The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-03

Second Auditor slaves To-day will complete this
work and tomorrow the House committee-Mr.
Holman acting as chairman in the absence OF Mr..
Lincolnwil meet and provide for the further exami
nation in the Second Auditors ONCE.
Receipts from Customs.
The receipts from customs at the ports below
named, from June % to June 80, were as follows
New YORK aSS 600 100
R Rnitanel In 1ane 90 a,S sSs
San Francisco, May "a to June e.......... 26s,sOs
Circular from Secretary McCullOeh In Rcla.
ton to the Closing Of the Bureaus.
The following was issued by Secretary McCuloch
to-day addressed to the heads Of the bureaus Of the
Treasury Department.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, July 2, 1868.
As Is usual during the warm season, the office
hours OF the bureau OF this department will close at
orders. The allowance OF recess at noon, which is
understood TO be the practice to extent be
entirely entire al, discontinued and especial attention is
strict and faithful observance OF the regulations for
bidding absence from the ONCE during office hours,
the reading OF newspapers and other practices
whereby the public business is injured and neg
lected. II. MCCULLOCH
Secretary of the Treasury
Statement Of the Condition Of the Crops.
The following is an official statement Of the con-
of Agriculture
WHEAT.-An increase OF the acreage in the wheat
crop Is observed in greater less degree nearly
every. State. The Eastern States show no increase
mont, but the enlarged area of spring crops,
which are the main reliance for bread
Vermont, the former showing an advance 80, OF
twenty six per cent, the latter OF sixteen per cent
very slight movement IN this direction is shown
by New Hampshire and Massachusetts. New York
Indicates i've per cent increase In the fall acreage
with no change in spring wheat. New Jersey shows
an increase OF three per cent OF winter wheat. In
wheat In Delaware reduction Of seven
per cent appears, while an Increase OF nine per
cent Is shown in Maryland, eleven in Virginia, sew
enteen In North Carolina and South Carolina, eleven
ia Georgia, ten in Alabama uy three in Mississippi
thirty-one In Arkansas forty IN Tennessee and thirty
IN West Virginia. In Texas q decrease Is shown OF
six per cent and in Kentucky of per cent spring
wheat Is not grown In the South. The increased
acreage in the West, where the great bulk OF the
wheat crop OF the country is grown is Of peculiar
mostly cultivated. Ohio presents increase OF fv
per cent OF that variety, Indiana ten per cent
and Michigan seventeen per cent In portions
OF these States an unusual effort has been made TO
enlarge the area OF spring sowing, showing respec-
lively, eleven fourteen and six per cent increase in
the states which rely mainly upon spring sOwn
crops Illinois indicates an increase in that variety
OF twelve per cent; Wisconsin, four per cent? Mime
sofa, twentythree per cent Iowa, twelve per cent;
an increase having been made also in winter wheat
In the same States, with the exception OF Wisconsin
and Iowa, though in Minnesota the total product OF
fall sown wheat Is too trng to be much affected by
it, The increase Of winter wheat In Illinois Is placed
al ten per cent? in Missouri fifty per cent? in Kansas
twenty-five per cent. An analysis Of these averages
will show general average OF about eleven per cent
increase In the fall sowing and tweny-eight per cent
In the breadth OF spring wheat, altogether an in
crease Of eighteen 10 twenty per cent in the aggre
gate number OF acres In wheat The reports OF the
condition Tor June are generally very favorable.
promise OF the best crop ever known is held out by
local correspondents IN many places particularly
west OF the Mississippi. Winter grain on new Ian &
Is looking very well; but there Is large proportion
OF wheat sown on old, WORKOUT land, poorly man
aged, and very hight crop win be the
suit. Many washing rains have occurred, and some
complaint Of falluwness rs made The extent OF this
damage which has been very severe during the latter
part OF the month, not generally determined. Many
OF the most serious complaints OF winter killing in
Kentucky am tennessee have been greatly modified
by the subsequent growth and yielding from roots
presumed TO be dead Our Kentucky correspondent
my life saw greater outcome In wheat and this
remark Is applied 10 all the counties west Of the Ten
nessee river. Damage from rust has been severe In
the Abbeyile district south Carolina and in Barton
county, Georgia. The loss from this cause will
make the crop lighter than for several years. and
cor less complaint Ia made throughout Virginia
and Maryland OF the appearance Of rust upon the
blades, which has affected the stalk but slightly In
most cases and done little damage TO the crops
Similar reports have come from parts of Ohio and
Kentucky. The weather, which has been so wet
during the period OF growth, has generally been
quite proptious a. the period for ripening APP
RYE.-About the.usuai average Of rye Is reported
Maine is the only Eastern state that falls 10 come
fully up TO the average; the Middle states have
scarcely the usual breadth. and in the West OHIO
Illinois, Iowa and Kansas are slightly deicient-Iowa
falling short SIX per cent The other Western States
are a little In excess The south shows about an
average breadth In this CROP
BAsLEy.-Kentucky, Missouri and Minnesota have
given increased attention TO barley; but most Of the
other States either slightly below the average
barely up to IT, the ray sowing especially was den-
cheney was generally made up by extra exertons In
preparing for spring crop.
0Ars.-An increased area In oats, averaging seven
per cent for the entire country, Is reported
CLovER.-It II worthy OF note that every state In
the Union reports an increased attention to the clio
yer crop, with the single reduction Of two per cent
In New Hampshire, and the prospect for good crop
IL almost universal, Kentucky only being marked q
PAsrrREs.-Delaware and Wisconsin are the only
states failing 70 give increased averages.
FRuTs-The appearance OF apple blossoms was un-
usually late en- the Atlantic coast opening very fully
at last They were injured In many places by storms
and unpropitious weather. In the central Of the
West the bloom Of the orchard was not generally
abundant II was small on the Atlantic coast be-
tween New York and Georgia, with the single excep
ton OF apples. West Of the Mississippi was large
and in some localities excessive.
MAPLE SueAR.-The states giving Increased atten-
ton to this production are, respectively Messachu
ss eighty cent vermont sixty
sofa Iowa and PenDsy wanna.
Army Orders.
The following court martial has been appointed to
meet at West Point the 9th nst or az soon there
after as practicable, for the trial Of enlisted men,
Brevet Major General A. s. Webb, Lieutenant Colonel
Fortyfourth infantry; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel J.
=. Poland, Captain Second infantry; Brevet Lieuten-
ant Colonel j. l.. Kent, Captain Third infantry Bre-
vet Lieutenant Colonel A. Mordecai Captain In the
Ordnance Department. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel p.
=. Micbie Captain in the corps OF engineers; Brevet
Major VIM Sinclair, Captain Third artillery; Brevet
Major A. X. Arnold, Captain Fifth cavalry. second
Lieutenant r. Soule, Jr., Ordnance Department
Judge Advocate OF the court No other officers than
those named can be assembled without manifest In
jury 10 the service.
Naval Orders,
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