People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-21
THE WHEAT CROP.

that the aggregate is not materially diff
ferent from the preliminary figures given
in the Star three months ago. There is
actually shortage of some millions OF
bushels in the supplies Of the world ac-
cOrding to the most reliable figures of
supply and demand and the present un-
paralleled depression in the wheat
trade of the world is to the statisticians
utterly inexplieable.
To the practical business men in the
grain trade, however, it is simply a
question of pressing present supplies
anG Of an entire absence of any DISPOSE
ton anywhere in the world to buy
wheat in large quantities for specula-
tive purposes If the figures of crops
and of requirements are correct the
present depression is certain to give
way before the end of the cereal gear
to buoyancy and to advancing prices.
Three countries in Europe-Italy,
Spain and England-have poorer crops
this year than last In the rest the
crops are much better than last year,
though many Of them are not above the
average.
France leads, with the greatest i'm.
provement. The French crop, accord
ing to the latest government estimate,
is 500, 100000 bushels of very heavy
wheat, against PA, 100000 bushels last
year. France will require 10000, 900
bushels of foreign wheat The rye crop
is officially computed at 1875, $50 bush
els, as compared with SO, 1863, 51S bushels
in 1891.
In Germany the wheat crop is esti-
mated at 1OO,OOO,OO0 bushels, against
$1,000, 900 in 1891. The empire will re-
quire supplies from abroad of about
2O,OOO,OOO bushels. The German rye
crop is satisfactory and seems to have
reached 245, 1000, 900 bushels.
The preliminary estimates of the
crop of Austro-Hungary place the total
yield this year at 176,OOOOOO bushels,
against 16S,OOO,OOO bushels produced
last year, permitting an expectation of
about 100000 bushels
The Balkan peninsula, including
Roumania, Bulgaria, Turkey in Europe,
Bosnia, Servia and Greece, has pro-
duced about 1870, OOO,O bushels, against
100000 bushels last year. From
these countries importing countries ex.
pect to obtain about 35, 900, 900 bushels.
ltaly's returns published by the min.
lister of agriculture estimate the wheat
crop at about 10, S5O,OOO, against 1874.
OO0 900 in 1891. The deficit to be GOV
cred by importation will be about 3d..
100000
Russia, according to the latest official
statistics, has a wheat crop which may
be estimated at 2l5,OOO,OOO bushels,
against ISL, 100000 in 1891. The guam,
tity available for expectation will be
not more than 60,OO0,OOO bushels. The
Russian rye crop appears, according to
figures given by the Economist Fran.
caise, to have yielded 500, 100000 bush.
els. Last years rye crop was $50, 900, 900
bushels. The rye crop of Russia this
year is $4,000 900 bushels below the av-
erage for eight years past, and as the
average annual exports of rye for eight
years were less than $4,000, 900 bushels,
it is apparent that Russia has this year
hardly enough rye to supply her normal
home demand.
The English wheat crop this year is
not only one Of the smallest ever pro-
duced, but the quality is uniformly bad.
The London Times estimate of the
crop is 56,325,OOO bushels, against IA
$4,000 bushels last year, shortage of
1S,4l7,OOo bushels. Notwithstanding
England's extraordinary imports last
year, aggregating 17S,OOO,OOO bushels,
she will have to import this year fully
10000, 600 bushels to supply her normal
demands and to have normal stocks at
the end of the crop year.
The crop of Spain, according to the
Bulletin DIES Halles, is 6S,OOO,OOO bu-
shells, against 100000 bushels last
year. Spain and Portugal together
will require $1,000, 900 bushels of for.
eign wheat
The wheat crops of Belgium, Hol.
land, Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden
and Norway, according to the latest
trade estimates, aggregate $4,000, OOC
bushels, against $1,000 bushels last
year, and these five countries will have
to import 5000, 900 bushels of wheat.
If the above figures are correct Europe
will have to cross oceans for at least
995,OOO,OOO bushels of wheat The sur
plus of India has already been exhaust
ed and her exports have been "a, 900, OO(
bushels. From the minor countries O
the southern hemisphere she viii
not get more than $4,000. OOI
bushels, leaving 175,OOO,OOO bush
els to be supplied from thi
country and Canada. The United
States will have to supply about IS, 900,
900 bushels of wheat to the West Indie.
and to South American countries S,
that there is demand upon her and he,
northern sister for 200, COO, 900 bushel,
of wheat Canada can supply $1,000,
600 bushels. Can the United State
supply the remaining 5000, 900 bush
els?
Her crop is 52O,OOO,OOO bushels, he
home requirements are $40, OOO, 900 bush
els. leaving surplus of $1,000, 90
bushels
The Caney Robbery.
CoFFEYvILLE, Kan, Oct IA. I'm
warned by the fate of the Dalton ban,