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FACTS FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES. 



Wheat oiports of Great Britain. — Tbe Uuited States, as a 

 wheat-exporting country, more than sustains its usual preponderance 

 among the contributors to the bread-supply of Great Britain. In a re- 

 cent report we stated that this country had furnished 27 per cent, of 

 these supplies during the period of fifteen years ending in 1872, and 

 Eussia 24 per cent., Germany, 17 ; France, 9 ; British America, 5 ; tlie re- 

 maining 18 being divided among the Austrian territories, Egypt, Den- 

 mark, Chili, and other countries. In 1873 this country's contribution is 

 45 per cent. ; that of Russia, less than 22. In 1874, to December 31, the 

 United States, 55; that of Russia, 13 per cent. In wheat and flour our 

 export to Great Britain of the calendar year exceeds an equivalent of 

 iifty-two million bushels. 



Reduced to dollars, the price per cwt. of the wheat of the principal 

 exporting countries is as follows : 



Russia $3. 16 



Austrian Territories J.<.'j."->.>1>. 3. 16 



United States ^^'Ki^Viij.^. 3.26 



British North America . rt^^jj^-j- -tyf/- .fg,j.A/^ - ■ -.it 3. 30 



The average value of iiia/z;fe W1^3^, per cwt., was $1.7G: in 



$2.11. ^;;-';!;''*ri''« 



:fW X 



1874. 

 $2.78 

 3.43 

 3.07 

 2.94 



1874, 



"Wheat from — 



Russia cwts 



Denmark .^ do . 



Germany do . 



Fiance do . 



Austrian Territories do. 



Turkey, "Wallacliia.and Moldavia do. 



Egypt do. 



United States do. 



Cliili do. 



British North America do. 



Other countries do . 



Total 



"Wheat meal and flour from — 



Germany cwts 



France do. 



United States do . 



British North America do. 



other countries do. 



Total 



Indian corn, or maize cwts 



Indian-corn meal, (including maizena) do. 



Quantities. 



1673. 



9, 598, 096 



301, 758 



2, 153, 857 



1, 170, 5-22 



29, 730 



367, 487 



1,260,401 



19,742,726 



1, 557, 128 



3, 767, 330 



3, 802, 595 



43, 751, 630 



687, 243 

 1, 669, 356 

 1, 580, 697 



444, 729 

 1, 822, 235 



6, 204, 260 



18, 768, 127 

 6,836 



1874. 



5, 714, 488 



167, 286 



3, 053, 680 



300, 299 



2,814 



659, 676 



293, 880 



23, 048, 552 



1, 925, 334 

 3, 807, 174 



2, 506, 277 



41, 479, 460 



751, 366 

 659, 568 



3, 290, 235 

 389, 355 



1, 139, 084 



6, 229, 608 



Value. 



£6, 072, 723 

 205, 450 



1, 544, 850 

 747, 737 



18,616 



218, fi65 



697, 194 



12, 895, 779 



980, 702 



2, 486, 584 

 2, 578, 489 



28, 446, 689 



679, 885 

 1, 598, 878 

 1, 380, 792 



399, 130 

 1, 780, 512 



5, 839, 197 



6, 621, 720 

 10, 570 



1874. 



£3, 180, 723 



103, 956 



2,017,623 



163, 835 



1 932 



364! 082 



172, 242 



14, 178, 791 



1, 180, 455 



2, 238, 167 

 1, 599, 256 



25, 201, 062 



706, 039 

 606, 457 



2, 915, 752 

 332, 090 



1, 149, 476 



5, 709, 820 



7, 484, 178 

 14, 405 



Fruit culture in Michigan. — A State census of Michigan was 

 essayed in 1874, from which is compiled the following statement of 

 quantities of fruit grown in 1872 and 1873, with a record of the county 

 and township making the heaviest product of variety: 



