The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-11
COTTON OFF FIVE POINTS.
The Recent Rains the Main Cause of
the Injury.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-The October re
turns OF the department of agriculture
make decline in the condition of cotton,
the heavy rains of the latter part Of August
being continued during the larger part OF
last month, causing sprouting of tho seed
in the bollS, the rotting Of the lower and the
shedding of the ton bolls and foliage. Rains
and winds have interfered wi y cking and
di'colored the fiber and reduced the grade
Recently the 5ather has been moro favor
able, ard tho quality has somewhat I'M
proved. Some correspondents report that the
short staple crop is everywhere late, and
slight f,OstS threaten early destruction
or the plant vet killing frosts are still in
the future, and tho length of tho season is
theret re uncertain. The average of re-
ported condition is Is 9, decline from 50. s
in September. Louisiana aud South Caro-
lima show the greato't reduction and Flor
ida and North Carolina the least. The esti-
mates are as follows: Virginia 50, North
Carolina 81. South Carolina 70, Georgia ~,
Florida IS, Alabama 81, Mississippi 81,
Louisiana 90, Texas %. Arkansas 81, Ton
nessee al. The caterpillar and boil worm
have been present in all except the northern
tier Of states, and have wrought some
damage. Paris cen and London purple
have been used less effectively than usual,
the heavy rains washing Off the poisonous
powders.
CORN'S CONDITION.
The returns show that the condition OF
the present corn crop has heen equalled
only three times In ten years, and is ex-
ceeded materially only by that of 1879
when ,he co diton was 9S, and the subse
soqnent ascertained yield IS bushels,
by the censuS of 1870. Tho present
average of condition is 92 against 042 in
September. There has boon some reduc-
tion, from frost, in Northern New England.
New Yo K and Michigan. There has been
10 decline in the northwests aud tho status
Of the great corn surplus states remains as
on Sept l. Bad weather in the south has
had a slight effect in reducing conditions.
The Indications favor a result ranging little
from 70 bushels per acre, making a full
average.
THE AVERAGES.
The district of commercial corn gives the
following averages: Ohio 81, Indiana 9S.
Illinois 9S, Iowa 90, Missouri 90, Kansas n,
Nebraska 81. The average of New York is
S3, Pennsylvania 90, Virginia Sc, Kentucky
So, Tennes &c SG, Georgia 50 and Texas -.
tfThe condition of bucilwheat has declined
heavily, from 93.7 last month TO 10 l.,
mainly from the effect of frosts, as this
grain is produced only in the higher lati-
tudes La New York the decline was from
93 To 40, Pennsylvania So to 93. Michigan
IS to II. The average condition of the
potato crop is about the same Il decline of
less than 4 points. New York stands at 50
and Michigan at So, a decline of 4 and
points respectively.
WHEAT PROSPECTS.
The returns relative to wheat are those of
the yield per acre, by counties. As con.
solldated, the general average for winter
wheat is twelve bushels per acre, and for
spring slightly over ten bushels. The
former has yielded better than early ex-
pectation, the latter much worse; this, of
course, in measured bushels. The quality
is much below the average, which will still
further reduce the supply, as will be shown
more exactly hereafter from the testimony
of inspection of millers' weight.
The winter wheat averages of the states
of considerable production are: Now York
l4.1, Pennsylvania 1877, Maryland I45
Virginia 81, Texas lie, Tennessee 81,
Kentucky 1l.2, Ohio l1.2, Michigan ID 5,
Indiana l.3 Illinois l3, Missouri 1915, Kan
sas 14.7. California 1877, Oregon 1853
The spring wheat averages are: Wiscon-
sin ll.S tushels, Minneapolis ST. Iowa 1913,
Nebraska 1913, Colorado l75, Dakota 90.
Montana 1876, Washington 1875, Utah IL g.
The spring whe4t Of the New England
states ranges from IA to 10 bushels.
Tobacco has fully maintained its con-
ditIon of last month, averaging for all
kinds SS3