The sun., 1918-07-21
BRITAIN FOOD CROP
ACREAGE INCREASED
Amounts to 100000 More
Than Last Year-Due to Use
of American Tractors.
WILL NEED LESS IMPORTS
Grain Situation in France and
Italy Greatly Improved
Over 1917.


Tia srAip ana fooa nrob,An,. IN be
80 A..
mot me coming year are ai'ose'her oh-
fsrent from those Of the past year, as
eerts a wall known expert In Grain. In
ENGLAND ,h. so-..r. a.,.,.a % toad
crops 10 ABOUT TWO million acres IN ex'
cess of last year. The caring for this
greatly increased aeresrs has been nos
- . ..o,
a"'e'
as high as 5000. with several thousand
more expected to be delivered in time
for tina iate barv.at ar tbe fa,, plouph.
-, ,.. l.. ,.-,.,
i"s' AUG eiops NJ h"s'anu are eApee'eo
to be sufhcient to materially reduce the
demand upon foreign crops for the past
year.
In France the outlook is 10 much bet
ter that II 10 expected. ACCORDING to com
mercial adyices, that import atoms of for
eign wheat will be less than half Of the
estimated requirements last year. In
Italy the situation has also steadily i'm
proved as to the supplies OF food. and the
crop prospects are better than last year.
part Of June, and has progrAssed quite
steadily. BY arrangements OF TIE Min
lister Of War peasants were released for
harvest work.
The stocks abroad have been improv-
ing for at least two months. Tho situa.
ton was expected TO be quite serious
early in the year. but owing 10 the avail
ability Of tonnage the low point IN the
supply was passed earlier than antici-
pated and stocks have been steadily in.
crsasing since that low point was passed.
CHICAGO, July 20.--Drastic liquidation
cent the he. corn market down again ,oa s
compared with the high point before the
gan The ciose wns nervous. 10 eLe
under Yesterdays finish. with Ausust
sI.5oxai.soN. and september i to
INC. off at Sl.5lk1l.5a. Oats lost
q To 10. net In nrovision, Tho out
come ranged from 20. decline to Ito. ad-
vance.
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80. ..sn . n"puo n VIC PEI
r rer, % WE, na Ssns sn,Eusn0 Ms ,ne
sata nr,marw raesipt, for n. ,.sst x.re
~ 'SeIp'A iot VAC ~oek we're
the largest in years at this season. Be-
sides, country offerings were generous
In quantity, ana with the transporta tion
.. ,ni.i. - 80, M., - .
iaciiit'es AZ tne senitn OF emciency the
trade was inclined to look for at least a
temporary persistence of heavy recelpts
ITnaar s,,ch oond,,,ons ..w..,nS =,
sohu''ions eo.enS "
ehorts was the only rallying factor and
hao but little lasting influence.
Oats declined with corn, but the SELL
inr war Of only n sca ttsrAd chs RI ctAr
pessimistic Can.d,sn cron nAws nn.
EessihStS Shhau'ah cTop news op-
Grated as restraint
WHEAT-Movemsnt Of wheat a. In
terror points last week WAS larger than
had been anticipated and showed that
farmers are now selling freely and are
apparently satisfied with the prices named
by the Food Administration. The total
KS SSeists ior me week asg,essted " ooS..
W. oushes eeinpaaeh wnnnh Nv, WV the
spondlnr wssk last wear cpon .rcount,
CONTINUED favorable In regard to yields of
winter wheat Willis the ou,,onL IN ,be
spring wheat belt II still very promising
outside OF the sections which have been
ssompiain i OF lsek OF moi.ture extending
u c MSn,ana shd on me racine coast