The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-25

Foreign Crops.

A British commercial estimate tensa-
lively puts the worlds wheat crop OF 1873
at 3 5a4 .ae GO bushels. against .,sss.ap.uW
bushels in 1855. a reduction OF 2Aup.N0
bushels. or nearly So per cent Another
estimate makes q reduction Of 22.NN,o0e
bushels
Reports from the country around ODESSA
and NikoIaien. Russia, represent the WIN
ter wheat crop as almost destroyed ny
drouth. by which the spring grains have
also been severely injured and VIII soon
be beyond help unless relieved by rain II
il evident that the crop Of bread grain
for the empire as q whole cannot De
good one. not outstanding that for the
few other localities which been heard from
the reports are generally favorable. II
has even been suggested that the crop
may not exceed that OF 1887.
In the Official crop report OF May 10
for Prussia. wheat was rated - This
rating Is the same as that for mid-April.
and it is rated at two points lower than
in the report for May. 1Ssa The crop con-
ditlons for Prussia. which comprises about
three-fifths Of the German empire, may be
taken as representing approximately the
conditions for Germany as a whole. There
has been complaint from other parts or
deficient sunshine and warmth. and II ID
thought that the harvest will be week
or two later than usual. Late advices In
dictate better weather conditions In all
parts Of Germany.
According to the official report on the
Austrian crops for the middle OF May.
wheat promises an average yield. The
weather has been wet and rather cold,
and for winter wheat and all the spring
grain crops warmer and drier weather -
needed. In q report OF the Hungarian
minister OF agriculture, issued May 10, the
area under wheat was estimated at Z. Soo.-
600 acres, against 100000 acres last year,
and on this basis. taken in connection
with the condition of the plant. some
commercial estimates put the crop as high
as 100000 bushels, against l24.00O.o00 In
1S6. though other estimates are less Ia
vorable. Later reports show that the
weather ten days afterward was such as
to cause lowering OF the condition OF
cereals.
Severe drouth has prevailed In Rou-
mania, and the wheat crop is not expected
to give more than half an average yield
Some estimate 1t at no more than 30 per
cent. OF an average. The reports from
Bulgaria are better, though by no means
good. Those from Turkey, both European
and Asiatic. are favorable. Bucharest
dispatch dated May . reported a con-
tinuance of the severe drouth. OF wheat
not more than 30 per cent. of an average
was expected a later official report
states that the wheat crop is good in ave,
damaged in eleven and bad or lost in thr-
teen provinces.
other Countries.
Accounts from Italy are favorable. and
those from Spain show a marked Improve
ment in the prospect Of the cereal crops
throughout the greater part OF the peniu-
sula. The hope is expressed that a good
wheat crop will yet be secured. in spite
OF the unfavorable conditions which pre-
vailed for time. 1t. however, seems I'M
probable that the wheat will yield so well
as In 1885 SO
Next to the Russian wheat crop. that of
France is the largest and most important
In Europe, and the outlook for a good
yield is decidedly better than in the for
mer country According 10 the official
crop report for May 10, the area under
wheat Is about the same as last year.
while tho condition Is about 5 per cent.
lower. On this basis the crop would be
%. 600 900 bushels less than In 1885, A Paris
report Of May 20 noted welcome change
to finer and more settled weather than
had been prevailing.
The area under wheat in Manitoba. Is
given by the provincial department Of
agriculture as 162e s95 acres, as against
1.sSS, 80 acres In 1895. and l.cs0 .Sss in 1897.
Seeding was later than usual. but reports
Indicate quick termination and remark
able growth. and general satisfaction Is
expressed regarding crop prospects.
In other continental countries. and also
in Great Britain. there has been consid-
cradle complaint OF cold. unreasonable
weather: but. except in Denmark and Swe-
den. there is no mention OF any serious
injury to important cereal crops. Toward
the end OF May there was q marked and
quite general Improvement in the weather
No official report has yet been made as
20 the Indian wheat crop recently har-
vested. but il Is known 10 be considerably
smaller than that OF 1855. Reports as to
the agricultural outlook In Australasia
are very favorable.