Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-11-26
foreign GRAIN CROP NEWS
iND,A's PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT.
Russia Has Poor Year. hut Has
Exported HeaViIy-ShOrtnYe in
Austria. Turkey, Germany and the
United Kingdom.

Washington. Nov. I9--The agricultural
department has issued its monthly review
Of the foreign crop situation Much at
tenton Is devoted to the grain crop of
Russia, especially wheat. on account of
its magnitude as factor in the European
supply. The review says that all ac-
counts agree in representing the wheat
crop as deficient, but as to what extent
crop as deficient, but as To the extent of
the deficiency. much difference Of opinion
exists. After quoting many dispatches
painting the crop situation in various
provinces in black colors. and the state.
ment OF our consul at Odessa that this
years crop has proved failure, the re.
view calls attention to the fact that since
harvest Russia has exported grain free
w.
The exports Of wheat from August |
to October %, says the review, amount
ed to 4,l52,s4O quarters, against 1855, O4O
quarters, and 3,3s3,7sO quarters during
the corresponding period in 1896 and 1895
respectively. These large exports have led
commercial papers to withhold their ere
dence from the more pessimistic of the
reports which have been published. That
the crop was deficient has been admitted.
but that the failure has been so serious
as implied, some dealers of western Eu.
rope do not believe Stocks in the ports
are not increasing in the manner usual
for this time Of year, and the opinion Is
freely expressed that after this month
Russia can be relied on for only moderate
shipments.
1T is generally understood that Russia
had large stocks Of wheat left over from
the crops Of the preceding year, and this
fact, coupled with the good prices which
have prevailed, may account for the large
exports which have taken place, even
though the crop failure in large parts
Of Russia has been extremely serious"
The review says the estimates Of the
Russian crop are 30 uncertain that their
reproduction would be of doubtful utility,
In France.
The preliminary official figures for
France show q reduction of 20 per cent
below 1896 and II per cent below the
average for 10 years. As for five years
finance and Russia produced 90 per cent
81 the worlds crop. the review says a
heavy shortage in both countries would
therefore Ike sufficient in itself to produce
. sensible effect on the worlds supply, in.
dependent OF the short crops in Austria.
Hungary, the Danubian and Balkan
countries and elsewhere, and the shortness
OF the last crop In India, Australia and
argentina. In Germany, rye, which is
the principal bread grain in that country,
has been officially estimated at 4 per cent
Iess than last years crop. The various
estimates for Austria Hungary are more
or less conflicting, but there il no doubt
a. to there being heavy deficit in the
wheat crop.
Engiana ana the Continent.
The crop Of wheat Of the United King.
dom is estimated ut fifty and two thirds
millions bushels.
Inc preliminary estimate Of the Italian
wheat crop makes it 50, 1871 600 bushels.
against 4.722, 200 bushels last year. The
koumanian wheat crop is estimated at
81. l34, 72O bushels.
Tho Bulgarian wheat crop Ia estimated
~ 40 per cent; rye ut 35 to 40 per cent,
and barley at 25 per cent less than last
year.
The wheat crop of Turkey has been e..
timated at 5o,sOO.OOO imperial bushels.
AZ regards crops now growing in the
southern hemisphere. the news continues
70 be favorable ON the whole. In Arren.
tina drought, which for time in some
provinces threatened serious injury.
seems to have been generally broken, and
danger Of any serious loss from such n
source seems now in the advanced state
OF the crop to have passed.
The Indian wheat crop has been sown
under favorable conditions, and the same
10 in general true Of the winter grain
crops Of Europe, and both in India and
IN Europe the weather in the main seems
70 have been favorable to the growth Of
the seed.
.R