IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS. The ultimate end of all surplus farm products is to find a market. Generally speaking, the supply of agricultural products in this country always exceeds the demand, hence the foreign market is ever one of importance. A careful consideration of the tables which follow will show that this country imports many animal products which might be produced with ease and profit on our own farms. With these tables, as with all foreign commerce, one must take into consideration tariff rates, reciprocity treaties, exceptional demands on account of drouths, etc.-all those matters which to some extent have a bearing upon the law of supply and demand. EGGS. Table showing the quantity and value of imports and exports of eggs from 1892 to 1896, inclusive. [Compiled from reports issued by Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department.] Table showing the quantity and value of imports and exports of butter from 1892 to 1896, inclusive. [Compiled from reports issued by Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department.] NOTE. The exports include exports of foreign butter, a small item. 7204 -20 305 CHEESE. Table showing the quantity and value of imports and exports of cheese from 1892 to 1896, inclusive. [Compiled from reports issued by Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department.] NOTE.-The exports include exports of foreign cheese, amounting to 489,153 pounds, valued at $69,237. WOOL, WOOL MANUFACTURES, ETC. Table showing the value of imports and exports of wool and wool manufactures (including hair of the goat, camel, etc.) for the years 1892 to 1896, inclusive. [Compiled from reports issued by Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department.] LEATHER AND LEATHER MANUFACTURES. Table showing the value of imports and exports of leather and manufactures of leather from 1892 to 1896, inclusive. [Compiled from reports issued by Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department.] HORSES, CATTLE, SHEEP, ETC. Table showing the number and value of imports of horses, cattle, sheep, etc., for the years 1892 to 1896, inclusive. [Compiled from reports issued by Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department.] Table showing the number and value of cattle exported, and countries to which exported, for the years 1892 to 1896, inclusive. [Compiled from reports issued by Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department.] HORSES, CATTLE, SHEEP, ETC. Table showing the number and value of exports of horses, cattle, sheep, etc., for the years 1892 to 1896, inclusive. [Compiled from reports issued by Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department.] Table showing the number and value of hogs exported, and countries to which exported, for the years 1892 to 1896, inclusive. [Compiled from reports issued by Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department.] SHEEP. Table showing the number and value of sheep exported, and countries to which exported, for the years 1892 to 1896, inclusive. [Compiled from reports issued by Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department.] NOTE. This table does not include the export of foreign sheep, which was a small item in each of the years 1895 and 1896. FRESH BEEF. Table showing quantity and value of fresh beef exported, and countries to which exported, for the years 1892 to 1896, inclusive. [Compiled from reports issued by Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department.] |