Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21
WORLDS YIELD OF GRAIN.
Deficiency In the S'heat Crop Will BE
6O,OOO,OJO Bushels.

Following Is an abstract Of the monthly
report Of the Agricultural Department on
the European crop situation, summarizing
the reports of European correspondents
to Statistician Hyde:
Recent information, while il may In
some cases modify the crop estimates for
particular countries, does not essentially
change the situation as regards the def
cheney in the principal cereal crops of Eu-
rope. The outlook for wheat in the Aus
tralasian colonies continues good, but the
prospects in Argentina are somewhat less
bright, owing to drouth and frosts. Ac-
counts from India are quite favorable,
both as to the Kharif crops harvested, or
to be harvested this fall, and as to the
seeding of the Rabi crop, to be harvested
next spring, which latter includes the
wheat crop.
The annual estimate of the worlds
wheat and rye crop issued by the Hunga-
rian ministry Of agriculture gives the
following revised results for 1897, COM
pared with 1896: Wheat production, i'm
porting countries, 500, O,771 900 bushels for
1897, SS6,639,000 for 1896; exporting
countries, 1897, 1,341 100000; 1896, L.
452 2,9O2,0OO; total wheat production Of
both importing and exporting countries in
1897, 2,142,577,000; in 1896, 2,339, 3D.
900; net deficit in 1897, 202 1896, 900; 1896,
130, ,534, 900.
The worlds rye crop is put down by the
same authority as follows: 1897, 1,163,-
451 900 bushels; 1896, ,203, 1876, 900 bush
els.
Against the net deficit of approximately
2O3 100000 bushels of wheat estimated by
the ministry, they estimate that there is
residue of from 145,000,000 to 100000
600 bushels out of former crops, leaving in
round numbers from $4,000 down to
83,OOO,OOO bushels as the quantity by
which it would be necessary to curtail
consumption If these estimates should
prove to be correct. 1t is of course quite
likely that under the influence of high
prices consumption will be curtailed by
more than this amount and that existing
stocks will not be reduced to near the
point of complete exhaustion.
Extremely pessimistic reports as to the
extent of the crop failure in Europe have
been circulated, but the liberal quantities
coming forward for shipment have led
dealers to receive such reports with incre-
du!ity. 1t is probable, however, that much
of the Russian grain going to western
European markets is out of the more lib
eral harvests of former years, and there
is evidence tending to show that the crop
of 1897 is at any rate considerably below
the average
The markets of Europe will apparently
be inadequately supplied with good clear
barley suitable for mailing purposes, COM
plaints on this score being common among
growers in large parts of Germany, Aus
tria-Hungary and other countries, includ-
ing the province Of Ontario, in Canada,
in which such barley is usually an impor-
tant product.
The European potato crop is apparently
short one, and the fruit crop is also de-
fcient.
Consul Eugene Germain of Zurich,
Switzerland, after an investigation of the
European fruit prospect, expresses the
opinion that there will be a good market
for American apples and dried fruits this
season If growers will be careful to put
up choice stock only.
He says: Nothing smaller than eighties
in French prunes will pay to ship to Eu-
rope, and all other dried fruit must be uni
form in size and attractively packed"