Dee. 1895.] 



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dropping, which entailed a loss of over two points in the average 

 condition of the crop. The greatest losses are stated to have 

 occurred in the central west, where the crop was abundant. 

 Both the eating and keeping qualities of the fruit are believed 

 to have been muGh. impaired, and in many sections a tendency 

 to rob was noted. The yield of apples was reported on November 

 1st to have been 71 '7 per cent, of a full crop. 



According to a despatch received from Mr. Vansittart, the 

 British Consul at Chicago, the apple crop in Kansas this year 

 appears to have been phenomenal. One large orchard owner 

 intended exporting a quantity of apples to England. No previous 

 shipment of apples has been made from Kansas. 



Russian Harvest of 1895. 



The Official Messenger of Finance, Viestnik Fincmcov, of 

 November I7th last, contained the preliminary estimates of the 

 cereal harvest of 1895 in the 50 governments of European 

 Russia. 



The yield of the several varieties of grain are shown below 

 in bushels, together with the estimated production of 1894, 

 and the average of the 10 years 1883-1892, for purposes of 

 comparison. 



Cereal. 



1895. 



1894. 



Average 









1883-1892. 













Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Rye - 



659,032,090 



827,405,306 



630,309,030 



Winter wheat - - _ 



82,497,729 



103,210,298 



70,913,300 



Spring wheat - - - 



149,212,200 



250,419,154 



157,884,510 



Oats - - - - 



545,686,210 



629,061,556 



511,181,610 



Barley _ _ - 



157,792,190 



230,'273,776 



147,746,620 



Buckwheat - _ - 



39,163,875 



42,429,695 



54,494,765 



Millet 



36,662,580 



45,671,858 



47,968,895 



Maize - _ _ 



20,881,630 



18,373,411 



21,677,890 



Pease _ - _ 



14,112,843 



26,964,364 



14,688,112 



Crops in Argentina. 



According to the River Plate Review, satisfactory reports have 

 been received from the provinces of Cordoba, Entre Rios, and 

 Buenos Ayres, and it is believed that the wheat crop will be 

 equal to that of 1893-94, if not greater. Reports from the 

 province of Entre Rios place the wheat crop at 85, taking 100 

 as a full crop. Locusts are reported to have caused some injury 

 to the crop, but their ravages appear to have been mainly con- 

 tined to the north of the province of Santa F^. 



