The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-07-13

n fennsylysnia and Delaware make pc
" cent. increase. Vermont, Now Jerse,
" Maryland, Wisconsin ,Missourland COLORADO
d 2; Massachusetts, North Carolina. West Vir
J. gnia, Michigan aud Iowa, 3; New Mexico
4. l;ConDecticuta and Virgiria,5 Louisiana ant
n Tennessee, o; Mississippi, Z; North Carolina
i Florida, Arkansas and Kentucky, 0; Kan
r sas, IL; Nebraska, 12 Georgia and Ala
s banla, 10; Texas, III Minnesota, 20; Dakota
n 40. Though the percentage Of Minnesota
seems large, the corn area OF that state has
until recently been less than that oftwo
: is marked low from the late planting, cold
and wet weather and replanting after
( floods, but has been improving
: during June, and is generally in fair vigor
| and active growth, and promising far better
condition in August, should the season
continue as favorable as at this date. The
general average is 81 against 90 In July Of
set in. Ii is above 100 in all of the sea
coast states, from South Carolina to
lucky and Kansas, Oregon and
Nevada it was at 100; Arkansas, 81; New
Hampshire, Connecticut and New Mexico,
96; North Carolina. California and Utah.
50; Maryland, Virginia and Colorado, 81;
Massachusetts, Missouri and West Virginia,
93; Vermont and Dakota, o.; New Jersey,
| Delaware, Nebraska and Washington, 80;
Maine. New York and Michigan, So; Ken
tucky, S4 Minnesota, SO; Pennsylvania, 81;
Rhode Island and Wisconsin, 50; Indiana,
10; Iowa, 70; Illinois. 6S The state of
largest acreage stands lowest of all in con-
dition upon this area, and medium yields
producing seventeen million bushels, is
scarcely possible with the yield of last year,
the product would exceed one thousand
two hundred million. The range Of posi-
| bilities covers at least five hundred million
| Ill, bn 6anpn1anf
the meteorological condition of the
succeeding eighty days. The condition of
winter wheat averages higher than at any
previous time. July return l0i against SO
last July. Spring wheat average stands at
| 100 instead of 80 in 1881. Unless the pro-
portion of the wheat to the straw be less
| than usual, or grain be damaged after, the
spring crop must prove one OF the largest
ever garnered in this country. The average
condition of the principle winter states is as
follows: Ohio, 1Ol; Kentuckey, 10i; Michi-
gan, 1O6; Indiana, 104; Illinois, lO5; Mis-,
souri, Iii; Kansas, JIG; Pennsylvania and
southern states, each state 100 or above;
California, at 80; Oregon, 105; spring wheat
states averages are: Wisconsin, 81; Min
nessota, OS; Iowa. 1872; Nebraska, 1876; Da-
kota 19S; Colorado, 9S; Maine, 19l; New
Hampshire, 1913; Vermont, 81 The harvest
of winter wheat on the hrst OF
July was completed in the south
ana WAS Ill dCtlNt PioStSSo
and commencing north of the Ohio, river,
at this date it has reached the latitude of
and will soon be completed. The condition
of oats is very high, averaging 1O3; of rye,
lOS; barley, 92 Cereals, corn alone ex-
cepted, all promise yield for acreage
above the average.
COMMITTEE WORK.
The house committee on judiciary to-day
decided to report to the house adversally
on the Mormon war claim, have been
pending before congress since 1879. Ihe
amount involved in claims aggregate about
S1300 900.
TARIFF COMMISSION,
The tariff commission this morning
adopted the following formal circular call;
ing for information, and it was believed
that it could be best communicated
to the public through the associated
press, which is done officially for the dl-
rection Of the commission. The tariff COM
questions relating to the, agrlcultu-
raj, commercial, mercantile, manu-
featuring, mining and industrial inter-
ests of the United States, so far
as the same may be necessary to the estab-
lishment ofiudicious tariff, or revision of the
existing tariff, or scale of Justice and all in
ing for full and complete
examination of matters referred to, invites
correspondence from all associations,
corporations and individuals inter-
ested in the subject of its inquiries,
desiring to furnish information or
Testimony for its consideration in the dis
charge ofits duties. Communications on the
subject may be addressed to Hon. John l..
Hayes, president OF the commission, at West
End hotel, Long Branch, New Jersey, until
further notice, aud correspondents are re-
ouested to mention specifically the subject
on which they desire to be heard, or in re-
latiou 20 which they derire to offer
testimony. 1t is the intention OF the COM
missioners TO organize for the hearing OF
testimony with q view to saving time, and
persons desiring to be heard
will he notified of the
time and place nj which the commission
viii hear the testimony which they may
offer.
General Barrels.
FORMALLY RECEIVED.
New ORLEANS, July 11.-General Barrois
and party visited the custom-house this
morning, and at noon were formally re-
ceiyed aU the city hall by Mayor Shake
spear and rendered the hospitaliIies of the
city In to reply the mayors address of
welcome, after thanking his honor
for the hospitable reception, General Bar
rois said he had long desired TO visit this
great republic, and now for the first time,
finds himself able to enjoy that privilege.
He said: "While here | will take every op-
portunity to observe ana learn your ad-
mired institution and your great
marks of progress and civilization. and to