San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-16
THE WORLDS WHEAT,
THE EUROPEAN SUPPLY BELOW
THE AVERAGE.
United States Will Be Called on to Suuply
A Large deficiency If Prices Are
Not Too Stifly Advanced.

Washington, ID. c., Oct. 1G.-Tbe
European reports of the agricultural
department, issued by the chief stat
istican, shows that the crop of Great
Britain has been somewhat reduced
in the north and in Scotland by the
persistent wet weather of September,
which practically ruined most of the
wheat.
In the southern counties harvesting
operations We're completed before the
bad weather set in and the what is
of a finer milling quality than has
been known for years. The report
says: Fifty million bushels would
be liberal estimate for the product
of Great Britain. The barley crop
has been shortened and seriously in
jured in quality by the rain. Hay
and oats are short, not only here, but
on the Baltic. Hence it may be ex-
pected that there will be good mar
ket for imported hay, and that the
enormous consumption of corn in the
United Kingdom during 1886 will
be equalled the coming year. 1t is
practically certain that the end of the
current harvest year will see no great
SURPRISES, and it is reasonable to sup
pose that we shall see no further re-
duction of wheat areas, such as have
been observable in the records of the
last few years."
FranceEThere is no material loss
in wheat from bad harvest weather.
The barley crop is heavier and some
what effected. The estimate as to
the wheat crop of the National As
ISOLATION of French Miilers, issued
last week, is higher than the official
estimate. The Millers' figures are
as follows: Acreage 100000 BUSH
els, 344,OO0,0OO; official acreage, IT,
100000; bushels, 327,000,000. Last
years crop, grown on 100000 acres,
was 1888 100000 bushels.
Germany-The wheat. crop is a poor
average except in Prussia, where it
is officially reported below the aver
age. The annual production of this
cereal, however, is small in compari-
son to that of rye and potatoes. The
estimate for the crop $4,000, 000bush-
els, is considerably over the average,
and is believed to be excessive. Po-
tatoes are expected to give only half
a crop. 1t may be expected that the
wheat import of 1S96-97 will exceed
the average, and that larger proper
ton than usual will come from the
United States. This would Of course,
be nullified by any considerable adj
vance in the price of wheat, a not I'M
likely contingency.
Denmark-Wheat is good average.
The sowings of winter wheat are now
we'll along.
Spain-In the estimate by the Hun
garian minister of agriculture Of the
wheat crops of the world, he consid-
cred that Spain would harvest IT,
$4,000 bushels. The deficit of the
year is estimated by him to exceed
"a 100000 bushels, more than double !
that of last year.
Austria Hungary-Wheat under av-
erage and reports as to corn crop are
not optimistic. a ~
Italy-An average crop all around.
Roumania-The estimate is 69,00O,-
600 bushels of wheat. The corn
crop is extremely disappointing, and
the same statement is made about all
the Danubian country. During the
harvest year, ending July 1895, these !
countries shipped more corn to Eng
land than did the United States, while
during the year just ended they cut a
small figure.
Russia-There is a big deficiency in
the Russian wheat crop. The high
est estimate puts the crop at $4,000
600 bushels, the lowest under 100000
600 bushels. General opinion inclines
toward the lower: Russian shippers
now are holding persistently above
the market. ...