The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-10-04

countries of Europe. While Russia and
the wheat-growing regions in that section
will have fair yield of what, the def
cheney in England and France is put at
such figures as to make its full supply a
matter of grave doubt on the part of those
who have studied the matter in all its as
poets and bearings. In England the area
of wheat planted for this year is estimated
at three million two hundred thousand
acres, or about one-half more than the
acreage under wheat in the State of ILL
nois. The estimated yield of the English
wheat crop is this season at the rate of
twenty-four bushels an acre, or one-fifth
below the average. This gives an aggre-
gate crop of 70, 800, 600 bushels, or about
one-iourth of what we are accustomed to
regard MS the gross yield of wheat in the
United States But the gross consump-
ton Of wheat in Great Britain, if the price
be moderate, is not less than 100000 900
bushels. Between this aud the estimated
crop of the year, there is a deficiency to
be supplied from abroad of 100, 100000
bushels. In other words, England will
need heavy supply of wheat from this
eountry-almost all we can spare, while
ut the same time, at least forty-eight mil
lions of bushels will be required by France
to fill up the half-flled granaries.
The probabilities now are that England
and France will require in 1873, about one
hundred and iifty-seven million bushels of
wheat Where will it come from =? In
years Of full harvests, RUSSIA has been able
to send Great Britain, in wheat and -four,
about 50,000,000 bushels Germany has
sent about l2,O00,00O, and Canada not
over 100000 bushels. These figures, it
must be remembered, apply to years when
France was not competing country.
Even were it possible that they should be
repeated now, they would still leave Great
Britain over 100000 bushels short Of
her actual wants During the last four
years the average imports Of foreign wheat
and -four into Great Britain amounted to
72,000,000 bushels. For the year ending
June 30, 1870, there was received of wheat
and -four from the United States an ag-
gate of $4,000, 900 bushels in the follow
ing year it sank to 2S,000,000, and for
the year ending June 30, 1872, the re-
ceipts from this country did not exceed
20,O00,000 bushels. The crop of this
year is excellent, and as a whole the wheat
yield marks ninety.fve. There is man
ifest improvement over last year in Min
nesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Kansas, Ohio,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The ay-
eragc of Illinois, Iowa and Michigan differ
little from those of 1872. California and
Indiana are less favored The States in
which more than average yield of wheat
per acre is indicated by the September
reports are Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ne
braska and Oregon in the West, and
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut
and Massachusetts in the East
The increased breadth in wheat will
place the total quantity in several other
States above the usual product, and give
a larger aggregate for the crop of the
United States than was secured in 1872
The quality is generally superior. In
most localities the grain yields better in
the spring than was expected. In New
4 ork thirty,tllree counties out OF thirty
hVe reported make returns OF average or
poor yields, and every Southern State fails
to make an average crop. Iowa claims an
average yield upon large area, as do Mis-
sour ana hansas' OHIO and Michigan
came very near an average yield. Illinois
reports Indicate seven per cent. less than
average, ana Indiana and Kentucky still
greater aepreciation' In pennsylvania the
area oil wheat planted was large and the
yielu per acre greater than has been har-
ves'eu ior some years Asa whole, then,
.he wheat yield oil the country Is satlsfac-
tory; .,
we VIII nave large margin over our
wants ana that VIII md u ready market
IN England and France at fair prices, and
the money return supply deficiency IN
that ,ihe IN the United States. With
GOOD harVests, steady demand for our
surplus, an absence OF oyertrading, sound
conaiilon oil our merchants, manufacturers
ana business men, our mines yielding
steadny ana a constant sale for this char
OF affairs should only be temporary in its
effects. The railroads of the nation may
have been pushed beyond paying demands
of the present. 1t is likely they have
That fact has pulled down those who were
heavily loaded with this class of securities
and disturbed all kinds of business. But
the merchants, manufacturers and others
stand firm, and they will be relieved by
the sales of our breadstuffs over the water