The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-19
legal sense United States indebtedness or
The CrODs,

not.
The Crops.
The following report of the condition OF
the crops has just been issued by the Agri-
cultural Department:
"Corn-The October returns to the De-
partment of Agriculture place the average
condition of the corn crop at 96, an increase
OF over the September average, which
brings the figures up to those of August
The New England, Middle and Gulf States
show small decline. The South Atlantic
States maintain their September condition,
while all the other sections indicate an i'm
provement. The average condition is per
cent. less than in October, 1877, as the acre
age has been but slightly enlarged. This
difference may be taken as fair indication
of the prospective yield. The out-turn of
the crop will not vary much from
1900, 000,0 900 bushels
"Wheat-The October reports to the De-
partment of Agriculture do not materially
change the statistical aspects of the wheat
crop. The final estimate will not be made
until the December returns have been tabu-
lated New England and the Middle States
show slight advance upon the previous
yield. The Gulf States indicate still more
decided advance, owing to the very superior
crop of Texas. The South Atlantic States
and the Southern Inland States show very
heavy decline, which, however, is more
than compensated by the general increase
in the Mississippi Valley and on the Pacific
Coast. The yield, on the whole, will be in
advance of last year, and, from present
indications, will exceed 4O0,O00,000 bushels.
"Oats-A preliminary estimate, based
upon the October returns to the Depart
ment of Agriculture, indicates yield some-
yth In han hA lor
of 1877. The final estimate will be made
after the December returns have been tabu-
lated. Nearly two-thirds of the crop is
grown in the 10 States from Ohio to Ne
braska occupying the northern portion of
the Mississippi Vally. In these States the
aggregate net increase is 2 per cent. Quite
a number of the counties in this reg ion re-
port an exceptionally fine quality of the
product weighing in many cases 30 to 40
pounds per bushel. In the Southern inland
States the season so unpropitious to wheat
has been remarkably favorable to OATS
ranging the general condition to 110. In
all the other sections the product has fallen
off while the interior regions have increased
their yield. The maritime regions have de.
clined.
'[Signedl WILLIAM G. LEDUC,
commissioner"
Secretary Sherman's Report.
Secretary Sherman's annual report will
be commenced in a fortnight In addition
to giving details of the management of the
Treasury, he will accompany it with an
addenda of much interest, setting forth the
plans of the Government with reference to
the resumption of specie payments, which
will assuredly, he says, be brought about
within the time prescribed by the Resump-
ton Law.
General MCDOWELL,
U. S. A, is in the city from New York,
where he has been testifying before the Fitz
John Porter Commission. He will proceed
Immediately to his station at Preside, Cali
forna.
Died of Yellow Fever.
Surgeon General Woodwork received
yesterday a telegram from the Surveyor of
Customs for Cairo, ILL.,, announcing that
Assis ant Surgeon Roswell Waldo died at
6:15 a. m. Thursday of yellow fever.
The Presidents Message.
The President has begun the preparation
of his message, to be submitted to Congress
the 1st Monday in December. A good chap
ter of it will be devoted to finance.
Which Shall We Believe!
The Post Democratic organ, this morning
charges that the recent meeting at Sumter,
South Carolina, whereby collision be-
tween the whites and blacks was with diff
Guilty avoided, was gotten up by the Repub-
lican Campaign Committee for the express
purpose of bringing on a collision. Mem
bers of the Committee pronounce the
charge grOundleSS