The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-13
RUSSIAN GRAIN EMBARGO.
England aud Germany Alarmcd-The
Price of Screals Adxanced.

LONDON, Aug. lThe English press is much
disturbed over the announcement that the Rus
sian government had decided 20 prohibit the ex-
port OF rye The general feeling is that although
Great Britain will not he aiaoted 20 such an cx-
tent as Germany ana Austria. She viii inevit-
ably suffer to great degree from the prohibition
The Daily NHcs this morning. commenting on
the action OF Russia in prohibiting The export OF
rye. says: IL is reassuring To learn that the
crops promise TO yield an exceptionally large
harvest. The farmers OF America, the papers
declare, are masters OF the situation, and IL is to
be hoped they will use their strength merci-
fully. Making corners III the nccesSarics of life
is never laudable. and at the present juncture il
would be little short OF fiendish.
The Times correspondent at Berlin says there
is no chance of Chancellor Won Caprivi comply
ing with the radical request u reduce the grain
duties. The Russian ukase will seriously affect
East Prussia, which is almost entirely depend
ent upon Russian supplies Niaety per cent. OF
the foreign rye imported into Germany this year
came from Russia
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. u Freight rates to the
distressed provinces have been compulsorily
reduced The minister of the interior has been
authorized to adopt any steps he may deem ex-
pedient To facilitate the transmission Of fire.
wood from the crown lands to be given free to
the needy inhabitants. Fifteen MILLION Ioubies
have besn devoted to extensive relief works
ana roads, and a similar amount has been
granted for the purchase OF grain, both for food
and for sowing purposes.
BERLIN, Aug. l2.-The nkase foTbiadinr the
export from Russia OF rye and rye meal OF every
KIND or brand, which Published in the Of
hcial journal at st. Petersburg Yesterday,
created an enormous sensation in this city.
The uSase came as d complete surprise to the
dealers in grain in this city There is
some difference in the dispatches with
regard TO the date on which
the prohibition is 10 go into effect
Several early dispatches yesterday stated that
the ukase would take effect Immediately, while
later teiegrams announced it would not be en-
forced until August -. This afforded great re-
lief. The influence OF this action on the part OF
the Russian government was Immediately felt
on the bourse here The effect was to
generally depress prices, although values
did not fall low as il was pected
they would, as many leading bankers had re-
ceived secret advices as to the probable promul-
CATION OF the decree. One effect OF the ukase
has been to raise the price OF rye almost to the
price OF wheat. Chancellor Won Caprvi is deaf
10 all appeals made TO him to remove the grain
duty.
eraI days. The rye imported by Germany from
Russia cannot be replaced by that of any other
country. further and rapid increase in prices of
breadstutfs must be expected. This will greatly
strengthen the agitation conducted by the lead
ders of the Freisinnige party, and promises to
augment the opposition TO the government
Russian finances will also suffer from the pro-
hibitiou.