New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-10
ESTIMATES or CROP PROSPECTS
THE GOVERNMENT REPoRT-coTroy, WHEAT. COR,
AND RYE

THE GOVERNMENT REPORT-CoTroy, WHEAT. CORN
AND RYE.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-fhe DEPARTMENT of
Agriculture reports increase OF cotton slightly
exceeding per cent. The Department record Of area
In 1882 l6 276 600 acres The returns BOW ndi-
cate breadth of 1e7S0,0oo acres. a increase of
1000 The planting has been late anc repant
ing TO I'LL defective stands general than usual
cold and wet APRIL followed by cold and very dry May
with fross from May 20 to ~ continued the attempts
to all gaps up TO the date OF report, and in the Guh
states belated plants had not appeared the first
June. A persistent effort has been made TO perfect
stands throughout tho belt. The low temporal
ture and rains Of April have delayed planting and
taried growth All returns make the late, the
range being from one 10 three weeks. There
IA frequent report of the presence OF tue
aohis wherever the plant Is In worst condition
IL has been generally too dry, but serious injury is
Texas especially IN Guadalupe, MendDa, Lavaea, Som
eryille and Llano Notwithstanding these drawbacks
enre The average of condition is represented by SO
against 50 June OF last year which lower than for
several previous years, though improving constantly
Tine condition of water wheat reported lower than
I'm May throughout the entire with few exceptions
The decline amounts 60 points 10 Conneetieat, IA in
IN Missouri II Ia slight In Michigan ana generally
tbroughout The South Tue general average OF Condition
Is % AGAINST 50 - May y In June iss2 It WAS 90 FOR
81; NewYork, 50; New-Jersey, l0l Pennsylvania, 87
Delaware, SO; Maryland, 9S Virginia, 80; North
Carolina %; South Carolina, 95 Georgia. 90 Alabama
95 ppi. 49, Texas, SO; Arkansas so; Tennessee
So; West Virginia, SO Kentucky "; Ohio, 60;
Michigan, 80; Indiana 81; Missouri 20; Illinois, 81;
Kansas, SO; California, 49, Oregon co.. These figures
indicate the condition Of the growing wheat without
reference to loss OF area by poushiBg up wnerkiled
Tine spring wheat area has increased about half
million acres nearly per cent The condition OF
spring wheat Is everywhere high, averaging SO per cent
the same last year.
acreage about 2,35o,000 acres; condition averages
about on per cent.
nearly 10 100000 acres condition Is nigh, averaging
SO per cent.
LATEST FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
MEMPHIS Tenn, June 9.-rhe Following are the
plies received BY Messrs. Hill, Fontaine e. Co., of this
city, response TO $50 letters OF inquiry planters
and merchants In tho cotton belt tributary Memphis
which embraces West Tennessee, North Mississippi.
North Arkansas and North Alabama One hundred aud
sixty replies report increased planted In
cotton compared with last year; l24 say about the
same; 1885, decrease or average increase OF 10
per cent One hundred and eighty report the weather as
having been favorable than last year. except for
frost and cool weather on May 81, ~, ~ and "a !
ia 90 having been lees favorable and 90 aa
having been about the same Two hundred and four re-
port the stands good 10 80 moderately GOOD and 20
10 DOOR, ~ 70 the present condition Of the crop, l54