The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-14
DEFICIENCY IN CEREALS ABROAD
CONFIRMED BY THE LATEST
INFORMATION.
AN OFFICIAL ESTIMATE OUT.
ANNUAL STATEMENT ISSUED ny
THE HUNGARIAN MINISTER OF
AGRICULTURE.
To GET ALONG WITHOUT WHEAT.
Not Enough of 1t to- Go Around by
Some Forty Or Fifty Million
Bushels.

NEW YORK, Oct 13.-The monthly
report of the agricultural department
on the European crop situation, sum-
marking the reports of European cor
respondents to Statistician Hyde, was
made public today. Following is an
abstract:
Recent information, while it may in
some cases modify the crop estimates
for particular countries, does not es-
sentially change the situation as re-
CARDS the deficiency in the principal
cereal crops of Europe The outlook for
wheat in the Australian colonies con-
tinues good, but the prospects in Ar
gentina are somewhat less bright, ow-
ing to drought and frosts. Accounts
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 har-
vested next spring, which latter in
cludes the wheat crop.
The annual estimate of the worlds
wheat and rye crops issued by the
Hungarian minister of agriculture,
gives the following revised schedules
for 1897, as compared with 1896: Wheat
production, importing countries, S0O,-
771,O0O bushels for 1897; $50, $50 900 bush
els for 1895. Exporting countries, 1897,
1,341, 900 bushels; 1896, 1,452, 9O2, 900
bushels. Total wheat production of
both-importing and exporting-coun-
tries in 1897, 2,142,577,O 900 bushels, in
1896, 1889 9,541 900 bushels. The worlds
rye crop Is put down by the same au-
thority as follows: 1897, 1,163, 457, 900
bushels; 1896, 1908, ,185,O00 bushels.
Against the net deficit of approximate
ly 203, 100000 bushels of wheat esti-
mated by the ministry, they estimate
that there is a residue of from 145,-
100000 to 170000,000 bushels out of the
former crops, leaving in round num-
bers from 5S,000,000 down to 100000
bushels as the quantity by which it
would be necessary to curtail cOnsump-
ton II 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 exist
ing stocks will not be reduced too near
to the point of complete exhaustion
Extremely pessimistic reports as to
the extent of the crop failure in Rus
sia have been circulated, but the lib
eral quantities coming forward for
shipment have led dealers to receive
such reports with incredulity. 1t is
probable, however, that much of the
Russian grain going to Western Euro
pean 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 consid-
erably below the average.
The markets of Europe will. appar-
emily, be very inadequately supplied
with good, clear barley suitable for
mailing purposes, complaints on this
score being common among growers in
large parts of Germany, Austria Hun
gary and other countries, including the
province of Ontario, in Canada, in
which such barley is usually an i'm
portant product.
The European potato crop is appar-
emily short one, and the fruit crop
also is deficient.
Consul Eugene German, of Zurich,
Switzerland, after an investigation of
the European fruit prospect. expresses
the opinion that there will be 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 Europe, and all other dried
fruits must be uniform in size and at
tractively packed"