Reports on Foreign Crops. 



The yields of the principal crops are estimated as follows : — 



Governments. 



Wheat. 



Rye. 



Barley. 



Oats. 



50 Governments"! 

 of European - - 

 Russia J 

 Poland - 

 Cis-Caucasia - 



Qrs. 

 37,565,000 



2,544,000 

 6,340,000 



Qrs. 

 87,802.000 



8,311,000 

 728,000 



Qrs. 

 22,312,000 



2,330,000 

 2,381,000 



Qrs. 

 77,287,000 



5,676,000 

 1,058,000 



Total- 



46,449,000 



96,841,000 



27,023,000 



84,021,000 



Crops in Argentina. 



According to La Agricultura and The Buenos Ayres 

 Standard, the reports received in November as to the forth- 

 coming wheat crop in Argentina continued to be favourable ; 

 and though damage by hail was stated to have occurred in 

 various places in Santa Fe, it was not widespread enough to 

 cause any serious diminution of the crops considered as a 

 whole. Locusts were reported to be present in some locali- 

 ties, but in smaller numbers than in previous years. Rain 

 was wanted in Entre Rios, the north of Buenos Ayres, and 

 the south of Santa Fe. On the whole, however, it is stated 

 that there is every reason to believe chat the forthcoming 

 crop will be larger than that of last year. 



It is reported that the area sown with wheat this year is 

 the largest hitherto recorded. 



The French Harvest of 1899. 



The French Ministry of Agriculture has now published 

 the estimates of the production of the cereal harvest in 

 France in 1 899, and these figures, together with the estimated 



