Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-04
THE GAZETTE.
THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER q
The Prospective Grain Trade.


Perhaps, 10 view Of the large American crop
of grain this year, afording an immense surplus
for export, glance at the condition OF crops
abroad NAV be of interest. A review of this
wears harvest shows that in Germany the pro-
duction will scarcely more than meet the de-
nands for consumption, leaving no margin for
expectation. In Hungary, rust has reduced
the wheat crop materially, but much larger
WELD than 1872 is expected. In France the
weather and harvesting have been better than
was expected, with the probable result OF dl-
minishing to a normal amount the purchases OF
foreign supplies, fact which will exercise an
important influence on prices. SPAN and Al
geria will have onl y moderate yield. Italy
shows untavorable results, aud 10 Belgium and
Holland fairly good harvests are expected
From Russia, the. great grain growing country
of the world the accounts of the wheat crops
are good, except Of those ou the coasts OF the
Black Sea and Azof. In the Danubian provln-
ces the Weld is scarcely up to the usual average.
In consequence of these conditions OF the crops
we have accounts of an advance in many mar
kets.
During the past two months there has been
universal activity in the United States 10 the
way of heavy shipments of grain and breadstutts
to Europe, and the shipments would have been
heavier if there had been an adequate supply, OF
ocean tonnage. Our special dispatches this
morning announce that floating cargoes OF wheat
are steady in price, and cargoes OF corn have an
upward tendency. 10 view Of the strong char
acter of the English market it is probable that
shipments ofgran will continue, unless some
unforeseen check is given to the market, which
is hardly possible uLder the present clrcumstan-
ces Judging from the prospect OF the corps :,
Respecting this activity, and whether It will
continue during the season, good authorities es-
innate that the present English wheat market
harvest will be better than was expected or than
was deemed possible three or four months ago.
Breadstufs, too, are now, and have been tor
some time past, cheaper in England than the
average of several preceding years. Respecting
the probable sources Of supply, statistics show
a remarkable increase in the supplies obtained
from Russia, with a heavy decline IN the im-
porta,ion from the United States, the former
being represented by II, 10000 IN 1872 against
S,750,00O hundred weights imported by the
United States during the same period.
These figures would seem to Indicate that
America, excepting California, has reached her
maximum Of export, the increase OF the West
ern being reduced by the demands of the East,
ern States The new wheat crop of the United
States is pronounced the largest and best we
ever had, and the corn crop, although not SO
large as in 1872, will, with the large surplus OF
old in the country, afford full average for ex-
portation; being at least three times as large as
the wheat crop. Respecting the prospective
demand for American breadstufs, it is highly
probable that it will be a large and healthy one,
and that shippers will realize remunerauve
prices. -Boston Globe.