New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-13
GRAIN CROPS or THE WORLD.
NOVEMBER STATISTICS OF THE AGRICULT
URAL DEPARTMENT-THE FIGURES
WHEAT

Washington Nov 12-Mr Hyde the statistician
Of the Agricultural Department. has competed
The official report Of the crops Of tho world Tor TINS
month and a revised review OF the worlds wheat
crop IS an important feature. The Russian wheat
crop is now estimated by the Minister Of Agri-
culture ut N7cp)OO0 Winchester bushels. an IN
crease Of 3OCrOco the Hungarian official esi-
mate An estimate believed 10 be below rather
than above the actual yield, is credited 10 the
Hungarian Agricultural Ministry, estimating the
Hungarian wheat crop at ls2277,2O bushels OF 60
bounds An estimate said 70 be the preliminary
official one puts the German wheat crop at
SOoocDo bushels more than the crop OF 1877. making
II IN round numbers 100000 bushels OF 81 pounds.
The official estimate Of the Italian wheat crop
puts II at 1873 s7 800 Winchester bushels. The lat
est estimate OF the Spanish wheat crop Is little
less than o. 10000 Win IN er bushels. THE Lon
don Times" estimates the wheat crop OF the united
Kingdom at 100000 Winchester bushels. con-
siderably in excess Of the estimates month ago
The official estimate for Rumania makes It's
wheat crop 5s45sso4 Winchester bushels. Ofcial
figures for Manitoba give It's wheat crop 26.729-
Sos Winchester bushels Preliminary official fig
1Ires make the crop of ontario 35023079 Winchester
bushels the total for the two provinces being
1875 SS7 Winchester bushels. As the wheat area
Of the more eastern provinces was much larger
than in recent years ii seems that the total for
Canada will reach the highest of last months
estimates 100000 imperial bushels
on the whole. the changes for a month in
crease the total estimate of the worlds wheat
crop hut the conditions affecting the crops OF the
Southern Hemisphere scarcely so favora BILE
Is they were commonly supposed 10 be when the
estimates used in the table published a month ago
were made Australia has suffered severely from
drouth but this s broken. good rains having
fallen ihrCpshtst Victoria South Australia and
New South Nales. If the AustrAlaslan wheat crop
should fall short Of the Broomhall estimates. the
largest. 1t may in any equal. or perhaps ex-
coed the moderate estimates Of the other two
authorities announced last month. The Broom
hall estimate was 100000 and the Hungarian es-
innate only 370WO)0 blsiels. of % pom while the
estlmate a. the "Buletin dos Haes' was 100000
Winchester bushels. Severe frOstS have been re
ported from Argentina. but the latest accounts OF
the outlook for the wheat crop In 'hat country are
not unfavOTaDle.
As 10 other crops. the estimate for France for
barley is 3D. l67 7G5 bushels. and for oats. &36s GA
bushels. The provisional estimate OF the Russian
Agricultural Ministry gives in Winchester huSheiS:
Winter wheat. li $4,000; spring wheat. 275al,eo;
total wheat. Al 5000; rye. 7l71$1O: barley, go
IH.go. oats. 0os SCI osc; maize +2.79,0O0
Tho OH ,al crop report Of Austria for the mid
orally satisfactory in quantity. and still moro so
in quality. Except in the mountain districts maize
Ruckwhea. suffered partly from drouth and partly
from frosts IN the northern and eastern provinces.
but In the middle zons was more satisfactory
The barley crop some ha; deficient in quanti-
~ and quality In gclec L.hOvt yer. the cereal
oops satsfa tory, the kernels bei1g m stly
full hCavy and Of good color
Fall sowing was DELAYED ny ir)uth through out
large part Of Europe. but there is no reason
10 apprehcnd any material detrment 20 the crop
sOwn may bc somewhat smaller than under
more favCTable circumstances. H. Russia SO wing
but the weather was cold the welfare Of
the young crors. no serious injury has. however.
been reported. snd In most of the other countries
seed. q far as sown, has been favored by rains
end mild temperature