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million bushels, valued at $400,000. In 1914 the imports were 22 

 million bushels, valued at $7,886,000. During the last 20 years 

 about three-fourths of the oats came from Canada. 



Buckwheat. — The exports of buckwheat in 1897 amounted to 

 1,677,000 bushels, valued at $678,959, which gradually decreased to 

 5S0 bushels, valued at $695, in 1914. Germany and the Netherlands 

 have received about 90 per cent of the buckwheat since 1897. 



Macaroni, vermicelli, etc. — The quantity of macaroni, vermicelli, 

 and similar preparations was not stated prior to 1903, the imports 

 for that year being 28,787.821 pounds, valued at $1,171,887, which 

 increased to 126.128,621 pounds, valued at $5,698,783, in 1914. As a 

 source of supply for this commodity Italy has exceeded all other 

 countries during this period, supplying 94.7 per cent. 



Bread and biscuit. — Bread and biscuit have been the principal 

 bakery products consigned to foreign countries and the quantity 

 exported has remained nearly uniform from year to year. In -1866 

 and subsequently the quantity was stated in pounds and varied from 

 7.610,400 pounds in 1867 to 17,580,740 pounds in 1884. This article 

 has been sent to nearly all countries on the globe, about half of which 

 went to the British West Indies. 



The imports of bread and biscuit were valued at $282,753 in 1912, 

 and $415,318 in 1914. A little more than one-half came from the 

 United Kingdom and about one-third came from three other coun- 

 tries, Germany, the Netherlands, and Japan. 



Bran, middlings, and mill feed. — The exports of bran, middlings, 

 and mill feed amounted to 53,548 tons in 1910, 67,687 tons in 1911. 

 144,504 tons in 1912, 162.321 tons in 1913, and 70,260 tons in 1914. 

 More than three-fourths of this item went to countries in Europe, 

 Germany receiving about two-thirds of the total exports. 



Distillers' grains and malt sprouts. — Distillers' and brewers' grains 

 and malt sprouts exported were 59,136 tons in 1901, increased to 

 102,683 tons in 1906, and decreased to 59.788 tons in 1914. During 

 the last five years nearly one-half has been consigned to Germany, 

 while the greater portion of the remainder went to Belgium and the 

 Netherlands. 



Oatmeal. — The oatmeal consigned to foreign countries amounted 

 to 27 million pounds in 1884, decreased to 4 million pounds in 1888, 

 increased to 92 million pounds in 1901, and decreased to 16 million 

 pounds in 1914. During the 10 years 1894-1903 one-half of this 

 article went to the United Kingdom, but shipments to that country 

 decreased to about one-third during the five years 1910-1914. Dur- 

 ing the latter period the Netherlands received annually from 2 to 8 

 million pounds and Argentina and the British East Indies each re- 

 ceived about half a million pounds annually. 



