The New York herald., 1870-10-22

The Crops-A Poor Harvcst-Tho State a
Commerce In Canada.
MONTREAL oct. II, 1870.
In the west OF Ontario fall wheat is o poor crop.
ten 70 twelve bushels per acre being the average
Spring wheat has not prOspered much better, nfteen
to twenty bushels being generally reported. Barley
is a short CROP ranging from twelve to twenty-five
bushels, eighteen being fair average, but almost
all the yield is dark Of color Oats yield very fairly,
say from thirty to forty-lve bushels per acre Hay
Is scanty, except in high lands. Root crops ara
heavy and fruit plentiful. Wet weather spoiled th0
wheat and barley, and caused an unfayOrable nay
harvest Nudge and weeyil did some damage, but ts
was confined to u few localities.
In Central Ontario fall wheat has prospered little
better, until near Bellevle, say fifteen to eighteen
bushels with exceptional higher ranges or about .
two.thirds crop. spring wheat shows p0orly-ten
to twelve bushels is fair average Barley Ia short
crop-hrteen to twenty three bushels reported. ana
berry very dark. oats are well spoken ofthirty to
thirty-fve bushels Of average quality, but the hay
crop is complete failure in quantity and quality
Roots and fruits have done well.
In Eastern ontario spring wneat is not an average;
twelve to fifteen bushels is only occasionally re-
ported and tnnS even zen i ngn d average; I'VE age Eau
the saie-ab0ut nlteen bushels. Barley Is generally
reported short and dark. Oats, very good croD
and Of good quality. Hay crop not worth cutting.
Roots and fruit are little above the average
Maize Is unusually good this year.
III quebec Wileat Is UuI HUE kIOWu, uOt Suu-
clenty 10 be reported Barley this year s short and
inferior quality, and yield per acre fully oAethrd
less tnan IN the upper provinces. Oats are lavOra-
bly, reported. the grain heavy although the straw In
short. Hay has failed almost utterly and the sur
plus from last year mas been shipped to France, so
That provender Will De very dialcult to obtain PO-
tatoes and other root crops have had an unusually
good year. Fruit, only cultivated In the eastern
townships, yield plentiful Tomatoes and cabbages
have suffered much RON slugs. The tobacco crop
EXHIBITS at least seyenyfye per cent more average
than last year. s4& $ ----.a - -
Generally summarizing the harvest we may safely
conclude that. with an average but SlgntlY III
creased the yield or wheat VIII iali from twenty to
twenty-five per cent below tnat vi last season. II ~
not OI plump ana handsome berry as last year.
Barley may be Estimated at from tnirty-three 10
forty per cent below the average CROP ana Inc color
Is very dark. Oats have yielded tribe above th0
average, both as to quantity and quality Hay mas
failed everywhere. Corn has been an unusually hno
crop, and there will be much larger breadth Ol
land sown In this cereal next year In ontario Root
crops ana fruits have yielded very WELL
Business generally has bettered its tone slightly.
Trade Is slowly recovering from the OverimpOrta
tons OF 1s67-3-9, and imports and exports will
show an increase over last year, although q small
one, say two three per cent Insolvency still con-
tinues IN unjusudable proportions, but s confined
almost entirely to tho country districts The larger
houses have either taken In sail sufficiently or have
gone down ere now. Money Is on rather easier
terms The banks are sOlid Currency supply am-
pie, without undue imitation.