Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-09-17

Generally. plants are vigorous and
capable, with favorable autumn weather,
of an ample grow.h and boil develop
ment. In the dst.icts most infested
with cotton worms the los, is irrepara-
Bile and still threatening.
SPRING WHEAT. -.
The condition Of spring wheat has oel
impaired since the LIST of August in TIL.
northwest, the district of principal pro-
ductlop. Heavy rains were followed by
extreme heat between the first and MD
die of August, Just before harvest. shriv-
cling grain and causing rust. Heavy
wind storms Frustrated and injured
large areas. In Nebraska there is some
complaint OF smut and little in Dakota.
The chinch bugs have done some damage
In Wisconsin and Minnesota. The In
Jury was greater In August than in July.
The ave RACES are:
For Wisconsin, y; a loss OF points.
Minnesota, 10; loss OF
| Dakota. Y6; a loss of 4.
Iowa, IS; n loss of Z.
Northern New England, Colorado ana
| the Territories are nearly all or
quite up to 100. The general average
| for all spring wheat Is &c l-2, against 95
in August. The crop OF last year was
LOG, 900, 900 bushels.
WINTER WHEAT.
Returns OF winter wheat are almos.
Identical In results with those OF July.
| There Is q slight advance In Michigan,
| Texas, Maryland and some other States,
and point or two of decrease In sew.
eral. The general average Is 65 $40,
| against 65 In July. Except as the result
of threshing may change present ex.
| pectations, the winter wheat area may be
placed at 2l7000, 900 bushels, and the
remaining area about 49,, 100000 II In.
| iuries reported In the stack should prove
to be greater than at present apparent, q
few millions Of reduction might still &C.
| crue.
The condition OF corn still continues
high, ranging from 80 to 100 In State av-
erages The general average Is 95,
against 90 In August. 1t was last year
| "a In September. Frosts have wrought
very little injury, and will be capable Of
little II deferred ten days. The prospect
is still favorable for crop slightly above
an average.
MOVEMENT OF THE SPRING WHEAT CROP
|
IN THE NORTHWEST.
ST.. PAUL, MIMI, September l0.-The
movement OF the spring wheat crop In
the Northwest has just begun, In the
Northern Pacific country, where the
heaviest movement comes early, farmers
are borrowing money with which to build
granarles on their farms, and 1t Is likely
that less grain will be stored In elevators
this year than hitherto. The
| Northern Pacific Elevator Company IL
lending the farmers money on thciI
crops and allowing them to keep the
grain on their farms, the only condition
being that the company shall be allowed
the first chance to buy the grain when
the farmers get ready to sell. Other COM
panies are also lending money, and farm
ers are able to get all they want on rea-
sonable terms. This will have decided
effect on prices, as 1t enables the farmer
to hold his wheat until he Is ready Il
cell.
The movement of the crop so far has
been very light, aud threshing has no,
advanced sufficiently to give correct
idea OF the yield. Reports are generally
disappointing to those who have claimed
full crop. Threshing has been delayed
by recent heavy rains. large amount
of No. hard wheat was sold at Mime
appolis last week at about eighty cents
aud was all bought for local millers.
The -four market is In very bad way
For the past three months the produc
ton has been less than ever before II
the same time, but prices have steadil.
declined. The idle mills start up agail
next week, and the production will b.
very largely increased. What will b
done with the flour nobody knows, a
there is absolutely no demand for tn
small amount now being made except tn
low grade. The capacity Of the mills
leo, 900 barrels per week.