Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1899 — WORLD SHORT OF WHEAT. [ARTICLE]

WORLD SHORT OF WHEAT.

Hungarian Ministry Bays the Demand Will Exceed the Supply. The Hungarian ministry of agriculture has issued its annual estimates of the world’s harvest, '{'his points to a considerable deficiency. While the stocks rm maining from last year are much smaller than was generally supposed, the wheat yield is 110,000,000 hectoliters below last year’s yield and about 34,000,000 short of the entire world’s demand. The estimated yield of rye Is 5,000,000 less than that of lost year, of barley 23,000,000 less and of oats 35,000,000 less, The total deficiency in all cereals is about 97,000,000 hectoliters.