New-York tribune., 1904-08-11
CROPS GENERALLY GOOD
GREAT YIELD or CORN.
U'hea: Makes a Poorer .ShO7clng-
OtSer Grains Promise Weh

Wazhiart ~ Aug. l0.-The monthly report ol re
chief u tle bureau Of statisiics of ne DepaI
Of Aetic.lture will SHOW The condition u corn on
August 10 have been s. 5. as compared Win "-'
lest month "a On August :. -ee3 $50 - the coz
responding da;e IN ls2 and a Ten year August
avorago OF So.
oreIilninary returss indicate winter wheat crop
Of ABOUT 2s3 iOJ 900 bushels, or averase OF rs
b,.saes ~. acre as compared with l2S bushels an
ace last gear as hnaly estimated
rae ayerag, condition % spring wheat on Angus;
was s-5 as compared with 49, lass month, IL
or Auf~.st J. 1895 Ss7 tie corresponding date IN
1870 and a ten year August average Of 81 Rust
has aureared in number OF counties in n" North
west l-t except to South Dahota Il IS chiefly ~
la.o Or s1pplemenal reports that reference Is MADE
70 L. and such reports being somewhat conflict
lr- il is evidently too early 10 estimate definitely
;lte exfer; az the damage resulting nom it,
Tie average condition Of the oats crop on August
! Wss s1s as compared with SsS last mon'h 80
on ausasj J. 1893 Ss4 At the corresponding date IN
Jse- AID ten year August average OF 81 The
proportion az the crop Of last year stu in
the hands Of farmers IS estimated at 54 Per cent,
as compared with "a per cent Of the crop OF 1902
IN farmers hands year 40 per cent Of The
crop OF 1901 III farmers hands TWO wears ago. and
a nine year average Of "a per cent.
The average condition Of barley August was
Ssl. against So one month ago. S.4 on August l.
1895 sO2 al tbs corresponding date IN 1907. and a
ten year average Of s3.Z
The average condition Of spring rye August
! was gl.S as compared with sos month ago
81 on August J. 1903. 800 at the corresponding
date IN 1902 and year average OF SO.
The acreage Of buckwheat Is less than that OF
last year by about 1880 acres or l.S per cent
The average condition Of buckwheat on August
was s2S. as compared vitb S5.s on August !. 1908
SIs the corresponding date IN 1870. and 4
year average OF 9o3.
The average condition OF fax or August
5g9 S compared with 500 one month ago and
SOS on August !. 1903
IS re- Mi Tp
6s on August !. 1903 and a nye-year average ot
81. compared with 93.9 month ago,
81 August J. 1903, 94.S at the corresponding
cate in 1902 and a ten-year average Of S6
Preliminary returns indicate an increase Of o2
rer cent 5 ,Io N me hay The ayeaase q eCnd
pared Win s22 on August J. lsOo. 30 at the coIre.
eponding date in 1892. and nine-year average OF
cate hat Hearty fn crop will be II harvested In
point of quality the crop OF clover is well up 20
high medium grade.
As figured by statistcian Brown o. The Produce
Exchange, the government report Indicates yield
Of 33s 4O00 600 bushels OF winter wheat. comparing
with the July estimate Of 31l.04fO00 bushels and
with last years harvest OF 399 80 bushels. Mr.
Browns estimate on winter wheat contains this
qualification: August acreage. and necessarily
outturn subject TO correction after the exact
Is known. Area here assumed unchanged The
indication spring wheat IS for crop of 726390o0
bushels against last month indication OF
2e3 JOS 900 bushels and crop OF 2S79545s5 bushels
IN 1903 Total estimated wheat crop. 6059soo0 bush
els. The indication on oorn Is for harvest Of
2564 Sal 600 bushels comparing with a harvest last
There was a decided lull in the local wheat mar
ket yesterday, prices slowly declining until Sep
ternber reached 81 "a bushel. or three cents down
from the top There was news Of better prospects
IN the Northwest, and the traders were disposed
10 reduce holdings because of the adage that lower
prices nearly ALWAYS follow government report
day Al no time during the session did prices get
above Tuesdays close nnal quotations being ;sc
TO ll4c net lower