The Irish standard., 1891-08-15

would be at least l4U ,OUO,OUO 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 liberal allowance to
reckon on an export surplus of 0,000,-
600 bushels. Nothing is subtracted on
account Of tie shortness of the rye crop.
in order to avoid exaggeration
of the situation in Russia. Last
years crop in Austria Hungary, an ex-
ira good one, was officially estimated at
1873, ASS, 600 bushels. The latest report
of the Hungarian minister of agricul-
ture indicated reduction of 20 per
cent for the current harvest. but since
then the weather has improved the out
look. In Austria recent storms have
done good deal of damage. Taking Is
per cent off last years product of Aus.
tria- Hungary we have about l64, SOC, 600
bushels. Bearing in mind the deticien-
cy in the rye crop, there would scarcely
be any surplus at all from the new crop,
but 1t is believed that stocks of old
wheat are large, and 5000, 600 bushels
may therefore be put down for export.
+ What the actual deficiency
of the French wheat crop will be it is
impossible to say, estimates of authori-
ties in that country having varied with
every change Of weather. Last years
yield was officially estimated at 328, 000 :
600 bushels. Decreases ranging up to
100, 600 bushels have been less pessimls-
tic; still remembering that fully one
fourth of the winter crop was destroyed
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, deduction of Is
per cent from last years great crop ap-
pears moderate. leaving PAS, ZOO, 600
bushels as the probable product Of the
present harvest. France imported &c.
1877, ZOO bushels IN 1890, and considera-
bly, more must have been received in the
cereal year 1890 81, just ending; but as
this was in view of the deficiency of the
present harvest it will not do to add the
expected deficiency to last years I'M
ports. The requirements from foreign
sources may be put at about 100, 1000, 600
bushels. In Germany the acreage is
much smaller than it was last year; In
Prussia alone the minister of agricul-
ture reports the blowing up Of over 460,-
600 acres, while the yield is put at Is
per cent less than that of 1890. If we
set the recent improvement in crop
prospects against the deficient area, and
deduct IL per cent from last years crop
of about 92,000,000 bushels, not iaclad-
ing spelt, the present crop comes out at
70, 200, 600 bushels. A years consump-
ton of wheat alone at the present time
can scarcely be less than 10000, 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
cannot we'll be put at less than 35,000,"
600 bushels,'' The same can be said of
Servia, Italy, Spain and Por"
tugal. This of course would Indicate
that the American farmer Will get
very high price for his wheat this year
as there will be a probable shortage Of
$50, 600, 600 bushels in Europe alone.
Already prices are advancing, and our
farmers are beginning to feel that they
are going to be we'll paid for their labor
this wear