Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-22
WORLDS YIELD OF GRAIN.
Deficiency in the Wheat Crop Will Be,
,6O,OOO,O1O Bushels.

Deficiency In the Wheat Crop Will Bet
,5O,OOO,O)O Bushels.
Following is an abstract Of the monthly;
report of the Agricultural Department on!
the European crop situation, summarizingt
the reports of European correspondence
to Statistician Hyde:
Recent information. while it 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-l
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-l
counts from India are quite favorable.
both as to the Kharif crops harvested, OF.
to be harvested this fall, md as to the
seeding of the Itabi 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, im-
porting countries. 500, 171 900 bushels for,
1891, SS6,d39, 600 for 1896; cxportingt
countries. 1897, 1.341 100000: 1896, L..
452.9O2,OO total wheat production Of.
both importing and exporting countries in:
1891, 2,142,577,OOO; in 1896, 2,339, SILL
600; net deficit in 1897, 2O2, 500, 900; 1885,
13O.5 600.
The worlds rye crop is put down by the
same authority as follows: 1897, 1,163,-s
10000 bushels; 1896, 1,2O3, 49,, 600 bush-l
els.
Against the net deficit of Approximately
2Oo,OOO,OOO bushels of wheat estimated bys
the ministry, they estimate that there is a.
residue of from 49, 600 to 170,O0O,-t
OO bushels ont of former crops, leaving inl
round numbers from 5S,OOO,OOO down to,
33,OOO,OOO bushels as the quantity by!
which 1t would be necessary to ~curtaill
consumption il these estimates shoul6f
prove to be correct. 1t is of course quite!s
likely that under the influence of high!
prices consumption will be curtailed byt
more than this amount and that existing,
stocks will not be reduced to near thei
point OF complete exhaustion. !
Extremely pcssimistic 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-.
iulity. 1t is probable, however, that much:
of the Elssian grain going to western;
AA0AOl'N.tI hiitIhttS Is Oul OI llle more llU~
eral harvests of former years, and there,
is evidence tending to show THAT the crop:
of 1889 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-i
plaints on this score being common among.
growers i'll large parts of Germany, Aus
tria-llungaly and other countries, includ-
ing the province of Ontario. in Canada.
i'll which such barley is usually an impor-
tant product.
The European potato crop is apparently
q short one, IL the fruit crop is also de-
ticient.
Consul Eugene Gcrmain of Zurich,
Switzerland, after an investigation of the
European fruit prospect, expresses the
opinion that there will be n 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
i'll French prunes will pay to ship to Eu
rope, and all other dried fruit must be uni.
form iii size and ~attractively packed"