The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-26

IspoftHh~ut -DcittruCy III
the European Crop--The Aggregate Gea-
t5,ution to the EUROPEAN supply VIII
be Materially Curtailcd by the Drought
and Resultant Famine In India.
! WASHINGTON. Aug. 2l.-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 we'll as the
wheat deficiency, will tend to restrict
the expectation of the latter from those
European countries which usually have
u surplus of hal grain. As to on-
European countries other than the
United States, their aggregate o n
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 20, indicate the wheat crop would be con.
Siderable, oats and potatoes 10 a less degree,
ana barley only slightly below the average.
Hay vas largely, peas considerably and beans
somewhat above. Barley had suffered an IN
favorable change in quality; anu as part OF it
VIII be unit for mating purposes, the returns,
] which mako l. nearly m avFrptrn pr1r, u,ust
apparently b" somewhat discounted,
Wheat harvest began in some OF TIM southern
and Soalh midland counties during the week
ended July "A. and was progressing favortbly
up 70 the end OF the month, but taking the
country asa whole, the oulil OF the crop is hlr-
vested Ia An tu,.. The different cereals were
r)ipeaiag more nearly together than usual.
FRANCE.
Conservative commercial estimates put the
wheat crop a., lO| a. lDJ.0l).gJj hertplit res.
making it about one-s"yenth less than
the heavy crop o. 1879. Reports up TO near the
end OF July represent that the weather was uu-
favor0bl" for harve ,tint, and especially in the
north. So far as the harvest as yet advanced
the results arr said to b. far more satisfactory,
both as TO quantity and quality. and do not tend
to encouraE" any expectation that the crop viii
exceed the lower estimates.
bEhhANl' |
An Official report, dated July Is, in which
the figure "l' denoted superior, 49, good,
and g" middliny condition, puts winter
wheat at 23, rye at ~, barley at ~, oats at 8, |
potatoes ut - and hay at 20 Thus none of the |
leading cereals are rated as good" Accord |
ing to u report from Hamburg, rain was sadly
interfering with harvesting. Barley was look
Ing well. but the wet weather menaced
It's 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 NicolaieT, of July %. report an
average yield Of wheat, but the quality Of spring
wheat had sufereitrom 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 adVic"s from Russia speak unfavorably
regarding the wheat and rye crops, the recent
great heat having caused premature ripanIng,
AusrRlA-nuNGARY.
Prices of wheat at Vienna are reported to be
the highest in ten years, and foreiya wheat is
being imported The weather is wet.
BELGIUM.
The yield OF wheat is reported as satisfactory,
but that of rye deficient,
HOLLAND.
The weather in the latter part of July was
cmewhat unfavorable for harvesting.
DENMARK.
Adyicss from Copenhagen, dated july ~
Stated that rye had suffered from storms, but
wheat was a fair average crop, and barley good;
weather unsettled.
ROuMASIA.
Tho wheat crop is described as very cisap-
pointing, - and parcels OF new grain received in
London are said 10 show irregular aad vervl
poor quality,
BULGARIA.
According to r ports for near the END of Julv. I
the wheat crop had suffered seriously from
heavy rains.
INDIA.
Crop prospects were improved nv rains in
many districts, but in Bombay and Punjub much
more rain was needed.
AUSTRALIA.
Crop prospects in Victoria had been improved ,
by ram AMI, according to latest mail alvitas.
were fairly good. )
ARGENTINA.
TeleSrapAic reports To London represent the
weather as being favorable for the crops. {
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