The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-12
Produce Exchange figures the prospective
Yield on the basis of the Goyernrnent's Julv

Produce Exchange figures the prospective
yield on the basis OF the Governments July
estimated condition Of Sl3 per cent, al
2.0eS. 10000 blu. Other experts figure the
crop 100 to ao,O000O0 less than he does. O.
K Lyle. by taking the average yield OF
corn in ten years at "a, 702 bu. per acre on an
average July condition in each year OF
9o.52, and figuring the condition Of the crop
at 81. 3 on July ]. applied to an acreage OF
090,S72 acres. makes the prospective cror
on the basis Of tho Governments own fig.
ures 1sssoes bu.
This crop promise would be reduced 2o0,-
0C0. 900 bushels II the further decrease In the
average condition Of the. crop since July 1
Is taken into consideration. The total yield
would compare with 2.1o5 10000 bushels last
year. z07s. 1440Oo the previous year, 1s24, 1885,
900 in 1898. LsO2 600 in 1897 and 1928 s75 900
in 1886. the greatest crop in our history, and
216l. 139.000 in 1895. and LIZ, 10000 in 1884,
the worst crop failure we had in over q de-
cada
H. ~ Governmeat's Figures. T.
The total suggested crops of winter and
spring wheat on the basis of the Gov
ernments figures Of an average condi-
ton Of 8S.3 for winter on July /. and
$50 for spring on the system of figuring
previously referred to by this expert, which
Is regarded as the most conservative
method. is 67i.2s2,slO. of which 26s 1926
1854 would be of spring wheat, and 407, S36.
ZIG winter. The actual yield of winter
wheat last year was 330.Ss4.000 bushels. as
against 29&.674,000 the previous year and
s7s. so7, 600 bushels in 1888. which was the lar
gest crop on record except the crop of 1892
which produced ss2.4s4.0O0 bushels. Last
years total spring wheat crop was 1885,
previous year, and 20. 81. 900 bushels in 1888,
which was the largest crop of spring wheat
Suffering From Heat and Drought.
The oat and corn crop ali over the country
was to-day reported to be still suffering
from excessive heat and drought, and the
days weather map did not show any relief
from these conditions.
In some parts Of Kansas yesterday the
temperature ranged from 102 to 1oS degrees,
and dispatches received from conservative
houses in Kansas City say that the situa-
ton is regarded In the nature Of a calamity
for that State. and that as a consequence
Of the great damage which has been done
| to pasture lands. as well as to the hay,
corn and oat crops. farmers in some sec
lions are buying back wheat which they
had previously sold. with the intention Of
using It as food for their cattle and hogs.
Peculiar Feature of Market.
A peculiar feature CT the corn and wheat
situation in the West was the report this
morning that corn and wheat in Kansas are
| selling at practically the same figures The
| normal relation is two bushels OF corn for
one Of wheat. but this year Kansas and
Nebraska have raised the biggest crop of
! wheat in their history. while the corn out
| look is rather slim.
The corn market continued excited
throughout the day. with fluctuations more
! extensive than on any day since the ad-
| vance began. and. in view of the protract-
ed rise, the enormous proft-talking and the
sensational prices at present prevailing. the
tone OF the market was strong in the ex-