14 BULLETIN 296, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTUEE. 



During the last five years, 1910-1914, about 90 per cent of this prod- 

 uct went to the United Kingdom. Canada and Panama each re- 

 ceived large consignments. 



Various other meat products exported ranged in value during the 

 five years, 1910-1914, from $1,362,000 to $1,936,000. About three- 

 fourths of this class of meat products were consigned to the United 

 Kingdom. Other countries receiving large quantities were Belgium, 

 Canada, Panama, British West Indies, Cuba, and Haiti. 



Imports of bologna sausage in 1878 were valued at $27,554, which 

 gradually increased to $186,824 in 1914. The quantity imported was 

 first shown in 1906, the amount being 744,634 pounds, which de- 

 creased to 730,326 pounds in 1914. The average annual imports for 

 the nine years were 658,935 pounds, of which 75 per cent came from 

 Germany. 



The miscellaneous prepared or preserved meats imported in 1914 

 were valued at $1,676,360. Nearly one-half of these meats came from 

 Australia and New Zealand, amounting to $761,325 ; Canada supplied 

 $255,881, the United Kingdom $194,288, and Argentina $148,096. 



HIDES AND SKINS. 



The exports of hides and skins from the United States has been 

 unimportant when compared with the imports. Furs are not in- 

 cluded in this classification. The quantity exported in 1895 was a 

 little more than 36 million pounds. This decreased to 7 million 

 pounds in 1900 and increased to nearly 20 million poimds in 1914. 

 The export hides and skins have been consigned chiefly to Ger- 

 many and Canada during the last five years. Twenty years ago, or 

 in 1895, Canada received one-half of our hides and skins. 



The large production of hides and skins in this country has never 

 been equal to the demand, for the imports have annually been far 

 in excess of exports. Compared with other countries, this country 

 held first place in the world trade in this article, receiving one-fourth 

 of the hides and skins imported into all countries during the calendar 

 years 1911-1913. The first year for which the total weight of hides 

 and skins was shown in our foreign trade was in 1895, the exports 

 being 36,002,859 pounds and the imports 226,575,745 pounds. A 

 similar comparison for other years exhibits a still greater contrast. 

 The exports have decreased almost one-half, while the imports have 

 more than doubled. The exports in 1914 amounted to 19,867,135 

 pounds and the imports were 561,070,686 pounds. 



Buffalo hides. — Prior to 1911 the imports of buffalo hides were 

 included with cattle hides, the imports for that year being 3.599,386 

 pounds, 4,988,675 pounds in 1912, 16,234,751 pounds in L913, and 

 1 L,492,943 pounds in 1914. Tha British East Indies supplied 90.9 per 

 cent of this class of hides during the last four years. 



