The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-16
WHEAT CROP SHORT
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
GIVES SUBSTANCE OF RE-
PORTS FROM ABROAD
REDUCTION rs IN MILLIONS

Russian Outlook for Bread Grain Is
Far From Good-InfOrmtion From
Germany Scant, but There Is
Complaint of Deficient Sunshine
and Wnrmth-France Has Decfd-
eddy Better Chance Than Russia,
WASHINGTON, June 15.-The agricul-
tura1 department today issued a circular
giving the substance of reports received
by it up to June 10 on the condition of
foreign crops. 1t says that British
commercial estimate tentatively puts the
worlds wheat crop of 1899 at 2,5O4, 900, 900
bushels. against 2,743, 200, 900 bushels in
1898, reduction of 244,OOO, 600 bushels, or
nearly So per cent. Another estimate
makes a reduction of 352, 900 bushels.
Exports from the country around Odes-
sa and Mikolaieff. Russia, represent the
winter grain crops, both wheat and rye.
as almost destroyed by drought Taking
into account the injuries heretofore re-
ported in three or four other provinces
within the winter wheat region, 1t is evil
dent that the crop of bread grain for the
empire, as a whole, canont be good one
1t has even been suggested that the crop
may not exceed that of 1897
Information from Germany is scant
but there has been complaint of deficient
sunshine and warmth, and the harvest
was thought likely to be week. or two
later than usual. Later advices indicate
better weather in various parts of Ger
many.
According to the official report on Aus
TRAN crops for the middle of May, wheat
and barley promised about an average
yield, but rye and oats were below that
standard
In the report of the Hungarian minis
try of agriculture. issued May 90 the
area under wheat was estimated at
about 100000 acres, against 100000 acres
last year, and on this basis; taken in
connection with conditions of plant some
commercial estimates put the crop as
high as 140,000OOO bushels, against 124, 000,-
600 bushels in 1898
Severe drought has prevailed in Rou-
mania, and the wheat and rye crops are
not expected to give more than half of
an average yield. Other crops have also
suffered. The reports from Bulgaria are
better, though by no means good. Those
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attic, are favorable.
Accounts from Italy are favorable, and
those from Spain show a marked i'm
provement in the prospect of the cereal
crops throughout the greater part Of the
peninsula, though it seems improbable
that either wheat or other cereals will
yield as well as in 1898.
Next to the Russian wheat crop that
Of France is the largest and most i'm
portant in Europe, and the outlook for
good while Is decidedly better than in
the former country. According to the
official crop report for May 10 the area
under wheat is about the same as last
year, or very little less, while the condi :
ton is about 5 per cent lower. On this
basis a crop would be, in round numbers,
about 20, 1000 bushels less than that OF
last year. -.,.,.s
In other continental countries, also in
Great Britain, there has been consider
able complaint. Of cold. unreasonable
weather, but, except in Denmark and
Sweden, there is no mention of any eseri-
Gus injury to important cereal crops.
No official report has yet been made
as j. to the Indian wheat crop recently
harvested, but 1t is known to be consid-
erably smaller than that of 1898
Reports as to the agricultural outlook
in Australasia are very favorable. liz