Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-11
a bstracta Of the Rerort Of the
Commission on the Reduc-
ton Of the Navy Yards.
Senator Van Wyck and the
Deadwood Mail Route
Tabor's Haste.
Tho Decsttful Msj Wiokerson Dis
appears to Avoid Arrest and
Court-M Martial.
special Dispatches to THa BEE.

Special Dispatches to THs BEE.
WAsHINGToN, June 10.-Tne de.
partment of agriculture reports an In.
crease In the cotton area alightly ex.
cesding 3 per cent. Florida and Ten.
nessee fail by one point to maintain
their area, and there Ia a decrease of
about 10 per cenS in the cotton dis
tricts OF Virginia and Missouri. The
Increase Is about 8 per cent In Texas,
In Arkansas, 8 10 louisiana, 3 IN
Alabama; 2 espectively in South Caro-
ltns aud MiSsiOeippi and l In Georgia.
The department record on the area for
1882 was 16, 276 600 acres; returns in.
dictate a breadth Of 1G 7S0, COO acres,
an increase of 504, 00O acrer. The
area By states Is In Thousand acres:
Virginia, 90; North Carolina, 1,050;
South Carolina, l l1S; Mississippi,
2,27S; Louisiana, 93z; Texas. 3 .035;
Arksnsas, 1 1873, Tennessee, SO7; Mls-
80 uri, Indian Territory and other
at ates contributed tho remainder.
The averages Of condition are: Viz
g,nis, 81; North Carolina. 81; South
Carolina, So; Gaorgla, sc; tlorids,
"a; Alabama, 81; Misslzsippi, Sc;
Louleisnn, 81; Texas. SO; Arkansas,
81, and Tennessee, rs.
WHEAT.
Tao condition of wiuter wheat ia re-
ported lower than In May throughout
tue en,ire area, With o few exceptions.
The decline amounts to 4 points in
Connecticut, IA In New York, 2 80
Ohio, s In Indisna, 10 in Illinois, and
In Missouri. /; 10 slight Ia riichi-
gan and generally throughout the
south. The general average ,ndi.ion
Ia rs, against S3 10 May, In June,
1882, it was 80 for winter
wheat, 1, is BY ststea az fol-
lows: Connecticut, %; New York, So;
New York, 10l; psnnsylvsots, 81;
Delaware, SO; Maryland, 9S; V,r.
ginia, SO; North Carolins. 80; South
CSroIins, 90; Georgia, 96; Alabama,
80; Mississippi, 80; Texas, So; Ar
kansas, 80: Tennessee, So; Wesr Viz.
gtuia, 8S; Kentuoky, II; Ohio, 60;
Michigan, 80; Indiana, 67; Missouri,
20; Illinois, 81; Kansas, Sc; Cs!ifor.
MIA, 80; Oregon, 80 Thase figures
indicate the condition of growing
wheat, without reference to the loss 10
ARA By tho ~plowiDg up of the winter
killed sraaa. IA5 spring wheat area
has been increased about hslf q mil
liou acres, or neatly 5 psr oent. Wis
consln reports q reduction OF l pei
cent, Iowa 2, Minnesota makes ~
inorosae IF 8 per cent; Nsbrsaks, Z
Dakota, 40; Montana, 30.
THE SPRING WHEAT sTATEs
have an acreage of nearly 10, 000 00(
acres. The condition of spring whaa'
is every where high, averaging 96--
the same as last year.
The area Of barley Is increased
per cent; the total acreage lie abou
1850, 900 acres. The condition aver
ages 81.
The increase In the area of oats ia
per cent; area nearly 10, 200, COO acres
condition high, averaging SO
CoTro STATISTICS
PHILADELPHIA, June 9 The month
ly report Of the secretary Of the ma
tional cotton exchange, elbows tho cot
ton movement of the United State
from September l to May 81 as tol
lows: Receipts at ports this year
5,803, 522; last year, 4,45l,1l4 shiu
ped ouvrland to mills this pear, 252
shipped to Canada tn,
year, 34,362; last year, 90, 9
exports to Great Britain this year
$263, 581; last year, $207, 457; expor,
to France this year, S409, 992; Las
year, 1916, 242; exports to the CONT
nent this year, $l,33s. FOL; last yea,
S743 ,68l; exports to channel port
this year, SIS, 403; last year, $44 81
stock at ports this year, $500, 446; los
year, SAGA l at res between pnr'
this year, SIG 1884; last year S35 90.
tskings of United States spinnsrs tn
year, 81. 596. 72S; last year, $1,525
122.
y. ANOTHER CROP REVIEW.
MILWAUKEE, June 10 The ann
corn crop review of Robert LlndbloI
g. Co., Chicago, was completed Satul
day. The review comprises report
from nearly ore Thousand points /
the leading corn states. Inquiri,
were sent during the last days of M
to eleven hundred points 10 the prir
cipsl corn states, ten In number, asl
Ing information concerning the pre-
ent condition of corn, acreage plante,
damage done by cold aud wet, etc.
comprehensive summary of answers
here given: The condition of Gel
generally Is very good There is lars
increase In the acreage planted tn
year, especially In winter wheat state
where thousands of acres of RUNE
wheat have been plowed I
and planted with corn. II
damage done by the CO
weather and rains In May and u
latter part of April, appeared to ha'
amounted In most cases to but lit
more than delaying planting, and r
tarding the growth OF grain aft
planting. The warm weather viii
set IN about June LIST changed Il
aspect of affairs very much. WGr
bright weather Jane just In time
do It's work, tad 1t been delayed +
days longer the result would be