The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-23


On Passage to k. $4,000 965,O00
On passage - Con
tir.snt ..........r....... 10000 $4,000
Stock in U. X (wieat
and fiour) ............ ], 100000 200, 900
Stock N Paris wbeat
and Hour ............. 10000 $4,000
Stock In French ports
(wheat and -four 80. 100000 10000
Stock In Antwerp
(wheat and HouD 80. 10000 800, coo
Stock In Berlin. Dsnz!g
and Stettin .......... $1,000 SO, 900
Stock in Russian ports. 200 900 100000
U; $; Atlantic and . ''''
racine ......... ....... 3,1l4OU
Grand total ....(qrs.) s.01200o 9,545,OO0
Equal bushels 80. 60,0960D 76,360,G0D
-----Quarters---
August !. August 1.
On rassag, to U. X. l,e55ooo s.36l,Oo
ON passage to Con- -,r ma ,
ami flour, ............. l,577oD 2,Sse,ooo
Stock N Paris whcat
and honr) ............. 10000 2l2,0Q0
Stock in French ports
(wheat AMI -FOUR 49,. 425 900 400, 900
stock &MSo., a In c antwerp ,sooo soo "a,
Stock In Berin. Dan2ig
and Stettin 49,. go. $1,000 170 coo
Stock in Russian ports $4,000 1,4s2.GOo
Total ........ 49,. :. $4,000 1o,875,ooo
U. 5. AtlaLt.c ana Pa
cific ........ 80" 80. I454Ooo s,5s5.OOo
Grand total 80. .(qrs.) 1c, 792. coo $3.50, 600
Equal bushels -. =. TO-. 1000 l356SO,oo
From the foregoing table the following
comparisons can be made:
Bushels
Decrease August l. comparing
WIN Julv - ,l2,2 6i, 900
Decrease Angus. ], comparing
Decrease 's Hugast iSi comparing sSz'OO
with August :. 1895 ............'7 n ,5s4, 900
with such cor,naratpcly small stocks
on hand the question OF the size Of the
wheat crops throughout the word be-
comes one OF decided Importance. AS far
rs reliable accounts from abroad are
avnilabie they seen! to bear out the re-
by number o. British authorities trat
Inc requirements of tho United Kingdom
VIII ms year be clcse to 1850 10000 bushes
Maiche Franca.s" estimates this years
crop at 9o,S>2oo0 hects. or 49, 0OO eco QUAR-
,ers 3 GO comparing with an official estimate
OF i2,oVoVN quarters East year. The 'Bul-
!etin des Halles" remarks that IL Is too
early 10 Judge definitely hui ventures an
estimate OF S5Ooa,000 10 Sc, 100000 quarters
while Messrs. Camille, Bloch & Co., who
are REGARDED as conservative authorslias,
estimate the yiold per acre Al Is per cent
,Sesow last year, TO which they say must
De added decrease of per cent in the
S,9vWc quarters less than last year hui
adu that the reserves are much ,lrper
than expected; so Frame will probably
n i nave to imrort so much as was
thought some time ago. Dornbusch's
t3aating Cargo List u.ondon, August
% quotes correspondent from Hungary
as stating that as regards the cetnste
results or the wheat harves'., q must un
fortunately FUZZY reach the pessimsstic
views PREVIOUSLY entertained The thresh.
ms bring even deceptions where a me-
uftm crop was locked for and ehe ra-
ismd OF bad weather has stQl further
reduced expectations 1t Is now probable
o easat the 9utturn will barely exceed $3.50,
bushels. o''' 0'eV'""
~ belgium harvesting is finished ana
farmers la m complain of disappointing yield.
pectations, the Mark Lane Express, If
tAuSust 18th est mating deficit Of 5000. on,
,nnusheis, comparing with the iSlG crnn
me same authority reports the Russo,
,,prop as somewhat below the average,
.noush not seriously so. Mall aiyIces
state that the official Russian
crop report fails to give any percent,ea1
OF conuat on, but reports prospects bad In
eersalh districts unsatisfactory In Others
a sh goa IN other districts where W nte.
u,tons are a matter OF uncertainty. Re
ports fram Spain are more Favorable than
irmni any other European country.
me most complete detailed estimate of
received Is furnished by Beerhohm' icn
don, under date OF July q. The comnar-
isons are with actual results IN precedjn,
years. II VIII he observed that the esti,
mates are In excess Of those given above
and this would seem to indicate that thcv
are conservatives: 10y
Estimates OF the European crops. opar
tors COOS omittedl- 49,