Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-11-10
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CALLING ON THE PRESIDENT.
Washington, Gov. 1O-The members
of the committee appointed by the III
dian conference held at Lake Mohonk,
N. Y, last month, to present its views
to the president, are in the city and will
have al audience with the president
by appointment, to-day.
THE CROPS.
The present crop of corn is the
first full average IN the rate of yield
since 1880, which was the last of
a series of six full crops Of 26 to %
bushels per acre. The present crop
grown on an average of 53, 900, 900 to 3d.
100000 acres, is slightly above an average
for a period of ten years, or 264 bushels
per acre. The highest rate of yield is
361a bushels in Nebraska and Ohio. The
three corr growing states which produce
four-tenths of the entire crop are
Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. Each av-
erages several bushels per acre less than
in the census year; Illinois, 81, Iowa 81.
Missouri 80. Utah averages SO; Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut so; New Hamp-
shire and Rhode Island 81; Michigan SO;
Wisconsin, SO; Kansas, 81. The SOUTH
ern states make an average yield in
the quality of corn very good; in the
east and south medium. In central parts
of the west it is somewhat deprecated
and also on the northern border from
Michigan to Dakota.
The cotton returns of November are
on the local estimates of yield per acre.
They are somewhat higher than those of
the lasr two years, but materially lower
than those of 1880 and 1882. The In
crease over the yield of last wear is the
most marked in Texas and Georgia. In
Arkansas and Tennessee, where the
average usually high rate is depressed
by the u~nfavorable condition Of August
and September, the weather has been
favorable for picking, and killing frosts
only are reported in the northern border
of tie cotton belt. The top CROP is very.
light and in many places there is scarce
ly any appreciable quantity. The past
month har been generally favorable for
packing. which is we'll advanced, more
than three-fourths OF the crop having
been gathered.
The potato crop is smaller than that
OF 1884 in consequence of injury from
rot, which has reduced the New York
crop nearly one third. There is much
complaint of rot in Wisconsin and Iowa
and in some counties in Michigan, III.
inois and Minnesota.
The reported yield OF hay per acre
averages III tons and indicates a crop
of over 100000 Q tones, nearly as large
as that of 1884.
The b%uckwheat crop will be large.
The average yield will exceed fourteen
bushels per acre.
READY FOB BUSINESS.
Hon. VIM. e. Smith, recently au-
pointed assistant secretary of the treas
ury, qualified at the department to-day
and will assume the duties of that Office
DAMAGED IN A GALE.
Capt. Beondslee, commander of the
has telegraphed the secretary
the navy from Colon that his vessel
aad been considerably but not seriously
damaged in a gale. He will probably be
ordered to take her to Key West for re-
pairs, as he suggests that repairing can
aot be done at Colon without great ex-
pense and difficulty.
POSTPONED.
Owing to the fact that the presence OF
Secretary Lamar was desired at the
meeting to-day the hearing in
5he telephone case was postponed until
tomorrow.
NEW CRUISERS.
The bureaus of steam engineering
md construction and repairs are pre-.
plans for the new cruisers author
zed by congress last winter. When
completed the plans will probably be
'eferred to a special board of naval
'Hce2s of which Commodore Walker ia
president, appointed to consider plans
or the vessels.
APPOINTMENTS.
The president to-day appointed james
5urles to be surveyor of customs for the
'ort OF Kansas City, Mo.
MoNETARg CONVENTION.
Additional information has been re.
to-day by the secretary of state
rom the United States minister at Paris
0 the effect that the monetary conven-
between the Latin powers pro-
ided for q suspension Of the coinage