COMMERCE IN MAIZE GRAIN 619 



(4) Mixed. — Lowest in value are the mixed varieties, and CHAP, 

 poorly grown maize of any description. XIL 



(5) American. — In "American" maize, those types most 

 in demand on the English market are the flat yellow and 

 white mixed known as " No. 2 American Mixed". Occasion- 

 ally there are small shipments of large, flat white maize which 

 command, with a very small market, a very high price, for 

 seed purposes only. There is but little round maize of any 

 sort from North America. 



Mr. Clement, of Messrs. Harris Bros., of the Baltic Ex- 

 change, stated that White Flat Choice will command a special 

 price so long as too much is not shipped, but that if a glut 

 came in the market, it would have to be classed with the 

 ordinary and sold at ordinary price. 



Mr. Hislop, of Messrs. Berg, Sons & Co., of London, while 

 not taking exception to the quality and feeding value of the 

 " infinite variety " of maize grown in and exported from South 

 Africa, stated that if the export were confined to Flat yellow, 

 Flat white, and Round yellow, it would be better from a mar- 

 keting point of view. Special care must be taken with respect 

 to white maize, which is largely used for making a special 

 corn-flour, which suffers if the grain is off colour. This trade 

 requires that the grain be delivered in perfect condition, when 

 it commands the highest price. Some Liverpool merchants, 

 on the other hand, would welcome mixed flat maize. 



575. Differences in Market Value of Maize Grades. — In the 

 United States the difference between grades, under normal 

 conditions, ranges from 3^d. to 5|-d. per muid. ■ At other 

 times, as in the case of a corner, the difference may be much 

 greater. 



European quotations show but little difference in value 

 between the South African grades. On 6 January, 1910, the 

 extreme variation was only from Jd. to lid. per muid. This 

 slight difference may have been due to the fact that shipments 

 being relatively small may have rendered them particularly 

 uniform ; or it is possible that at that time the system of grad- 

 ing not having been fully developed it was not as severe as 

 might have been desirable. 



576. Number of South African Classes. — Criticism has 

 sometimes been levelled at South Africa for producing so 



