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5,000,000 cwts. The supply from Argentina ranged from 

 nearly 32,000,000 cwts. in 1908 to less than 15,000,000 in, 

 191 1, while from the United States the supply fell from 

 nearly 40,000,000 cwts. in 1908 to 18,000,000 cwts. in 

 1910. The United States, indeed, must be regarded as a 

 diminishing exporter of wheat. The most trustworthy 

 of our present sources of wheat supply is Canada. During 

 the five years 1 907-11 the quantity sent from the Dominion 

 ranged from 15,000,000 to 20,000,000 cwts. and, on the 

 whole, it tends steadily to increase. It is noteworthy 

 that during the twelve months ending July, 1912 (the 

 "cereal year" 1911-12), Canada exported more wheat 

 than any other country in the world, and it was further 

 noted in the Corn Trade News that the combined exports 

 of the British Empire, viz., from Canada, Australasia and 

 India, during that period would have been more than 

 sufficient to supply the United Kingdom with all its 

 requirements of imported wheat had it all been sent here. 

 As it was, we received 38*5 per cent, of our total supplies 

 in 1911 from British possessions, so that, if we include our 

 home supply, about three-fifths of our breadstuffs came 

 from within the Empire. 



