Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-21

Washington, August 20.-Advices to
the Agricultural Department from pri-
vate and indirectly from official
sources confirm the predictions of q
considerable deficiency in the Euro
pean wheat crop, while rye, which is
the chief bread grain Of Eastern Eu-
rope. is also short. This fact. q special
report Of Statistician Hyde, Of the de-
partment. says, as well as the wheat
deficiency, will tend to restrict the ex-
portation of the latter from those Eu-
ropean countries which usually have a
SURPLUS of that grain. As to non-EurO-
pean countries other than the United
States, their aggregate contribution 10
the European supply will be materially
affected by the fact that India, denuded
by the famine. will have practically no
wheat to export
United states Consul O'COnnOr, at
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. reports that
early crops in the southwestern part OF
that province were much injured by
wet weather during the first half Of
June, which also prevented planting
the usual potato area. Plums are q
failure. Apples VIII be a short crop
Small fruits like strawberries We're
abundant, with increased acreage. The
wild berry crop is immense Unofficial
reports from Ontario show an unfavor-
able change in the fruit prospect, with
a probable small crop OF apples. In
Western Ontario the fruit outlook Is
better, but there viii be a poor crop
aruund Quebec. while in Manitoba the
wheat area exceeds the reduced acre
age Of last year by 20 per cent and is
IA per cent greater than the 1898 acre
age, until then the year Of the largest
The agricultural conditions in other
foreign countries follow:
Great Britain and Ireland-Returns
from every county I'm Englan3 and
from many districts i'm Wales. Scotland
and Ireland, published by the Agri-
cultural Gazette July 26, indicated that
the wheat crop would be con-
siderably decreased; oats and po-
tatOeS in less decree, and
barley only slightly, below the average
Hay was largely, peas considerably,
and peas somewhat above. Barley had
suffered an UnfavOrable change i'm
quality. and as part of it viii be unfit
FOR mating purposes. the returns,
which make it nearly an average crop,
must APPARENTLY be somewhat discount
cd. Wheat harvest began in some of
the Southern and South Midland
counties during the week ended July
"a. and was progressing favOrably up
10 the end Of the month, but taking
the county as a whole, the bulk OF
the crop is harvested in August. The
different cereals were ripeuing more
nearly together than usual
France Conservative commercial es-
Inmates put the total wheat CrOp as
low as 100000 600 hectOliters. making
Il about One-seveuth less than the
heavy crop Of 1896. Reports up 20 near
che end OF July renresent that the
weather was unfavOrable for harvest
ing especially i'm the north. SO far
as the harvest has yet advanced, the
results are said to be far from salts
factory. both as TO quantity and quail
ity. and do not tend to encourage any
ex.. len that the crop will exceed
the over estimates.
Germany-An official report dated
July Is. in which the figure a. &c
noted superior. go" good. and "3' mid
ding condition, puts winter wheat at
%. rye "a, barley 2.7, oats 8, potatoes
2.7. and hay &c. Thus none OF the
leading cereals are rated above good"
According to a report from Hamburg,
rain was sadly interfering with har-
vesting operations Barley was look
ing well, but 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 %. report an average yield or
wheat. but the quality of spring wheat
had suffered from hot weather and
much of it would be light Rye was
unsatisfactory i'm both quantity and
quality. Barley was satisfactory IN
yield. but its color had suffered from
the rains. Other mail advices from
Russia speak unfavorably regarding
the wheat and rye crops, the recent
great heat having caused premature
ripening.
gary-Prices of-heat at
Vienna are reported to be the highest
IN 10 wears. and foreign wheat is being
imported. The weather is wet
Belgium-The yield Of wheat is re-