ARGENTINE WHEAT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 92, 11 January 1918, Page 8

ARGENTINE WHEAT

There remains no longer any room for doubt, says an exchange, thai. Argentina, will fill an important part in the international wheat campaign this season. I'lio least service which South America may.ho relied upon to render will be to make it unnecessary lor North American growers to sweep their barns bare in order to maintain food supplies l'or the Allies. The latter, of course, will gladly take all the United States and Canada may bo able to send to them; but it is matter for sinouro congratulation for all concerned that Argentina will bo in a position 'to furnish importing countries with all the grain for which they may bo prepared, to afford freightage. There aro evidences that tho authorities in the republic at all events are confident that somp moans wiJl be discovered and applied whereby the ciop surplus will he. exported. Meanwhile increased shipments from Canada, and possibly also from the United States, ai'o probable. English millers have been relieved at the returns dealing with,.early gradings of the Canadian crop. Of 5,159,000 quarters graded to November '5 last about 4,000,000 o.uarters went into classes 1, 2, and 3, whereas in the last previous season the quantity so graded was only about 1,500,000 quarters.