THE SEVEN YEARS 1859-1865.
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Russia 5,350,861
Denmark and the Duchies 969,890
Germany 6,358,229
France 3,828,691
Spain 331,463
Wallachia and Moldavia 295,475
Turkish dominions, not otherwise specified 528,568
Egypt 1,423,193
Canada 2,223,809
United States 10,080,911
Other countries 1,036,968

In the years 1871-5 the United States held the first place, Russia
came next, and Germany third with only about one-sixth of the
American imports, and Canada was running Germany close. Other
formidable competitors were now arising, and by 1901 the chief
importing countries[711] were:

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Argentina 8,309,706
Russia[712] 2,580,805
United States of America 66,855,025
Australia 6,197,019
Canada 8,577,960
India 3,341,500

Since then the imports of wheat and flour from the United States have
decreased, and in 1904 India took the first place, Russia the second,
Argentina the third, and the United States the fourth. However, in
1907 the United States sent more than any other country, followed by
Argentina, India, Canada, Russia, and Australia, in the order named.

It is probable in the near future that the imports from the United
States will decline considerably, for in the last quarter of a
century its population has increased 68 per cent. and its wheat area
only 25 per cent. On the other hand, the population of Canada
increased 33 per cent. and her wheat area 158 per cent. in the same
time; while in Argentina an addition of 70 per cent. to the
population has been accompanied by an increase of the wheat area from
half a million to fourteen million acres. It is probable also that
India and Australia will continue to send large supplies, and there
are said to be vast wheat-growing tracts opened up by the Siberian
Railway, so that there seems little chance of wheat r