The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-04-30
WHEAT CROP OF 1896.
THE COVE ENMENT REPORT OF THE
WORLDS HARVEST.

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, Great
ra., p.,,rc.. Tho uarx..,
1909 vo. oxs, ts5 GOO o0o Bushels
r,o, IT.. ,,ao-
The cohS2'Ar reports OF the WORTH :
wheat crop I"r 1890 JUST 4>S"eu' H''iS
interesting at 'Al> "h.' BECAUSE Vi inc
recent spectacular l"hIl7 Ah~ue os wheat
IN the STOCK market ana 'Ne reports ol
the a~pfrp"~"1n% i''''"' III l"0l"' FOL
loving are tN'.|.'' 'E"lH 1E
The result e.. ~. .|>t wheat harvest,
although COMN.ctI. II M countries,
cannot be as~ccrtaIncd precisely as yet.
So far three estimates concerning the
borrcs, of 1896 have been nubIis1ed.
ISQ5. $50.
Hungarian ministry Bushels, Bushels.
Of agriculture 2'o"'' 'S+'O" <'"''"5o'o"
rnIt>"'" H'' AS . "a 900 ,23 . 243 ;3ao, 0c
English Grain Trad.
ing Journal of Dorm.
uScA''''''' ~'''''''''" 80 40
1t must be stated, however, ina III All
these reports, as well rs III the following
tables, the figures for Russia are only
preliminary and approximate. Accord
inc 70 the renorts tha worlds harvest
o,. g., 1soe j., con,ar;son with
:. ,n
" - e.
anu eohsl"elaoiS ""' 40
nnal1fv as We'll As IN nl1lIlVV, ne late
and exceedingly cold spring had a bad
effect on crops, and the drought spoiled
the crops in Europe-to a great extent
in southern Russia. but in Spain and
Portugal especially. As to the transat.
lautic countries of the southern hemis-
nbere, in which grain ripens in Decem.
her 70 February, the conditions for the
growth of wheat were also unsatisfac.
rorv. The drought during the first
neriod If the growth Of cereals and the
continual rain during the harvest had a
had effect ON the last crop of wheat in
the Argentine RpnuhliC. Urupuav and
Chile while the drought also damaged
ro n great extent the crops of East India
and Australia.
MS lnI0fOl1IlOn. OF course. refers 10
the harvest gathered in those countries
during the last DAYS of 1898 and the
6rst months of 1890. The greater mart
Of the small s~urplus in these countries
entered the international market long
ago and was consumed during the sec.
ond half of the last campaign. but in
view of the fact that the new grain
from these countries will not enter the
European markets before the second halt
Of the present campaign and owing to
+he iusuficieucy of information concern.
mo tbe outlook for the future harvest
the renort Of the present amnaipn for
these countries has been made according
10 the figures OF the last harvest.
From figures sent in bv different con.
suls il is seen that, in general, the har.
= vest of 1896 decreased lS5. ass, SAP bush.
els as compared with the harvest OF
1895, The harvest in the United States.
Canada, Argentina, Uruguay. Chile,
Australia and the East Indies shows
a decrease Of 1875. 1872. 95q bushels, OF
tbe Euronean pvodrcing countries. onlv
Russia shows a large decrease-56, 575..
467 bushels. The countries Of consump.
ticn harvested 81. 0 1928 bushels more
than last year. ONLY Spain and Portu,
Gal among them had a bad crop. France
harvested This wear nearly as much as
LAST year An increase comnared with
last year is 10 be observed only in Italy
md Great Britain.
The decrease of this wears harvest If
due also to the decrease in the wheat
acreage. Already. last year. in nearly
ali the large wheat growing countrie.
rbe area pnde- this cereal had greatly
decreased. The great decrease took place
in the United States, Russia. the Ea,,
Indies. Austria-Hungarv, Argentina au(