The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-31

armies she has in the feld; and all the
Danubian Prncipalites will be laid un-
der contribution to meet the wants OF
that region in the coming crisis Of their
affairs. Italy imports her wheat large
Iy from Odessa, on the Black Sea. This
source of supply is now of course cut
of by the Turkish blockade; ana Italy
produces but about one-half OF the guam
tity of breadsluffs that her people
consume.
The best estimates made upon the
subject show an average consumption OF
| Is bushels Of cereals to each person per
year, as breadstuff supply. There are
but eight countries in Europe that equal
this amount to each inhabitant, viz:
Roumania, Denmark, Russia, Prussia
(proper), France, Hungary, Bavaria,
and Sweden. This country produces 40
bushels to each person. The next in
productiveness in this regard is Rou.
mania, now involved in the war, and its
territory for the present is the base OF
military operations on the Danube. That
country usually yields SO bushels per
head. Russia and Prussia average %
bushels to each person. France, Hun
gary and Bavaria yield Is bushels, being
but slightly in excess OF the average
consumption; and Sweden barely
touches the average limit. All other
European countries yield less than they
consume. England produces but IL
bushels to each person. Holland only :
bushels. Italy, Greece, Portugal, and
Switzerland, less than one-haH OF the
average consumption Of their people.
The French Government recently in
stituted very careful examination
into the cereal supplies produced in
Europe. According to the exhibit thus
made, 1t is shown that the whole cereal
production of Europe amounts to about
five thousand millions of bushels. This
gives to its population Of about three
hundred millions just about the esti'
mated average OF fifteen bushels to ca Gu
person per year. So that, in usual cir
: cumstances OF peace and average crops,
Europe can do no more than barely feed
Its population. Oh course, the occur
renee of war and short harvests necessi
2 tate the purchase of supplies from
abroad. OF this aggregate pro
duction of breadstuffs in Eu
rope, as above stated, Russis
) furnishes the largest proportion, nearly
one-third OF the whole, 1,6O6,0OO,0O
D bushels. Germany and France produce
but about one-seventh each, Austrit
one-tenLh, and England only one-tweltth
The cereal production of Russia and the
United States are very nearly equal ii
r amount. And yet Russia produces only
, n little over one-half as much TO eacl
person as this country does. Our sur
plus is consequently much larger IL
proportion to population. And as Rus
y sia may now measurably be counted ou
o OF the market, the opening for Ou
q breads tufts in European markets mus
be, Tor the present, materially enlarged
And this will be still more increased by
, the absence of Roumania and the Danu
. bian countries from competition by rea
' son OF the war.
Previous to 1860 Russia and German!
surpassed the United States in ceres
supplies to England. But in 1861 tn
y breadstufs supplied by this country t.
e England exceeded them both by nearl.
h double amount, being nearly siXteel
millions OF hundred weights. The lea'
thus suddenly taken was not merely &C
u cidental and temporary. 1t has bee
o maintained ever since. Last year, 1876
|. was a fair average harvest year in Eng
and. And yet full fifty per cent. OF he
importations of breadstuffs went fror
L this country, as against all other coun
it tries combined. This was true of ou
IF corn as we'll as wheat. At the same time
Russia, our principal competitor in tn
English wheat market, furnished onl
nineteen per cent. Of England's impol
tations of wheat, and Germany onl
u five per cent. Roumania and Servia
u both now involved in the opel
l. ations Of the Eastern war, ar
Is our most formidable rivals in the cor
IS trade of Europe. Those are the princi
B. pal corn.producing countries of Europe
- and both being now Withdrawn frol
E. competition in the markets there, ther
D. is likely to be a greater proportional
q demand for our corn than our whea
IL Especially will this be the case shoul
g the war involve Western Europe; whe
j. corn will be largely required for forag
10 purposes. Usually large proportio
N of corn required by England has bee
y supplied from Turkey and Roumanii
ID Nothing can be obtained from that r.
s. gion now, and corn must consequent
81 be received from this country largely i
OF excess over former years. Fortunatel
our supply OF corn now on hand is prol
e. ably greater than ever before at III
T. season of the year.
Under the influence OF energetic pus
We ;.o o,r oo.rio11IturoI and mann fa