The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-16
THE WORLDS WHEAT CROP FOR 1899.
An Estimated Reduction of 2it.oO0,OOO
Bushels rs Compared with 1898.

WASHINGTON. June 5LThe condition OF the
grain crops OF foreign countries on June l Is
thus summarized from reports received by the
Department Of Agriculture:
A British commercial estimate tentatively
puts the worlds wheat crop Of 1899 at 2,5O4.-
000.0OO bushels. against 27+S.OO0.OOO bushels
in 1S,'a. a reduction Of 2l4.OOO. 900 bushels. or
nearly 80 per cent Another estimate makes
n reduction OF 352.00O.O00 bushels Such in
formation MS can be gathered from different
countries is presented below:
RUssIA.-Rcports from the country around
Odessa and Nikoaed represent the winter
grain crops. both wheat and rye. as almost
destroyed by drought. by which the spring
grains also had been severely injured and
would soon be beyond help unless relieved by
rain. Kherson and Bessarabia. in the south
western part OF Russia, are especially men
toned rs the provinces which have thus suf
fered. but adjoining provinces have doubtless.
suffered moro or less. II has even been sug-
gested that the crop may not exceed that OF
1907.
GERMANY.-In the official crop rcport'of May
Is for Prussia. wheat was rated "a: rye. 2,7:
barley. "a oats %: potatoes. % and clover.
27-2 representing good condition. mid
ding and 4 bad The crop conditions in Prus-
ala. which comprises about three ffths OF the
population of the German Empire. may, per
haps. be taken as representing approximately
the conditions for Germany as whole.
AUSTRIA NGAnY,- According to the o,fficial
average Weld, but rye and oats, were below
wet and rather cold. efrecting, rye unfavc'rably.
was S CROPS pnsT T%s"' snG wshs
needed IN Fepor s she on REV 81
the area under wheat was estimated at about
100000 acres. against I.lOO.oO acres last
ara on hs o@s be k pnn tn sSms eo
mercinl estimates nut the crop as high az
l4U.0Oo.oOO bushels. against 124.0OOOOO in
lS'S.lthough other estimates are less favor
| able.
RouMANIA. BULGARIA AND TURKEy.-severe
drought has prevailed in Roumania, and the
wheat and rye crops are not expected to give
more than half Of an average yield. Some est-
cent. OF an average. Other cereals also have
suffered. The reports from Bulgaria are, bet
Turkey. both European and Asatic. are ia
ITALY AND srA1N--Accounts from Italy are
favorable and those from Spain show marked
crops throughout the greater ,n2rt. Of the
wheat crop viii yet DO secured in spite Of un-
favorable. conditions which prevailed for a
time. 1t seems improbable. however. that
either wheat or other cereal will yield as well
that q France is the largest and most IN i'm;
n 1iu15 in Eurone and the outlook tora good
yield is decidedly better than in the former
country. According to tho official crop report
for May TO- the area under wheat is about the
same as last year. while the condition is about
, per cent. lower. On this basis crop would
be, in round numbers. about 10000. 900 bushels
less thnn that of last year.
OTHER touNTRIEs.-ln other continental
countries and qlso in Great Britain. there has
been considerable complaint Of cold unseason-
able weather. but. except in Denmark and
sweden, there is no mention Of any serious in
Jury TO important cereal crops. Toward the
end OF May there was a marked and quite gen.
era Improvement in the weather.
No official report has yet been made as to the
indian wheat crOp recently harvested but 1t Is
known to be considerably smaller than that OF
1923. Reports as to the agricultural outlook
in Australia are very favorable.