The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-23
foI for 1892,

On Aug. Q va made an exhaustive review
oftho coalition OF tho wheat and rye crops
throughout the grain.prolucing areas Of the
world, aud set forth the rrobab.litlc. us 10
the Adequacy u tho available supplies.
While the statements contained IN our re-
view havn Teen very generally received as
closely experimenting conditions then exist
Ing, exceptions have been taken as to the
fncts and deductions by the Rochcster Post.
Erpreas. tho Chicago Tribune, the CONNER
cidl Bulletin, AMI the Cincinnati Price Currpnt.
All tho criticisms arc Of tho same gem
eral character. and those OF the Post Express
arc h0-cd nron the statements and conclu-
eions OF tho Price Crrent
Tha quantities named by US us the proba-
bic contributions OF the exporting countries,
w"ro mndo liberal in the extreme for the
p,rio'" of disarninG criticism. For In
stlnc'. W. credited India with tho ability to
EXPORT 450Oo.0)) bushels. bcing 3,5o0,00O
bushels above tho exports OF 1886 81, which
fo;"Mnl two exceptionally large crops !:
CT ~ which the Prcs Current In It's Issue OF
July % p.;u es at 2Ss n10. 800 and 2s9, OOO, 90
bus oils respectively (s,ch quantities,
however. not according with those
Thrice stated IN tho reports Of the Depart
NJ" 4 "f Agriculture for August, 1888. June,
1872, ami August 1899. where these crops nrc
shown" have yichGd 29J 0DJ D0 and 2jSC >
Oh 'His'"'s' Tim Indian population having
in th" -, erin inil. ased moro than II, 900.
Oc', a"v "nch rXrn;,at.Dn is improbable, in
vlcH ~ II" fict ,us in somo Of the prov.
imrS IN MIRO MIR asy exists. and that tho
or" ). 1T mil'a. gram, and baiur;. upon
which TIM icasiEiry depend so largely f.r
sml'its'o zee. have been eat short by drought
b. al'S llio., Is tl,o furthcr fact that tho
wlnn; c'oa recently harvested Is much
smaller than that ~ tho only year VIXEN In.
diau 'xp r. + rc,ci,cAi 1 900. u)) bushels.
rh' Pare CTrent In its issue 81 July % In
Ono I.ltc0 states that tho 0ut.turn Of tho In
dian harvest Of 1891 was ?55 III, 90 bushels
and st IN even 2lj000 .00) III another, but
u, u matter Of 20.4"j.OO0 bushels Is. as
OF. frrri Tots woulu say. mot OF tho
sliEttrs. consequences"
W" placed tho probable exports OF Austria
Hungary ut l0.0)O.oo) bushels whereas there
Is hardly possibility or tho crops bcIug
sh'lloinat t. msot rho requirements OF the
dual empire. and imports would not Le I'm.
pr ba III dit tho source exist. Accord
ing To tho Prics Currcn, OF July %,
On average crop u wheat In Au ,tlia- Hun
gary il lGj. 800 bushels and according to
Size data collnrol by TuESUN 1t Ia lGa, 600, 900,
whilo WI mako tho average product OF rye
10000. 900 as against tho Price Currents 1l6.
100000 bushels. the estimates OF the com.
bined product OF the two grains varying but
100000 bushels. aud the imports Of rye DO.
Ing about 100000 bushels and tho sxports~
Of wheat about l8.00O. 900. We lind tho subjects
Of FRAME JosKS annually consuming some
2oa00O.0o0 bushels Of tho principal bread->
making grains. and tho harvest promising
afteon per cont. below an average, there
would appear but little probability OF tho
imports reaching even ton o. any. other
humber OF million bushels.
Another instance Of the accuracy pertaining
snths Rtoe OLSraa is found In tho statements
in Ito Issue Of July q that Italy produces
In average crop OF wheat sgGrogating 1885,
10000 bushels, and that the DROPS OF Spsin
Average 100000 bushels, whom tho best
ebtainsble ofilcial data shows that tho sv-
Srsss In Italy during the decade Just closed
has been but lie. 900 900 bushels. and that Of
epsin but sl.5OO.Ooo. Even these averages
have not been reached In tho last half OF the
decade. and In his recent article In Brad
Si,cefs W. T. BEAR shows the average in
italy from 1885 to 1880 inclusive. to have
bssu but l07. 600. 900 bushels.
~ fsS ~ relates to exporting countries