The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-20
HUROPE'O WHEAT CR0f
Advices to the Agricultural
Department Report a
Deficiency This
Season.
midas DENUpED CONDITION
Famine at Home Left No Graf n
for Export = Agricultural
Condition Abroad.
midas DENUDED CONDITION

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. 1s97.-Advices
to the Agricultural Department from
private and indirectly from official sources
confirm the predictions of a considerable
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
exportation of the latter from these
European countries which usually have
a surplus of that grain.
AS to non-European countries other
than the United States, their aggregate
contribution to 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 tina early crops in
the southwestern part Of that province
were much injured by wet weather during
the first half of June, which also pre-
vented planting the usual potato area.
Plums are a failure.
Apples will, be a short crop. Small
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with increased acreage. The wild berry
crop is immense. Unofficial reports from
Ontario show an unfavorable change in
the fruit prospect, with a probable small
crop of apples. In Western Ontario the
fruit outlook is better, but there will be
a poor crop around Quebec, while in Man
itoba the wheat area exceeds the reduced
acreage of last year by 20 per cent, and
is IA per cent. greater than the 1895 acre
age. until then the year of the largest.
Agricultural conditions in other 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 rs. indicated the wheat
crop would be considerably, oats and po-
tatces in a less degree and barley only
slightly below the average. hay was
largely, peas considerably, and beans
somewhat above. Barley had suffered
an unfavorable change in quality; and
as part of it will be unfit for mailing
purposes, the returns, which make 1t
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 "a, and was
the month, but, taking the country as a
whole, the bulk of the crop is harvested
in August. The different cereals were
rtpening more nearly together than usual.
France. conservative commercial esti-
mates, put the total wheat crop as low
as-one hundred million hectoliters. max
ing it about ene-seyenth less than the
heavy crop of 1886.
Reports up to near the end of July
represent that the weather was nfayor-
able for harvesting, especially in the
North. So far as the harvest has yet
advanced the results are said to be far
from satisfactory, both as to quantity
and quality. and do not tend to encour-
age any expectation that the crop Will
exceed the lower estimates.
G~ermany--An official report dated july
Is, in which the figure ~ denoted su-
perior, 20 good, and 80 middiing condl-
ton. puts winter wheat at 20, rye at -;
barley at 81, oats at 3, potatoes at 81, and
hay at &c. Thus, none of the Leading
cereals are rated as good. According
sadly interfering with harvesting opera
lions. Barley was looking well, but the
wet weather menaced its quality. The
United States Consul at Bremen reported
indications hat there would not be more
than half the usual apple, pear and plum
crops in Northern this year;
25, report an average yield Of wheat. but
the quality of spring wheat had suffered
from hot weather, and much of it would
be light. Rye was unsatisfactory in both
quantity and quality. Barley was salts
factory in yield, but its color had suffered
from the rains. Other mail advlees from
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wheat and rye crops. the recent great
heat having caused premature ripening.
Austria-Hungary-Prices of wheat at
Vienna are reported to be the highest in
fen years. and foreign wheat is being inn
ported. The weather is wet.
Belginm-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.
Denmark-Advices from Copenhagen.
dated July 81, stated that rye had suffered
from storms, but wheat Was a fair aver
age crop. and barley good. Weather I'M
settled.
Reumania-The wheat crop is described
as very Disappointing and parcels of
new grain received in London are said to
show irregular and very poor quality.
Notwithstanding to reports for near
the end of July. the wheat crop had sui
fered seriously from heavy rains.
~1qdia-Crop prospects We're improved by
rains in man. districts. but in Bombay
ana Puniab much more rain was needed.
Australia-Crop prospects in Victoria
had been improved by rain, and. according
to latest mail devices. were fairly good.
Observation-Disclosures reports to Lon
don represent the weather as being favor
ohio for the crOOS.