, 1881-08-31

nnC anfG hit Tint IlUtnttS WnY r1Elit. II
writing, wl,y int take thcn from biji.oi.
fare: SO far rs tho general public goes they
would do Just as well.
OUR WHEAT-F7ARVEST
A. Reported to Tho Enrlfsh-sl,ort los
millions 81 Ruslicls-Coht OF SalppIn..
Whcnt 10 England.
Special Cnrrk1pande,rs L,,'tlo,t Times.
1'iiItApEtrliIA, Pa, Aug. h.-'rlle United
Stntcs Is HOW harvesting its wheat crop,
and Mt the close Of this tnuntil will begin Il
llew cotton yenr, wllcn tho cotton crop Of
1881 VIII Ic sent to market. The wheat crop
Of tho United States lns been tho subject of
speculative estimates for good while, and
III nothing do tho Stock Exchange Md Corn
Exchange gamblers royel ln0r0 tim In
whcat-crop predictions. They llnvu been
"bearsn recently, atld hence the sllortcror
predictions have ruled. There cnM be no
correct statement giyon Of the American
wheat crop until 1t Is NIL harvested. Thu
Itiore relinblc estimates recently centred
upon 400,00o, 200 bushels rs tho Yield, Niu
this figure I somc time ago cablcd
yo't. ntso rc,narkIng that n larger
stuck OIL .hand tllIs year will
somewhat make up The sllurtcon.tug. Thu
later reports arc steadily growing m0rt, fa-
yorablc. J.ast year's crop was 4Hl, ,000, 900
bushels. There are probably IL, 600 o0l blisl-
els of Old wllcat on lln!,d; anil ills VIII, with
thu crop, make the .whent supply for 1Ssl-:s
srcater tllnn That Of 1S7D's0, When the crop
WIS nhout .fis, ,000.000 bushels. or spring
as liz sapp1y wl M; e abont ut lie % sa1So IS last M
yenr, but several Northwestern, States ur,,
shnrt,.-,otab1y Nebraska: lown, Wisconsin,
tlAn lust year. III Ohio, Michigan, Iowa,
anu Illinois tho crop IL short. only a I,alr.
crn]' being reported, Or q. Cox. 900 bushels this
r!iert, Is oYcr ~ Oo0 0oo bushels loss, but part
Of 1t is elsewhere nAlo nl, 10 tflut tho wliols
American crol, Will show probably ", ,000, ,001
tn x, ,NW. .000 bushels decline.
[1twlIl he observed that this correspondent
entirely overlooks the great wheat State Of
1ndinna. whose crop lust year exceeded a5,-
ueo,taU bushels, n.,tl this ycnT falls short OF
&c, 0,0OO, ,D00. Add tls to his admitted loss and
II makes total deficit OF l0s, 600, 600 bushels.
-Eu.l
Tl.u Unltcd States will, Of course, l,avo III
nnlple surplus, ior export out ot even tEis
short crop. Surprising that tho incrtslsuu
population, nbout tn 1 per cent, will c1sl-
Aillsa TINT mllcI, more wheat than last year,
though It will full prtlDnb!y u, ,U00 900 ~ ~
HD000 bushels lalfnl lust yeur's surplus,
Which, however, was not all taken nbrou4,
poor as the EMroncan wheat crops were. WI,
lS5a and 1AI oW,No bushels, Of tue eroi' 9f
1ssg. This yGar's surplus for export nlil
grnh.lly 1a ll50M,0M 10 :. 1:.uoo 900
naststS; Gut These figures; It nli!st DO
as liz 'leiHn! crop eaIiinot ibsa be asc,rstsly'
I known until It Is harvested, MID tho IN
cteased l!9l'.e consumption of wheat tllrousI!
tte Growth ut population II also nlaster of
that the, .exportablu surplus will be eo.lsid-
| nrnbly diminished .enltpNred With lust year,
but tEcn Europe lMay nut this ygnr w,tnt
i!early 80 much A'hericnl1 wheat. Tlcre y,
trelte to Tie ;Aner! !tnsl wheat crnp. that tiIe
| .aurfncc planted makes rapid strides utmost
every year by tho opening, or now reKlons 70
setll9tlunt, Though We !,aye y setback in
eral rrt,gress OF wllcut eillturg ly III utvMIlcH
nf lhe iuctc:!se nt population. III tho United
J States. n!!a tho movement tY farmers VEST
war w VIII t. tho ,, ,openlns Of neM .o,.es
lis surplus. Whether, haWeya;s; .thls il
all n competing surplus with thu 1tAss!un
wheat crop tletandS upUm tfta transportation
sxpr,,ssS, liberals no doubt llowsyer tlat
advance ot thu rate 0f incfnuso in population,
There ltl' loeil II vNSt emigration nj Ger!lln
i1rtterx to this contry THIS yeui, md nll tin
sspofas Tsw y bs asa ss enctnr sxf os
raphl settlement Of. new. Western lAllds.
Which will Kp0n hn brought u,lder cultivl,.
tl%'. tla, All this will tell upon next ycar's
I, order 10 Etyo an idea Of tl.e cost Of
tho various ttUiha thnt make up llal enst, l
l!;.ye ny laado Inquiries a., To-day " tlla proper
tue condition Of the marriott: M. ! r.tl
winter wheat, which l1!ay bu take,, M lii,
standard ef sttpnont, Ii quoted tnIay ~
Lhlrag0 at 81 ~ per t,tlsbct If sixty pounds.
ier aasrser Of Ist pounds. Ta freeit @ sa.
tatlulI fr0!n. Nnw YORK or PHILADELPHIA to
stoall!er. Tie elevator expenses 1T tho pnrt
Mre ssx cel,is pcr 100 l'nllntls. TlMse figures
refer. to separate c1lltraata for shipment,
Ilat t1r sl!!pn,vat On through bills ot latl.
glinint!on 10 to to!lay ~ cGlta per 100 po,ll,.a
BY Way 9f Philadelphia, and II ee,lts pos lo]
pounds BY way ut New York, these .llyprea
INCLUDING y,l' elevator nnd all other charges.
ta i.lYerreot At Ni,o,ff los III Her 1oS pou'uis
t.t.iay. For lluWEsion shipments tho current
g1 as |no a GssSo sw fork e SSfp e &C. ..as Ss % ~ @
wllunt. 40 eelltA atd I! cents nor 10O pounds,
Isa!M,stiyaly ., ior eastle, r. ceHts 70 r!!lIa:
ss ses s;soH "sS Hs tos @ e 81 MeIssN: sr s %f sst g.
freight rates, as llaya above remarked. art
much lower tllai, al tllls time last year, when
the sl,lpu!snts were n!i!s!l henvlnr, nnM Y
t,e7tt,lal alnnt hl ur 5|3sl Wr bus!,el HOW. IlM
low European Wh1lt markets and kOl,lb In
t1attpg speculation here, encouraged hy tlle
rNMors uf klsnrt crop. arc asslKMoA ~ tlit
/ AllIuaiHiltS abroad. .' !