Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1882-06-10
CALIFORNIA WHEAT.
What II Costs Farmers to Bear the
Market and Send Grain to the An


VhoiC W ouO piCoCuU oCdoOu OlC CuIOllC
bear OF the worlds wheat market
But not satisfied with underselling all
competitors in the various importing
countries, she is now at the end of her
victorious campaign, and with the
view of carrying the war into Africa,
shipping a portion Of her wheat sur
plus to the Mississippi valley and
Australia-her two leading rivals as
exporters. While the states east of
the Rocky mountains are themselves
shippers this season to the extent Of
about 70,00O,000 bushels, as compared
with about 50,000,000 bushels from
the whole of this coast, sample parcels
Of California wheat are now to be
seen in every section of the country
from Texas to Maine and from Mime
sofa to Florida. That SAMPLES of
California flour are not equally plenti
full all over the continent is simply
owing to the silly and eccentric policy
of the railroad which, instead of dis
eliminating, if at all, in favor of the
manufactured article, actually dis.
eliminates against it, to the great
loss and injury of the state. In the
same way Australia, while herself
large exporter, is now confronted by
shipments Of wheat, per steam and
sail, from this coast. Nor is it all un-
likely that California wheat, which is
now SO plentifully distributed over
the continent of Europe, has found It's
way into the cars dOminiOns. Novel
as such state Of things must appear,
the logical result Of greatly underbid-
ding seller is to compel him to be-
come purchaser, and this is what is
now occurring simultaneously in the
western states aud Australia. Per-
haps the only large exporting country
entirely beyond the reach of Califor-
mia is India, which is also trying to
get up a reputation as cheap seller.
But since India has never yet shipped
to an exporting country, although
Australia is nearer to her than to
California, she is still very far behind
in the race. Instead of entering into
fierce competition with regard to
raw material, like wheat, India acts
more wisely in supplying California
with bagging, from which she draws
two protits-one for the jute cultiva-
tor and one for the manufacturer.
But while India cannot be-accused
of any extreme effort to bear the
worlds wheat market, she has very
largely increased her export, and in
that way has ably seconded the efforts
OF California, shipping last year the
respectable quantity of 30,775,912
bushels, compared with 1O,l37,4
bushels the year before, and promising
to do still better during the present
year. India has suddenly wheeled into
line as the third largest wheat exporter
ranking next to the United States and
Russia. Her export quantity, which
is estimated at 40,000,000 bushels this
season, it is thought may in a few
years reach 100,000,000 bushels, unless
one OF her periodical famines should
occur In the meantime. So long as
India is dependency of England she
must continue a large exporter of raw
material, and If she finds wheat to nav
better than cotton or even than rice
she is sure to increase its cultivation
whatever risks she may run with re-
gard to the supply of food for her own
population. The Suez canal, and the
change from sail to steam, have. by
bringing India much closer to Europe.
given an increased impulse to her ex-
port movement, and made her gr eater
competitor than formerly of this coun-
try. But the cultivators of India, like
the farmers of the eastern states. be.
sides having their chief market al
home, have the reputation of being