New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-20
4 CHICAGO ESTIMATE OF CHOPS.
EXPECTING A COMPARATIVELY SMALL YIELD
or WHEAT.

CHICAGO July 10 tspecal.-Crop reports from inc
-reat Agricultural section of the country -h0" tat TIC
weather Las bceu such that the winter crop H'7 D''"
harvested under favorable c.rcuU-tdA'es' Inv '''V1
of Michigan Is Just finishing up her harvest VIZ
.lr,t wheat and the crop is being secured In good
condition The quality promises to be eAceeH'' '''
quantity from far 10 good. In southern ONO '''''i
I'm, il, IN pro-rc,, slowly. the crop yielding uhe'eH}
and irrc1llarly I'm Central Indiana, so far iirier5
have bocl backward seller, Of new wheat. Inc !elu
Is not turning ont auy better than has been reported
Not more than ore half ,rop can possibly De IH'l9i'
,qi, The quality. however. {, good. In Northern
Indiana with few exceptions. the wheat Is thrc~h :
out not over ten bushels, To- The acr. Inc h"t
weather prevented tire ltc wheat from hllhs' Inc
rIr...uu- reports t.- week. !r'm southern IIil'''
ar, not favorable. TIE majority of reports mo" I'"V
the crop Ia, PANIED ont les than "a' Hoped io''
In many IN this portion Of the state "Ieh wv"
thirds u crop was looked for the wheat has not
thrcsIed out much over nelaE southern Missouri
10 the only part OF the winter wheat belt 50 lar
where tr-hlnc la, been delay cd by Wet weather, but
this, however. 8, only local. Enough wheat has Deeh
tar, she'd make estimate 49, 10 tic probable y4t4u'
Returns are spotted. some yields not quite hali.
ono Aali. and from tEat up 10 - per cont oI
.,t yca.', crop. Tle quality oi the gram Is s'od.
hansa, thre,hius is epn- along nne}, and promises
To- coDtaue a. long as inc present d.S, A'I "t1llt
- comm. IN f,,ly bat Do. - much =, usr.l.
In Northern Kan,a, little wheat Is t'reshed, the
quality 81 the wheat generally is good but below
tha; az last year. he Kentucky winter wheat
crop now nearly all thr shed, 1t rrid:- ~ ., slightly
,ulgcli,d and AucNt. lu -tAV. The crop is Soma
out A. fast a. il I- trs~nod To southern mills. al
from 4 t. g. cent, It. Louis prices. 1hIc>h"r-
In TcuuCssc" report talt they will he nearly done
threshirs the present week., and that tie f.1l Ic
suit. are falling FAR short OF early expectation,
OREGON report, the harvesting az the earliest Of the
winter Wao.t crop has just begun The prospects
arr Of fair 5l,d.
beyond thu power of rain % rc,tOn. Consrque, ~
spring wheat and oats Will Dee below the average
In the Willamette Valley harvest has Just begun
The y.cld promises to be- - - per cent of that
II lat year cat, and spring VIII at both matupd
but Will not Yield 50 PER cent II the crop of l--0
I'm Central California, The bulk of the -iain is low
harvested While the quality of the wheat is good
the yield Is small seven or eight sacks per acf
| /, about the average. Tn MERGED County, one OF
the largest wheat producing counties iu the state
the bulk Of the grain Is now harvested. Eirly AIT
| continuous rains ana overflow reduced the acreage
If grain az least one half. Reports in l"eam to
| -prirg wheat ore conflicting. bat thaf the Nprln-
wheat M, been damaged by rust anl hot, dry
weather zoe, without SAYING. The conditions vary
| I'm different territories. The ltc ~owu wheat has
hcen injured the most, and at this Stage of the croT
II is almost mpo>, lblc u tell the amount of damage
| In Minnesota, Northern Iowa and IN" Dakoi1>. ui
| ,rowth became r,uh. the leaves long and broad
and the stalls not strong. Then came four hot days
! following Il long period of cold rain.