The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-02-28
THE OUTLOOK or BREApsTUFFs.

The Wheat crop Of the United
States in 1872 was estimated by the
Agricultural Department at 240, ,000,.
/ 900 bushels.
The wheat crop OF California and
! Oregon is reported to be rs pee cent
increase on the former and 5 per cent,
ON The latter. The shipments to
Europe from California and Oregon
from July ! to January 2 have been
9,374 ,o63 bushels, and including
shipments from South American
ports, the aggregate sept to Lnrope
was on the first of January, 1873,
10, 400 ,0J0 bushels. The amount Of
wheat in transit for Great Britain
from the Pacific coast wes, on the
9th Dec, 8 ,O64 ,0c0 bushels. There
will probably be at least ten million
bushels more surplus to go forward
to Europe from the Pacific coast
from January IL to August 81, 1873.
Tho requirements Of the United
Kingdom to be supplied by foreign
wheat were early in December last
placed at twelve million quarters, or
ninety-six million bushels. There
were continuous heavy rains through
out the Uuitea Kingdom during the
entire month OF December last, pre-
venting the sowing of wheat. Mr..
james Sanderson in letter to the
London Times, under date Of Deccni-
ber 2G, 1872, says: Judging from
present appearances, the area in
wheat. in 1873 will prove one of the
shortest on record, and this, follow
ing the most inferior crop which has
been harvested for many years, must
awake serious apprehensions on the
part OF consumers as well as pro-
ducers. The heavy rains have caused
serious damage to the sown wheat.
Mr.. Thos. G.. Scott, in letter TO the
lKark Lane EJ1,ress, under date OF
December q, 1872, estimates the
loss to the growers OF wheat in the
United Kingdom at f3 per acre on
the 3,s7U 900 acres usually sown to
wheat, or a money value OF IL
million sterling. The home crop has
been drawn upon since September l,
1872, to the extent Of about 3,740.
600 quarters. The imports of for
eigh cereals from September 1 to
December u inclusive, less the ex-
ports for the same period, have bee -
equal in wheat and -four to 1 533 ,323
quarters or sc, ,266. .5S4 bushels.
There were on.the 9th OF December,
1872, 452 cargoes OF wheat on the
passage for the United Kingdom, in
Guiding 1G5 cargoes from the Pacific
coast, averaging about IS ,0UU bushels
each, making an aggregate OF 6,Sl6.-
GOO bushels. or grand aggregate IN
transit of 4.8o0 ,OU0 bushels, which
added to the imports from Septein ber
TO December y of sc. .26G, ,5s4
bushels, makes 81 ,146. .5s4 already
provided for during the first four
months of the harvest year, to end
on the 3lst Of August, 1873. The
requirements may be even larger OF
foreign wheat, than the estimate of
ninety-six millions of bushels, but if
they are it will be Ia the harvest year
1874.
The harvest in France in 1870 and
IL Was largely deficient, followed BY
full average crop in 1872 The
breadth of land under wheat was in
creased for the crop of 1872. Rye
was the poorest crop of the season.
The Uuited States, including
California and France. will have
more surplus from Jan. to Aug. ii
than in 1872; while Russia. British
North America and Egypt will pro-
badly be largely deficient, and the
other countries may be but little
varied from the three previous years.
The stocks in granary through
out France, in Southern Russian
ports, are very much less than usual.
while in German ports and IN the
United Kingdom. they are less than
OF the close OF 1871. The unfavor-
able crop prospects in Great Britain
in connection with her large require
ments from foreign imports between
this time and the coming harvest,
and the probable amount that can be
obtained from the several exporting
countries, including Russia. which
has conceded deficiency of twenty
five per cent, in the Azov district, as
well as in the North of Russia, In.
dicate full prices during the sue
ceeding eight months. .-Commercia
Reporter.
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