The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-26
THE WHEAT CROP.

The following Official report of the condition Of
the wheat crop VIII be read with interest by those
who base their estimates on the agricultural con-
ditons of the country
The Winter wheat is mostly harvested. OF 1853
counties from which reports have been received
202 are above the average, 16S average ana 3S1
below. or 800 counties reporting Spring wheat
l03 are above the average, lis average and 6S
below. The average OF Winter wheat is somewhat
increased, though many fields have been Winter
Killed and ploughed up for Spring wheat and other
very. largely increased, and especially in
the Northwest is unusually promising. The indi-
equal to those of June, 1872, when the department
estimated the prospective crop at 10000 900 bush
first estimate OF the year In the annual report OF
1872 mot yet .published) to 249, 1920 bushels.
With equally favorable conditions the yield may
be safely set down at 250,0O0,0OO bushels. Insect
ravages however, are reported in the Spring
wheat, indicating serious loss In some localities
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
There Is little that is new or changed to report
in this department.. The prices speak for them
selves The supply OF bonds is by no means equal
to the CALL The fluctuations OF gold and the DIS
turbance OF values incidental to the July
payments have had their natural influence,
and possibly there has been here and there shade
OF depreciation. In the main, however, the prices
are strong. as will be seen by the following
quotations United States currency skies, 1l4A
q 114Is; do. sixes 1881, registered, 1867 1862;
do. do. do, coupon, 1925 1925; do. fve-twen-
ties. registered May and November, 116 116A
do do, 1862. coupon. do, 1l64 116k; do do, 1864
do. do, 1861 III; do. do 1865, do. do, 11S
11sk; do do 1867, registered, January and July,
1857 1r5s do. do, 1886, coupon do, 119% 100;
do do, 1867 do. do, 1908 l2o do. do. 1885, do.
do, 1901 1903; do. ten-forties, registered. 112A
1925; do do, coupon, 1l32l ia; do, fves OF
1881, coupon, 1l4}s 114H.
BANK SHARES.
The following were the bids to-day for city bank
shares Manhattan. 1853; Merchants, 1872; Union,
1884, City, 255; Phenix, 100; Gallatin National,
III; State OF New York, HOY; Commerce, ex
dividend. ia; Mechanics Banking Association,
100; Mercantile, 100; Bank OF North America, 1O4
Metropolitan, 1856; Nassau 100; Continental, 80;
st. Nicholas, 10; Commonwealth, s2H; Importers
and Traders, IT'S; Park, las; Fourth National
100; Ninth National, 1903; Oriental, 175; Gold Ex
change, 112; Bankers and Brokers, Association
IS; German-American, 1902
THE STOCK MARKET.
The stock market to-day made decidedly better
showing than yesterday the closing prices all
showing an advance over those then quoted The
extremes in New York Central were only 4 per
cent; Western Union opened at 49, sold up to s5k
and down to s47s Pacific Mail commenced at 371
and strengthened steadily to 3sA, selling at last
however, WIN the "a Oh; Lake Shore sold at 925s
s2a 92%. closing at 92'S; Union Pacific nuctuated
to the extent OF about x per cent, going
as high as 247s and as low as 24h; G.. C.
and l. c. was comparatively steady between
27ss and 271a. Northwestern common experienced
no "frigbt," as reported geographically yester-
day, but simply declined in the ordinary .nghtn Of
the street. To-day it opened at II, sold at 7Oh a.
7o1s 7oA 7o7s, closing at the latter fgu,.p
Rock Island improved to 100, the lowest nrice
being 1885, st. Paul sold at 5O7s 5OI n &,
51l4 Harlem somewhat frmer; r,awaro
Lackawanna and Western the same, the former
advancing from 1854 to 126, and the. latter from
e7h to IS. Erie was steady at 90 e IS; wabash
at 67% a671a. Iaken aitoeeth. 5r the business was
light and insufficient 10 g..ee that tone to the
market which is the basis of calculation for twelve
hours in advance.
HIGHEST. AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following Able sho Wa the highest and ,owast