The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-17

dinary circumstances would be at least
lao, 600 600 bushels, and that the failure
of the rye harvest will increase the
consumption Of wheat while stocks Of
old wheat arp unusually small, IL seems
a liberal allowance TO reckon on an ex-
port surplus OF 40, 900 600 bushels
Nothing Is subtracted on account Of
the shortness OF the rye crop in order
to avoid exaggerstion of the situation
in Russia Last years crop in Austria
Hungary-an extra good one-wes OF
fcially estimated at 1893, ass, 900 bushels-
The latest report of the Hungarian
minister of agriculture indicated q re-
duction of 20 per cent for the current
harvest but since then the weather
mas improved the outlook. In Austria
recent storms have done q good deal Of
damage. Taking Is per cont off last
years produce of Austria Hungary, wo
have about led, 500, 900 bushela Bear
ing in mind the deficiency in the rye
crop there would scarcely be any sur
plus at all from the new crop, but h is
believed that the stocks of old wheat
are large, and 5000, 900 bushels may
therefore be put down for export
There is good crop in Roumania but
not quite equal TO that Of last yea1,
which was unofhcinuy estimated ut o..
900, 900 bushels An even 60 900, 900
bushels may be allowed rs a maximum.
Roumania exported about 80, 00Q 900
in 1890 and 50, 600, 600 bushels may be
put down for the current year. Bull
garia and Servia ore 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 40, OOO 900 bush
els, and 10000 bushels may be
allowed as rough estimate for the cur
rent year and 10000, 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 14A 900, 600 bushels as necessary
imports Reasons for these estimates
were given in recent letter to Brad
streets.
DEFICIENCY OF FOREIGN CROPS
What the actual deficiency Of the
French wheat crop will be IL is impos-
sible TO say, estimates of authorlies In
that country having varied with every
change of the weather. Last years
yield was officially estimated at Ses 00Q.-
900 bushels. Decreases ranging up 10
100, 900, 600 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 249, 900, 900 bushels as the prob
able produce of the present harvest
France imported 80, s97, 900 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 100, 00O, 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 AGO, 900
acres, while the yield is put at Is per
cent less than that of 1890. II 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 g., 900, 900 bushels, not includ-
ing spelt, the present crop comes out at
rs, 200 900 bushels. A years consump-
ton of wheat alone at the present time
can scarcely be less than 105, 900, 900
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 S5, OOO,-
600 bushels.
The Italian wheat crop was at one
time reported to be 10 per cent. below
last years good crop, which was Off
cially estimated at 1873, 600, 900 bushels
Recent reports, however, are more fa-
vorable and it is deemed probable that
115 900, 900 bushels may be obtained.
The years consumption, judging from
series of recent crops and imports,
appears to be about lao, 900, 900 bushels,
so that the figures just given show a
deficiency of 25, 900, 900 bushels. 1t is
difficult to get trustworthy information
on Spanish crop prospects or even on re-
suits. The last crop was estimated at
about 10, OOO 900 bushels, and as it was
not very good one the same quantity
may be allowed for the present year.
In Portugal 5000, 900 bushels may be
added, and the requirements of the two
countries from foreign sources may be
put at 16, 900, 900 bushels.
IN OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.
Details from other European coun-
tries, with those above mentioned, will
be found in the following table, all
that is necessary te explain being that
Turkey is an importing country, apart
from the principalities, and that the
wheat crops in Holland, Belgium and
Denmark are all questionably deficient:
Indicated surplus and deficiencies of
wheat this year and last;
EXPORTING COUNTRIES
Est. yield, Est yield,
Yield, 1890. 1891. lS91.2
Russia Qnclud-
ing Poland. .2ll, 100000 100000 10000 900
Austrta-Bun-
gary............l03,4 45s, 900 l64,5OO,OOO 100000
Roumania...... G4,OOO,O00 100000 100000
Bulgaria and
Servis. s........ 100000 100000 100000
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