238 

 pounds of cotton seed, 2,743,266 bushels of flaxseed, 

 and 15,078,180 pounds of timothy. Soap exports 

 were, c\< ln-ive of toilet soap, 36,239,193 pounds. 

 The export of spermaceti was 235,781 pounds. The 

 exports of distilled spirits, valued at $2,278.111, 

 were 540,799 gallons of wood alcohol, reduced to 

 proof, 177,974 gallons of alcohol, including pure, 

 neutral, or mlngm- spirits, 80,259 gallons of brandy, 

 U70.no gallon* of nun. S(i:?.241 gallons of bourbon 

 whisky. 91.721 gallons of rye whisky, and 18.:>s.~> 

 gallons of other spirits. The exportation of starch 

 \\as 124,986,963 pounds. The value of sugar ex- 

 ports was 12,097,671, including 3,892.374 gallons 

 of molasses. 11.1:5!). 770 gallons of sirup, 322,252 

 pounds of brown sugar, and 22.192.351 pounds of 

 refined sugar. 



The exports of leaf tobacco amounted to 334.- 

 104,210 pounds; of stems and trimmings, 10,051,487 

 pounds; of cigars. -2.579 thousand: of oigarcth- 



i;i.:r,f, thousand; of plug, 12.19S.474 pounds; 



total value of tobacco exports. $35.432.512 Of the 



leaf tobacco, 121.793.251 pounds wen- sent to the 



I nited Kingdom, 52.525,167 pounds to Germanv, 



'S4.488 pounds to Franco. 3S.372.301 pounds to 



Italy 19,932,942 pounds to the Netherlands. 17.- 



22,791 pounds to Belgium. 13.772.478 pounds to 



bpnin. nnd 9.955 isir, pounds to Canada. 



The export of varnish was 588.545 gallons The 



ts of fresh vegetables were (!i:.:j.v bushels of 



w and peas, 171,636 bushels of onions, 809,472 



bushels of potatoes, the total value, including 

 canned and pickled, being $2,853,278. The tonnage 

 of vessels sold abroad was for steamers 1,032 and 

 for sailing vessels 687 tons. 



The export of whalebone was 196,001 pounds. 

 Wine exports were valued at $625,992, consisting 

 of 9,854 dozens of bottled wine and 1,408,859 gal- 

 lons in casks. The total value of timber and wood 

 manufactures was $50,598,416, including 473,.">42 

 thousand feet of sawed timber, 4,416,741 cubic 

 feet of hewn timber, 1,040,758 thousand feet of 

 boards, 41,043 thousand feet of joists and scantling, 

 86,118 thousand shingles, 773,019 shocks, 49.011.- 

 533 staves, and 28,554,801 pounds of wood pulp. 

 The quantity of raw wool exported was 2,200. iJOil 

 pounds; the value of wool manufactures was 

 $1,300,362, including 146,113 yards of carpet, 38,- 

 166 yards of dress goods, and blankets, clothing, 

 and various other manufactures. 



The export of zinc ore was 32,101 tons; of manu- 

 factured zinc, 31,847,085 pounds; value of zinc 

 and manufactures thereof, excluding ore, $1,669,- 

 215. 



The merchandise imports from the various for- 

 eign countries in the year ending June 30, 1900, 

 had the following values: 





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