Garland Globe | 1909-03-20 | Page 2 | Possibility of Bread Famine

Possibility of Bread Famine. El Paso, Texas Mexico will do-claro do-claro off wheat duties by April 1 In order or-der to prevent a bread famlno, according accord-ing to customs officials hero. For ov-3ral ov-3ral years past Mexico has had to suspend sus-pend tho duly on wheat each spring 3n account of tho shortaco In thnt ;ountry. Wheat now costs $3.G0 Mex-.can Mex-.can money per buyitl In Mexico City, .vhen Imported from tho United Stntes, and tho homo crop Is exhausted. exhaust-ed. Amerlcnn wheat at tho border now costs $1,28 a bushel, nnd with a duty of 20 cents pnld a bushel, and in nddltlonnl freight rate to Mexico City, tho price Is exorbitant.