The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-05
FOOD PRODUCTS.
Yield Of the United States as Estimated by
Clapp & Co., New York,

| bdSeu Oh government reports, eA'
porss of wheat and flour since June
80, 1893, equal about IS, 0OO,0 900 bushels
Never before were exports exceeded
in the same period. Average yearly
exports for 25 years pa t, ending June
80, equal ils, 1860, 900; for five years past
144, $780, 45 bushels; for the previous
five years but l22, 400, 10 bushels; and
for the past decade l33, 1899, 62S bushels.
Apparently the credit panic caused
unnaturally low prices, stimulated ex.
ports, and depleted the seasons sur
plus the past "a days more than one
halfany surplus we have had to spare
between June 80, 1893, and June so,
1894. Exports for the years from 1885
to 1891 inclusive, show So per
cent were made the last six months of
q calendar year, or 5000, 900 bushels,
and that 60,000,000 bushels were ex-
ported the last half of the crop year
ending June 80. Primary receipts
since June 80 have been about AZ ,000,-
600 bushels. Ordinarily about one
third of our crop movement reaches
primary points before Sept. Is, and
about one.halt between June 80 and
Dec. l; only about So per cent Of the
yearly crop grown reaches primary
points in crop year. About II per
cent of the receipts at the q primary
markets yearly arrive between June
80 and December 81, and but 20 per
cent the second six months ending
June 80. In 1879 the acreage was
80, 545, $50. No year since Except
1885, when there were but "a, 1S9, 246
acres), was the acreage as small as
this season. The reported yield per
acre in 1875 and 1885 was 1914 bushels;
in 1891, l0.1 bLshelt; now 1t is 1917
bushels. AT no other season in
the past 20 years has the
yield been below Ill bushels. The
average yield per acre for the past de-
cade was 1924 bushels, and for the
previous 10 years was IL 5 bushels.
Government reports show this sea-
sons crop equals but 1927 pounds OF
wheat grown for each ore of $4,000, 900
people, and that the yearly consump.
ton of each person is 4 % bushels,
that seed requirements for this years
crop was 81 ,000, 900 bushels. This prac-
tically shows any or all reports made
after June 80, 1898 must come from
supplies left over from previous crops.
The worlds average price of wheat or
bread never averaged lower than since
June 80. We believe consumption
will soon overtake production, that as
radical changes in values will take
place as occurred last year in cotton,
or recently in hog products. Wheat
is below cost of production. 1t does
not spoil by keeping or go out of
fashion. We consume million BUSH
els daily. The worlds consumption
is 5000, 900 bushels per day.
CORN.
AS in many previous Septembers,
the country movement of corn to pri.
mary points is large. The demand
seems to be larger and to decrease the
visible each week. Government,
state and individual reports indicate
that the 1893 crop will yield about the
same as year ago. The best author
ity known to US indicates yearly con-
sumption from 1888 to 1892 exceeded
| 1850, 900, 900 bushels. Exports during
that period averaged 100000 BUSH
els. The yearly crop grown averaged
1912, 900 bushels. Last year the
crop was reported as 1923, 100000
bushels. Now the government indI.
Gates it to be but ], 6l6, 900, 900 bushels.
Last seasons exports were about 75,-
000, COO bushels and were only exceeded
once in II years. Average exports
the past decade are but $4,000, 900
bushels, or 2 ga per cent of average
crops grown. Good crop years but II
per cent of the corn grown Is beyond
county lines. We doubt If IA per cent
of this crop will ever move beyond
county lines or find railway station.
This seems to be the second email
crop with the average price much be-
low last season and recently averag.
ing about one-third less than two
years ago. According TO government
reports the yield per capita has not
been less In decade. Exports since
July l equal about 100000 bushels.
OATS.
The government report indicates q
small yield. All reports 60 to show
it's "shoe peg CROP" light in weight,
or say, averaging in many states but
about two-thirds as many pounds per
measured bushel as In good crop
years. A cent pound for oats to be
delivered eight months hence in Chi.
cago free Of all charges, does not seem
high, when considering we are practi-
cally on an export basis. Russia and
other European countries that furnish
the United Kingdom and France re-
port short crop.
PROVISIONS.
The government report says the hogs
in the country only number 9O.2 per
cent of those year ago, and the con-
dition is but 90.44 per cent. The ex-
ports of lard, pork and ribs from Nov.
/, 1897, TO Sept. /, were 96,342, 1888
pounds, against 1000, 1877, 761 pounds
the previous season for the same time.
There are many livestock commission
houses who predict light receipts Of
hogs at western packing points the
coming two months. Packers claim
much of the product lie selling for jan
uary delivery below the cost of pro-
duction; that there is no increase In
the stocks on hand and large de-
mand. There is more speculation in
the January product. Sentiment APP