New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-21
THE WORLDS FOOD SUPPLY.
MORE DANGER OF FAMINE THAN OF WARM
EUROPE.
THE AMERICAN AGRIcULTUMsT" THEKs ne
SITUATION ABROAD WORSE THAN HAS
BEEN STATED.

An exhaustive study of the worlds food supply
in the forthcoming October number of The iaer-
can Agricuturist emphasizes facts of or IN
pOrtance to both America and Europe. de-
clares that the half has not been told al he
European shortage in breadstuffs, which IN en-
a bountiful crop this year would have relieved.
Continental Powers, especially Russia, suppress
the facts so far possible. In many Russian
provinces the scarcity of food became pronounced
as far back as February last In the honstanti-
novl<a District many families have not cooked
meal since Easter, but snbsist on bread. soaked
rye grain, etc, bestowed in charity. The pro-
hibtion of rye exports is followed by ulGiss
forbidling the shipment Of bran and other cereal
cattle foods. The astounding shortage in RuSsias
yield of rye announced a month since by the
Ministry of France proves even greater than the
most extravagant estimates, and enecinaIy ebnt-
crates all possibility of Russia exporting any OF
her scant wheat crop. That Eastern Germany Is
in practically the same plight admits of nS doubt
The European reserves that have heretofore eked
cut insufficient harvests are everywhere exhausted.
The parade made by Russia Of the existence OF
such stores in the Baltic provinces is done Tor
efIect-to convey the impression that military
stores are abundant Such reserves are of small
importance Indeed, the danger Of famine
destined to spare Europe the horrors OF war br
fully a twelvemOnth hence.
Accepting the largest estimates OF production,
both at home and abroad, and even assuming
that the United States and Canada can export
225.0OO 900 bushels, The American AgrlclltdI'
ist" still finds o deficit in the worlds food supply
of at least 2OO,00O,00O bushels OF wheat ana
rye with possibility of the shortage being twlct
as great Added to this is the almost total tallur
of The potato crop in Ireland, and serious cur
tailment in the yield of potatoes on the Contt
nent Even with the utmost economy Of ulsurt
button and an uIlheard-Ol consumption OF AmerL
can maize grave distress Is before The masses oil
Europe. >, - - 49, o,or
1he American AgricultUriSt" says the enoTI
moss exports of wheat and flour from the mtSd
States in August prove that Europe regarS ulis
situation worse than IL has yet Deeh pdIhtrt
Otherwise, why should she buy in single month
close upon the harvest nearly half aS mucn wheot
as She took from the United States during me
entire first eight months of the year following
one of our largest wheat crops and a peTlou ol
bedrock prices? Indeed, August wheat exports
were almost treble. those of the same mOnth Iast
wear and over four times as much as the a'er'ge
exports at this season OF late years TOT tlt
frsr time in years wheat bran and mlddIln2t
are being exported to Europe thus early IN tne
season THE AgTiculturist' accepts these CIR
cnmstanoes as the strongest possible reason Tor
believing that prices Of wheat are to-day IN
naturally low 1t looks for sharp advance lh
oil cereals as soon as the demand realizes the
limited extent of the worlds actual supply re-
news it's Judgment that every bushel 81 hlgh-
Grade wheat is to-day worth fully 81 on the larm
where il grew.