The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-29

The New York Times advises Amerl-
can farmers TO give more attention to
the growing OF rye for the European
market. Rye Ia the food OF a great part
of the poasantry OF the continent
There has been great falling off of the
crop the last few years, and there is
scarcely any other source OF supply
except the United States. The great
Russian and German food shortage Of
1871 WAS duo more TO the failure OF
rye than OF wheat. There was poor
than to make up the shortage from
1891, in spite OF heavy lmporte.
This year there is another shortage.
7 The German crop OF rye Is smallest by
81, 0OO, 600 bushels than the crop OF last
year, und in addition there Is a short
age of is 600, 600 bushels in the wheat
crop. IL is very plain that large sup
piles must be procured from some
country. The entire shortage in the
rye crop could not be made good by
imports from tile United States, fol-
the reason that our entire crop would
not fill the gap We did send to Eu
lIops two-fifths of our rye crop in the
year ending on June 30, 1892, but those
Exceptional shipments were caused by
Exceptional prices. the average value
OF the exports being 95 cents bush Ell
\ But OF this only 1900, COO bushels wen
to Germany.
Our rye crop averages about $4,000,
coo bushels a mere trifle compared
with our enormous production o.
wheat and corn. Ordinary export.
range from less than 1000 bushels
up TO 1000, 900. Only In two years hal
this been much exceeded, in 1888. wheI
the exports rose to 100000. and II
1882, when they rose 10 l2.000, GOO. IL
1873 they We're less than 1900. 0OI
bushels, the price averaging only Y
cents. ! his is. indeed, about thu
average price for every year since 1883
except that OF the great famine IL
Russia and Germany.
These figures Indicate that whit
there Ia plenty of rye to export at 81
cents per bushel, 1t is more profitable
Ito consume 1t at home with the pric,
lat 20 cents. Whether IL would be NOR
profitable to grow a larger surplus
for export instead of wheat or corr
remains to la demonstrated by expert
lment. There seems to he an abundan
lard varied market. Besides the 4, 900,
loco bushels sent to Germany In 1892
the Netherlands took 1000, 900 bushels
Belgium, |, 200, 600; Denmark. 0,00G
Sweden and Norway. 1000. 600; Grea
Britain. 400, 600, nnd Canada, 500. 0Ot
Probably as large or larger export
could lie made every yenr, II we wer
willing to soil at the ordinary price.
Political causes are at work tbi
Iyear to Increase the German deman,
for American rye. RUSSIA has goo,
lcrop of rye, but the imposition b.
= Germany OF duty designed to
prohibitory, SO far as the Russian pre-
duct 10 concerned, will probably com
pei RuHela to market her surplus else
where, while Germany will look Il
lother countries for her supplies Tn,
Iprcdiciion is made in Berlin that tn,
Imports Of rye from this country vii
be even larger in the coming twelve
months than they were In 1899, Tho
year of universal European shortage
This can hardly be. unless Their,
shall TO q rise In price, of which there
is no present sign. Although the price
of rye in Germany advanced at the be
ginning of this tariff war, II arterwart
declined and Is now where It was be
fore the war began. 1t is great pity
the peasantry of Europe cannot be in
lduced to consume corDmenl ineteat
of rye flour. We could supply then
with that In unlimited quantities at 1
very low price.