The leader., 1889-10-12
EUROPES GRAIN CROPS.
deficiency in Nearly Every
Country on the Continent.
he Losses Will Have to be Made
Up by the United States.

The United States hopes to reap some
fnefit from the misfortune of Europe in
e failure of her grain crops. Mr.. James
Smith, the Commercial Agent of the State
apartment at Mayence, says in recent
port that this country will have to be
Pked to to supply the European deficiency.
be average wheat crop of Europe annually
pm 1881 to 1886 is put at 1911, ,072, 1872
shels; in 1888 the crop amounted to 1 .240,-
y, 925 bushels. This year it is estimated to
about Is per cent less. The grain har-
SITS OF Austria Hungary are said to be the
prst of the last decennary. The conse-
ence is that Hungary has deficit of about
600, 900 hectoliters IA, 900, 600 bushels in
leat, and Austria about 5, 000 900 hectoli-
S, making total of AZ, 100000 bushels
the AustrO-Hungarian Empire; 81
900 bushelSof rye less, 81, OS0, 900 bushels
barley less and 81, 240, 600 bushels less of
S than in 1885, Austria-Hungary is one
the countries to which those countries of
rope which do not produce grain enough
their own needs look for their supplies;
J Austria-Hungary will have no wheat to
bort this year, or at the most very little,
ich NAV be made possible by an abundant
bato crop leading the people to use pota-
s much in the place Of bread. In rye and
IS there will be no capacity to export.
n Prussiath harvest did not come up to
yinal expectations. Rye turned out to be
ter than for several years past, but III
eat, barley and oats the yield vas not up
that of the preceding year Wheat gave
ier 90 and oats. S5. In Silesia more
aef was cultivated than before, but the
4 ~ was onlv rs per cent of an average
vest. Ryeis ohclally put at % per cent
he estimates but that fgure IS thought to
" o,,d a will he compelled to import a con-
nah1o quantity, Barley did very poorly,
tba Io ,rodnct is much worse than that of
,.nar ono r fhofore, For fine yield of potatoes
;,ros,,,octs ros, in Slesia are good. The Saxon
~ ~ o1!o,1 ;S ssimated to be so per cent Of
rU rora -, oe harvest, the rye crop 20 per cent.
Soi 1sen a as3d eats are reported to be satisfac-
loy n aru snv g never produces grain enough
a0,n consumption, and has always to
SL,ond for A large Supply-to Austria,
a apl p,sS;a Roulnaria, the United States
gaI iT This year Austria Hungary will
Iliuia' ,. 10 SIMPLY her, and Russia and
De aple Soya eyperience unfavorable har-
lia,ila an p~ssan p~ wheat crop being about
Iae a - a'uh mrch as they harv last year.
nan a. afsorTtmately, promise well, and when
a5oes, : %scomss dear poor people turn to them
their susmI l;oo rroOs have been on the whole
pc hussl!n J. !. nr~smarkable that those districts
ana "A tbe best results last make the
ch sno"eu ns this year. Bessarabia has
ST shoWine third of crop this year,
Fested OuV tbe Weld was 125 per cent
e last yesaavorabie are the reports from
wise unl'pESItav poItava, Kursk and Kiew dis
CharkoN hsi GOOD harvests last year.
IS, which = I"l he grain, However is fine.
quality iltricts & the wheat crops have
prthern oS%" Eat an average crop was not
better V| nne Of them The rye and
S Rs' dFoP IN s.. 8 nass s5as ssttsr than the
pit crops pSiSslof the different countries
e wheat y..IS .Ss average crop being taken
ercentagess 5ows the following compari-
70 per cen. cent Taar and last: