Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1893 — CROPS OF THE WORLD. [ARTICLE]

CROPS OF THE WORLD.

Careful Estimates Prepared by the Austrian Ooyrnmeut Officials. The estimates of the harvests of the world, which are prepared annually by Austrian Government officials nave been made public. The estimated yield for North America is 382,000,000 bushels of wheat, 24,333,000 bushels of rye, and 1,809,000,000 bushels of corn. The Hungarian Minister of Agriculture estimates the world’s production of whoat this year at 2,279,000,000 bushels, against the official average of 2,280,000,000 annually for the last ten years. He also gives the following figures: The deficits to be filled by tho importing countries will require 379,000,000 bushels. The surplus available in exporting countries to satisfy this demand is 378,666,000 bushels. The production of wheat and the deficit (amount needed above tho domestic supply) in each importing country is given. Product In bushels. Deficit. Oreat Britain 50,780,(100 184,127,000 Prance 283,764,000 46,818,000 Germany. 00,796,000 25,637,000 Italy 122.012,000 22,700,000 Netherlands 6.384,000 8,612,000 Switzerland 4,539,000 12,768,000 Belgium 15,606,0*10 24,118.000 Denmark 4,266,000 3,688,000 Norway and Sweden 4,823,000 2,270.000 Spain 70,012,000 8,512,000 Portugal 6.076,000 6,676,000 Greece.... 4,265.000 7,377,000 Austria 45,400,000 38,726,000 The production and surplus in each exporting country are given thus: Product In bu. Surplus. Russia 432,806.000 97.893,000 Hungary., ..,,.141,870,000 46,400,000 Roumanta 46,918,000 34,060,000 Turkey 23,376,000 6,875,000 Bulgaria 81,977,000 10,782,000 Servla... .i 8,512,000 3,406,000 United States '.. .397,250,000 69,618,000 Canada 43,980,000 9,931,000 India 274,885,000 42,662,000 Rest of Asia 66,262,000 7,093,000 Africa 36,710,000 3.688,000 Australia 39,726,000 19,296,000 Argentina 66,780,000 26,106,000 Chill, et« 19,862,000 6,626,000 Telegraphic Clicks. During July 120 deaths from yellow fever occurred in Havana. The Fourth National Bank at Louisville has resumed business. Coup & Co., tanners, assigned at North Attleboro, Mass., owing $70,000. The Columbian liberty bell has been shipped from Troy, N. Y., for Chicago. Trainmen on the Louisville & Nashville decide to strike against a cut in wages. The St. Louis lumber firm of Stern & Mohlman has failed. The debts are $50,000. Four pontoons and a schooner were wrecked two miles north of Narragansett, R. I. Ilsley, Doubleday & Co., paints, failed at New York. Liabilities, $150,000; assets, $210,000. J. H. Hanan's new steam yaoht made 201 miles an hour on her trial cruise on Long Island Sound.