Reports on Foreign Crops. 



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Harvest in Sweden. 



Her Majesty's Consul at Gothenburg has transmitted a 

 summary of the reports received by the Mercantile 

 Association of Gothenburg relating to this year's crops 

 in South and Central Sweden. The crop of hay turned 

 out for the most part below the average owing to the 

 dry and cold weather during the early part of the summer ; 

 the quality, however, is said to be excellent and will to some 

 extent make up for the shortness in quantity. 



Rye and wheat, which in some localities suffered from the 

 unsuitable weather during the winter, and appeared rather 

 uneven, yielded an average crop of excellent quality. 



Oats and barley, which on account of the drought during 

 the latter part of the summer appeared short in growth, 

 returned an under average crop. 



Potatoes suffered greatly from the drought and frost, and 

 with regard to quantity almost turned out a failure. 



The beetroot crop, in consequence of the drought, was also 

 below the average; in some localities, however, the percentage 

 of sugar appears to be good. 



