The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-21
FOREIGN crops,

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confirm the predictions Of consider
able deficiency In the European wheat
crop. while rye, which is the chief
bread grain CT eastern Europe, is also
short, This fact, special report OF
Stntistlclan Hyde, OF the department,
says, as well as the wheat deficiency.
will tend to restrict the expectation OF
the latter fIom those European coun-
tries which usually have a surplus OF
that grain,
As to nom 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. VIII
have practically no wheat to export.
United States Consul O'Connor. Mt
Yarmouth. Novia 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 fall
ure. Apples will be short crop.
Small fruits like Strawberries were
abundant, with Increased acreage. The
| wild berry crop is immense, Unofficial
reports from Ontario show an unfavor-
able change In the fruit prospect, with
q probable small crop Of apples. In
western Ontario the fruit outlook Is
better. but there win be poor crop
around Quebec, while In Manitoba the
wheat area exceeds the reduced acre
age of last year by 20 per cent and Is
II per cent. greater than the 1895 acre
nge, until then the year of the largest.
The agricultural conditions in other
foreign countries follows:
British Crop Deficient.
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 26th, Indicated that the
wheat crop would be considerable, oats
and potatoes In less degree and barley
only slightly below the average. Hay
was largely, peas considerably, and
beans somewhat above. Barley had
suffered an unfayorable change in quail
ity, and as part Of II will be unfit for
mailing purposes the returns, which
make II 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
progressing favorably up to the end Of
the month, but taking the country as
a whole, the bulk OF the crop is har-
vested In August. The different cereals
were ripening more nearly together
than usual.
Conservative commercial es-
Inns tau ha al tVhant "a
low us one hundred million hectOllters.
making 1t about ohe-seventh less than
the heavy crop OF 1896
Reports up TO near the end OF July
represent that the weather was unfa-
vorable 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.
Germany-An official report dated
July 10, in which the figure ''l' denoted
superior, "2" good and "3" middllng
condition, puts winter wheat at 20, rye
"a, barley 2.1 oats at 2, potatoes at "a
and hay at 26. Thus none OF the lead
ing cereals are rated as good. Ac-
cordIng TO a report from Hamburg rain
was sadly Interfering with harvesting
operations. Barley was looking well
but the wet weather menaced Its quail
ity. The United States consul at Bre-
men reported indications that there
would not be more than half the usual
appte, near and pium crops IN northern
Germany this year.
Russian Itetarns Unsatisfsc'ory.
Russia-Adviees from Nicolaieff OF
July 25 report an average yield of
wheat, but the quality of spring wheat
had suffered from hot weather and
much of II would bt light. Rye was un-
satisfactory in both quantity and quail
ity. Barley was satisfactory In Yield
but It's color has suffered from the !
rains. other mail advlces from Russia |
sneak unfayorably regarding the wheat |
and rye crops, the recent great heat |
having caused premature ripening,
Austria. .Hungary--Pric OF wheat at |
VIennn ara report,N to be the highest |
In ten years and foreign wheat is be-
ing imported. The weather Is wet,
Belglum--The yield Of wheat Is re-
ported as satisfactory but that Of rye
deficient.
Holland-The weather In the latter |
part of July was somewhat untaVoraple
for harvesting. ,
Denmhrl-AdvIc,s from Copenhagen,
dated July "a. stated that rye had sur
forcd from storms but wheat was ialr
average crop and barley good Weather
unsettled
Roumanla--The wheat crop Is dc.
scrlbed as very disappointing ana
parcels OF new gralu received IN Lon.
don are saId 10 show Irregular ana very
poor quality. -.
bulgaria According to reports from
near the end OF july the wheat crop hhu
suffered seriously from heavy rains,
fndIn--Cfop prosprclE were Improved
by ralns I'm many iliiricts, hut In Bom-
bay and Punjab much more RAIN was
needed, ,,,.,.-t,
had been Improved BY rain ana accord.
Ing to lntoHt mall adylces were ialrly
good ...,. a.,
London represent tho weather as pelhE
favorable for the crUpa
Wages mtitR'rd,
PlTTsBuRGH, Aug. ao-Notlco'
were posted at the National tube works,
Mckccsporl, Pa. to-day announcing an
advance OF 10 per cent In the wages OF
nli employees In the tube WORKS proper
rhe advance goes into eject on August
40. II IL practically restoration Of
the reduction made last Mareh'
Amo,h,ag Mlii, ip start up.
MANCHESTER, N. H., Aug gO-No'