The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19
ADVANTAGES or TURNING WHEAT
OVER INTO FLOUR.

# harvest year now drawing to o clos
n has been distinguished by large OK
Q ports of Flour. The total quantit,
: shipped is in excess Of any preyiou
! year. A peculiar feature Of the trad
/. is the new market developed for tn
article. Up to the current year
> China has been our largest custome
for Flour. We have been shipping
I large quantities of Wheat to Europe
for several years, and have occasion
! ally sent consignments of Flour. :
I. The first complete cargo We be
! lieye, was sent in 1872. II requir,
J ed some courage to open up this
, trade, and hence cautious policy
was pursued. It was not known
, how the Flour would stand the long
voyage through such wide range oi
climatic influences. Thus far we
4 have heard Of no complaints, and il
is therefore taken for granted thai
the shipments have turned out we'll.
The best evidence that such is the
fact is the continuance Of the trade
on an enlarged scale. tt transpired
early in the past season that there
were English orders on this market
for two or three cargoes Of Flour.
The fact produced surprise among
the trade and considerable comment
by the press. Such large order
had not been known. The market
was fortunately well supplied with
stock, and the order was easily filed.
Before the vessels were cleared, it
leaked out that there were other or
ders here from the same source, and
the novelty Of the demand soon wore
off in the settled character OF the
trade. Few, however imagined that
the business would develop such i'm
mense proportions as it has done in
the last nine or ten months. The
first cargo of Flour for England this
season, was cleared on September
the 18th, 1873, and the last was clear
CO on juno the 9Th, 1874, During
this interval, fifteen full and twenty
three partial cargoes Of Flour have
been sent to Liverpool from San
Francisco.
These cargoes foot up total Of
45Q,400 bbls Flour. This is about
100000 bbls in excess of any preyi-
ous year. The quantity shipped to
in 1878 was loss than
10000 bbls, and in 1912 less than
10000 bbls. OF the quantity ship
ped during tho past season there is
now only l7S,000 bbls on the way,
the cargo per Faley Forge
in january, all tho FEBRUARY ship
nents, except the Seminole, md of
course all the subsequent consign-
nents, The Montgomery Castle,
which arrived ut Queenstown on the
10th instant, had II 600 bbls Flour
md 6,400 centals Wheat. Tho twen-
y-three vessels with partial cargoes
VI Flour carried, also, the bulk Of
.S2, 500 centals Wheat. Tt is nov
demonstrated that we can ship. Flour
0 England with safety and profit.
The fact is Of considerable interest "
nd Importance in many ways. Cali
ornia and Oregon must continue to y
ely upon the European market to !
axe the bulkofthe Wheat crop. The !.
lore We Gun send in the shape of !
'lour, the better it is for tho States. 9
The capital and labor invested in our Y
lilling interests reap substantial u
eneiits from the business. II we
ould turn our Wheat into Flour be-
'ro exporting it, wo could Get along
ith ono-third less tonnage, thus de-
easing the aggregate transportation q
Spensos over 30per cent. There ID u
so q considerable item saved in the o
'st Of sacking the crop by shipping I
lour instead Of Wheat. Every con. =
deration ,favors q cultivation Of this r'
ado 1t is acknowledged that our u
heat makes tho best kind of Flour, u'
I'd that ournillcrs understand their y
lsiness. II proper care be taken TO 70
reserve high standard, there need h'
} little fear about keeping the trade c,
} to its present dimensions, with y
asonable assurance of a steady in ~
ease, not only in tho direction Of os
lropo, but also with Central Amer ga
! and other markets near homo, v
These are facts which interest, not oS
ly the millers Of Oregon ana SD
but tho Wheat-rais- -
, also, Oh
NerssFFrsstsyauguusuup ON
TIN PloNEnps.- Tho Pioneer AS an
which mot at Aurora on wi
} l4th instant, had a very interest. b
time. The addresses by Secretary slo
qdwick and Governor Grover we're till
storly productions, contamingrom- pa
SCIENCES ofpioneer lifo and historic up
@encos which were both inter on
ing and instructive. tel
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