474 



Imports of the Cereal Year. 



[sept., 



The imports of wheat, which had shown no great variation 

 during the preceding four years, took an upward turn during 

 1909-10, and reached a figure higher than in any year except 

 1904-5, though the receipts of wheat flour remained about 

 the same. The home harvest of 1909 was, however, larger 

 than for some years past, so that the total available for con- 

 sumption in the United Kingdom, including seed, but exclu- 

 sive of stocks carried over, was 35,500,000 qrs. This figure, 

 as will be seen from the following table, is higher than in 

 any recent year, and represents the maximum yet recorded. 



Harvest 

 Year. 



Wheat Crop 

 of the United 

 Kingdom. 

 Qrs. 



Imports of 

 Wheat during 

 the Cereal Year 

 Sept. 1 — Aug.31 

 Qrs. 



Imports of 

 Wheat Flour in 



equivalent 

 Weight of Grain 

 Qrs. 



Total Wheat 

 and Flour in 

 equivalent 

 Weight of Grain. 



Total estimated 

 Wheat Grain 

 available for 

 home consumption 

 (including seed). 



1902- 3 



1903- 4 



1904- 5 



1905- 6 



1906- 7 



1907- 8 



1908- 9 

 I909-IO 



7,284,800 

 6,102,300 

 4,740,000 

 7,541,600 

 7,577,300 

 7,066,400 

 6,741,200 

 7,899,600 



19,861.990 

 21,723,820 

 24,529,170 

 22,063,580 

 22,105,180 

 21,362,720 

 21,727,220 

 24,099,060 



6,215,630 

 6,203,350 

 3,526,620 



4,677,330 

 4,284,490 

 4,339,090 

 3,554,650 

 3,501,520 



26,077,620 

 27,927,170 

 28,055,790 

 26,740,910 

 26,389,670 

 25,701,810 

 25,281,870 

 27,600,580 



33,362,420 

 34,029,470 

 32,795,790 

 34,282,510 

 33,966,970 

 32,768,210 

 32,023,070 

 35,500,180 



With regard to the countries contributing to the supply, 

 the receipts from each of the principal sources are given 

 below : — 



Country of Export. 



Thousands of cwts. 



1909-10. 



1908-9. 



1907-8. 



1906-7. 



India ... :.. 



16,077 



10,904 



10,48c 



14,613 



Russia 



27,911 



9,470 



4,455 



12,843 



Argentina 



11,405 



24,542 



28,128 



22,179 



United States 



I4,9H 



19,299 



25,273 



20,319 



Canada ... 



18,539 



I5,Il8 



13,578 



11,085 



Australia... 



",9I5 



9,587 



6,264 



7,769 



The position of the countries contributing to our supply 

 was materially altered during the past twelve months. The 



Argentine Republic, which had held the first place as the 

 principal exporter for four years, was displaced by Russia, | 

 which sent a larger quantity than in any year since 1904-5 • 

 The second place, it is interesting to note, was taken for the 

 first time by Canada, which furnished the maximum quan- 

 tity yet received from that colony in any cereal year. The 

 receipts from Australia were also relatively large. 



