The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-23
GRAINS IN RUSSIA
UNITED STATES CONSUL AT ODESSA
REPORTS.
Beginning Of the Trouble Was the Dry
Sowing Gave Good Promise Until I here
Came Floods of Rain. With Much Ball
Whea; Poor and Light, What L here 10
of II to Thresh-Yields Four to SIX
Bushels Per Acre-Oats the Only Crop
Ersdstreet's Visible-The Grain Mar kefs

Washington, Sept. 2.-More detailed
Information than has heretofore been
oh-ainaole concerning the condition of
the Russian grain crop is contained in a
report on the subject to the state de-
par.ment from United States Consul
Heenan al Odessa.
Hhe says the crops over an extensive
area have failed. The beginning OF the
trouble was the dry winter, causing the
failure Of half the wheat sown. WITH a
favorable spring and resolving the pros
poets were good, however. almost up TO
cutting time. Then came the Tettest
season known IN years and nail destroy
ed both ripe and unripe grain. In large
areas no effort was mode to harvest.
Samples ofy the new wheat are inferior
IN quality and weight. The yield is from
four TO six bushels per acre for winter
and spring. Barley is discoiored and
under weight. Rye is much damaged
and will be under the average crop. Oats
alone are in favorable condition.
Mr.. Heenan says that but little wheat
viii be shipped from Russia during the
season Of 1878 for the simple reason
that there is little available for export.
The failure Of the wheat crops in Austro-
Hungary, Roumania and Bulgaria has
brought buyers into Russia from those
countries and the wheat will go to them
by rail. How much OF this wheat Rus
sia can afford 10 let go is question now
being discussed. While the hint is
thrown out thar the export Of cereals
may be altogether prohibited, the consul
believes these has no foundation and
that the Russian government will never
again make the mistake it did in the
famine year Of prohibiting exports.
AUSTRALIA BUYS WHEAT.
San Francisco, Sept. 22.-The steam-
ship Monowai from Sydney, due al this
port tomorrow, will bring $4,000, 900 in
gold to pay for wheat shipped from
here TO England. This IS the second
payment from the same source for this
seasons wheat crop. The Mariposa
brought s2.250,O00 in sovereigns last
month, and a conservative estimates
places the amount 10 be received for the
season from that source al 5000, 900.
BRADSTREETS VISIBLE.
New York. Sept. Especial cable and
Geographic dispatches 10 Bradstreets,
covering the principal points Of accumu-
iatlon. indicate the following changes In
available supplies last Saturday. as
compared with the previous Saturday:
Wneat-United States and Canada
east of The Rockies, increase 2.051, 900
bushels; af1oat for and in Europe. in
crease 100000 bushels; total worlds
supply. increase ALL 900 bushels.
Corn-United States and Canada east
OF the Rockies. increase 1901 900 bush
els.
Oats-United States and Canada east |
Of the Rockies. increase 200, 900 bushels. |
The more important, increase in stocks !
Of available wheat last week not fnclud- |
ed in the official visible supply report !
are GG5, 900 bushels at various Manitoba |
s.Jrage points, 222. 900 bushels at Fort |
On1.; 204, 900 bushels in Chica- |
90 private elevators, $1,000 bushels in |
private elevators and 10000 /
bushels in northwestern interior eleva- /
tors.
The corresponding decreases are no. |
200 bushels a New Orleans. 253, 900 bush |
Els at Galveston. 5000 bushels at New
port News and 10000 bushels al Ogdens-
Nrlro