THE WHEAT MARKET.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7383, 5 June 1895, Page 2

THE WHEAT MARKET.

The position of tho European crops generally is reported upon by DotnhtscJi of April 19, as follows :—

"With few exceptions the agricultural reports from the United Kingdom country districts aro favorable, tha small wheat crop han not beon materially injured by the severe winter, and spring corn has gone and is going into tho ground under propitious conditions. The area devoted to oats will be unusually large. The holiday season, web charactariaed by the prevalence of eattsrly winds, which were" tempered by brilliant sunshine iv tha South and other purts of England. _iight frosts were not uncommon, and the low day-temperature is deleterious to vegotation. In France strong N_. winds prevailed lately; farmers are making efforts to conclude the spring sowings before the expeoted rainfall. Wheat and rye crops aro making rapid progress, and tha outlook for farmers is more cheerful. In Belgium and the Netherlands, in spite of boisterous weather, farming operations are rapidly progre.sing. In Koumania the winter crops have a aplendid appearance. Copious rains fell, and reports from tha interior ara encouraging. To somo extent the rain retarded t_e completion of spring seeding. The wheatfielda in Hungary look well, but tho rye is complained of. Seasonable farm work is behindhand in Austria, and in some plaoea seeding has scarcely begun. Tb.9 appre hensipns entertained by Italian farmers respecting damage to orops aro being dispelled by the oontinuance of spriug-like weather, and tho harvest outlook is tolerably good. Hoavy rains are Baid to have inflicted injury upon the wheat crop in the Spanish provinces of Andalusia, the two Casti les, and other*. It is feared that continued cold weather in Denmark may injure farmers' prospeots Official reports stato that wheat and ryo have wintered b.._ly in some of theßuetian southern governments, aud large areas were re-ploughed for spring sowiug. T_e outlook for tho wheat and rye harvest in Kiev, Volhynia and Podolia is not promieing of g_od results! In Poland the condition of winter cropn ia regarded as unfavorable, and spring work ia very late. The advices from Germany do not point to much improvement in .hastate of tho crops Tho weather has become mildir, and spring work progresses." ~ •