Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-18
BY CABLE.

LONDON, August l8.-James Card,
an eminent agricultural authority,
writes as follows: But for late rains
and diminished temperature, the har-
vest would have proved equal to near
ly the average Of the years proceeding
"a, but mildew has appeared and will
affect the quality and yield of later
CROPS on two-thirds Of the wheat
land. An average crop will be made
up by the fneness of quality in the
remaining third. Even with that aid
it will be ten per cent below the old
average, and heavy crops are rare, the
most OF them are thin, but we'll head
ed and there is too common evidence
shown throughout the country Of di
minished capital of tie farmers by
lower scale Of farming. We begin
the harvest this year with very
bare stock of old wheat in the
country. Our annual requirements
are from twenty-four to twenty five
million quarters, When the last
harvest year is completed, we shall
have imported over sixteen million
quarters. Our own crop this year will
probably yield nine million flee hun
dred thousand quarters, 30 that if we
can reckon on foreign supply equal
to that Of 1880, and at not much more
over the same price, we shall be safe.
There is said to be an abundant har-
vest in Russia. In France the wheat
crop is believed to be scanty. Our
barley is the best crop of the year, but
it has not ripened equally. Oats are
extremely deficient, especially in the
southern countries. Hay is 80 per cent
deficient, but was generally got in in
a fine condition. The Mangold's aud
Gueno crops are rapidly improving
and promise to be tolerable good crops.
One of the best features Of this season
has been the fine weather for cleaning
the ground in the spring and early
summer, enabling the farmers to get
rid Of much of the accumulated
weeds of previous wet years, but they
have been heavily hit by losses oi
stock and sheep. The stock in Great
Britain during the last two years hat
been diminished by more than twelve
per cent, there being decline of two
million sheep and one million lamb,
since 1879"
A force of police accompanied tht
steamer which last evening conveyed
the members of the British ministry
to Greenwich for their annual White
hart dinner, in consequence of several
threatening letters having been re.
ceived. 80
Gladstone, in receiving a deputa-
tiOn on the landing at Greenwich,
again specially emphasized the i'm
perative necessity Of reforming parlia-
mentary procedure.
BERLIN, August 18-The election
for members Of the Reichstag com
mences October II.
VIENNA, August 1S.-The anti
Jewish disturbances in the district Of
Pultavata, Southern Russia, led to a
fatal collision between the troops and
the mob.
GALLETTA, August 18.-An Arab
fanatic, Ran Amuck," ran through
the streets of Susa on Saturday last
calling on the Arabs to join him in
the Holy War. He and his followers
were seized after they had murdered
Maltese. A British man,of- war land
ed three hundred men, but order was
restored without their help.
ZERMALT, SWITZERLAND, August
16.-Five American tourists ascended
the Matterhorn Saturday last. On
their return rock accidentally dis
lodged struck the head Of Professor
Gilbert, tutor of the Indiana Uni
versity, Bloomington, Ind, rendering
him partially insensible. He was just
able to move mechanically along.
Nearly four hours were spent in bring
ing him to the first hut. Some of the
party proceeded and brought doctors.
Gilbert arrived at Zermalt Sunday
evening. He suffers principally from
loss of blood, and will be able to leave
shortly. The guides were appre-
hensive. if he collapsed before he ar
rived at the hut, the party would be
frozen to death before succor could be
obtained.
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