The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-09
AMERICAN INTEREST ~ zee
BRlTgSH WHEAr wARkET.

| WARRINGTON Dec. I-tommsrr:al
Agent John " larson reports through
sho bureau 81 manufactures that British
imports of whea, for the last Ave years
snow an average yearly value Of Ns5.-
ss7 $50. and imports Of -four an average
OF So 10. 7Di The quantity of wheat
| received from each Of the several sources
of supply varies widely from year to wear.
but litrle addition SHOWS that n the five
year period isO5-ra inclusive Argent INA
supplied Gres, Britain with an average
OF q 33i go bushels. that he United States
supplied an average If 33.Ti8,o0O bushels.
Russia IS. 3ss. ON h'ishels. India ASH ,O0O
bushels. Canada "a 7o2 .OOO bushels. and
| Aust raiis S.ti3.eO bushels An average
I Of a. 40 90 bushels WAS obtained from
other countries In the imports Of the
present calendar year UP to the end Of
October the United States stands at the
foot OF the list of important sources Of
Brittle supply
| Major C-.rson ventu urea the prediction
that -.itn capacity for production equal
ar, N some cases superior 70 that Of the
nited States. and with relatively small
demand for home needs. Argentina, Cam
ada. Russia and India will soon supplanf
| the United States in the world 6 ma rkets
flor wheat That condit ion ia now more
than probable. though il is nett her neces-
sary nor unavoidable The farmers and
wheat raisers of the United States Guilt
vate nearly 5000 OOO acres annually in
the production Of wheat. The crops OF
\ Germany. France. the United Kingdom
and Aust ria Hungary are in their total
about 10 per cent greater than the crop
Of this country. Yet their total cult
waited area 10 about ~ .0OO. OoO acres. The
yield ~ the American fields averages
about fourteen bushels an acre. while the
average yield Of these European co,In-
tries IN about tveuty-four bushels. II
| the American average were increased by
not more than two bushels an acre there
would be more wheat for the people ar
home and our position as an export coun-
try would be comfortably maintained
Al the present pace Of American demand
and domestic supply the necessity for
import ing wheat at an early day seems o
be certain A short crop nigh, AZ any
time force such = condi'ion Such an ex-
psrience 10 conceivable Should IL come
our present useless and even absurd duty
Of IS cents a bnshel on wheat might easily
become a menace 70 our welfare
The present British policy is 10 import
wheat and convert ~ into -four in BRITISH
mills rather Than ~ import -four. We, 'he
average importation NJ that commodity
IN the last FIVE years has been $50 on
barrels nearly 20 per cent 81 which came
from the United Srites. Better than ny
the yearly average the exports OF our
-four may BE- shown hv a s,aremanr ~ the
yea rly shipm ents for The las few years
1874, 5 Si3 sns. 1877 s. AS. I5n; l9Ds $3.50 sn
1919. 3. 65S ~ Z: 1910 / SIS OIL ,ten months.
While there is no probability that 'he
cont inIanc~ ~ present conditions and ~
their evident tendency will Immediately
make wheat bread a rarity on American
tables. the Ill nat ion dnes demand an esriv
consideration Major Carson reports
British In Nort~r' who have q, en much thought
| 10 'hcSr changing conditions are quite unanimous
IN the belief that measures should he adopted IN
| 'hs nl',i stairs by which "a. wheat o. Canada
! could h- regulated " rn' controlled u H. sIg
ge.ted that this would be brought ABOUT Il cana
Gisg wheat ~ouli b. handel bv the Northwest
rra mills ~ ne ni'cd >ta'es ~ which y could
! be converted into Nc'.- r. his means Canadian
I vhea' voui. % k-3' o. - tnP British rrArke'
vi'hou' injury ~ me sn.di.n farmer N els
meat nat i-urs 10 create sudden euc'giiIoIs
would ~ removed american mills would be
| benefited tire rt7ort OF nour from, the United
states Increased ana all these advantages vorlc
This plan has been suggest ed a gain and
again IN the columns IT The SrS II
encounr ers the opposition of some thou /
sands Of wheat producers who believe
that their industry would he wrecked If
the tariff barrier 10 Canada wheat We're ,
removed Their fears are shared by ,
those who represen, them 10 Congress |
The belief is based on an absolute iSnor. !
ancs ~ = few simple facts Canada =
total export surplus IL less than the varia-
tion that occurs almost every year in the /
wheat crop Of this country The price II
wheat is based on total world supply. ana |
the purchase ~ LanAda entire surplus /
for milling m mis- count nv would have no !
effect on American wheat prices.
l. IL most improbable that Canada =
entire surpi'is would or could come across
the border and the port ion OF il that could
he blamed would enable us 20 continue
ana probably 10 increase materially our
f,our exports Salsble aours are a
quest ion IF mixtures There Is no better
or more desI "a BILE -four than hat obtained !
by com hinLns Canadas superior hard |
wheat with some Of our own softer grains
The INFRINGING II that wheat duty free
would mean wages IN American Hour
mills increased demand for packages Of
wood Or Of cloth and more business for
American railways The injuTyto Amer /
lean Interests would be represent ed by
decimal point followed ov SIX ciph-rs
with the figure ~ the end ~ them
Tho bsnefi-s would hA suhetan,ial