The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-08-20
MANY MILLIONS SHQRT.'
ss..-t -~$r s-Ss1@HS- T. ' ;.
THE WHEAT SUPPLv oE euro
PRAN COUNTRIES. ~, =.


Tho United States Will Contribute About
77,OOO.O 900 bushels, India 81, 700 ,OOO.
1cavin. About 1O4.OOO,OOO Bushels to-
BE Supplied from Other Sources. 81
Brudstrcet's says: It ia too early to-
give ANYTHING better than a rough esti-
mate Of the wheat production Of Euro
pean countries for the current year,
only Q few official comparisons of tho
probable difference between this Teur's
aud last years yield having appeared
With respect to Russia tho most contra
dictory reports have been issued, but
there Is no doubt that the wheat cropls
0 bad failure In many parts of the en-
pirc, and 1t seems within the mark 10
assess it at l. per cent. less than last
years crop, which was officially put at
1915, 500, 0oJ bushels, reducing the guam
tity to little over la7, 900 bushels.
Allowing IL, 600 900 bushels for Poland,
as compared with IS, 0o0,ot bushels for
$50, we have lso, 0O0 600 bushes IN
round numbers a. the Indicated crop of
European Russia. including Po'und,
Seeing that the consumption under Or,
binary circumstances would be at least
lt0, 900, No huahels, and that tie raj nTc
of the rye harvest Will increase the con
SUMPTION of wheat, while stocks or d
wheat are unusually small, II scrma a
liberal allowance TO reckon 90 al OK
port surplus OF 40, 0oc. 900 bushels. Moth
lug is suhstractcd on account o! ths
shortncss Of the rye crop III order to
avoid cNGGgGration Of the situation III
Russia.
Last years crop IN Austrla-l hungary
an extra good une-wus Officially es-
cot % ~ El,.1G Itkn
latest report OF the hungarian Minister
of Agriculture indicated a reduction Of
90 per cent for the rurrcn: harvest, but
since then The weather has improved tho
outlook In Austria recent storms have
done u good deal oi damage Taking j.
per cent off last years product OF Aus
tra hungary. we have about l0I, 500 ,00O
bushels. bearing In mind the deficiency
Of the rye crop there would scarcely be
any surplus at all from tho new crop,
but it Is bo,ic>ei that stocks Of Old
wheat are large, ana So ,Q0o bushels
may, therefore, b, put down for export.
There is good Gro? In Roumnn!a
but not quite equal TO that of last year.
which was QUO iicially estimated of 81 b
opo, 900 bushels an even 0H,dyu. nl,
may be allowed asa maximum. Rou
mania exported about $1,000, COO bushoi.
In 1890 and 3?.QO0, 900 may be put dowu
for tho current year.
Bulgaria aud Scrvia are reported e
| have good crops. lut there + no trust
| worthy information about these coun
| tries at present. Last year their tota
| produce was estimated at about AZ, 900
| OOJ bushels and as, 900, 900 bushels ma,
| bc allowed as ronsh estimate for til,
! current year hhd IL. 900. ooo bushels a,
! the export
Turning to Importing countries W,
may alloH 20. 600, 0Do bushels for tho new
crop Of the Cnitol Kingdom aud 3
| least AS, 900 bushels as hecossar.
| imports.
What tho actuni deficiency OF tn,
| French wheat crop will be Il Is imiossi
| bic TO cay, aud estimates Of auth rite
| In that country have varied with ever.
| change Of weather. Last years yicl,
was officially estimated at 1928, 01o. on
| bushels Decreases ranging mp L 1870,
| 600. COD bushels have been predicted, bu
later accounts have been less pesSimisti
| Tho requirements from foreign source
may be put at about lVo, hon, 900 bushels
| In Germany the acreage IS mu,'l
| emaIlcr than It was last year. IN l'rus
| STA alone the MinIS:n: Of Agriculture re
| ports the blowing up OF over ESQ, 60
acres, while the yield is put at Is pc
cent less than thut Of !s"o, II We SO
the recent Improvement 10 crop pros
poets again the deficient area. and de
duct Is per cent, from last years crop Q
about n2.6cn,0G0 bushels, not includin
epclt, the present crop cones out at -,
tn, 900 bushels. q years consumptio
bf wheat alone Of the present time ca
Scarcely be less than los, COS, oCo bushels
and o. the great deficiency Of the ~
crop Will neceSsita,e the CONSUMPTION {
uoie wheat than usual, the re1ulr,
mcnt. from foreign .ourccS cannot We
be put Of less thun 81. 90, 900 bushels.
The Italian wheat crop was at on
time reported TO BE- Il per cent lelo,
last years good crop, which was otlicia
" estimated OF Ia 5000 bushels. RI
cent reports. however, are more fayol
able, and 1t is deemed probable tia
liz, 900. 900 bushels may =" obtained
years Consumption, Judging from
acrious Of recent crops and import
bppcars TO be about 40. Ot0.O'O bushel
50 that the figures Just given show
deficiency Of s5.o.p, D{o bushels
It is difficult to get Trustworthy info
nation Gu Spanish crop prospects
even thS results The Lost crop VI
, . tSiiIuHFu Ct duout it,tyDtoo CuSUCi
and as 1t was DOT good one, the san
Quantity may be allowed for the prtsei
year I'm Portugal a.0ou, 900 bushc
may De- added, and the requirements (
The two countries from foreign Source
may pc Pot o. la,ooo, 01o bushels, d
| tails frou other European coun'yie
with whose abuve mentioned. will |
found In the following table, all that
pecessary to explain being that Turkt
Is an importing country. apart from Il
br:Icipaliucs, aud TINT the wheat rro]
. IN Holland. Belgium and denmark o.
oil un9ucstionably Deficient:
e------ BUSH EI.S.-------
Estimated Estfmat
Russia ,inc, Fol d.all 5000 ls,.oo.ono 4.ooo.t
Austria Hucg'y.. 1873. AS 900 C4,5N,n0 5000
Rounania 49,. Ci,no.0p0 GUO0,010 81, 0l0,G
43ulgar!a&S rvia A6.A0 800 a5,OD.HC 10000
| -
Totals exporting
n untries. 49, SIS 5a 900 439. 500, go a0.0tl,C
- United Kinga IN. rs 9aa.opo 10000 Jas GOES
| trano '....., .SS tDJ,uS! Y9bttO upV lh,np
Germany .-...... u. oW.01 Ssep,0a0 P5on.(
italy .123. n).oo9 lis ooo.eoQ e5,0UQ
S. ain 4 Portugal 7ahN,0h IS p90oo3 IL nA,(
ewiEerlan1.. 80. 44n.opQ 9GD.W3 9ooo,t
= Turhev... ..... :Ii coo pl1 Nt0l(01 1nGQp,t