The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-26
GRAIN SOLD II. GERMANY.
The United States Leads Russia in
All the Cereals.

Ernest L. Harris, .dhe United States
Consular Agent at Eiherstock Germany.
writes 20 the State Department concern
Ing the foo5stuff imported by Germany
i'm which he gives the following figures
for the years 1897 and no:
From Russia. lSg7-Barley 1891 tons,
g. 332; oats. 4l4 tons 50. Sos. g12, Indi-
an corn, 1.S2S tons. -SI247.S34; rye, 6Io.7H
tons, $l2.221.3-6; wheat. 75I.so7 tons. S2i,-
769,2l2; total. 1886 SSS tons. SIS. 6366l6.
From Russia. Is0Q-BarIey, SSl,11. tons,
8 .ui2 $50; oats $50 Oh tons s.. 259 S66; Indian
corn. 6o.297 tons SI.320lS6, rye. S34.52S
tons. S2o.6i6 GA, wheat Z1S.l96 tons. $Sol5,-
40, total, 1,942o63 tons. 7,944, 40
From the United States. lSS1-Barley,
IlSg2S tons. Sa.z70 600; oats. 5000 tons, s.
le,i9 Indian corn. s76.034 tons. $l5.os9. 1876:
rye, 1899 tons, S3.2yI 2SS; wheat, 2Gl.26l
tons. $7.5I7.21& Total. I.54I.22g tons. S51.-
S3f2l6-
From the United States, 1900 Barley,
5l.2i5 tons, Sl,532, 0I4; oats "a, 423 tons. 81
2slll2; Indian corn. 1,I24.G12 tons, S24,75S,-
lSS. rye. @. 155 tons, SSS3 6g4; wheat, 1884
tons l4422 OS2. Total, LIS, $50 tons, 49,
GO
The following figures show how much
more grain the United States exported TO
, Germany during these years than Russia
did: Barley, 1891 S6,253 80; 1919, $6,5lI, $50.
Oats, 1897, 1872, 4lS; 1890. S7,SGS 754. Indian
corn. 1897. Sl2.S5l .2G2: 1900. S2Ss3S.OO2 Rye,
1897, 1926 O2SS. 1900 Sl9 rs. $50 Wheat. 1897,
{ $l6.62l .99i; 1900. s.. T5s 64S
1t viii be seem Mr.. Harris explains.
+ that Russia sold Germany, In 1897, grain
TO the value of S-I3J2, 40 more than
did the United States. In 1900. however,
the United States had reduced this excess
TO &Sit,25J in 1900, the total grain i'm
HHHs N-EW
' Empire amounted to SI26.Z S4 9I2- Germany,
. on the other hand, exports small quaint
ties Of grain TO countries ike Great Brit
ain, Holland Denmark Norway. and SWe-
. den These grain exports, during 1890,
amounted TO I66lO.
The competition between Russia and
7 the United States 70 supply the nOu-pro-
| duCing grain countries Of Europe Will be-
. come sharper every year The building OF
I new railroads and canals in Russia VIII
. enable that country TO move her crops to
ward the German frontier much more
4 easily than has hitherto been the case.
/ Within ten years Austria expects TO have
. a network Of canals finished. which Will
/ completely revOiUtionize the grain rathc
/ Of Austrla-Hun"ary and the Balkan
7 States. II is difficult to realize tnat
/ bargeS Of grain may be moved without
. transfer from the nayigabic waters of
! the NUstula and Driester through the
/ River oder into the Upper Elbe. to the
/ grain markets Of Prague and Dresdeni
I that the same is true OF great cargoes OF
] barley. corn. rye. and wheat from the
/ countries Of the Lower Danube II Will
/ certainly give these countries an advan-
I taEe I'm freight rates.
The only thing which will enable the
/ United States in future 20 compete sue
. ceSSfully with Russia in the grain mar
kets Of Germany is cheaper ocean freight
. facilities The new line established from
the Great Lakes to London and Hamburg
is a step IN the right direction. t. -
. tUTc prosperity Of the American farmer
depends upon the ability to sell our sur
/ plus cereals to other countries. and Ger
/ many, with her 100000 people, will al
I ways be one Of the greatest grain mar
/ kets"