Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13

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New England States ,............ 100 600
Now York ............,........... $1,000 600
New Jersey aud Delaware ........ $500, 900
Pennsylvania a.................... ~, ,0O0. 600
Maryland OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1000, 900
NiTinin .........., ..,............... 5000 600
North aud South Carolina ........ 1000, 900
Georgin OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $500 900
Mississippi and Alabama ......... 1000. 600
Toxins (lnrgcly short in some sec
tlonH) ..... ......... ..s... ......... 8 600 600
hIknnsu, and lndinn Territory . 1000. 600
Tennessee and Kentucky .'.. ..... - 600 900
West Virginia in.................. 1000, 900
Ohio .................... 40 900 600
Indiana NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $1,000, 600
Illinois. Observation-Disclosures. 40 600 900
Michigan ..... ............. ~ 600 600
lown (crop partially SHORTY ....... y 900 600
Missouri (rtrtially failure in some
seo,ionsj ...................... 1900. 900
Minnesota (crop largely short ia
southern hnl9 -, ......... $1,000, 900
halD ............ .......,,......' 1000 600
Kansas (viu;cr wheat materially
shortened by droughJ .......... 10 900 900
NebunellH ..- ........... .......... Is OO0, 900
Dakota ................. 1000. 900
California aud Oregon .......,..., 20 ZOO. 600
Other Tcrritorie7 ................ 1000 900
Total Observation-Disclosures. lil 200 600
The reports concerning the European
harycsts are Of 20 unfavorablc nature
~ to be really alarming. and. If the cs-
timatcd shortages in the various wheat
producing countries of that continent
are even approximately correct. the total
wheat production Of the world will fall
very considerably short Of the usual aver
age consumption, and 10 one acquainted
with the magnitude of this deficiency tho
unprecedented expectations of the past
six weeks viii create no surprise.
In consequence Of the unusually disa4-
trous outturn in Bulgaria and Hungary.
the export Of grain has been stopped hy
court decree. The estimate of deficiency
20 the Russian O. op il twcnty-oight per
cent. on crop Of about 325. 600, 900 of
bush"ls-shortagc equal TO more bush
els than was ever exported from that
country. In Southern Italy, Spain and
Portugal the wheat harvest was nearly
~ total failure. The French deficiency
is reported - fully equal to. IL not
greater than last year. The German
provinces show variable returns AS TO
wheat, full average in some. but large
deficiencies in others; while the rye
crop Of Which the consumption Is much
larger than wheat, and equals about
2i0 0Oa. 900 bushels, is twenty-five per
cent. below the usual result--a very i'm
portant item If the deficiency is TO made
up with Cor even partially so, oO wheat
imports. H. kAins Jackson estimates
the shortage for the British islands 10
be iuil 1900. 600 quarters or the cnor-
nous amount of l36. OOO, ,OG0 bushels :
and not only is the wheat deficient. but
the barley and oat crops are largely be-
low an average. and last, but Of still
greater importance in food statistics,
the potato crop is also wofuliy below
an average yield. equal 20 5000. 600
bushels shortage, which shortage must
be- supplied mainly by increased imports
of wheat. ! therefore make the follow
ing new estimates of European require
ments Of wheat according Ia last adj
vices (somc official and others approxi-
y,og,l aE f,1lnxrs.