, 1880-06-19

capitalists, who work it systematically.
and who, with q big turnover, can afford
to do with narrower profits. When the
English market is dull and glutled with
American. -four, the British miller often
buys largely, and makes handsome profits
at the expense of his American confre,e.
Like his new World competitor, be has
his wheat delivered on This premises by
barge or rail. Being in bags. it is haul.
ed up by cranes. Elevators are not used
SO frequently as they are for the loose
grain 10 America. The grinding is done
chesplY and effectively. By judiclous
mixtures of various wheats better results
are usually obtained than where one sort
only is used. The bakers say that IN
purchasing from the best English mills
they have hitherto got o more uniform
and reliable article than when they bought
American flour. The Britishl miller,
brought into personal contact with his Gus
toner, moreover, better understands and
supplies his wants ; and, lastly, ne has
the advantage over the American miller 10
realizing four times the price for his ofal.
To the British public it probably
matters little whether the staff OF life IS
imported as wheat or as -four. Their
anxiety is to secure plentiful and cheap
breadstufs, and never was there better
prospect OF such plenty aud C%hespness.
The British wheat producing capacity Is
limited. On many British farms 1t Is
greatly more profitable to grow other pro-
duce, especially of o more perishable dea'
cription, and which cannot be SO readily
brought from abroad. Between One-thlrd
and one-haIf the wheat annually required
in the United Kingdom must now be I'M
ported. Other countries, notably OUT colo
MES and the Omitted States, can I'LL our de.
ticlt. For many years to come America
from her surplus can supply not only the
wheat wa need, but var lous other agrl-
cultural produce. She has q vast extent OF
cheap, good land. In the great TRANSMITS
issippi zone, where nearly half the wheat
Of America is now grown, not one-iourth
Of tho land available for wheat is yet cul-
tivated or even occupied. Throughout
these regions, wheat, as has been demon
s,rated in these columns, can be profta-
bly, raised at 22s. to 25s. q quarter. In
many older States and on most farms q
little moro care in cultivation and In the
selection Of seed would pro6tably secure
an inc rement OF several bushels per acre
over the present meagre 123 bushels-the
ucreable wheat average Of the United
States. The enh anced prices OF the last
six months haze greatly exte nded the vice
area devoted to wheat alike 10 Canada and.
the States. With anything like a favour
able season, America will have Q bIgger.
surplus than ever to dispose of. Hitherto she
has spared on third of her great yield, or up
wards Of Is million quarters. Future crops
will doubtless provide still more ifit 's needed.
The transport charges on the American cont.
nent and across the ocean add so per cent, and
some times more, to the first cost OF toese cneap
ly grown breadstufs. ANY permanent or eon-
sid cradle rise in these transit rates wolld oo-
viously affect the price of bread IN England.
But such rise will be couuteracted by sne
introduction of improved machinery and appli'
ances in the several modes of transport, oy COM
petition among carriers by land and sec, oy
augmented trade insuring tho loading OF snips
and cars going west as we'll as east, oy tue ss-
duced wages and expenses induced by anend-
ment or removal of the present costly auues
which the United States levy on all imports:
These considerations favour the oonoius'on
that the present moderate charges are very
unlikely to be advanced. a quarter o. 1noss
[480lbs.1 is DOW carried on through Diis Oh
fading 1900 to 1,400 miles by railway cars OF
barges and 5000 miles over the ocean 20 Dtt'
fish ports for about 15s. For %. Sd. Ianaings
dock, and other charges are met. WIZ