Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
A SHORTAGE IN WHEAT.
The Deficiency in Australia Even Greater
Than Has Been Reporfed-Only One or
Two Colonies With surplus-C California
Called on to Help Out the Needs With


Two Colonies With surplus-Cnlifornin
Called on to Help Out the Needs With
Her Big Harvest.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcHi
SAN FRANCISCO, April I7.-Latest Austria
liam advices by mail to date March Is, show
even greater deficiency on the wheat crops of
the colonies than previously reported. Private
and official statistics gave the following partic-
ulars, which have been summarized for Brad
streets The yield for the season in New South
Wales was lilo bushels per acre, or total of
LIS 900 bushels, while the consumption and
seed requirements are together placed at $780,
900 bushels, leaving a deficiency of 6,500, 900
bushels to he supplied from outside towns. This
was the worst season in Is years. In Queens
land the production of wheat amounted to only
100000 bushels, thus leaving the whole supplies
for seed and consumption practically to be i'm
ported. and this amounts to 2, ,100, 900 bushels
shortage. Tasmania will require 15O, 000 bushels,
thus making the total deficiencies of these three
colonies equal to 6, 750 900 bushels. In the col
ony Of Victoria the wheat crop averages under
bushels per acre, or gross total of 1885, 900
bushels. Allowing for the stocks of old wheat
on hand, and requirements for seed and con-
sumption, there was surplus OF 90, 600 bush
els for export, but of this quantity fully 500 900
bushels had already been exported to Europe,
leaving less than 750, 600 bushels available.
From South Australia the figures remain un-
changed from those given month ago, the
average production being slightly over three
bushels per acre. giving total crop of 800 900
bushels, of which 900 bushels are required
for seed and consumption, leaving a surplus of
2700 900 bushels. But fully 500, 900 bushels have
already been exported to Europe. leaving only
1900, 900 bushels available. From New Zealand
the reports show an increased acreage and a
splendid harvest. the former amounting to $50.
900 acres, from which the average yield was
nearly 80 bushels per acre, giving total crop
of llc00 600 bushels. Consumption and seed
require 4500, coo bushels, thus leaving an avail
able surplus from New Zealand of $780, 600
bushels.
These figures show total deficiency in New
South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania, of
g. 10000 bushels, while Victoria, South Aus
tralia and New Zealand, have an available sur
plus of 800 900 bushels or 750 600 bushels more
than the deficiency of the other three colonies.
But considerable engagements have already
been made for further shipments to Europe
from New Zealand, Victoria and South
Australia 1t is also thought that South Africa
will require quantity equal to the surplus of
the two latter colonieS-about 1000 900 bushels.
An increased export movement in -four has also
been reported TO the South Sea Islands. 1t
will thus be seen that the surplus of three of
the colonies will be insufficient for the demand
made upon them by their neighbors, and that
further supplies must be secured from Gala
fornia.
great extent by the charter rates at san Fran
cisco, which control their values. The market
there has been stimulated into great excite
ment, wheat in Melbourne touching shilings
per bushel. There are still further inquiries in
San Francisco for wheat for the colonies, and
two more vessels have been chartered to load
wheat for Sydney within the past few days.
With its large wheat crop of this season Cali
fornia can readily supply all the requirements
of the colonies.