The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-04-24
ARGENTINE SENDS PART OF HER
CROP TO UNITED STATES.
poooirts in 1913 Were Heavier Than
Ever Before. Analysis Shows 1t
en- Re SuDeTiOr to Our Corn.

Eve, Before. Analysis Shows 1t
10 BE superior to Our Corn.
In an article prepared for the Unit
ed States department of agriculture
Frank Andrews describes recent i'm
norris of corn. He says:
In September last a large increase
occurred in the relatively small i'm
norts of corn into the United States
the new traffic coming chiefly from
Argentina. Occasional imports haC
heen made in former years. In the
wear ended June 80, 1909, the United
States imported 25S,000 bushels, OF
which $4,000 bushels came from Ar
gentina. The imports declined to
about $4,000 in the next fiscal year
and to $4,000 in the year ending
June 80, 1911, increasing to about
$4,000 in the following year. The
imports during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1918, amounted to 100000
bushels. of which $4,000 came from
Argentina.
The imports in September, 1913,
amounted to $4,000 bushels; in Oc-
tober $4,000, in November 1885,
600. and in December 2,343, 900
bushels. Of these amounts Argentina
furnished in September $4,000
bushels, in October 481, 900, in No
vember 100000, and in December
2,173,00O bushels. Compared with
the production of the United States
these imports are relatively small.
The entire crop of Argentina, rang
ing from 175, 100000 to 800, $1,000
bushels annually, is only about ten
per cent of the average consumption
in the United States.
Comparing values of Argentine
with United States corn in the Brit
ish market for the past five years it
is found that in three years out of
the five United States corn is valued
considerably higher than Argentine.
But in 1911 and 1913 the average
values of the consignments from each
of these countries were the same in
the British markets.
A considerable part of the corn
imported into the United States from
Argentina is received at New York,
and it was sold in that city in No
vember and December, 1913, at
prices ranging from 73 to 80 cents a
bushel, or several cents under the
prices of the No. 2 yellow grade of
United States corn in that market.
1t is to be understood that the
imports for these last months of 1918
consisted of old corn, which was har-
vested in the winter or spring of
1928. Attention is invited also
to the marked fluctuations in the
import values of this Argentine corn,
ranging from 60 cents in September
to over so cents a bushel in October;
falling to y in November, and fur
Their to 60 cents a bushel in Deem
Der.
Within the last few years increas-
ing quantities of corn have been i'm
ported into the United States from
the Argentine, most of which has
been consigned to the Corn Products |
Refining comapny of New York for
purposes. The impor-
tations, however, of the 1913 crop |
have exceeded those of former years, |
the total importations from July l,
1913, to February 10, 1914, as re-
ported at Bradstreet's, being 7,132,- (
$50 bushels, approximately IS per |
cent of which was discharged at At
lantic ports, and the remainder at |
gulf ports.
The Argentine corn is handled in
burlap bags containing from 100 to
1876 pounds, in contrast to the corn
from the United States, which is ex-
ported mainly in bulk. The most |
common method of discharging car
goes at United States ports is to hoist |
with crane and tackle from II to 10 |
bags at a time and shift them to !
oarges or lighters alongside the YES
sci where the corn is inspected as
he bags are opened. From to 1
lays are usually required to unload
A cargo, depending largely on the
and quantity of the corn
and the weather.
Quality of Argentine Corn.
Corn as grown in the Argentine
consists almost exclusively of the
bard, hiRty varieties with medium
o small kernels, mostly yellow in col
1r. The character of the corn, hav-
ng both small cobs and small ker-
1e1s, resulted in much lower moist
are content In the Argentine shelied |
corn than is normally Contained in
The large dent varieties of the United |
States. On the other hand, the hard |
and firm texture of the Argentine |
corn is such that it can be ''condi- !
toned to much better advantage
than orr dent cornS,