The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-10-18
The Wheat Crop OF the Worid-A Glance
az the Cranaries c: Two Continents.

at the Cranaries CT Two Continents.
James Card writes as follows to the Lan-
don Times from Casseucary, Creetown, n b. )
Sept. 10.
The publication of the returns OF acSeage
exhibits the smallest breadth OF VI heat re have
has III this country since t.se returns nave
been taken, and 5Uu,0 900 acres .ess than the
syeraee previous to 1850, when We had tour
million fewer people 10 provide Tor The de-
crease Ia Ire.ana has Teen Il per cent; from
the previous wear. that of1Great britsin nearly
5. 4 fall q IS per cent. IN the price at once
diminished the production 10 the extent OF
$50 200 acres or nearly one-tenth OF the total
wlieat crop " III. United hingdem. 80 rapid
and considerable change IN The extent OF our
principal food crop would have renamed nm
revealed bat for these returns, the great vaisie
OF which bot b to the consumer and producer
becomes clearly manifested III q year ike the
present. 1t can hardly be doubted tiat for
s.irus growers who have looked 10 rs for niaT-
k. for their surplus will, 10 some extent,
have been similarly Influenced by the sudden
fali OF prices. and that We must ce prepared
not osly TOR tue consequences OF a smaller
WELD but also for generally dim1nls ned area
In otter countries besides our own.
Tie returns fully confirm the opinion ez-
pressed III my former letter, OF deficiency
equal To ole months consumption, thus rem
s.ering us dependent on tav foreigner Tor IL
instead OF 10 months supply. But FORUM
ately this will bra largely modified by two CIR
eu,sistanees-I first, the very favorable weather,
which has enabled the harvest 10 be concluded
without loss; and secondly BIZ the fact that the
sull,iusct the abundant crop OF 1874 has al
ready carried uS at least three weeks into the
new harvest wear, and N that proportion d.
minisnets our dependence on that OF 1870.
/ The crop of 1874 exc eded the average IN ex-
tent ana very greatly in yield, and, IS there was
10 corresponding diuainutlon IL foreign In
/ ports, il ought 20 have left us with large
/ sugusus. At this time last year / estimated
/ our foreign requirements ai little over nfnr
million quarters We have actually receives
!! II ..eu, Co within the harvest year. The very
/ low price consequent Oh this over suppsr iea
70 s lavish use Of the crop, 3 considerably
quantity OF which was taken Tor cattle taad
| As i was cheaper than Gals or oil CAKE Bu
the proof that s surplus remained is IouEss
IN tie fact that the crop OF 1874 ard the aaeavs
imports have given rs already marry L
months consuEu ptlon, the present EarveS. o.
iu- from two 10 three weeks later than IN -
srag., ard the new crop nearly month late
II coming isro use II next harvest Is ready
fh@ average time We slssll thus have 20 pro
vide for little more than ii months co1suTnp
ton, O. . Goo Coo quarters altogether, III ~,
10 III which we hare Il home, AID Il, 90, w
wr must get from ahruad
s Tie ability oE foreign countries 70 sid 2
this quxntity, II measured by TIE imports
tbs lxst four years, could net D. doubted
during that rsriod fcreign growth had bee
] ssimulx<cd hy fnur srcressive yeaEz q hlg