The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
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1894.

The wheat crop of the empire of Austria
Hungary is not only less in quantity, but it is
poor in quality, on account OF the unfavorable
weather in the early part of August.
BELGIUM.-Wheat is not of as good quality as
usual quantity 100 per cent; rye, ditto
quantity. ITO per cent; barley, very good
Quantity, 115 to 40 per cent; oats, good
quantity, 100 per cent?.
BULGARIA.-The Bulgarian harvest shows an
increase above the average, and from 20 to %
per cent more wheat. 25 to 80 per cent more
rye and about so per cent more barley has
been harvested than in 1894
DENMARK.-The heavy rains that occurred
just before harvest damaged all cereal crops in
many sections, but the rye crop in particular.
The harvest, however, showed an average crop
OF both rye and barley, but the wheat crop is
estimated to be little below the average.
EGYPT.-Of wheat, Is, 962 900 bushels have
been harvested, and as II, 900 900 bushels or
little over, will be sufficient for home con-
sumption, there will be an export of about
100000 bushels. Corn is very much better
than in 1894, and it is estimated that zoo, 900
tons were harvested. The report of the Suez
Canal Company for 1894, presented to the
shareholders in July last, shows the gross re-
ceipts were $15, 800, go 90, an increase over
that of 1898 of $65O,sOO Nothing, perhaps,
could give better idea of the general condi-
above report.
FRANCE.-Wheat will vary in quality; in
quantity will be about 90 per cent AS there
is not much OF the old crop left, it is expected
that the import will be at least AZ GOO, 900
bushels. France consumes yearly $40, 600, 900
bushels OF wheat. Rye is estimated at los per
cent; oats at 50 per cent.
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND-The cereal
crops are short from Is to 20 per cent and OF
poorer quality. The weather was very bad
during the time of sowing, and many farmers
planted less wheat than usual. The harvest
showed falling off of wheat % to 80 per cent
barley ID to 20 per cent, oats and hay each
20 per cent. The potato crop was fully up to
the average. Wheat yielded from twenty-four
10 twenty-siX bushels per acre tor the area
sown and the aggregate production was about
OIL $50, 900 bushels. England will need al
least 233 500 900 bushels of wheat for the
fiscal year.
HoLLAND.-Wheat and oat crops were sa tisfac.
tory, but rye and barley suffered through rain.
The average crops were: Wheat IS per cent
rye 100 per cent, barley 50 per cent and oats
los per cent.
INDIA.-Our report from India estimates that
6,27S.000 tons OF wheat were harvested there
this year, about 100000 tons less than in
1894 and 609, 900 tons less than in 1898.
ITALY.-Wheat is fair in quality but about &c
per centles in quantity than in 1894. Corn
is good but short about the same per cent
RoUMANIA.-Wheat, quality is good and guam.
tity 100 70 40 per cent Rye is also good
quantity ITO to liz per cent. Oats are only
fair; quantity, So to 80 per cent.
RUssIA.-Winter wheat was above the average
yield; summer wheat suffered from drought in
some of the provinces, but on the whole was a
fair crop. The rye crop, which also suffered
some in many provinces, was an average crop.
SERv1A. No report since harvest; the crou
prospects in July were excellent The area
planted with wheat was about $50 600 acres
to rye $4,000 acres, and about so 900 acres
with oats.
SwEDEN.-The crop prospects in July were, il
dry weather set in, that wheat would yield 100
per cent against 50 per cent in 1894; rye, 81
per cent, against So per cent; barley, 80 per
cent, against 105 per cent; oats, 20 per cent
against 105 per cent.
NoRwAY.-There was good harvest of wheat
and rye, barley and oats yielded full average
crop.
SUPERINTENDENT was but slightly over
half crop and below the average in quality.
rye 80 per cent and oats 100 per cent
WHEAT YIELD OF AUSTRALIA in 1895. by colo.
mics, together with the mean average weld per
acre, for the ten years from 1886 to 1895: