New-York tribune., 1901-07-07

Gus by leading dealers in Paris. who still stand
by their estimate of three hundred million bush
els for the French wheat crop Of 1901. This does
not include Algeria and Tunis, where the crops
are reported of good quality and exceeding the
average in quantity but wheat Dealers when
asked whether bountiful Algerian harvest, es
timated al seven million quntals, will not dmn-
ish the quantity of foreign wheat that France
will need for home consumption during the next
twelve months replied that the Algerian wheat
that came to France all went back to Algeria
again in the form of -four, and consequently did
not affect the French demand for foreign wheat.
Conflicting reports prevail in regard to the Rus
sian wheat crop; the lnsensus of opinion among
the largest Paris dealers in Russian wheat is
that, while the Black Sea wheat is far above
the average in quantity the total crop will be
short because reports from Central Russia, and
especially in the region near the Caspian Sea.
unfavorable. On the other hand, an agent of
a large wheat firm, writing from Odessa under
date of July l, says:
During many years l have not known condi
tions to he so favorable they have been since
last autumn up to the present time for all grow
ing crops. Winter wheat has been favored with
conditions very rarely met with in this country
spring wheat has also been exceptionally ia
vored. Reports from widely distant localities
tell Of damage from insects, rain. drouth, wind,
hail, and even excessive heat at Saratoff, where
is injuring crops in upper Finland: but do not
attribute too much Importance to them. These
conditions. TO he serious. should be with
over large areas, which, as far as my informa
tion goes, is not the case this year in Russia.
Ii should be remembered that the crop of 1900
was very poor, and the quantity exported from
Russia was not over forty million bushels as
against sixty-four million bushels exported in
1899 and against 107,000,000 bushels exported
in 1898.
Delightfully."- cool weather prevails in Paris.
causing those who still linger in town to as
semble at the Polo Club championship match
to see the excellent play of NJ Edouard de
Rothschild. Mr.. Bradley Martin, NJ Escandon
and the Marquis de Villavieja There have
been some agreeable little lunch and tea parties
at PuteauX during the lawn tennis tournament
at which the honors were by Mr.. and Mrs.
B. Spaulding de Garmendia, of New-York: Mr..
Frederick Bridgman and his daughter. Mrs.
Schopfer, and Messrs Chester Warden and
Worth Among the numerous spectators were
Nlcomte Leon de Wanze, the popular club pres
ident, who is now completely recovered from
his recent operation for appendicitis; the Duke
and Duchess de Morny, Vicomte and Vicomtesse
Louis d'Andigne (the latter formerly Miss Cole
mani, Prince and Princess Batthyany Strait
mann. the Duke and Duchess d'Uzes. Mrs. Ia
Der, Mrs. Charles Raoul Duval Mrs. Scott Grant,
Mr.. Eugene Higgins Mr.. Henry Sands Louce
Among the Americans who have left for
Dieppe are Mr.. and Mrs. Courtland Bishop. Mr..
and Mrs. Potter Palmer and Mr.. and Mrs. c.
W. Morse.
A favorite custom among Americans this sum
mer is to seek comparatively quiet resorts within
an hour two of Paris. Major and Mrs Hunt
ington and Mr.. Douglas ST. George Huntington
have taken little house at Arpajon. near Ram
bouillet. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick MacMonnies
are at Giverny Vernon. where also
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter MacEwen. Mrs Cortlandt
| Palmer and her son. Mr. and Mrs William H.
| Low, of Albany, and Mr.. Edmond Kelly.
| The latest ultra fashionable fad is for men TO
wear summer waistcoats embroidered by hand,
| activity amoug young in celebrating for
| this purpose artistic designs souvenirs for
| their husbands brothers, fiances admirers.
| Among countless incidents of the Paris-Berlin
| motor race, which motornen still telling
over to one another Mr.. Foxhall Keenes sd-
| venture is worth relating. A French from
whom l have the story passed him once the
| road under strange circumstances. My informant
going along the highway in the usual man
ner; Mr. Keene, on the other hand was UP
steep bank. thirty feet high in ploughed field.
| Both he and his mechanieian were still sitting
| in the car looking startled but without a
scratch, the machine being equally undamaged.
Buocks obtained, and it was dragged out
| of the soft earth down to the road, where Mr..
| Keene set off again, reaching Berlin safely.
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