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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-20

ALBEIT SCnEfEEA, Oasnler-
GILFILLANBLoCK. ST. PAUL. MSIN
NEW YORK, March I9.-NIoney on call easy
at / 18@2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper
46g5. Sterling exchange, unchanged. Gov
eminent bouds We Q duh and heavy. State
bonds were very dull and steady. Railroad
bonds were dull. The total sales were ST.
$4,000. Prices are about evenly divided be-
tween advances and declines for small
amounts. Interest in stocks continues to
center in the coalers. the trading in which
amounted TO 81 per cent. Of the total trans
actions. During most of the forenoon the
market was inclirei to be weak. and be-
tween IL and IL o'clock the lowest prices
of the day were generally made. Later il
recovered, and with occasional slight reac-
tons continued strong until after > o'clo ok.
In the last hour a heavy and very dull tone
prevailed, and il closed irregular, but in
most cases weak. Closing prices are gen.
orally small fractions higher than yesterday.
The sales were 3O1.350 shares. The fiuctua-
tons were within narrow range, except for
the coal stocks. Lackawanua opened ut
l24l4, and declined to I2S18. Rumors for
which subsequent investigation could
find no contradiction TO the effect that Il
settlement of the differences between the
Reading syndicate and Mr.. Gowen was al
most certain, brought about a rally, in which
Lackawanna sold rs high rs 1861, closing at
1855. a gain of i7s. Delaware * Hudson is
l02, and Reading IL at 251$. after selling At
26I4. Jersey Central gained only = at 5O1S
st. Paul was conspicuous for its firmness on
a moderate BUSINESS for that stock, and
closed with gain of - at 9l7s,
after selling at 92l4. The rest OF
the list is up generally from Is TO -,
with the exception of ST. Paul and Lake
Shore, the trading being extremely limited.
the four coal stacks and the two Just men,
toned contributing "A per cent. of the days
business. Louisville & Nashville was con-
spicuous for its weakness, closing with loss
of p at 401s, on reports showing that for the
second week of March its earnings fell of
S4LOo0, as compared with the same week last
year. The total sales of stocks to-day were
So, 1873 shares, including the following:
Del, Lack&Wes. 90, $50 New Jersey Cen. 10. $50
Del. & Hudson. l2,6S0 Pacific MAIL. 6,6l5
Erie. lO.625 Reading. ....... "a, $50
Lake ShoI "a, 200 ST. Paul. ...... ~, I35
Louis. a. Nash. 400 Union Pacific. 600
Northwestern =. ESQ Western Union. II go
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OTHER MARKETS.
English Textile Trade.

MANCHESTER, Eng. ,March2 9.-The Guard
ian, in its commercial article says: But lit
tie business has been done. The market is
quiet. Cloths are steady. Producers who
are not supplied with orders are willing sell
ers at Tuesdays rates. There is a little
Eastern demand. Elsewhere there is merely
a retail trade. Yarns are dull and freely of
fered. The business doing barely sustains
prices. The hardening of cotton compels
spinners to hold firmly, but no progress is
made i'm selling
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CONTRACT WORK.
Grading and GutterinS Grant Street.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, MIMI, March IL. 1880
Sealed bids viii be received by the Board of
Public Works in and for the corporation Of
the City of st. Paul, Minnesota, ut their Office
IN said city, until IL IN. on the 29th day of
March, y. ID. 1886, for grading and guttering
Grant street, from Sherburne Avenue to
Como Avenue. in said city, according to plans
and specifications on file in the Office of said
BOaI ID
A bond with at least two (2) sureties in
sum OF at least twenty (20) per cent of the
gross amount bid must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
WILLIAM BARRETT, President.
Official:
RI. GoRMAN, Clerk Board Of Public Works.
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Kansas Civ.

KANSAS CITY, March 1.-The Live Stock
Indicator reports: Cattl e-Receipts, l,I0C
head; shipm ents none. Market stronger;
choice to fancy, S5.05G5.20; good TO choice,
S4.60lg4. 95; common to medium, $4d4.50;
stockers and feeders. IS. 3OG4.20; COWS,
S2.40G3.20. Hogs-Re celpts, 1904 head;
shipments none. NJ arket opened steady, but
closed weak and SOLO lower; good to choice
50. 95G4.O5; common to medium. $3.60@3. So
skips and pigs, 1908. So. Sheep-Receipts,
LOGO head; shipments none. Ma rket weak
good 10 hOiee, S3.5CQ425; common tC
medium, SPAS.
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ShotHis Motber-in-U..-

ST. Louis, Mo-. March Is Shortly after
o'clock tonight Henry Amell, planing-milI
worker. went to the house of his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Dikesmith, SIS Dorcas street, and
had a family alteration with her, which
terminated in his drawing double-barreled
derringer pistol and shooting her in the neck
The ball penetrated the jugular vein, killing
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KILLED Hin, Instantly.

CRAB ORCHARD, KY, March sd. G.
Slaughter, proprietor of the Dripping springs,
shot and killed John w. Baker, colored, to-
day. Baker was beating his horse, and
Slaughter demonstrated. Baker drew pis-
tol while only six feet away and began firing.
The first shot missed and the second demol-
ished Slaughter's watch Slaughter by this
time had drawn his weapon and shot Baker
through the body, killing him almost in
stantly.
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AT THE STOCK YARDS.

CHICAGO, March 19.-At the stock yards the
receipts of cattle were comparatively light,
the number being estimated at $500. Trade
was dull with prices much the same as yes
terday, and 15Q25c lower than u week ago.
The estimated receipts of hogs were $4,000.
higher, the best heavy selling at s.. 1904. 40.
The estimated receipts of sheep were 1900.
The market was dull, and values 30G40c lower
than week ago.
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Cotton.

NEW YORK, March 19.-Coutracts were
tame and dropping, with an average decline
of about points. Liverpool proved disap-
pointing, and Manchester failed to deve lop
any interest, which, in conjunction with an
absence of new orders and little covering de-
mand, appeared TO dishearten the ''bull' ele-
ment, and led to pretty free selling out by
the scalpers who invested yesterday. The
close was nominally steady, but with very
little actual demand prevailing.
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WHEELER, ROLLINS G. CO.,
Grain, Provision and Stock Brokers,
SIXTH STREET. HOTEL RYAN. ST. PAUL, MINI.
milwaukee, Produce.

MILWAUKEE, March I9.-Flour quiet.
Wheat weak: cash, 7915c: May, s21zc; June
$3.50. Corn steady; No. ?, 361c. Oats dull;
No. =. 2Sl5c. Rye easy; No. l, 6515c. Bar
ley unsettled; No. .. 5l1gc. Provisions iower;
mess pork, cash or March, $500; May,
So 20. Prime steam lard, cash or March,
$685.; May, So. Butter quiet; dairy, lSG22c.
Cheese quiet at l0%@lI1%c. Eggs dull and
weak at Il@ll15c. Receipts-Elour, 1869
bbls; wheat, 10000 bu; barley, l5.425 bu.
Shipments-Flour, 1929 bbls; wheat, Abs
In hnllC,- lie n-E
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Toledo Grain.

TOLEDO, o., March 19.-Wheat eXcIted and
lower; cash, ssG9Oc; March, soc; May, 9Oc;
June, Gle; August, soc. Corn quiet; cash,
3Sc; Nav, 3914c. Oats neglected. Clover seed
strong; cash, March and April, S6.40 bid.
Receipts-wheat, $4,000 bu; corn, $1,000
bu. Shipments-Wheat, 1000 bu; corn,
1900 bu
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her almost instantly. Amell then went to
his own home, 2023 KOsciusko street, and
cut his throat with razor, but did not in-
flict fatal wound. He was taken to the city
hospital where he now lies. The affair grew
out of family quarrels, which extended over
a period or two or three years pasi.
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Town soldiers, Horne.

ALTOONA, H., March, 1s.-The soldiers
home locating committee of both houses was
here this afternoon, and looked over the beau
tiful tract of land offered by Algona for the
location here. 1t is one of the most slightly
locations in Iowa.
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MESSER BROS,

General Produce and Commission Merchants,
627 Jackson Street,
Sell Baled Hay in car lots; also, Butter, Eggs,
Poultry and Game, as follows: Creamery. ESQ
26c: dairy, good, l4GI5c: fair. lO0l2c; eggs,
lleJll12c; dressed chickens. TG9c 10: dressed
turkeys, 10Gl2c h.: dressed beef, 59615c ID;
dressed hogs, Si.25; oranges, per box, 81. sc
as; lemons, S4GJ4. 80. % $50
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SEED WHEAT.

have choice lot of Scotch Fife wheat
raised by Donaldson, Ryan IL Co. on their
farm in the Red River valley, KittsOn county,
Minnesota. For samples and prices apply to
L. X. STERRETT,
Elevator A. st. Paul, Mimi.
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Chicago.
Special TO the Globe.

Special TO the Globe
CHICAGO, March l9.-Bills are in greater
supply than the banks can use, and there is
no demand for exchange. There are free
sellers ut zoe. but nothing is doing. Bank
clearings were S6,5S4,OO0. Money was in i'm
proved demand to-day ut 5G6 per cent. ON de-
mand, and 6.lI per cent. ON time.
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London Money and Stocks
ST. TRUST COMPANY,
Safe Deposit Vaults 500 sG5s; of 0v as
LOCAL MARKETS.
ST. PnuI.

ST. PAUL. March l9.-Though prices were
no higher this morning and the market was
rather weak, business was more active and
quite a number of sales were made. Wheat
was dull and quiet at the same quotations as
those of the day before. The usual number
of samples were shown but nearly all were
taken away. Corn was slow and weaker.
Oats, steady and only in moderate inquiry
Barley steady. Rye unchanged. Ground
feed quiet and in light demand. Corn meal
aud bran unchanged. Hay was a little firmer
and stronger. Dressed hogs unchanged.
Seeds quiet. Eggs quiet The call:
wheat-No. ! hard. seize bid; March.
S6lSc bid; May, 81 1Sc bid; No. Northern, see
bid; No. Northern, 76c bid.
Corn-No. =, soc bid, &c asked: March. soc
bid. &c asked; April, Sic bid, 33c asked;
May, 33c bid. Soc asked.
Oats-No. > mixed, soc bid. Sic asked (;
March. soc bid, 3O1Sc asked; April. Soc bid.
3lc asked; May, sc bid, 03c asked; No. 2
white Sic bid; No. 3 white. soc bid.
Rarley-No. 3. 55c bid; March. 55c bid; No.
3 extra. 46G4Sc bid; No. 3, 3SfI4Oc bid.
Rye-No. ., 471xc bid; March, axe bid.
Ground Feed-Cedar Rapids, SI3 bid, $3.50
G14.25 asked.
Corn Meal-Bolted, $3.50 asked.
Shorts-Sl0. 80 bid.
Bran-S1O bid.
Hay-CpIand, Sc. 80 bid. 81 asked; wild,
81 bid.
Dressed hogs-S4.25 bid.
Flax Seed-95c bid.
Timothy Seed-Sl.90 bid. So asked.
Clover Seed-S6.2 5 bid, So. IS asked.
Potatoes-4Oc bid, 4sc asked.
Eggs-I0lSc bid, lie asked
Sales-l0 cars eggs lie; $50 bus. timothy
seed, So; car feed, Sl4.5O: 3 cars oats, 30ISc:
) cars corn, delivered, S31Sc; l car hay $3.50.
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LiVnrnOnI Grain

LIVERPOOL, March ia leading weekly
grain circular says: The wheat market is
generally steady. Lower prices for American
have checked the upward movement and
weakened speculative positions. Futures
are Id lower. Spot is well supported. Ar
rivals-of-coast cargoes are firmly held. To
day there was an average attendance. White
wheat was at times Id lower. Flour was
steady but quiet. There was a limited trade
in corn. New mixed was rather easier.
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Petroleum..

PITTSBURG, Pa, March 19.-Petroleum dull
but steady; National Transit certificates
opened at 1870 and closed at 1876: highest.
T1sc; lowest, 1880.
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Dry Good

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE maxket has
been more quiet in demand from agents, but
through many deliveries on previous engage
ments and u fair quota of orders for mOder-
ate selections, sales are maintained of fair
proportions.
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FINCK g. McCAULEY,

COMMISSION MERCHANTS AND LUMBERHEN
SUPPLIES.
Liberal Advances Made on Consignmentsot GrIia
80 sIBLEY STREET. ST. PAUL
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LIVE STOCK.
st. PauI.

The market yesterday was quiet, one car
mixed hogs and cattle arrived. Sales were
as follows.
No. Av. VT. PricelNO. Av. W.T.. Price
20 steers..1,3l2 81 $500 steers..l,260 %
Hogs-Sales were:
No. Av. VT. Price. No. Av. W.T.. Price
64........l65 so 81. .s222 So 90
There were no sheep on the market.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-20

COMMISSION MERCHANTS, ST PAUL MINI
Grain ana provisions bought and sold for cash
or future delivery.
Orders for the purchase and sale Of Stocks on
any stock exchange in the country promptly exc
Cuted.
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whisky.
TUrpentine,

CINCINNATI, March 19.-Whisky steady at
S1.l0. Sales, 1,03S bbls.
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II. w. DAVIS g. CO.,
GRAIN, PROVISION AND STOCK

COMMISSIONS ON GRAIN =.
One-Cent Margin Plan.
EVERY MAN HIS OWN BROKER
I5l Drake Block ST. PAUL, MINI
237 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis.
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The FIuctuatiOn.ia Detail.

ST. PAUL, March l9.-The following Quota
hons,giving the range OF the Chicago markets
during the day, were received by NJ. Doran,
commission merchant:
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AMANIA FOR TORTURE.

WILMINGTON, N. c., March 19.-Turpentlne
nominal ut 45c
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Railroad and Mining shares

BOSTON, Mass, March l9.-Following we're
the closing prices at the stock exchange to-
day:
& II 1st e Ios iO;d Colonv 1s5
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WILLIAM LINKER G. CO.,
Brokers in Stocks, Bonds, Grain and Provisions.
1t5, DRAKE BLOCK. ST. PAUL. MINI.
Quotations Of stocks ana Bonds.

NEW YORK, March l9.-Following are the
closing prices bid to-day and the three pre-
ceding business days:
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PETER BERKEY, Pres. +. W. ANDERSON Cashier.
{. w. GRIGGs, V. Pres. a. C. ANDERSON, Asst. c.
THE ST. PAUL NATIONAL BANK,
CAPITAL, 100000.
Coruer Fifth and Jackson streets
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New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and st. Paul.
STOCK, GRAIN AND PROVISION BROKERS
Members New York, Philadelphia Stock Ex-
changes and Chicago Board of Trade.
Private wire. GILFILLAN BLOCK
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Atlantic road had been dismissed and in
fiuenced by this report there was some sell
ing of Erie, causing some weakness in that
stock. Ii was reported that the Wal al
employees were ON the point of striking, and
would do 80 unless given an increase of
wares. Very little was done outside the
coal stocks, and the market i'm these secUri
ties was made long b. the manipulators
The close for the majority of stocks was
firm with frastion OF the best prices OF the
day.
WALL STREET GOSSIP.
A. De Cordova: There is unquestionahly q
strong pool holding -. Paul, which makes q
strong Tarket. Should they let go their hold
IL will break down. London cliques are bid
ding up coal stocks To sell the rest of the
market, particularly st. Paul.
Horton-The short interest is large, and If
bulls hold fast the bears will cover and the
market advance. think the 81. Paul party
will bull the stock TO make good market for
new bonds, which will be issued and listed in
April.
The total imports OF dry goods at the port
of New York during the past week were
valued at S2.927.061, and the amount thrown
on the market at g. 40, So.
Vermlye wired: The only thing 1 see in
the market is that they are whooping IL up
on the shorts, aud the Tears are liQuidating
rapidly.
The Gould party. led by Conner, are said 70
have covered 100000 shares of miscellaneous
stock since Monday, and gone long for a
turn.
Gould is buying large lots OF Western
Union. The stock has been going steadily
dow or some time.
Woerishotrer is supporting Lake Shore, and
the lowest point in that stock is said TO have
been reached.
Canadian Pacific earnings for the second
week in March increased S31.OO
Eugene Kelly & Co. of New York have
ordered S550,000 for export.
THIRD NATIONAL BANK,
Corner Third and Robert streets
CAPITAL S5OOOOn.
WALTER MANN. RICHARD L. SLOWER,
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lICHAEL DORIAN s. CO..

weak and lower at 35I{c for March. 35lzc for
April, Ss19c for May aud 355sc for June.
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Time.

Wheat. Corn. Pork
Time. -- --
My Jne My Jne May. June.
Vest. close. SIS S576 39IS 3d. 9 S7IS 9 95
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BANK OF MINNESOTA.
'aid Up Capital $500, 900; Surplus $50, 600.

WM. DAWSON, Pres. RoBr. A. SMITH, v. Pres.
ALBERT SCHEFFER Cashier.
GILFILLANBLOCK. ST. PAUL MIN
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New York Mining shares.
NEW YORK, March l9.-Mining shares were
GERMANIA RANK

GEhM ANA bANk.
Corner Fifth and Wabasha streets, opposite Post
Office.
CAPITAL S3O0.0O
r. ALBRIGHT. Prest ALEX RAMSEY, Vice Pr.
WM. BICKE Cashier. T.. NJ. KERsr. Asst. Cash
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THE CAPITAL BANK.

THE CAPITAL BANK,
Drake Block st. Paul, MINI.
CAPITAL 100000. SURPLUS $4,000
L. Z. REED, President W. d. KIRK Cashier
w WAIT. Assistant Cashier
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-08-28
Why Southern lands are Cheap.

IN reply to the question. "Whv
are lands 50 cheap in the South z
q Of our contemporaries furnishes
the answer in a nut she'll in saying :
There is more land than people,"
That is the sum Of the problem. The
more the Southern States increase in
population the higher will lie the
n:ice of land. As a rule the soil is
rich. capable Of producing a greater
variety of range Of crops and fruits
than any other section Of the Nation.
The great want is more teople to
cultivate the land, more capital, and
well.directed labor. Instead OF cal
tivating a few leading crops, greater
diversity in husbandry is required.
When this is. brought about a new
era of prosperity ard progress will
be obtained, and lands that arc now
so cheap will be appreciated and
for general farm purposes command
higher prices than similar lands
bring elsewhere 10 the populous
portions of the Northern States
The South Illustrated.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-08-28
Dynamite in War.

1t seems that one great drawback
to the efficiency of dynamite as a
projectile has been that in order to
use the material with safety it has
been necessary to pack it in elastic
wrappers in steel shells. and under
such conditions much Of the explo.
siye force is wasted. Bnt now a
smart Connecticut Yankee comes
along with an invention which he
asserts will enable artillerists to
drop dynamite shells in the encmy's
camp that will explode with unim.
paired force, and he thinks that
about three shells will be enough to
annilate the average army. This is
almost too good hews to he true
What the world needs, and what it
is bound (, get, is such deadly i'm.
proyement in the art Of war that ma
tons will stop fighting. ESen now
war has become go expensive and
fatal that the most military peoples
hesitate before INDUCING in it. And
if such a destroying agent as dyna.
mite can now be freely utilized in q
battle. soldiers cannot he had longer
at any I,rice.- Reading Herald.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-08-28
Personal Mention.

Mr.. Henry Loeb left for Morgan
City last Thursday.
Dr J. N. Laney the Rayne Den
tist, according to promise is among
US.
Mr.. R. J. C. Bull of Rayne was
in town last Monday, looking we'll
and hearty.
DR.. r. Sagrera and Mr.. L. Soko
lo.ki left here last Sunday for Rayne,
in the parish of st. Landry.
Mr.. SamI Churchill, travelling for
the house of Wright & Taylor, whis'
ky dealers, of Louisville, KY, was
10 town last Monday.
Mr. Willie Stephens and G.. G.
Addison OF the Rayne Signal were
in town last Saturday aud Sunday
visiting relatives.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-08-28
Probate Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF rERNILION.
25th Judicial District Court.

Succession Of Gnsiave Brasseu..
NJ. 40.
By virtue Of al order from the
Hon. District Court aforesaid,
GRANTED in the ms ter Of the above
emitted and numbered success!on.
Notice is hervoy given that there
VII pe offered Tor sale, at pthi'c
auction. to the last aud highest Did
der, at the late residence of deceased
in his parish, on
WEDNESDAY the S!h day of Septem.
her 1886.
Inc following described property, to
wit:
/ One lot Of household furniture,
9 A sufficient number o. catl e
and horses, including abou, fssreu
head at Chen!erc az Tig'e, VIZ be
sold to realize the sun of tvs man.
bred dollars.
Terms-Cash.
Given under my hona officially
this 2Sth day Of August 1886.
Us. NUNEZ, Sheriff
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-08-28
Crop Reports.

The Department Of Agriculture,
in its crop reports for 1nly |, re-
ports the cotton crop to be ten to
fifteen days late, the whole ground
saturated with the excessive rains
of June and a s%omethering growth
of grass and weeds. The acreage
Of corn has slightly decreased in the
Middle States aud 10 Maryland, Vir-
GINA aud South Carolina, with
some increase in other State in the
South. In the Ohio valley thu
acreage is nearly the same as in
1885. West of the Mississippi the
increase is heavy, in Kansas 80 per
cent. The total per cent, and
Dakoto 80 per cent. The tcta'
increase is 81. per cent, or about
$500. 0C0 acres. Corn is late on
the Atlantic coast from early wei
weather, cool nights and slow
termination. The general average
is IS against "a last year and 81 in
1884. The average condition Of
winter wheat has declined from
90 7 to 9l.2. The condition offspring
wheat has declined from 50 in JUNE
to SO, in consequence Of higf
temperature, drying winds and
lack Of rain. In the principal states
the decline has been Wisconsin
from 81 to IS. Minnesota 80 to Is
Iowa 100 to 80, Nebraska ~ to IS
and Dakota from 80 to IS. Thu
condition of oats averages 80, .
decline Of seven points. Rye full.
maintains it's position, averaging
IS. The average of barley is 90
American Farmer.