Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-10-03
TheWheat : Situation.
American Cultivator.

American CultivatOr
A lower range of prices for bread
stuffs has induced a larger export
demand. The outward movement of
wheat continues large. The clear
ance from the Atlantic ports for the
week were 1871 900 bushels of wheat
and 2l3,900 barrels of flour. Brad.
streets reports the export movement
of wheat and -four from both coasts of
the United States as equal to $685.
600 bushels for the week. In the
fourth week of the month in 1890 the
total export was 2,562,000 bushels.
The approximate total export during
eight weeks ending Aug. q includ-
ing flour as wheat, is 31,229, 900
bushels against 17,764000 in the
like eight weeks of 1890, and as com
pared with 15,736,OOO bushels in the
same period in 1889, thus showing
the enormous shipments of 1891.
In the West farmers are not hold-
ing their wheat to any great extent,
and seem to be satisfied with the
present high range Of prices. Ex-
cessive rains in Europe are said to
have caused further damage to the
crops. A London correspondent
says in effect that the staple food of
the Russian people is rye, and the
poorer classes in Germany, Holland,
Sweden, Norway and Italy also con-
sumo rye largely. The failure of the
crops in Russia makes it highly
probable that the whole of the wheat
raised at home will be required for
local consumption, hence western
Europe, whose own harvest is very
deficient, will have to depend for its
wheat supply upon the United States,
to an extent far in excess of anything
lIllllSItO hlOW1.
Again, it is estimated that Ger
many has imported from Russia an
nually of late about 2S,O0O,0OO bushels
of rye, and that Holland, Italy,
Sweden and Norway have imported
about 24,0OO,000 bushes more. The
supply from Russia being cut off, the
price of rye has risen both in Ger
many and Holland above the price
of wheat. The deficit of $4,000, 200
bushels of rye formerly obtained from
Russia must be made up from ship.
ments of wheat and Indian corn
from the United States.
The largest shipments of grain, in
Guiding wheat and corn, shipped
from this country abroad for the last
decade was made in 18S0-Sl, when,
during the period from Sept. l, 1880,
to Aug. 10, 1881, l6S,000,000 bushels
of wheat were shipped, also $4,000
600 bushels of Indian corn. No such
shipments, either of wheat or corn,
have been made in any subsequent
year. 1t is presumed that the crop
year of 1912 will show much lar
ger figures than this. The rye and
wheat famine in Europe must lead
to increased shipments of both wheat
and wheat flour, as well as Indian
corn, from this country. Such a de-
mand must be followed by an era of
comparatively high prices for flour.
The best spring wheat patents are
now firm in this city at $500 per
barrel.
The Hungarian Government has
issued an estimate of the worlds
grain harvest, based upon consular
reports from all parts of the world.
The following conclusions are pubs
lished: Austria requires to import
from 100000 to 100000 hectoli-
tres OF wheat, and 100000 hectoli-
tres of rye; Germany, 100000 hec~
tolitres of wheat and from $4,000, 600
to 26,OOO,OOO hectolitres Of rye; and
France 10000, 900 hectolitres of wheat
Hungary has surplus of $4,000, OOC
to 100000 hectolitres of wheat, but
in rye there is large deficit. In
Russia the wheat surplus amounts to
l6,5OO,OOO hectolitres, and the rye
deficit is from 4O,OOO,OOO to 45,OOO,OOC
hectolitres. The hectolitre is two
bushels and 1856 pecks.