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THE GRAIN TRADE.
State's February Exports.
During February, 1,315,317 centals of
wheat, valued at £278,509, and 120,488
centals of-flour, valued at £37,051, were
exported from Western Australia. Nearly
had .the wheat shipments were for
orders, and of the- remainder, 524,734
centals went to India, while the Soviet
Union appeared as a customer for
174,626 cendts. Most of the flour ship
ped abroad, went to British Malaya,
Netherlands, .East Indies and the United
Kingdom. -Details, as supplied by the
Customs Department, are as follows:
WHEAT.
To Centals. £
India . ......... 524,734 111,447
Malaya British .... 335 86
Palestine . .........1,120 2.53
N.E. Indies ........ 11 3
Africa Port. Fast... 8,406 1,751
Soviet Union (Russia) 174,626 38.028
Orders .. .. . ..; . 606,085 126,941
1.315,317 278,509
FLOUR.
United Kingdom .... 27.440 8.120
Ceylon ........'.. 2.867 878
Malaya British ;. .." 38.758 12.080
Burma .. .. .... .. 2,500 738
.Malta .. ......... 2.240 672
Seychelles Island .. 101 31
SNetherlands ...... 2.911 896
N.E. Indies.... .. 30.142 9,416
Africa Port. East . .. 210 45
Colombia .. ...... 4.000 1.200
Egypt .... .. .... 1.119 350
Siam............ 8,200 2.625
S120488 37,051
Ports of shipment were as follows:
WHEAT.
From. Centals. £
Fremantle .. ...... 711,714 150,962
Albany .. .... 8,406 1.751
Bunbury ........ 264,849 55.180
Geraldton ........ 330,348 70.616
1.315.317 278,.509
FLOUR.
Fremantle ........ 115.738 35.579
Geraldton .... .. .. 4.750 1.472.
120.488 37.051
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