East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-14
CANADIAN WHEAT NO
MENACE SAYS EXPERT
PRICE DEPENDENT UPON WORLD
SUPPLY ASSERTS HYME,N
III. COHEN.
tf Tariff should be Removed North
west Would be Little Affected
Canadian Wheat May be Exported
Via Portland.
BY HYMAN H. COHEN.

Commercial Editor the oregon Jour
nal, written for the East Oregonian
The question has been asked recent
,iS by various interests of the Pacific
Northwest. What chance is there for
canada to withdraw its tariff on AM
'rrican wheat products so as for it to
gain access to this country and if this
change is made what effect will it
,tave upon the Pacific Northwest
~heat grower"
Up to this time there has been
more or less talk among Canadian in
gsxests OF paving the way for free en-
france of that country's wheat into
1he United States but no definite ac-
sion has as yet been taken.
Among the best informed interests
m the eastern milling trade, which
are greatest interested in the Canadi-
an affair. the impression prevails that
she duty will not be removed in time
FOR the movement of any of the pres
ssnt crop
The free Canadian wheat proposti-
SaR seelns to be a bugaboo that is al
,xrming to many producers who have
not given the matter thorough study.
sven granting the fact that Canadian
sheat is allowed to enter this country
Gree of tariff. there is nothing at all
charming in the situation so far as the
american producer is concerned, with
the possible exception of few that
are directly across the border from
s'anada
With the exception OF very special
occasions and even then to a more or
s~ss degree, according to Circumstance
rs: the price of wheat is not made
a1ere or even in the United States
alone II matters very little to the
'%orld's trade or the price whether
liimatilla county or possibly the whole
ef the Pacific Northwest produces a
big or small crop, of wheat. The
rotal worlds output is what counts
l.nd il the Pacific Northwest has a
Gig crop and the rest of the world a
small one, excellent prices will rule
and vica versa.
~ Canadian wheat should come to
rshis country it will be governed en-
'iirely by the export market. If the
teJnife0 states should draw a liberal
supply OF Canadian wheat under free
Grade, II would mean that much less
stock would be exported from there
no Europe. In an indirect way there
Gore it would call for greater supplies
lsf other wheat for European account
md in this way even up shipments.
Insofar as the Pacific Northwest is
corcerned it is likely that free Can
;s.dian wheat would have less effect
9esre than on the middle west. While
mhere is more or less talk that much
.af the wheat from the Canadian prai-
sfes viii be brought to Portland in
stead OF going to Duluth, such a move
vsent would very likely be entirely for
,rxport account. The business would
he done as at present in the Canadian
,oenters, the only difference being thai
shipments would come via the Pacific
I,oast instead of the Atlantic. Such q
movement is very probable with tbs
opening of the Panama Canal because
urom present indications the shipments
90 Europe can then be made at less
ureight expense than by shipping tc
tahe Great Lakes and then reloadinl
uxice before reaching it's destination
Once In a while the price of wheat
rs made al home because some milling
interest has big order of flour tc
rIu but eventually the market rights
itself and conforms to the price thai
can be obtained at worlds centers
There is really only one fear thai