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from her own colonies, India, Australia, and 

 Canada, but she also buys large quantities of 

 wheat every year from Argentina, Russia, and 

 the United States. 



Great Britain is dependent upon other countries 

 not only for much of her food supply, but also for 

 her raw materials for manufacture. Her indus- 

 tries consist chiefly of converting raw materials 

 into finished articles of commerce. In order to 

 insure a supply of the necessary materials and 

 foodstuffs, she has developed shipping interests 

 that outrank those of any other nation. English 

 ships are found on every sea. Her merchant 

 vessels serve to bring her foods and raw materials 

 and to carry her manufactured goods to foreign 

 markets. To protect her commercial interests as 

 well as her colonies she has built and now main- 

 tains the world's greatest navy. 



Because of the large imports of wheat needed by 

 Great Britain, she plays a very important part in 

 the world's market. Her greatest import center 

 is Liverpool, which has developed into the first 

 wheat market of the world. The crop reports of 

 every wheat country of any importance are wired 

 daily to this city. These reports affect the Liver- 

 pool market, and that in turn controls the price of 

 wheat the world over. 



In conclusion, we need only to be reminded 

 that we began our study of the world's wheat crop 



