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Show WILLTAXOURWHEAT BIG CROP IN MEXICO TO CAUSE RESUMPTION OF TARIFF. ) Product Said to Be Best Raised In Stater Sta-ter Republic In Many Years Cereal Ce-real Is Displacing Corn an Food Staple. Monterey, Mexico. It Is not probable proba-ble that tho Mexican government will extend tho reduced duty prlvllego on wheat from tho United States. The natlvo crop is reported to be tho best that has uccn raised In tho republic for many years, nnd for this reason It Is thought that the duty of threo cents per kilo of wheat will ngaln go lute effect Immediately. Large shlpmentt of wheat from tho United States arc now coining Into Mexico nnd tho heavy trntllc will (outlnuo for tomo time. Tho Monterey flour mill, ono of tin largest mills In Mexico, has more that 1,000,000 bushels of wheat (outrnclec ror, mostly lrom the Unit (1 Stutss Tho railroads will he busy for the n.i ten days shipping wheat to the different differ-ent -Jiif ' Is In tho ropubllc lrom the United States, wlicro u largo crop hoi Weu raised. "On account of tho goad crops wide!; havo teen raised In tho northern part of this country I think that It Is llkelv .that the full duty will bo placed hack on wheat, beginning this mouth," said Ernesto Mudcro of Monterey, who Is Interested In the (touring business In Mexico, "Tho crops in Conhulla, Chlhunhus nnd Un ran go nro all rexrtod to bo In cxcollcnt condition, though thoso In tho southern part of Mexico nro a practical prac-tical failure. On account of thnt. wheat In this section will bo much cheaper than nt Mexico City, which fact may possibly dctcrmlno tho courso ot tho action which tho government will tuko In tho matter In favor or another an-other extension or tho reduced duty. But ir tho roorts or tho northern 'states aro to bo believed tho largest 'crop In tho history or McxI o has been raised nnd 1 think that to protect this tho full duty will bo put Into oflect. "No matter what will bo done, tho mills In which, I am Interested will bo ilttlo nlTcctcd for nt least n year to come, ror wo have laid In n largo supply sup-ply or grain and nro still buying more. Tho wheat raised horo Is or ns good n quality ns tho best produced In tho United Stntos, nnd I soon expect to see Mexico becomo self-sustaining In that respect." Most or tho mills nro amply supplied with wheat and nro turning out flour as rapidly ni possible. Wheat In rap-Idly rap-Idly taking the plnco or corn as tho food staple In Mexico, except with tho poorer classes, who still rely on tho corn cakes. Over 60 mills aro In operation oper-ation In tho republic, turning out hour ns rapidly as possible, but the prlco ot Hour remains the same, showing how great Is tho demand. |