St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-10-03

mas not been told about the Euro
pean shortage In breadstuffs, which
not even bonntiful crop this veal
would have relieved. Continental
powers. especially Russia, sup.
press the facts as far as possible.
In man. Russian provinces the
scarcity Of food became pronounc.
ed as far back as February last.
In the Konstantinovka district
many families have not cooked q
meal since Easter, but subsist on
bread, soaked rye, grain, etc., be-
slowed in charity. That eastern
Germany is in practically the same
plight admits of no doubt.
Accepting the largest estimates
Of production, both at home and
abroad. and even assuming that
the United States and Canada can
export 2s5, OOO,O 900 bushels, the
American Agricultural still finds a
deficit in the wuld's food supply
of at least 200, 100000 bushels OF
wheat and rye, with a possibility
of the shortage being twice as great.
Added to this is the almost total
failure Of the potato crop in Ire
land. and a serious curtailm.nt in
the yield Of potatoes OH the Conti-
Ient.
r. The foregoing is submitted to
point a moral for the benefit of
those who lave raised rice. Don't
fool it away. Sell when you can
get its worth. and not before. If
possible, avoid putting.yo your Gro ,
in the power Of anv man; by which
we mean, do not ship your goods
without knowing your agent, and
that he will be governed by your
expressed wishes. 1t is impossi-
BILE to give any suggestion with re-
gard to values. for quality of crop
varies, but We are safe in saying
good rough ought to net now 81
per barrel Of l62 pounds On planta-
ton, or even more.
We do not wish to mislead, and
therefore emphasize that our opin-
ion regarding worth is for good
quality. Those who have been
slothful and negligent. whose crop is
ordinary, will have to be satisfied
with less, but on the other hand
those who have been unusually care
full and painstaking ought to get
even more. One thing to be borne
in mind, and that is. the rice crop Of
the United State Is every year
short Of requirements, and if our
planters possessed or: exercised the
holding power, they would never
accept less than above mentioned
price, for it is relatively below the
cost of equal grade in
foreign.
There is abundance of coulirma-
tory proof Of the correctness Of our
correspondents statistics. So hold
your rice.
On the subject of rice, the New York
CommercialsEullctin, of Sept. 81, says:
We take the following OH the Euro
pean rice position from circular LETT
ter of Messrs. Richard Cough and
Co.: SIN addition to the damage
reported from Japan the general
Of rice throughout the
East Indies seems to be somewhat
precarious. The shortage in some
Of the largefprovinccs OF China is
and as China is the
largest consumer . of rice ins the
world. aud not an exporting coun-
try, the fact is of great weight.
Besides in those districts Of India |
which have suffered so severely
from drouth there is great fear of
fam inc, and cable advices to-day !
report large shipments from RAN
COON, Bassein, etc, being al
ready made thither to meet the cx-|
pected deficiency. As to Japan,
which is now the. leading foreign
rice in this market, it must be no
ted that her exports have never ex-
,eeded from ; to 4 per cent Of her
crop. SO that . deiiancy Of 20 per
cent as per conservative estimates
received by cable, would produce
, state Of affairs exactly like twp
years ago, when an advance began
which placed japan rice here at ca |
y c. per h."
Referring to the above, 9 to &C..
Der poundif"r cleaned is equivalent
o IS to IS 50per barrel,,rough, l6s
The Item would not adj
rise planters to hold in expectation
II gesting fancy prices, but there is
no good reason why the
should not get flne results from
their rice crops this year; and 81
per barrel-good quality-rough
IN plantation, seems quite reason
lble.-City Item.
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