The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-10-17

Under the above title late number
of the Pacific Rural Prsss had the col.
lowing interesting article
Our wheat il going aboard ship quite
rapidly, and the market has u good
tone, although u material advance is
still in the hope Of many growers. II
would DO pleasant, indeed, to see the
price approach little nearer the end Of
the second dollar, but what is in the
future no one can toll. There is, how.
ever, this surety Of enduring spirit ia
the trade, and that Is the fact that u
good part Of the American surplus
must be distributed to the continent,
and this will make our English custo.
meTs pay more for the immense guam.
tity which they will require from is.
As this Is an important question we
cannot do better than compile such
facts as come TO US this week from
abroad concerning the wheat harvest in
the various counties of the continent.
A French grain circular says that from
"all reports that have thus far come in,
II seems that, with some few local ex-
ceptions, the harvest of several dis
tricts, which include no less than 40
partments, must be designated ~ bad,
as inferior to that of last year in guam
tity, though perhaps somewhat superior
in quality. IL IL Of no nse whatever
10 blink at the fact that u good, or even
an average harvest is not to be expect
ed. Undoubtedly We are on the high
road TO a new season of extensive iIa-
portations"
II ID reported that not n single coan-
try in the continent announces q good
harvest. Hungary, which usually ex-
ports from 6,000, 900 10 5000, 600 hec.
toliteTB, has nothing whatever 10 spare
this year. Italy and Switzerland must
import more this year than usual. In
fact, throughout Western Europe gene.
rally there is deficiency Of wheat.
Germany gives fair promise and Den.
mark expects an average yield, but
those countries ars Of little account ex-
cept 10 iill the months Of their own cit
izenA Southern Russia will cut fair
figure in exports. ~ her harvest prom
i~,s full average yield. but Russia has
long nince fallen far behind tbs United
States "a II supply region. To this
country, therefore, European consumers
arr now looking for bread material. aud
the French take this view Of the situa-
tion: " America has already sent ns,
this season, some 6O,OOO,0O0 heetoli-
terH, partly, Of eour1e, Of last years
harvest. but to some extent Of consid-
eably older date. Can she supply us
again this year, with nothing but the
current harvests stock on hand The
trade seems TO take it for granted that
she can, but We are by no means sure
that such blind confidence is justified
by facts."
Whether all that the Europeans ex.
pect Of ns in the matter Of breadstuiTs
will be realized or not IL il hard to tell
thus early. The wheat harvest has,
however, been quite satisfactory as a
rule in the prairie States, and our East
ern brethren are quite jubilant over
the inward flow Of foreign gold which
has set in. There is better feeling in
the East in agriculture, in trade and in
manufactures than has been experienced
for many years, and good part Of the
confidence arises from: tho anticipated
large sale Of the bountiful crops which
have been gathered. We believe, how
ever, that there Is no amount Of wheat
which can be used TO depreas prices,
aud 1t Is fact that the spring exports
cleared out about all the reserves.
While, therefore, there Is reason to ex-
pect that we shall he able to sell Eu-
rope n good years board, there viii he
no departure from established boarding
house rules and no supply Of good
things sufficient to cloy their appetitca.
We look for year OF good wheat
Priees-that Is, prices which win prove
fairly remnnerative 10 all who have nc
cured good returns from the land.