The New York herald., 1873-09-28

WASHINGTON, Sept. ~, 1873
A Financial Calm I'm the Treasury he.

| WASHINGTON, Sept. q, 1873
| Financial Calm I'm the Treasury De-
| psrtment.
The Secretary OF the Treasury is no longer
troubled with telegrsms OF inquiry from financial
sources No excitement whatever exists in that
Department. and the Executive Department Is
equally free from It. Since the ofncial announce
ment that the President and Secretary could do
nothing more to relieve pecuniary embarrassment
no suggestions have been received from any quar-
ter The Treasury is discharging all its business
as usual with no Interruptions in any branch Of it,
and all of1cals are as calm if there had been no
financial storm. An arrangement has been made
by which the London house OF Jay Cooke, McCul-
locn h Co. will honor all government drafts on the
London house OF Cews, Habicht Cos Beyond
this there has been no change in the agency.
The sale OF Gold.
The Secretary of the Treasury Will not for the
present issue programme for the sale OF gold and
the purchase Of bonds next month.
Taxes Must be Paid In Currency.
Several inquiries have been made to the Commits
sioner OF Internal Revenue from collectors and
others asking what course to take provided per-
sons owing TO the government are unable to raise
currency with which to make payments The
Commissioner replies that the law allows payments
to be made only In legal tenders or United States
currency, and collectors who receive payments in
any other way do so at their own risk.
Agricultural Report for September,
The september report OF agriculture indicates
that the yield Of maize will be somewhat lower
than last year. The average appears to be four
per cent less than in 1872, making a reduction of
more than million acres mostly In Ohio, IN
diana, Illinois and Iowa, nearly two-thirds OF a
million being In Illinois. The number of counties
reporting average condition in September Is 222; ;
above average, 221 below, 5s1. Total number re-
porting, 1,024. The general average of condition
as based upon the county averages and the proper
tion OF the crop produced by each county is 81.
The States averaging 100 or more are New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey Georgia. Alabama, Western vir-
ginia, Minnesota ana oregon. The averages Of the
great corn-prOducing States are as follows:-Ken-
tucky o4; Ohio, 91 Indiana 81; Illinois, 6S; Iowa,
81, and Missouri, G7. Minnesota in the West, and
New Jersey In the East report relatively and alb
sOlutely high averages of condition. Maryland,
Virginia and Florida present relatively higher
figures, and all other Southern States lower, than
1872 although those upon the Atlantic coast
promise an average. The yield OF the Southwest
ern States was unusually large last year, but will
be considerably under average the present season.
1t suffered from too much moisture IN bottom
lands 1t Is also a noticeable fact that in the
States where rains have been most injurious re-
Complaints Of low vitality from bad seed are
common in Ohio and Michigan. Summer droughts
were injurious in portions OF the same States, and
in Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas
the crop is generally reported two weeks later
than usual. Chinch bug injuries are reported in
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas. Grass
hoppers proved destructive in sections OF Wiscon-
sin, Iowa and Kansas.
The Department Of Agriculture is issuing Cir
cular for collecting the results of the seasons
perience in systematic warfare upon insects. At
temps at protection against these pests have been
more general and persistent than ever before. In
many instances great success is claimed In the use
of arsenical compounds. The circular says that
the annual losses Of cotton from the ravages of
cotton insects amount possibly to 500 600 bales in
years OF insect prevalence. ANY facts bearing
upon the subject will be gladly received from plant
ers who do not receive the circular of inquiry, as
well as from correspondents and others who do.