The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-06
|0UR EXPORTED GRAIN ]
OFTEN below fgRAI)E.
How Anne ica r Reputation in
Europe Suffers Coyernment
! Inspectio the Remedy.

Special Correspondence. u Tho \ I ola,,rnal.

81
Special ctrrvspond snos II The 81 ousnal.
Marseilles, FFance, April import
ers of wheat in; London and Liverpool
say that American wheat has deterior-
ated- that the qua ity is much inferior
to that OF few years ago. Some i'm
porters have for this season even with
drawn their CONNECTIONS and ceased to 4
consider the possibii lily of further bust
ness in American wheat. They say that
the grades are much inferior to similar
grades from Canada and inferior to tho
same grades of a few years ago, hence
their conclusion that America as Il
wheat-rnlsing country is on the down
grade. 5 5ss$ n $t Nj. .ss B
When assured that this il not the case
and that the cropsof 1905 was equal in
quality to any in recent years, altho
!" Well, we cannot get good wheat when
we buy 1t. We buy No. 2 northern or
No. hard winter and we get rejected.
IT YOU have good wheat, you don t let
1T get out Of the country. = - s s. 4
likewise, in France, importers Of
macaroni wheat are dissatisfied ]; with
the later arrivals. The first purchases
of last fall were very satisfactory and
were fairlywel up to sample The later
ones, and particularly those Of No. 9
macaroni, were very unsatisfactory.
Tho shipments, samples of which I. have
seen, contained many white and soft
kernels, such as have never seen in
macaroni wheat at Minneapolis or Du-
luth FIG ..s:x ,IcF1s>s - = 3
f. Flour importers, too, in Great Britain,
hear this talk Of 81 deterioration Of
American wheat, and they are becom-
ing suspicious Of the quality of the
flour, while British miilers take ad-
vantage Of it to the detriment Of
Of course, If America were actually
TO. cease TO- be an exporter, these mat
tiers would be Of no particular import
crops, when liberal surplus must find
! foreign market; and, too, except on
very short crops, the mills will continue
| to export fair amounts of . -four an
| nually. rthermore, the rapidly in
creaslng crop of macaroni wheat makes
| an export outlet for that variety i'm
Perative' Therefore, the matter lis of
| the utmost Importance, not only to the
farmer and the miller; it has O. far.
reaching commercial Importance. II
hurts the reputation Of the wheat.
raising states and of the country. -.
= Importers Get Inferior Qualities.
T. -s%s.> go. ~ = .--fr. -;yei = = 1884,.
| For example, an importer buys a
cargo OF Nc. Q hard winter wheat from
Kansas City, by sample He naturally
supp9oses that the: shipment will be
equal, or nearly so, to THAT sample. He
ing that No. hard winter wheat was
loaded. out at New Orleans. He buys
No. 2 hard winter, and, his certificate
from which there is no, appeal, shows
that: No. 2 hard winter was loaded or
board the steamer: Yet stheast he re-
ce1ves is too, often nearer rejected thar
tho grade he bought. It is No. Q il
name only. and Kansas wheat is said tt
have deteriogated.43r :,{ <=<:sg,yg c,z..:t, 8
! y Again, am importer buys say, "a cargo
Of No: 2 northernwheat at Duluth, on 8
j Duluth certificate &c ksSsfpection. which
means Minnesota stata, fnspection. No
l 2 northern is,s without question, LOADED
out of the elevators at Duluth, and Igoe
i down the lakes in bulk to Buffalo. Their,
it is transferred to an elevator: sTh,
same amount Of wheat is shipped out
another elevator. The same amount 0;
wheat is loaded out inspected No..
northern New York Produce Exchang
inspecti2n) and the cargo goes to tE,1
rope. The importer receives: his wheat
| but, to his dismay, 1T Is far inferior i
Duluth No. northern. What can b
! doq = Absolutely nothing. Duluth INC
2ynorthern, was shipped, as the Minneso
t., state inspection certificate shows
Also. wheat called No, q. northern, Ner
York inspection. was ) loaded out q
New. 7 ork.. " Yetethe importer does no
get the wheat he bought. ~e.5' - Z,
:. Another importer buys; say, lot o
No. northern. New York Inspection
and receives certificate showing tina
.1No. 2 northern" was shipped. :Ee
he receives such a poor quality Of whea
| that he becomes discouraged, and DE-
clares that Am erican wheat has ,deterie
rated, that it is not what it used to b
; SO, also, it has been with macaror
|, wheat to France this year Sample
2 from Duluth have been satisfactory 70
t the price, yet only the first shipment
8 even approached the samples in qualit,
d Importers say it is useless to buy 0
/ Duluth certificates. for there is. no gua'
T antees that the wheat will be shippe
d from New York: Yet if they buy Q
r New York certificates, the quality doe
d not come up to their requirements.