The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-11
BUSINESS BUDGET.
TIE NATIONAL CROP REPORT
Report of Crups-Mestern Union Diyi-
dends- Texas Town Incorporated
Railway Changes of Officers
Precautionary Move,


WASHINGTON, Sept. l0.-The agricul-
tural reports of the condition of cotton
on September l, is lower than on Au-
gust l, by reason of the drouth which
has been the severest in Texas, yet felt.
In every State east ana north to North
Carolina, apprehension Is that too sue
culCnt early growth would wilt under
the high temperature, and the absences
of rain has been realized too generally.
Local areas on the Atlantic coast appear
to have had a sufficient moisture, and at
q few points too much on low lands.
Tho effect on these meteorological
changes has been wide prevalence of
rust and shedding of leaves and young
bolls. In light soils fruiting will be
FASTENED, The top bolls are already
forming, In those Of greater
moisture there is strong
weed, and with deferred frosts
good crop may be made. There are
few losses by catCrpillus. Whom they
have appeared they were promptly met
by poisonous applications. As rule
the boll-worm has been more abundant
than usual and has not had treatment
sufficiently prompt The average con
dition for the whole field, which was 81
per cent in the preceding report, is re-
duced to So per cent, though ToXss is
the only State below that average. The
only years of the preceding ten having
lower averages in September were ISL
which was 3& points lower and in 1881
when the average was only 20 per cent,
and last year, when it was only a per
cent. The weather for the next three
months may modify for the better or
worse. The actual result Of the harvest
OF the States average are: Nir-
ginia, 50; North Carolina, 80; South Caro-
lima, 81; Georgia, S6 Florida, IS; Ala
bama, 81; Mississippi, 50; Louisiana, st;
Texas, Y; Arkansas, SO; Tennessee, 90
inc p oduct of winter wheat is
above the average. There is generally Il
good quality except whore it was in
Jured by sprouting in the shock. The
rate OF yield IL not far from the average
OF IL bushels per acre. The results Of
the harvest of spring wheat are not vet
complete and the product cannot be
precisely Indicated. 1t is probably re-
ported in the condition of the crop al
ready harvested and threshed. That
aggregate will vary little from 5OO0O0OOO
bushels. The reports Of much higher
hgures are sensational and misleading
and utterly unworthy of credcnce. The
general average of the condition when
harvested is rs, against 50 Tor last wear.
The condition is almost with that re-
ported in September, 1879. The census
report, which yielded l3 bushels per
condition, are: California. Wisconsin,
Minnesota, PENNSYLVANIA, Kentucky,
tennessee and oregon. These, with
some OF minor production, show
figures higher than tho gen
eral average, Iowa, Nebraska
aud Kansas standing at gS:
Ohio " Michigan, 0i; Indiana, 81; lllI-
noiS, 50. The eastern and southern
States range from 81 in Mis- -issippi to 10
in Maine. The corn crop is IN better
condition than in any September since
1850. The general average is at. 1t was
II last September, So in lSS2 and 60 in
1881. 1t promises to produce an average
yield of ~ bushels for the entire breadth
or not less than l,S0O,O00,OOO bushels. 1t
will make the largest aggregate gener-
ally ever reported i'm the history of the
crop. The oat crop will average yield
per acre about the same as corn and
makes the asgregtt e exceeding 1ll,O0O,-
OOO bushels. It's condition, when har-
vested was 500, which is lower than for
two previous years, but higher than for
prior years since 1875. The barley aver
age is Yl,against 100 last year and ~ in lsS2
Ii will average about - bushels per
acre. The general average of rye is 9d,
and for buckwheat SO, which indicates II
medium crop, about II bushels per acre.
The condition of potatoes average o.,
against 80 last year. IL will he an
abundant crop, but not so large as last
year. There is some complaint of rot in
New England and little in New York
There is u large range of the condition,
running down to ~ in Ohio, while IL is
81 in Michigan, and the same in Penn
sylvania, and 81 in New York. There
IL u fine crop in West Mississippi. Tho
condition of tobacco Is higher than in
September of any year since 1877. 1t
averages VI, instead of so last Septem-
Der; Massachusetts, l0j; Connecticut,
1903; New York, rs; Pennsylvania
%; Wisconsin, 100. Cigar tobacco
thus stand comparatively high; Mary
land, 81; Virginia. 81; North Carolina,
%; Kentucky, 90; Tennessee, los; Ohio,
6i. The London agent of the depart.
mont cables to day rs result of statisti-
cal Investigations, that the year will not
be in superbundance. That European
wheat, though above the average in pro-
duct will be less than the aggregate of
1882. European importing countries
need 260,OO0,0O0 bushels above tho pro-
ductiOn. European countries exporting
oan supply $4,000 100, leaving lSO.0N,OOO
bushels To be obtained from other CONT
nents. Stocks are not excessive. There
is an increased consumption of wheat
and II IL the general opinion that the
lowest prices have been reached. Pota-
toes and rice are loss abundant than last
year.
Tho Cincinnati Price Current will to-
morrow publ h tho result of the
weeks inv, sjigation concerning
the corn crop Estimated crop
l,Sl0,00O,000 bushels. The estimate in,-
plies an average increase of Il per cent.
over last year, and tho crop Is larger
than any prov GUS one.