The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-09-19

A'NliHHNNt as0t
Generally plants are vigorous and
capable, with favorable auiumn weather
OF an ample growth aud boil develops
mcnt. In the districts most Infested
with cotton worms the loss Is lrrcpari.
bic aud still threatening.
SPRING WHEAT.
The condition OF spring wheat has been
impaired since the LIST of August In the
northwest, the district OF principal pro.
ductlon Heavy rains were followed by
ex rene heat between the flrst aud md.
die Of August, Just before harvest shriv.
cling grain and causing rust Heavy
wind storms prostrated aud Injured
large areas. In Nebraska thcrl IL some
complaint OF smut and little In Dakota,
The chinch bugs have done some damage
IN Wisconsin aud Minnesota. The In.
Jury was greater Ia August than In July.
The averages ares
For Wisconsin, II, n loss Of y points.
Minnesota, u; u losa ofo.
Dakota. ~; a loss OF I.
Iowa, s., u loss Off
Northern New England, Colorado and
the Territories are nearly all or
quite up TO 100 The general average
for all spring wheat Is So IL, against g5
In August The CROP Of last year was
lJj, 900, 900 bushels.
WINTER WHEAT.
Returns OF winter wheat are almost
identical In results with those Of July.
There Is slight advance In Michigan,
Texas, Maryland aud some other States,
and'a point or two Of decrease In sew.
eral Tho general average Is G5 $40,
against CO In July. Except as the result
OF threshlng may change present ex.
pectations, the winter wheat area may be-
paced at 2l7,000, 900 bushels, aud the
remaining area about l3t 900, 600. II In.
jurles reported In tho stack should prove
10 be greater than at present apparent, q
few millions Of reduction might still &C.
cruc.
CORN.
The condition OF corn stIll continues
high, ranging from 30 to 100 In State nv.
cragcs. The general average Ia %,
against 0G In August. IL was last year
9i Ia September. Frosts bayo wrought
very little Injury, aud will be capable Of
little II deferred ten days. The prospect
Is still favorable fora crop slightly above
an average.
MOVEMENT ~ TUE SPRING WHEAT enop
~ TnE NORTHWEST.
ST.. Paul, MiNS., September l0.-The
movement ol the spring wheat crop In
the Northwest has just begun. In tho
Northern Pacific county, where the
heaviest movement comes early, farmers
are borrowing money with which TO build
granarles on their farms, aud II Is likely
that less grain will be stored 10 elevators
this year than hitherto. The
Northern Pacific Elevator Company IL
lending the farmers money on their
crops and allowing them 10 keep the
grain on their farms, the only condition
being that tue company shall be allowed
the first chance TO buy the grain when
the farmers got ready 10 sell. Other com.
panles are also lending money, and farm.
srs are able TO get all they want on rci.
sonablc Terms. This will have cldcd
effect on prces, as II enables the farmer
90 hold his wheat until he Is ready 10
sell.
The movement OF the crop so far has
been very light, aud thrcshing has not
advanced sufficiently 10 give correct
Idea OF the yield. Reports afe generally
disappointing 10 those who have claimed
q full crop. Threshlng has bien delayed
by recent heavy rains. A large amount
OF No. hard wheat was sold nt Mime.
nppDlis last week al about eighty cents,
nnl was all bought for local mlllers.
The -four market Is In a very bad way
For the past three months the produc.
tlon has been less than ever before In
the same time, but prices have steadily
declned. The Idle mills start up again
next week, and the production will bs
very largely increased. What will be
done with tho -four nobody knows, as
there Is absolutely no demand for the
small amount now boing made except the
low gfa1e. The capacity Of the mills Is
10000 barrels per woet.