5SS 



MAIZE 



CHAP 

 XII. 



ioo lbs. is charged from Chicago to Boston. Twelve cents 

 to Montreal, Quebec and Portland, 12 cents to Philadelphia 

 and 1 1 -J- cents to Baltimore, Norfolk (Virginia) and Newport 

 News." 



515. Amounts and Sources of Supply of South African 

 Maize Exported, 1906-12. — The following is an approximate 

 summary of South African maize exports for the seven 

 years ended 31 December, 19 12. It is instructive to note 

 that in the dry years of 1911-2 the Transvaal exports 

 exceeded those of the Orange Free State : — ■ 



Table LXXIV. 



MUID BAGS OF MAIZE EXPORTED OVERSEA FROM THE UNDER- 

 MENTIONED UNION PROVINCES AND BRITISH SOUTH 

 AFRICA CUSTOMS UNION STATES DURING THE TWELVE 

 MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER. 1 



31 De 



1906 

 1907 



1908 



1909 



1910 

 1911 

 1912 



Totals 



3.716 



43.764 

 114,825 

 202,943 

 759,830 

 652,254 

 444.756 



2,222,088 



Orange Free 

 State and 

 Basutoland, 



not stated 



141,203 

 1,035,602 

 802,149 

 3I4.73I 

 323,991 



2,617,676 



not stated 



289,535 



312,522 



192,026 



41,566 



63,954 



899,603 



Total. 



3.7I6 2 



428,663 



545,991 



1,551,187 



1,760,208 



1,016,443 



832,742 s 



6,138,950 



516. Details of Exports, 191 1 and 191 2. — Although the 

 season of 191 2 was a poor one from the point of view of pro- 

 duction, South Africa, nevertheless, managed to export over 

 1,000,000 muids (3,897,210 bushels) of maize, valued at 



1 The 1909, igio, and ign returns are obtained from the Annual Report, 

 Union Department of Agriculture, year ended 31 December, 1911. 



2 Probably incomplete, and mainly to other South African ports. 



3 This is lower than the total export for that year (as given in Table LXXV) 

 by 140,756; the higher figure probably includes overland exports. 



