DROUGHT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 23, 22 October 1907, Page 5

DROUGHT.

EFFECT ON WHEAT AND THE PRICE .;. OF BREAD. "■..; . 'I; Dt rEIXGJIiriI—I'RESS ASSOCIATION—conniGHT. Sydney, Octobor.2l. ; .The Sydney "Morning Herald," as a result of close investigation of harvest prospers, says that if no furthor rain falls befpro November tho averago wheat yield of tho. State will not exceed three bushels an aero. Should the largest wheat districts bo favoured with useful falls, six bushels"may result; and good general rain would probably raise, tho yield to eight bushels.' '~.,... Tho" Herald" adds that in all probability Now South Wales will not produco sufficient wheat this season to.supply ,the home demands.

CROP PROSPECTS.; A GLOOMY OUTLOOK, '; (Rec, Oct. 22, 0.27 a.m.)\ Sydrieyj October 21. : ■ Tho first of a series of reports received by the Intelligence Department-from : its agricultural reporters a' falling off of 208,541 acres under crop in tho grain department.- Tho report states that "this gives quite an inadequate view of the falling off in the prospectsi for a good harvest. The tone is reported,: almost without exception, to be gloomy and pessimistic. According-to tho.'present outlook wo will bo fortunate if wo .get onough wheat to. supply our own needs for broad and seed, but tho fall : of rain. this month may improvo things considerably, while tho continuance of the drought may make the next series of reports still inoro depressing." As yesterday's 'cablegrams indicated; ■• tha weather in Australia just now is likely lo bo tho koy to tho price of flour and bread which avo expected .to. roach-J!IS to £U •, tea and 4d. the 21b. loaf respectively.