6i8 MAIZE 



chap, articles the growth, produce, or manufacture of the United 



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Kingdom, were, from i October, 1908, extended to goods 

 and articles the growth, produce, or manufacture of the Com- 

 monwealth of Australia. The Australian Commonwealth 

 extended reciprocal privileges which included a rebate of 6d. 

 per 100 lbs. on maize. 



574. Classes of Maize Required by the European Market. — 

 Each class and grade of maize has its particular place on the 

 European market, and the price fluctuates to some extent 

 with the demand for a particular grade. At one time " Below 

 Grade" sells for as much as — or even more than — " Choice" i.e. 

 (No. 1), not because it is better for the market, but because, at 

 the time, the particular trade requiring Choice is fully supplied, 

 while there is a shortage of Below Grade, which is sold to an 

 entirely different class of trade. Weevilled maize, even, has a 

 place on the market, but it should be distinctly labelled as such. 



Mr. H. M. Colebrook, a large London dealer in grain, 

 reported l as follows : — 



(1) Round Yellows. — The classes of maize which command 

 the best prices in Europe at this time are the small round 

 yellows, of uniform size and colour, such as Cinquantino, 

 Odessa, Bessarabian, and other Russian breeds. The small 

 round yellows are used largely for feeding poultry and 

 pheasants, and command a ready sale. Next to these in value 

 come the larger round yellows from Argentina. 



(2) Flat Whites. — South African flat whites, such as 

 Hickory King, etc., come close to the above in value. " There 

 is a demand springing up for the flat white maize in the manu- 

 facture of glucose and flaked maize used in brewing. If this 

 demand continues, and should there be in addition demand in 

 Europe for South African white maize for human food, the 

 white varieties must appreciate and the relative values change 

 correspondingly." 



(3) Flat Yellow. — " The South African flat yellows are 

 very close in value to the flat whites. There will always be 

 a good demand for the South African large, flat yellow, and 

 Cango types, at prices ranging from 9d. to is. a bag under 

 those obtainable for small round yellow varieties, and (i.e. 

 flat yellows) will be used for cattle food." 



1 24 March, 190b. 



