, 1879-06-26
THE BENEErUENCE or OuR EXPORT
TRAnN

| anu e8focihlly lilo oiBht'flour philosophers
who protest agoinat tho oxportation Of Amor
lem surplus productions to Europe, VIC mus
call Intention to d now branch of Lt1s;,,cs
wliichls forced To yield II American cn,.ircsi
ton. The English ,nllers aro finding tint tic,
CHI no longer cotnnand their flour market
They are the purchasers of American wheat
Which they manufacture into flour direct, d
nss 1t mixed with British wlleat. Now It /,
found that Amcrioan flour can bo sold In En-
gland at rates which ronder British milling oj
American grain no longer profitable. Tht
cost Of transportation OF flour to Euclautl Il
10 per cent less than tint Of wheat. Tho
proportion Of wheat to tho flour produced
from it is nearly as four to threo,-llo larus
difference being adverse to the foreign
miller. As 1t IL cheaper, therefore, to grind
tho wheat in this country and aond tho flour
instead Of tho grain, tho American ground
flour can be sold 40 much less than tie -four
maao Of It III England.
There aro two or three items Of oxuanae
which lead up to the euccoss Of t',is cotnne,
titson. There hnvo bean recently introduced
into tho flour trade bngs which weigl, but
one-hslt pound, with t|Io capacity Of 100
pounds of -four, this being handsome say-
ing IN freight. Another item is that there IL
strong demand in Western Europe for brau
and other mill oafa1, for feeding catt1o. This
commodity has been commanding relatively
high prices, which have been enjoyed by tho
British sni1ers, the bulIineBs Of the brat, and
tho consequent high cost Of transportation
preventing ita importation into England from
this country. Tho Dritisl, nil!ors hayo.
therefore, beon making profit OH tile bran,
which helped out the business of maxi
ing flour from American wlloat. But
oven this advantage of tho British miller IL
now overcome. American millors 1ayo
adopted n. rroccss-now in operation in
Chtchgo-by which bran IL compressed into
cakes, Occupying not moro than ono.si1th
the space occupied by the Original bulk, aud
e"n therefore he shipped; at the aamo rato
rs corn, weight for weight, lt is not SUP.
posod TINT this process Of compression ju-
wolves my sorious coat anil tho probability
in, therefore,, that bran will honceforth be
addod to tho 1ist OF our exports.
H.. s..A1, .'1os'" 10 '1a stateti, ana
' aAi1 ~ '""a'"'aot', uiero will DO a
serious revolution in our tratle Of qsafr cx-
ports. So soon ns American -n,atlo flour can
bo sold choApcr In England than British
hour maflo from American wlioat, then, ill.,
stead Of exporting wheat in bulk, wheat will
10 sent forward in tho form Of lo,,r; and.
.',,'. '' ~, ~ wa! AoF"aFa tne bran, for
1 '"oao ", WI, W. u necessary be q large
n''o"'u ln's to9olntlofl III tllo grain
-, s"Ao l'"eo u" an.le'pated, mud as nil
NJ" e.esa'os aoe,' 10 1nucate, then tle
- .ns '.aus1fS III .n's country Will receive
'". ~ aau'1'on u 'ts oaslness' as will also
'',14' o>''f .ae'ss'
ia tso e'eht-hour platform published In
'A's paper Oh slintlay Lust tbo export trade
u liz on'.eo States was denounced nB q
wrong ngasnst labor. It was represented
that every dollars worth Of American prod
'lots exported to Europe was tint much talen
from tho earnings of European 1alorors, and
w"a therefore m 'lnjnstiaablo assault upon
tl'o European famiy OF labor III order to pro.
vent Ills supposed Interference witt, labor In
o'her countries tho rotluetion of production
III tA's country MAS demanded, and as a pre.
step tho productive lal'or must bo
|eaueea from ton to eight houra per tlay,
Inc argument Is TINT va are too lappy; Tint
wa have too much broad and 1aoat to cat, anil
100 many clothes to wear mud il wo only
'roa''cea enough to meet onr actua1 wants,
anu mover hast busllel of wheat or OF corn
o ee1'' nor a box Of Hhoes. or side OF lonti,.