The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-10-16


, The New York PTOdUce E1chaage Weekly
of the twenty-sixth of September says
The estimated acreage under wheat in the
United Kingdom is $500, 900, or 500, 600
less than usual. The estimated yield per
acre is pie ced at % bushels, and that of fine
quality far superior to that of 1872 crop,
which will give an aggregate yield Of H.
500, 900 qrs., from which deducting ,00O,-
900 qrs. for seed, there are $500, 600 qrs.
of home grown wheat to meet consump-
ton of %, 900, 600 qrs., or deficiency to
be supplied of II, 500, 900 qrs., or 90. O00,
600 bushels In the United Kingdom the
barley crop has an increased area, and is
good in quantity and fair in quality. Oats
have about the same area as In 1872, and
promise an average in some places, yielding
60 to 20 bushels to the acre. Beans and
peas are a fun average crop. Potatoes have
about three-fourths OF the area Of the crop
of 1872, and promise well, and II they es-
cape the disease the supply will be so abun-
dant that the poor viii have them at one
half the price in 1872, The Mangold and
Swede and other turnip crops are all re-
ported good.
The stocks in granaries throughout
France are reported TO be small. The re-
ported deficiency in the harvest has caused
an advance from II sous to 81 sous for
four pound loaf within the last three
months The required imports OF France
for the crop year for Septembef, 1873, to
August 81, 1874, may possibly reach 5, 0O0,-
600 qrs., OF 40, 900, 900 bushels. The prob
able wants Of the United Kingdom may
reach Il, 1000, 600 qrs. The wheat granafies
of exporting countries will be drawn upon
to the extent Of 1856, 600, 900 qrs. for France
and the United Kingdom, and probably Bel
gium and Holland will require i, 500, 600
qrs., and Italy 1000, 900 qfs., making
grand aggregate to be supplied Of 10, 500, .
600 qrs., OF 156, ,0O0, 900 bushels The crop
in the United States will probably give q
surplus Of 1000, 900 qrs., or sc, 000, 900
bushels. Russia has exported in some
years 90, 10000 bushels, but with the
drouth in the immediate region about
Odessa and the ports Of the Azoy Sea
it viii probably be less than 60, 0O0, 600
bushels for this crop year. Thewheat crop
Of Germany Is good one, butpoor Of
British North America, Chill, Austr.a,
Egypt, the Turkish Provinces viii probably
give an average surplus South Australia
had last year a crop Of s, 735, ,912 bushels Of
wheat, Of which 80, coo tons were exported
Other countries than Russia, the Unittd
states, British North. AInoIlcA anu rlaucS
supplied Great Britain IN 1872 with wheat
and lour equal to 5, 161, So Qrs., or mp
wards Of 40, 700, 600 bushels. besides what
they exported to otber eounfres- Germany
viii have larger sufplns This year than
usual for export. These facts indicate that
there IS an abundance of wheat inthe world
TO supply the wants Of the world without
starvafi0n prices Or excessively dear prices !,
bnt the supply and demand ere 30 nearly
balanced that q very low o. TeEy HIGH range
Of prices need not be expected.
The following considerations IN regard 70
the probable requirements Of the United
Kingdom should Be taken into account.
The wheat crop though short of a. average.
IS Of sich superior quality as compared with
the crop of 1873 tilst the bread product pei
bnshel win BE- very considerably increased
The potato crop bids fair 70 BE p.cntifuI, no.
only In England, Ireland and eiptlend, bal
II countries ~ Eur0pc wIlcre cuitiTafed.
which viii Diminish the consumption 81
wheat largely. csPecilllT = wheat = dea
and potatoes cheap. Lrlrr shilling
vance a. uhcet WilI incfe1 the area D
supply hundred miles - more 1I 'lIanl
points ir Hrria and the United States. 81