Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-07-24
WASHINGTON.
A Financial Circular Of Interest.
Statistical and Other Information Regard.
ing Wheat aad Corn.

WASHINGTON, July 15,-A circular OF tho
financial operations OF the government has
been isauad from the Treasury, phewFngthat
The reduction OF the interest bearing debt
from the highest point, August 81. 1865, 10
July lat, 1872. amounts TO S5S5, ,SSG, ,59i, and
\ reduction In actual Interest charge when
the present funding operations are completed,
Aug. i, 1879, viii be S67 20S 9l9, the total
debt being reduced 872g, ,224, ,8l5, and tho res
duction since March 1st 1877, is SCI. .552, 1856,
Bonds refunded under sets OF July l4th,
1870. January 2oth 1874 amounh TO 81 ,308,-
VIZ ,OOO, on which the annual interests charg-
ed was SSl ,G73 ,4S7. In place Of these bonds
there will be Issued when the present 70.
Funding operations arc completed, which
will not be later than August let, 1879, bonds
ou which the annual interest charged will be
$6I, res $50. mailing an annual pavins OF
debt In interest CHARGED on the amouht ol
refunding operations OF sI90 org 077, OF
which amount $l4, ,2e7, III arises from trAns-
actions since March J. 1871. Bonds taY0
beeh sold for resumption purposes SINGS
March i, 1877, the Interest on winch repre-
ients the cost OF the coin OF reserve. As fol-
lows: Funded loan of lS79-al' s-S65, ,0O0,-
600; annual interest, 81, ,026, 900; funded loan
OF Sl9,704. Making net annual saving In
interest thrugh refundlnR and resumption
operate, since March l, 1877, Of $40 372, III.
In addition 10 above bonds there was in 1878,
70 replace the coin used 10 the payment Of
the Halifax award, four per cent. bonds
amounting TO $1,000, COO, issued.
WINTER WHEAT.
July returns show an average condition OF
winter wheat OF 81 against l0l for July, 1873.
New ENGLAND states average 80: The crop
here WAS small and late, but promising. The
Middle states average Sc. There are many
complaints of drought, mildew, Hessian fly
and storms. Tho South Atlsntie states aver
age 30. Stands are thinned by winter killing
and growths are stunned by drougth In many
northern counties. but farther down tho
eoas, the condition Is greatly improved
This section would be full average but for
average to IS. Georgia reporss los, with an
excellent quality OF grain, Commercial Ru-
thorlties quote an almost entire cessation of
movement OF Northern wheat to Georgia,
local mills finding material sufficient In their
home growth. The Gull states aversge T6.
The email crops of Alabama and Mississippi
are In high condition, but the crop OF Tex
Is is third below the average. Through
states show 0S. Grain Ia of remarkable fair
quality generally In states north Of tho Ohio
river averaging lOl. Straw is short, but tho
grain is plump, heads are heavy but greatly
improved by tho recent rains. States west
OF Mississippi 50. Tire injufies by ohinch
bugs in southern paris and by storms 10 the
Northern portion Of the pacific states makes
the average los. Winter wheat OF Oregon
average ll2.
CORN.
The area planted In the whole country ex-
ceeds that planted last year. North Oarolins,
Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennesse show
largest in the Souih;. Ohio and Indiana
show some decrease. while Ilinois increases
seven per cent. States west of the Missis-
slppi river make the largest gains 90 asection.
NebyAsks. ksnsaa, Iowa and Missouri, all
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