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Show GERMANY'W Berlin, Aug. 28 (via London, Aug. 29, 2:45 a. m.) Rumania's declaration declar-ation of war against Austria-Hungary was without marked effect on tho bourse today. Some "war babies" like the stocks of arms and ammunition ammu-nition concerns reacted rather sharply sharp-ly but most quotations hardly changed. Semi-official statements today expressed ex-pressed the belief that tho influence on Germany's food problem would not be considerable. Grain contracts for the 1915 crop already have been filled fill-ed largely and the loss on Imports of the 1916 crop will not be severely felt, In view of Germany's reported excellent home crop. Imports of Rumanian Ru-manian grain of all kinds had been placed at 1,400,000 tons, whereas, the German crops are now estimated at 5,000,000 tons above those of 1915, excluding the occupied territory. Owing to the doubtful attitude of the Rumanian government, the authorities au-thorities in charge of Germany's food supplies completed their plans some time ago for feeding tho population for the next twelve months without the assistance of Rumania. It even is announced that the bread ration soon will be Increased. The authorities are planning an economic policy by which a goodly surplus will be saved from the 1916 crops for a possible short-ago short-ago in tho 1917 crops. Among other things it has been decided to uso no grain in tho making of brandy, and tho grain consumption of breweries has been reduced to 'below one-half the normal. Notwithstanding the growing Indications Indi-cations of Rumania's warlike plans, Germany and Austria had been making mak-ing contracts for further imports and exports. Only three weeks ago Ru-. Ru-. mania sold to the central powers 2,-000 2,-000 carloads of peas and 6,000 carloads car-loads of brewers' barley. On tho other oth-er hand, the German steel trust had contracted to supply Rumania with 25,000 tons of steelTails. It is prob-ablo, prob-ablo, however, that no shipments of these rails will be made. For some time It has .been remarked remark-ed that Rumania was trying to delay the conclusion of further grain contracts. |