The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-05-23
Still a Mystery.

western trip, and has not been heard
from since, A few days ago the young
lady'S trunk was returned by the rail-
way officials, but no trace of its owner
can be found, and it is believed she has
met with foul play.
Miss Van Dominee left IIillsboro
for Chicago. y letter was received a
week ago from the west asking why
she did not arrive there and said she
had not been seen. The description of
the unknown woman whose death at
Railway. N. j., was published several
days ago seems to tally with that of
the Van DOminee girl and it is re-
ported that the girl has been lately
seen ON New England railroad train.
The sheriff is investigating the case.
The May Report Of the Agricultural Department.
WAsIIINGToN, May 20.-The May re-
port of the statistician of the agricul-
tural department contains the result of
the investigation of the deficiency Of
the surplus of each European nation,
especially in the production of Ameri-
can agricultural products. A single
years data would be- misleading and
the average imports and exports of ten
years ara taken to obtain the net def
cheney of surplus. The net European
deficiency is thus shown as to the
cereals figures, butter, cheese, etc., in
connection with European production.
The question of possible enlargement
of expectation in quantity and variety
is canvasseu and the opportunity for
displaciDg any Importation by enlarged
production are pointed out. The inves-
tlgation was made pursuant to the fol-
lowing resolution passed at the meeting
of the Nationa' Grange held in Topeka,
Kansas, last fall.
Resolved. That the commissioner of
agriculture be requested to inquire
through the consular system of the
government or otherwise, what foreign
nations are now importing agricultural
products, and ascertain what agricul-
tural products are now imported, that
our country and climate is capable of
producing and lay the same before con-
gress and publish it for the informa-
ton of farmers.
Some of the figures given in the
statement prepared by Mr.. Dodge are
startling, as to wheat. He says that
Europe is practically the only market
and she imports only Ia ,00O,00 BUSH
els a year, raising l DOC, 000. 600 bushels
herself, more than half of the worlds
crops and twice that of all America.
OF the European deficiency the United
States supplies %, 200, 900 bushels. In
national trade, Europe importing only
10000, 900 bushels of oats and the
United States exporting $500, 900
bushels of barley, this country imports
"a, 000, 600 bushels. Rye is the great
bread grain of eastern and central Eu-
rope and Russia alone produces more
than the United States. Europe i'm
ports not less than /, 000, 900 bushels.
, The receipts OF European countries
requiring maize do not make sun
half as large as the product of Illinois
or of Iowa or Missouri. Great Britain
takes nearly three fourths of the
total or $4,000, 900 bushels and THU
country exports $4,000, GOO bushels
The deficiency of France could be sup
piled by Mclean county, Illinois, anC
Germany requires still less. Russi;
and Romania have a surplus and south
ern Europe grows enough for homl
consumption. Europe imports owe
one billion pounds of rice, but none o
1t comes from the United States. o
potatoes Europe grows more than sh
needs, while the United States SUP
plies her deficiency from Canada an
only Germany. Greece, Belgium an,
Portugal Of all European nations do no
produce enough butter and to spare an
to make up the deficiency of % 900, 90
pounds the United States export
$4,000, 600 pounds. 1t requires 10000
600 pounds OF cheese to supply the Ell
rOpean deficiency of which lis, OOO, OC
pounds are furnished by the Unite
States. or course Europe has to in
port all her cotton, the average annu,
importation b ing 1, $50 ,OOO, 900 pounds
Mr.. Dodge says: This country
only exceeded by Great Britain in co
on manufacture and should ere man
decades pass attain the first ranI
There has been greater relative AZ
vance in the consumption of cotton
continental countries during the pa.
ten years than in Great Britain.'
Europe gets from South Americ
4 tAsia, Africa and Australia two