The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-28
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>Hmmary of Adyices Received ~ the
Agricultural Department-Dedciency in
the European Crop-TheA Aggregate Com
tribution to the European Supply VIII
be Materially Curtaiied by the Drought
and Resultant Famine In India.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-Advices to
the agricultural department from pri-
vate and. indirectly, official sources,
confirm the predictions of a consider
able deficiency in the European wheat
crop, while rye, which is the chief
bread grain of eastern Europe, is
also short. This fact, a special
report of Statistician Hyde of the
department says, as well as the
wheat deficiency, will tend to restrict
the expectation of the latter from those
European countries which usually have
a surplus of that grain. AS to nom
European countries other than the
United States, their aggregate con-
tribution to the European supply will
be materially affected by the fact that
India, denuded by the famine, will
have practically no wheat to export.
Agricultural conditions in foreign
countries follow:
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.
Returns from every county in England and
from many districts in Wales, Scotland and
Ireland, published by the Agricultural Gazette,
July 2e, indicate the wheat crop would be con.
siderable, oats and potatoes in a less degree,
and barley only slightly below the average.
Hay was largely, peas considerably and beans
somewhat above. Barley had suffered an un-
favorable change in quality; and as part OF II
will be unfit for mailing purposes. the returns,
which make it nearly an average crop, must
apparently be somewhat discounted.
Wheat harvest began in some of the southern
and south midland counties during the week
ended July n, and was progressing favoraoly
up to the end OF the month, but taking the
country as a whole, the bulk OF the crop is har-
vested in Au gust. The different cereals were
ripening more nearly together than usual.
FRANCE
Conservative commercial estimates put the
wheat crop as low as 100. 10000 0 hectolitres,
making it about one-Seventh less than
the heavy crop OF 1898. Reports up to near the
end OF July represent that the weather was I'M
favorable for harvesting, and especially In the
north. So far as the harvest has yet advanced
the results are said to be far more satisfactory,
both as to quantity and quality, and do not tend
TO encourage any expectation that the crop will
exceed the lower estimates
GERMANY.
An official report, dated July Is, in which
the figure 81" denoted superior, '2'' good
and 'i3' middling condition, puts winter
wheat ut %, rye at "a, barley at ~, oats at g.
potatoes at ~ and hay at 20 Thus none of the
leading cereals are rated as good" Accord
ing to a report from Hamburg, rain was sadly
interfering with harvesting. Barley was look
ing well. but the wet weather menaced
its quality. The United States consul at
Bremen reported indications that there would
not be more than half the usual apple, pear and
plum crops in northern Germany this year.
RUSSIA.
Advices from Nicolaied, of July p, report an
average yield of wheat, but the quality of Spr.n2
wheat had suffered from hot weather, and much
OF it would be light. Rye was I'M
satisfactory in quality and quantity
Barley was unsatisfactory in yield, but
its color had suffered from the rains Other
mail advices from Russia speak unfavorably
regarding tne wheat AMI rye crops, the recent
great heat having cauS ID premature ripenIng.
AUsTRIA-HUNGARY.
Prices of whe It at Vienna are reported to be
the highest in ten years. and foreign wheat is
being imported. The weather is wet
G
The yield of wheat is reported as satisfactory,
but that of rye deficient.
HOLLAND.
The weather in the latter part of July was
somewhat unfavorable for harvesting.
Advices from Copelha zen, dated July q,
stated that rye had suffered from storms, but
wheat was a fair average crop, and barley good;
weather unsettled.
ROCMANIA.
The wheat crop is described as very disap-
pointing" and parcels OF new grain received il
London are said to show irregular and very
poor quality.
BULGARIA.
According to reports for near the end of July
the wheat crop hal suffered seriously from
heavy rains.
INDIA.
Crop prospects were improved by rains IL
MANY districts, but IN Bombay and Puniab much
more rain was needed.
AUSTRALIA.
Crop prospects in Victoria had been improved
by rain and, according to latest mail advices,
were fairly good.
ARGENTINA.
Telegraphic reports to London represent the
weather as being favorable for the crops.