The Red Cloud chief., 1892-10-21
THE WHEAT CROP.
some Interesting statistics "a to the
Worlds VIII eat C~rop-Figures From .
Kansas City Paper.

Worlds VIII eat Cr~op-Figures From q
Kansas City Paper.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 15.-The
latest estimates of the worlds crop oi
wheat, most Of them being official, show
that the aggregate is not materially diff.
ferent from the preliminary figures given
in the Star three months ago. There Is
actually n shortage of some millions OF
bushels In the supplies Of the world &C.
cording to the most reliable figures Of
supply and demand and the present I'M
paralleled depression in the wheat
trade of the world is to the statisticians
utterly inexplicahlc.
To the practical business men in tho
grain trade, however, IL 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. IL the figures of crops
and of requirements are correct the
present depression is certain to give
way before the end of the cereal year
to b~uoyancy 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 tho
average.
France leads, with the greatest inn
~provement. The French crop, accord-
ing TO the latest government estimate,
Is 500, 800, 900 bushels of very heavy
wheat, against pa, 800, 900 bushels last
t-nur EVnnp, tvi11 v,n,,iv. An nnn nnn
bushels of foreign wheat The rye crop
is officially computed ut 1855, 500 BUSH
els, as compared with 80, 800, 513 bushels
in 1891.
In Germany the wheat crop is esti-
mated mt 100, 600, 900 bushels, against
81 5000, 600 in 1891. The empire will re-
quire supplies from abroad of about
90, 00O, 900 bushels. The German rye
crop is satisfactory and seems to havo
reached 2i5, O00, 600 bushels.
The preliminary estimates Of tho
crop of Austro-IIungary place the total
yield this year at 176, 900. 900 bushels,
against 1GS, 900, 900 bushels produced
last year. permitting an expectation Of
about 5000, 900 bushels.
The Balkan peninsula, including
Roumania, Bulgaria, Turkey in Europe,
Bosnia, Servia and Greece, has pro-
duced about 1870, 900, 600 bushels, against
III, 200, 900 bushels last year. From
these countries importing countries exc
pect TO obtain about 81, 900, 900 bushels
Italy's returns published by the min
lister of agriculture estimate the wheat
crop at about 40, $50, 900, against 124..
600, 900 in 1891. The deficit to be cov.
cred by importation will be about 3D.
600, 900
Russia, according to the latest official
statistics, has II wheat crop which may
be estimated at 2l5,0O0, 900 bushels,
against 1877 ZOO, 900 in 1901. The guam
tity available for expectation will be
not more than 60, 900, 900 bushels Tho
Russian rye crop appears, according to
figures given by the Economist Fran
caise, to have yielded 500, 0Oo. 900 BUSH
els. Last years rye crop was $40, o0O. 600
bushels. The rye crop Of Russia this
year is 81, 900, 900 bushels below the nv
erage for eight years past, and as the
average annual exports Of rye for eight
years were less than 10000, 900 bushels,
it is apparent hat 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-
duccd, but the quality is uniformly bad.
The London Times estimate of the
| crop is 80, 3a5, 900 bushels, against "a
742, 900 bushels last year, u shortage OF
1S,4lT, 00J bushels. Notwithstanding
England's extraordinary imports last
year, aggregating IT'S, 900, 900 bushels,
she will have TO import this year fully
165. 600, 900 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 Ilalles. is Gs, O00, 900 bu'
shells, against 10000, 600 bushels last
year. Spain and Portugal together
will require $4,000, 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 80, 000, DOC
bushels, against 81, 900. 900 bushels last
year, and these five countries will have
to import So, 900, 900 bushels of wheat.
If the above figures are correct Europe
will have to cross oceans for at least
225, OOO, 900 bushels of wheat The sur
plus of India has already been exhaust
ed and her exports have been "a, 0O0, 0O(
bushels. From the minor countries o.
the southern hemisphere she will
not get more than 5000, 0Ot
bushels, leaving 49, 200, 900 bush
els to be supplied from thi'
country and Canada. The United
States will have to supply about 81, 900,
900 bushels Of wheat to tho West Indie:
and to South American countries 81
that there is demand upon her and hel
northern sister for 200, 900, 900 bushels
of wheat. Canada "a supply $4,000,
900 bushels. Can the United States
supply the remaining 1876, O0O, 900 bush
els?
Her crop is $50, 0OO, 900 bushels, he
home requirements are 370, 900, 900 bush
els. leaving IA surplus of 1901 900, wv
bushels.