TJie Indian Wheat Trade. 51 
Twelve Years' Exports of Wheat from India. 
Year 
Cwts. 
Xgds of rupees 
(Ex.) 
1 Tear 
i 
Cwts. 
Xon-i of rupees 
1875- 
-76 
2,498,185 
901,026 
! 1881-82 
19,863,520 
8,604,081 
1876- 
-77 
5,583,336 
1,956,333 
1882-83 
14,114,407 
6,068,934 
1877- 
-78 
6,340,150 
2,856,990 
188.3-84 
20.956,495 
8,877,561 
1878- 
-79 
1,044,709 
513,779 I 
1884-85 
15,830,754 
6,309,] 40 
1879- 
80 
2,195,550 
1,121,015 
1885-86 
21,060,519 
8,002,350 
1880- 
81 
7,441,375 
3.277,942 
1886-87 
22,263,318 
8,625,876 
It was not until 1881-82 that tlie exports from India became 
sufficient to attract much attention. Previous to that date they 
had only thrice amounted to as much as a million quarters in a 
year — in 1876-77, when they were a little over 1^ million quar- 
ters; in 1877-78, when the quantity was about 1^ million; and 
in 1878-79, when it was not quite 1| million. In 1881-82, 
however, there was a sudden advance to over -H million quarters, 
or, to give the exact quantity, to 4,584,000 qrs. In subsequent 
years the quantity has been three times in excess of that for 
1881-82, and twice below it, and the largest totals have been 
4,860,120 qrs. in 1885-86, and 5,137,693 qrs. in 1886-87.^ 
Now, although India sent wheat to seventeen countries and 
colonies outside Europe in the latter year, no less than 4.757,172 
qrs. out of the total exports came to Europe, while only 380,521 
qrs. (of which Egypt received 304,074 qrs.) were shipped to 
extra-European ports. The proportions of the European supply 
of wheat from India in the latest year for which the details 
are published are given in the following table, in which the 
hundi'edweights of the official returns have been converted into 
quarters, according to the calculation adopted by the Board of 
Trade :— 
Exports op Wheat from 
United "Kingdom 
Italy , , 
France « . 
Belgium , , 
Holland . , 
Spain , . 
Malta . 
Gibraltar • 
Portugal , 
Austria , , 
Greece . , 
All Europe . 
Other countries 
Total . 
LVDIA, 1886-87. 
Qrs. 
2,231,060 
1,202,840 
647,000 
5.54,720 
47,756 
30,034 
19,403 
12,540 
10,800 
558 
461 
4,757,172 
380,521 
5,137,693 
' Another financial year has just closed, an 
not yet available, it is known that the exports; 
1, although the official figures are 
in consequence of the deficiency 
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