New-York tribune., 1899-06-11
BUREAU REPORT ON CROPS
CONDITION OF WINTER WHEAT. 673-
AN ESTIMATED YIELD OF ABOUT
FIVE HUNDRED AND THIRTY
MILLION BUSHELS

Washington. June 10.-Preliminary reports Of the
spring wheat acreage indicate a reduction OF about
10000 acres. or 25 per cent or the twenty States
reporting 10000 acres upward in spring wheat,
six report increase aggragating about 2+5.ocO
acres and fourteen decrease amounting TO about
15o00 acres. There is a reduction OF per cent in
North Dakota. Of in Minnesota. in Iowa, in
Wisconsin. / In Nebraska and In oregon. On the
other hand. there is increase OF per cent In
South Dakota and of per cent in Washington.
The average condition of spring wheat on June /
9l.4 compared with 1908 at the correspond
ing date last year. 500 June l. 1897. and s32 the
mean Of the June for the last fifteen years
The averages In the principal States are as fol-
lows: Minnesota ei North Dakota, 3d. South Da-
kota. %; Wisconsin. IS: Iowa. 81; Nebraska 80;
Washington IS, and Oregon, 81
The average condition of winter wheat IL 67.3. as
compared with 9.S at the corresponding date last
year. 7S.5 June l. 1897 and S34 the mean OF the
June averages Of the last fifteen years. The prin-
cipal averages by States follows: Pennsyl-
vania and Texas. II; Maryland. 10; Virginia and
Kentucky, 72; Tennessee and Washington, rs: Ohio,
73; Michigan. As: Indiana and Kansas, 53 Illinois,
3S: Missouri. 60; Oregon, 81: California, 81. ana
Oklahoma Sc. The acreage winter-killed having
been eliminated the present averages relate strict
ly to the acreage still under cultivation.
The total acreage in oats IS seven-tenths OF
per cent less than last year. There is increase
OF per cent in New-York. of per cent In Penn
syvania, Ohio and Michigan. of per cent In WIS
consin and Kansas. of per cent In Nebraska ana
OF per cent in North Dakota. On the other hand
there is decrease of per cent In Indiana. MIN
nesota. South Dakota and Iowa. of per cent in
Illinois. l3 per cent in Missouri and per cent IN
Texas. The average condition Of oats is S'' as
compared with 9S on June of last year 50 at the
corresponding date in 1897 and s2, the mean Of the
June averages Of the last fifteen years.
The acreage reported under barley is 81 per
cent greater than last year. The average condition
,.fth Qat he
responding date last year S74 on June /, 1897, and
$50. the mean Of the June averages Of the last
fifteen years.
The acreage under rye shows decrease Of ss per
cent as compared with last year.
The average condition of rye is s45 per cent. as
compared with 81 in June OF last year, sss at the
corresponding date Of 1897 and sl3 the mean OF the
June averages for the last fifteen years
The Department returns indicate reduction OF
compared with last year. The reports from several
of the cotton States more or less conflicting ana
the Department will issue no quanttatve estimdoe
of the acreage until 1t s more definitely ascertain
able. That there has been substantal red1cuIn t aDH
the acreage originally planted less thah thao @
Of Ian land on which the seed Of the generally poor
quality of which there are hundreds OF eoinplhts ~
the principal States is as follows North Carolina
and Tennessee II per cent South Carolina and AL
TeMas 9ama; Mississipp 3: indian Territory J. and
Oklahoma. l5 The average condition on % June eh l
mean Of the June averages for the past hfteeh
years.
The above figures are as of June l. The estimate
on winter wheat. 67.3. is not much below what h'd
been expected within the last day or two but Is a
serious falling OFF compared with the May est-
mate, which was 762 The spring wheat estimate
914 Is the first report on the present crop. -,
The winter wheat condition suggests crop VI
273 80 900 bushels; the spring wheat figures crop Oh
2S SM GOO bushels; total 52s S29 900 bushels. On the
curb in Chicago after the Bureau figures became
known Juy wheat sold up sharply from 75l2 TO TN
cents and the last price was the best