IRON TRADE OF FOREIGN NATIONS. (Compiled from the Report of the U. S. Geological Survey, written by J. M. Swank.) The imports of iron ore into Germany and Luxemburg in 1896 were 2,586,705 tons, and exports 2,642,384 tons. *Includes crucible and other steel. + Includes pig iron, and iron and steel rolled into finished forms. $ Including Luxemburg. THE COMMERCIAL YEAR BOOK. CEREAL CROPS OF THE UNITED STATES. Acreage, Production, and Value of Principal Farm Crops in the United States (Calendar Years). (From Government Statistics.) Area. Corn- Year. Acres. Bushels. Value. Acres. Bushels. Value. 1870. 38,646,977 1,094,255,000 $540,520,456 18,992,591 235,884,700 1875.. 44,841,371 1,321,069,000 484,674,804 26,381,512 $222,766,969 292,136,000 1880.. 261,396,926 62,317,842 1,717,434,543 679,714,499 37,986,717 498,549,868 474,201,850 1885. 73,130,150 1,936,176,000 635,674,630 34,189,246 357,112,000 1890.. 275,320,390 71,970,763 1,489,970,000 754,433,451 36,087,154 399,262,000 1891.. 334,773,678 76,204,515 2,060,154,000 836,439,228 39,916,897 611,780,000 513,472,711 1892. 70,626,658 1,628,464,000 642,146,630 38,554,430 515,949,000 322,111,881 1893.. 72,036,465 1,619,496,131 591,625,627 34,629,418 396,131,725 1894.. 213,171,381 62,582,269 1,212,770,052 554.719,162 34,882,436 460,267,416 225,902,025 1895. 82,075,830 2,151,138,580 544,985,534 34,047,332 467,102,947 1896. 287,938,998 81,027,156 2,283,875,165 491,006,967 34,618,646 427,684,346 310,602,539 1897. 80,095,051 1,902,967,933 501,072,952 39,465,066 530,149,168 1898.. 428,547,121 77,721,781 1,924,184,660 552,023,428 44,055,278 675,148,705 392,770,320 -Oats -Rye Bushels. Bushels. Value. 1870... 8,792,395 247,277,400 $96,443,637 1,176,137 15,473,600 $11,326,967 1875. 11,915,075 354,317,500 113,441,491 1,359,788 17,722,100 1880. 11,894,223 16,187,977 417,885,380 150,243,565 1,767,619 24,540,829 18,564,560 1885. 22,783,630 629,409,000 179,631,860 2,129,301 21,756,000 1890.. 12,594,820 26,431,369 523,621,000 222,048,486 2,141,853 25,807,472 1891. 16,229,992 25,581,861 738,394,000 232,312,267 2,176,466 1892. 81,751,868 24,589,217 27,063,835 661,035,000 209,253,611 2,163,657 27,978,824 1893. 15,160,056 27,273,033 638,854,850 187,576,092 2,038,485 26,555,446 13,612,222 1894. 27,023,553 662,036,928 214,816,920 1,944,780 1895. 26,727,615 13,395,476 27,878,406 824,443,537 163,655,068 1,890,345 27,210,070 1896. 11,964,826 27,565,985 707,346,404 132,485,033 1,831,201 24,369,047 9,960,769 1897. 25,730,375 698,767,809 147,974,719 1,703,561 27,363,324 1898.. 12,239,647 25,777,110 730,905,643 186,405,364 1,643,207 25,657,522 11,875,350 -Barley -Buckwheat Bushels. Bushels. Value. 1870.. 1,108,924 26,295,400 $20,792,213 536,992 9,841,500 1875.. $6,937,471 1,789,902 36,908,600 27,367,522 575,530 10,082,100 1880.. 6,254,564 1,843,329 45,165,346 30,090,742 822,802 1885.. 14,617,535 8,682,488 2,729,359 58,360,000 32,867,696 914,394 12,626,000 1890. 7,057,363 3,135,302 67,168,344 42,140,502 844,579 12,432,831 1891.. 7,132,872 3,352,579 86,839,153 45,470,342 849,364 12,760,932 1892.. 7,271,506 3,400,361 80,096,762 38,026,062 861,451 12,143,185 1893.. 6,295,643 3,220,371 69,869,495 28,729,386 815,614 12,122,311 1894. 7,074,450 3,170,602 61,400,465 27,134,127 789,232 12,668,200 1895. 7,040,238 3,299,973 87,072,744 29,312,413 763,277 15,341,399 1896. 6,936,325 2,950,539 69,695,223 22,491,241 754,898 14,089,783 1897.. 5,522,339 2,719,116 66,685,127 25,142,139 717,836 1898.. 14,997,451 6,319,188 2,583,125 55,792,257 23,064,359 678,332 11,721,927 5,271,462 Hay Acres. Bushels. Tons. Value. 1870.. 1,325,119 114,775,000 $74,621,019 19,861,805 24,525,000 1875... $305,743,224 1,510,041 166,877,000 57,357,515 23,507,964 1880.. 27,873,600 300,377,839 1,842,510 167,659,570 81,062,214 25,863,955 1885.. 31,925,233 371,811,084 2,265,823 175,029,000 78,153,403 39,849,701 1890.. 44,731,550 389,752,873 2,651,579 148,078,945 112,205,235 50,712,513 60,197,589 1891.. 473,569,972 2,714,770 254,426,971 91,024,521 51,044,490 60,817,771 1892. 494,113,616 2,517,962 156,654,819 103,567,520 50,853,061 59,823,735 1893. 490,427,798 2,605,186 183,034,203 108,661,801 49,613,469 65,766,158 1894. 570,882,872 973 170,787,338 91,526,787 48,821,272 54,874,408 1895. 468,578,321 .952 297,237,370 78,984,901 44,206,453 47,078,541 1896. 393,185,615 252,234,540 72,182,350 43,259,756 1897.. 59,282,158 388,145,614 164,015,964 89.643,059 42,426,770 60,664,876 1898.. 401,390,728 2,557,729 192,306,338 79,574,772 42,780,827 66,376,920 396,060,647 -Tobacco Cotton Pounds. 1870. 330,668 250,628,000 $24,010,018 9,985,000 1875.. 4,352,317 $292,703,086 559,049 379,347,000 26,453,881 11,635,000 1880.. 4,632,313 233,109,945 602,516 446,296,889 36,414,615 15,475,300 5,708,942 1885.. 280,266,242 752,520 562,736,000 43,265,598 18,300,865 6,575,300 1890.. 269,989,812 722,198 522,215,116 43,100,532 20,809,053 1891. 8,652,597 369,568,858 742,945 556,877,039 47,492,584 20,714,937 9,035,379 326,513,298 1892. 725,195 498,621,686 46,728,959 18,067,924 1893.. 6,700,365 262,252,286 702,952 483,023,963 39,155,442 1894. 19,525,000 7,493,000 274,479,637 523,103 406,678,685 27,760,739 1895.. 23,687,950 9,476,435 287,120,818 633,950 491,544,000 35.574,220 1896.. 20,184.368 7,161,094 260,338,096 594,749 403,004,320 1897.. 24,258,070 23,273,209 8,532,705 291,811,564 24,319,584 11,095,676 319,491,412 Monthly Exports of Wheat and Flour from the United States Total..... 79,562,020 146,623,250 Flour to wheat... 54.887,767 117,121.109 88,415,230 76,102,704 60,650,080 Grand total, bush... 109,430,467 191,912,635 164,283,128 144,812,718 126,443,968 145,124,972 215,171,961 Exports of Indian Corn from the United States (Calendar Years). 3,512,624 3.846,862 437,288 October. 2,580,021 3,765,929 701.223 November.. 1,273,992 3,644,712 736,075 December.. Total, bush........... 1,621,758 5,376,551 2,425,404 86,817,220 55,143,918 41,806,711 61,956,638 131,960,530 189,127,570 205,394,289 Total, corn & meal,bu. 88,227,136 56,182,362 42,836,135 63,012,502 133,164,646 192,000,874 209,210,851 1890. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. Bushels. Bushels. Bushels. Bushels. Bushels. 8.501,283 3,159,947 8,701,831 3,782,419 14,667,316 13,527,210 3,613,583 5,884,040 2,838,532 12,981,294 13,877,589 3,849,889 7,031,893 3,390,284 9,530,815 13,898,215 4,240,531 7,370,607 4,083,579 7,454,883 18,987,577 10,329,115 5,608,400 3,730,459 4,414.455 8,213,444 11,460,112 28,147,002 8,021,942 4,960,090 2,894,533 2,988,520 6,686,238 10,009,695 6,817,713 5,910,930 1,046,613. 3,909,514 5,763,509 2,885,758 7,166,494 846,745 4,890,533 11,816,285 5,615,526 13,460,200 7,518,671 13,386,735 7,986,233 7,777,287 12,939,197 13,676,080 15,268,446 10,747,318 15,060,619 18,439,229 20,109,949 |