Foreign Stocks. The following are the total stocks in all principal countries at latest uneven dates 1893. United Kingdom, January 1. 75,3 0 Austria-Hungary, Holland,Latest dates to January 5 by cable. 2,011,00 Cuba (six ports), January 3. 4.700 United States, January 4. 116,093 Total.. 2,208,233 2,295,147 237,234 2,468,718 About 2c. per pound duty taken off April 1, 1891. Net cash. Less 2% per cent. for cash. Including 40 per cent. duty from August 28, 1894. Including 1.685c. per lb. duty from July 24, 1897. The production of beet-root sugar in the United States, from 1830 to 1897, has been as follows: + Less 2 per cent, for cash. * About 2c. per pound duty taken off April 1, 1891. ** Net cash. Sugar Crops of the World. (Willett & Gray's Circular.) In the following table we have aimed to include the entire sugar production of ail the countries of the world, including those crops which have heretofore been ignored in statistics, but which have grown to amount in total to some 250,000 tons. These figures include local consumptions of home production wherever known. The following is Mr. Licht's report giving the first estimate of the European beet-sugar production of the 1898-99 campaign as compared with preceding campaigns: THE PROVISIONS TRADE. (Compiled from the "Cincinnati Price Current.") Live Hogs. RECEIPTS AT CHICAGO. (Represented in Thousands.) Date. 1898.1897.1896. 1895.1894. 1893. 1892. 1891. 1890. January.. 757 764 707 878 787 595 9771,068 808 February. 690 709 562 787 557 395 675 934 564 March.... 632 576 596 715 625 409 633 862 534 April. 679 543 608 485 560 411 558 523 468 May. 808 729 660 675 573 464 737 560 538 June. 756 775 705 556 663 516 702 571 601 July. 646 601 500 382 379 519 489 468 612 August 624 644 498 379 624 510 516 394 574 Sept. 702 601 664 448 412 549 569 457 518 October.. 803 729 778 860 630 505 547 685 746 Νον...... 959 817 590 937 937 557 646 1,009 879 Dec. .1,108 873 789 781 735 626 665 1,068 821 Exports of Provisions from the The following tables, representing millions of pounds, show the monthly exports of lard and meats (including pork) for nine years, ending with October 31 of th ars indicated, with totals for the four winter months, and totals each month subsequently from November 1: LARD. (Millions of Pounds.) Date. 1898.1897.1896.1895.1894.1893.1892.1891.1890. Nov....... 50 46 46 35 22 37 36 31 36 Dec. 75 49 57 49 34 38 53 61 47 January.. 64 37 56 52 46 33 52 44 46 February. 51 30 52 44 25 39 49 48 Date. SHIPMENTS FROM CHICAGO. (Expressed in Thousands.) 1898.1897.1896.1895.1894.1893.1892.1891.1890. January. 130 136 150 236 233 210 306 232 142 February. 146 164 195 237 219 202 333 328 225 March..... 128 137 183 208 241 188 315 381 211 April... 96 132 142 213 223 183 239 292 143 98 107 147 191 227 154 250 278 122 122 97 170 131 199 140 231 254 129 114 140 163 158 135 151 206 237 158 August... 141 176 155 131 233 152 166 176 157 Sept. 137 158 184 131 179 184 210 200 192 October... 114 148 150 206 196 203 240 218 215 Nov... 60 130 150 145 205 178 211 175 155 52 108 108 113 173 202 218 190 136 May June.. July. Dec.. 51 4 mos.. 240 83 189 188 146 133 180 185 177 1898.1897.1896.1895.1894.1893.1892.1891.1890. Nov....... 88 61 55 43 36 46 44 53 56 Dec. 82 64 72 50 47 48 65 58 71 January.. 86 63 68 53 59 46 63 71 68 February. 79 63 45 60 43 31 61 65 64 4 mos.. 315 251 240 206 185 171 233 247 259 March. 94 62 40 58 54 28 68 80 58 5 mos.. 409 313 280 264 239 199 301 327 317 April...... 88 63 46 55 49 28 6 mos.. 497 376 326 55 55 53 319 288 227 356 382 370 88 61 45 7 mos.. 585 June.. 66 |