tailieunhanh - IMPORTS AND EXPORTS —LIVE STOCK

It is a curious fact that the barriers which protected the British farmer were thrown down shortly before he became by unforeseen causes exposed to the competition of the whole world. Down to 1846 Germany supplied more than half the wheat that was imported into England, Denmark sent more than Russia, and the United States hardly any. Other competitors who have since arisen were then unknown. | IMPORTS AND EXPORTS LIVE STOCK It is a curious fact that the barriers which protected the British farmer were thrown down shortly before he became by unforeseen causes exposed to the competition of the whole world. Down to 1846 Germany supplied more than half the wheat that was imported into England Denmark sent more than Russia and the United States hardly any. Other competitors who have since arisen were then unknown. By the end of the next decade Russia and the United States sent large quantities as may be gathered from the following table 710 ANNUAL AVERAGE IMPORTS OF WHEAT AND FLOUR FOR THE SEVEN YEARS 1859-1865. Cwt. Russia 5 350 861 Denmark and the Duchies 969 890 Germany 6 358 229 France 3 828 691 Spain 331 463 Wallachia and Moldavia 295 475 Turkish dominions not otherwise specified 528 568 Egypt 1 423 193 Canada 2 223 809 United States 10 080 911 Other countries 1 036 968 In the years 1871-5 the United States held the first place Russia came next and Germany third with only about one-sixth of the American imports and Canada was running Germany close. Other formidable competitors were now arising and by 1901 the chief importing countries 711 were Cwt. Argentina 8 309 706 Russia 712 2 580 805 United States of America 66 855 025 Australia 6 197 019 Canada 8 577 960 India 3 341 500 Since then the imports of wheat and flour from the United States have decreased and in 1904 India took the first place Russia the second Argentina the third and the United States the fourth. However in 1907 the United States sent more than any .