_Quantity of Wheat and Wheaten Flour (as wheat) imported into the United Kingdom from various sources during the calendar year 1900, together with the average rate of freight._
+----------------------+-------------+---------------+------------+ | | | Ocean Freight | Total Cost | | Countries of Origin. | Quantities. | to United | of Ocean | | | Qrs. 480 lb.| Kingdom. | Carriage. | | | | Per 480 lb. | | +----------------------+-------------+---------------+------------+ | | | s. d. | £ | | Atlantic America | 11,171,100 | 2 3 | 1,257,100 | | South Russia | 569,000 | 2 2 | 62,000 | | Pacific America | 2,389,900 | 8 1 | 966,000 | | Canada | 1,877,100 | 2 8 | 250,000 | | Rumania | 176,400 | 2 6 | 22,000 | | Argentina and Uruguay| 4,322,300 | 4 10 | 1,045,000 | | France | 251,900 | 1 3 | 16,000 | | Bulgaria and Rumelia | 30,600 | 2 6 | 4,000 | | India | 2,200 | 4 0 | 400 | | Austria-Hungary | 389,300 | 1 9 | 34,000 | | Chile | 600 | .. | .. | | North Russia | 462,700 | 1 6 | 35,000 | | Germany | 438,700 | 1 6 | 33,000 | | Australasia | 883,900 | 6 5 | 284,000 | | Minor Countries | 225,100 | 2 6 | 28,000 | | +-------------+---------------+------------+ | Total | 23,190,800 |Average 3s. 6d.| £4,036,500 | +----------------------+-------------+---------------+------------+
Comparing these figures with a similar statement for the year 1872, the most remote year for which similar facts are available, it will be found that the actual total cost per quarter for ocean carriage has not much decreased.
_Quantity of Wheat and Wheaten Flour (as wheat) imported into the United Kingdom from various sources during the calendar year 1872, together with the average rate of freight._
+-----------------------+-----------+---------------+------------+ | | | Ocean Freight | | | Countries of Origin. |Quantities.| to United | Total Cost | | | Qrs. | Kingdom. |of Carriage.| | | | Per qr. | | +-----------------------+-----------+---------------+------------+ | | | s. d. | £ | | South Russia | 3,678,000 | 8 6 | 1,563,000 | | United States | 2,030,000 | 6 6 | 659,000 | | Germany | 910,000 | 2 0 | 91,000 | | France | 660,000 | 3 0 | 99,000 | | Egypt | 536,000 | 4 6 | 120,000 | | North Russia | 490,000 | 2 0 | 49,000 | | Canada | 400,000 | 7 6 | 150,000 | | Chile | 330,000 | 12 0 | 198,000 | | Turkey | 195,000 | 7 6 | 72,000 | | Spain | 130,000 | 3 6 | 23,000 | | Scandinavia | 160,000 | 2 0 | 16,000 | | +-----------+---------------+------------+ | Total, Chief Countries| 9,519,000 |Average 6s. 5d.| £3,040,000 | +-----------------------+-----------+---------------+------------+