(Part 1 of 4) ----------------+-------------------------------+ | United States. | +-------+-------+-------+-------+ | 1893. | 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | ----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ Wheat flour |289,418|139,421|191,478|234,528| Wheat | 21,418| 27,768| 31,354| 35,925| Corn | 42,818| 50,486| 2,001| 2,039| Beans | 29,416| 9,056| 3,818| 8,777| Rice | 57,429| 4,561| 34,182| 42,233| Tobacco | 6,437| .. | .. | 1,472| Butter, lard | 78,416|114,866|120,283| 65,530| Beer | 20,436| 13,353| 21,520| 20,015| Wine | 14,318| 541| 6,915| 18,584| Drugs and | | | | | medicines | 37,469| 26,187| 8,107| 12,718| Perfumes | 5,693| 1,196| 862| 1,064| Oil paints | .. | 1,326| 2,898| 2,886| Fence wire | 28,416| 13,264| 18,378| 33,065| Sacks for coffee| .. | 1,005| 1,459| 2,063| Furniture | 6,409| 11,359| 21,328| 15,310| Shoes | 9,416| 14,084| 6,918| 7,460| Hardware | 30,268| 27,116| 931| 159| Cashmeres | .. | .. | 2,263| 1,803| Implements | 6,326| 1,779| .. | 12,720| Machinery | 19,816| 19,086| 45,237| 52,352| Mercury | 32,416| .. | .. | 1,720| Cloth | .. | .. | .. | 202| Cotton goods | 29,491| 461| 3,314| 27,582| Mixed cotton | | | | | and woolen | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prints | 31,896| 20,821| 18,556| 31,097| Fancy articles | 23,418| .. | .. | .. | Sugar | 29,437| 4,561| .. | .. | Cotton shirts | .. | 1,859| 3,007| .. | Preserv. meats | 8,211| .. | 8,062| .. | Coal | 23,416| 7,065| 2,818| .. | Ready-made | | | | | Clothing | .. | 1,434| .. | .. | Cognac | 2,896| 137| 246| .. | Cotton drills | .. | 1,516| 2,585| .. | Preserv. Fruits | 13,228| .. | .. | .. | Railroad | | | | | material | 77,262| .. | 4,023| .. | Galvan. iron | .. | 263| 3,498| .. | Ordinary soap | .. | 1,064| 2,627| .. | Fine jewelry | 1,028| 321| 115| .. | Cotton shirting | .. | 380| 1,061| .. | Chinaware | .. | 521| 256| .. | Machetes | .. | 4,472| 6,525| .. | Manta-cruda | 19,416| 16,932| 41,437| .. | Sewing machines | 21,640| 6,379| 9,156| .. | Cotton | | | | | handkerchiefs | .. | .. | .. | .. | Sardines | .. | .. | .. | .. | Candles | .. | 1,965| 923| .. | Matches | .. | .. | .. | .. |