Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-09-24
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reports have been issued. but there is I
no doubt that the wheat crop is bad /
failure in many parts of the empire, |
and it seems within the mark to assess
it at Is per cent less than last years /,
crop, which was officially put at 1885, !
500, 900 bushels, reducing the quantity !
to little over 167. OOO 900 bushels. AL
lowing IS, 900. 900 bushels for Poland, as
compared with Is, 600, 600 bushels for
1890, we have 10000, 900 bushels in
round numbers as the identical crop of
European Russia, including Poland
Seeing that the consumption under or
dinary circumstances would be at least
14O, 600, 900 bushels, and that the failure
of the rye harvest will increase the
consumption of wheat, while stocks of
old wheat are unusually small, it seems
a liberal allowance to reckon on an ex-
port surplus of 10000, 900 bushels.
Nothing is subtracted on account of
the shortness of the rye crop in order
to avoid exaggeration of the situation
in Russia. Last years crop in Austria
Hungary-an extra good one-was Of
ficially estimated at 1913, 45S, 900 bushels.
The latest report of the Hungarian
minister of agriculture indicated a re-
duction of 20 per cent for the current
harvest, but since then the weather
has improved the outlook. In Austria
recent storms have done good deal of
damage. Taking Is per cent. off last
years produce of Austria Hungary, we
have about 1874, 500, 900 bushels Bear
ing in mind the deficiency in the rye
crop, there would scarcely be any sur
plus at all from the new CROP but it is
are large, and 5000, 900 bushels may
therefore be put down for export.
THERE'S a good crop in Roumania, but
not quite equal to that of last year,
which was unofficially estimated at Ga
000 900 bushels An even 100000
bushels may be allowed as maximum.
Roumania exported about 36,0O0,00
in 1890, and 10000, 600 bushels may be
put down for the current year. Bull
garia and Servia are reported to have
good crops, but there is no trustworthy
information about these countries at
present Last year their total produce
was estimated at about 46, 600, 900 BUSH
els, and 45, OOO,OO bushels may be
allowed as rough estimate for the cur
rent year and 12, 600, 900 bushels as the
export
Turning to importing countries, we
may allow 10000, 600 bushels for the
new crop of the United Kingdom, and
at least 145, 600, 900 bushels as necessary
imports. Reasons for these estimates
were given in a recent letter to Brad
streets.
| DEFICIENCY OF FOREIGN CROPS.
What the actual deficiency of the
French wheat crop will be it is impos-
sible to say, estimates of authorities in
that country having varied with every
change of the weather. Last years
yield was officially estimated at S2s, ,000,-
600 bushels. Decreases ranging up to
1870, 600, 900 bushels have been predicted,
but later accounts have been less pes
simistic. Still, remembering that fully
one-fourth of the winter crop was de-
stroyed, and that only portion of the
lost area was resown with spring
wheat while the remaining portion of
the winter crop is generally poor one,
a deduction of 25 per cent from the
last years great crop appears moderate,
leaving 246, 000,0 bushels as the prob
able produce of the present harvest.
France imported SO,s97, 600 bushels in
1890, and considerably more must have
been received in the cereal year of
1S9O-91, just ending; but as this was in
view of the deficiency of the present
harvest it will not do to add the ex-
pected deficiency to last years imports
The requirements from foreign sources
may be put at about 100000, 900
bushels.
In Germany the acreage is much
smaller than it was last year. In Prus-
sia alone the minister of agriculture re-
ports the blowing up of over 460, 900
acres, while the yield is put at 15 per
cent. less than that of 1890. If we set
the recent improvement in crop pros
poets against the deficient area and de-
duct Is per cent. from, last years crop
of about 90, ,O00 900 bushels, not includ-
ing spelt, the present crop comes out at
7s, 200, 900 bushels. A years consump-
ton of wheat alone at the present time
can scarcely be less than 1O5, ,OOG OOC
bushels, and. as the great deficiency OF
the rye crop will necessitate the con
sumption of more wheat than usual,
the requirements from foreign sources
can not well be put at less than 35, 000,
900 bushels.
The Italian wheat crop was at one
time reported to be 15 per cent below
last years good crop, which was off.
cially estimated at 1873, 100000 bushels,
Recent reports, however, are more fa
vorable and it is deemed probable thai
lis, 600, 900 bushels may be obtained
The years consumption, judging from
a series of recent crops and imports
appears to be about 140, 900, 900 bushels
so that the figures just given show G
deficiency of 5000, 00o bushels. 1t ii
difficult to get trustworthy information
on Spanish crop prospects or even on re
suits The last crop was estimated a
about 70, 900, 600 bushels, and as it wa'
not very good one the same quantity
! may be allowed for the present year
, In Portugal 10000 bushels may b,
added, and the requirements of the TIVE
countries from foreign sources may b.
: put at 5000, 900 bushels.
IN OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.
Details from other European coun
tries, with those above mentioned, will
be found in the following table, al