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Commissioner Loring Of the Department of
Agriculture has issued a circular announcing
that convention of representatives Of all
classes interested in the animal industries of
the United States VIII be hold in Chicago,
Thursday and Friday, November - and l6,
1sS3. for conference concerning contagious dis
eases among our domestic animals The fol-
lowing topics are proposed for discussion:
J. The extent to which cor tagious diseases
exist among domestic animals IN this coGn-
try.
. The modes by which they are introduced
or disseminated.
3. Methods by which they nay be eradicated
or injected districts be isolated.
4 The efficiency Of existing legislation rela-
tive 10 snch diseases.
1t is desired that this convention may be
national and thoroughly representative in its
character. Agricultural live stock and dairy
associations are invited to send representatives
rs are all persons interested in breeding, rear
ing, transporting, importing or exporting farm
animals.
The Net, Eaclgad Homestead viii. September
2s, publish reports from 300 correspondents rela-
tive to the great potato crop of 1883 IN New
England the Canadian provinces, and New
York. where the crop is the farmers leading
source OF income. While there is fully 10 per
cent. increase in the average yield compared
with last year the yield in the great shipping
sections Of the provinces and Arosto9k county
viii not be as large as anticipated The Home
stead. however, can see no grounds for antici-
patiRg material advance in their value for at
least two months yet.
The October crop report Of the Ohio State
board Of agriculture, based upon returns from
650townships, shows: Wbeat-acreaget thrasbei
70 date 696229; bushels produced for same,
5000 s&9: total for State at Sd ale rate. ,96
bushels against 45.450.000 last wear. Oats
acres thr.shed 10 date 135, ,1O4; bushels pro-
dnced from same, 4.4I2 OBS; total for State
at the same rate 27.214,056 bushels, against
19.955000 last year. Corn probable total
about 6S.000000 bushels, against 80 S69,0 600 last
year.
The railroad managers of the lines west of
the Missouri River, at their recent meeting in
San Francisco. agreed that Portland and San
Francisco shall be common points, taking the
same rates TO and from the East. the Northern
Pacific 10 make the same through rates TO San
Francisco via Portland that the other roads
make 60 San Francisco direct, and the latter
are 10 make the same through rates TO Portland
via San Francisco that the Northern Pacific
makes 10 Portland direct. The agreement
goes into effect October and expires December
81, 1854
The New York tax Office October received
$2.727, 600 Among the checks received were
$6.542 on property of President Arthur, and
Robert @. Dunn assessed at $2S5, 200, VIM. w.
Astor S406, 900 on real estate, w. II. Vanderbilt
$4,000 for real estate and So, 900 on personal
property: Trinity Church corporation $4,000
on real estate. The total amount to be collected
is S29 1856 l69. The tax rate is s. %
The failures of the third quarter of 1893
number l,S03 with liabilities of $4,000, while
for the same quarter Of 1882 they were only
1,30G, with liabilities of s1s00000o. For the
first nine months of 1883 the failures number
GAO, as against 1897 in the same period of last
year. The liabilities for he first nine months
OF the present year are SIX, 100000, as against
S6e,000000 for lSS2
The imports of dry goods az the port of New
York for the week ended Saturday. September
%, were 81, 2,79s.slI. and the amount marketed
$2,722G04 The total imports of dry goods
snoe January were S95, ,464,Z74, against $l05,
3i3.704 last year. and the amount marketed
s96,43S,i53 against S1o3, ,76o.552
At a meeting in Cincinnati, October i, of the
executive board OF The Brewers and Liquor
Dealers Association OF Ohio. it was recon-
mendea that owing 70 the threatening aspect Of
The prohibition amendment no grain be pur-
chased by any one connected with the trade
until after the elections.
i is reported that the top crop Of cotton in
Texas with a few e. ceptions. viii be total
failure. The yield this season will fall consid-
erahiy short Of that OF last year.
The imports at New York for last week were
$s.095.547. of which s. 79s. .3Il were dry goods
and S5-2oG ,7736 general merchandise. The total
imports since January i-were $345, ,594, ,I24
against So, Sc, ,S1I last year.
The control Of the Nickel-Plate Railroad
which was supposed to have been acquired by
the Eanderbilts through their purchase of
s26e90009 Of the stock, is to be contested by
halders Of The first mortgage bonds in Penn
syl.anis AID elsewhere.
The figures for the past eight months show
that the shipments during the present year Of
California fruits 10 the East viii aggregate
l2,ea0 TONS, an increase Of over 800 per cent. in
three years.
September 26 was Arkansas day at the Louis
vile exposition. Governor Berry, Of rkansas.
wore ia the evening a suit made from cotton
picked forty-four boars before, 500 miles away
Three inches Of snow fell Ia the northern
part OF Franklin county, Ne, Saturday night