The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-11
THE BUREAUS REPORT.
Summary of the Cotton Marketed
Wheat's Statistical Position.


WAsHINGToN, March 10-The monthly
summary of the Agricultural Bureau, is
sued to-day, says: "The report of cotton
marketed was complete for eight States
month ago, but was deferred for returns
from the Caroliuas and Texas The appar-
ent proportions forwarded from the planta-
tions on Feb. | were as follows: Virginia 30
per cent, North Carolina "a, South Caro-
lima 93, Georgia "a, Florida 81, Alabama 92,
mississippi 30, Louisiana So. Texas "a.
Arkansas 90, Tennessee 80, Missouri and
Indian Territory 92 The general average is
93 per cent. This indicates an increase of
3 or per cent, or an aggregate of the couu-
ty estimates of the first of October, although
the February returns of the estimated pro
duction compared with that of 1886 were
nearly Identical with the November returns.
This furnishes further illustration Of the
local tendency to underestimate the pro
duction. 1t was suggested in the Novem-
Der report that it might be assumed that
the deep-rooted, and early and we'll devel-
oped plants would produce better than is
expected in their apparent loss of condition,
ana that II the outcome should surpasS this
first estimate the excess might be due to
this cause. This view was correct. An al
lowance for the depressing effect of the
panic in local returns, SO stoutly opposed
10y spectators, is again proved to be nee
eSSary.
THE QUALITY OF THE FIBRE.
The quality of the fibre is superior, the
condition clean and the yield of Int a little
above 81 per cent The value of seed aver
ages l6c. per bushel on the Atlantic coast,
l5c. in Mississippi, 14c. in Tennessee, 13c. in
Louisiana, and 14c. in Texas. The average
close of picking is as follows: North Caro-
lima, Dec 10; South Carolina, Dec. s;
Georgia, Nov 20; Florida, Dec, 4; Alabama,
Nov. "a; Mississippi, Dec. 2; louisiana Dec.
10; Texas, Nov 30; Arkansas. Nov rs
Tennessee, Nov. 27. The date was later
than last year on the Atlantic coast, Geor-
gia excepted, and earlier in the more West
ern States.
WHEAT AND CORN.
The statistical returns CT the Department
of Agriculture for March relate to the dis
tribution and consumption of wheat and
corn, the stock in farmers hands, the pro-
portion of merchantable corn and the aver
age prices respectively OF merchantable and
unmerchantable grains. The corn crop is
the smallest since 1884, and the remainder on
the farms is also the smallest In seven years.
1t is estimated at sos, 900, 600 bushels, against
SOB, ,000, 900 last year, and 773, ,000, 900 two
years ago. The proportion is 34.9 per cent
of the crops, the lowest percentage, except
in 1884, when it was 30, and the stock 512,-
600, 900 bushels.
In recent years the percentage has ranged
from 1S to a of the annual product The
proportion merchantable is 81. 4 per cent of
the present average value of 506c per
bushel. The eunmerchantablea averages 80 &c,
per bushel. The average value of the stock
remaining is 47.6c. per bushel, SIC. higher
than on Dec. l. The proportion consumed
without removal beyond county lines, which
was last March II per cent, is estimated at
IL per cent. for the present crop, which re-
duces the quantity transported to no O0O0,-
600 bushels, 100000 less than last year,
while the amount for consump-
toin is also smaller by sc, 900. 900
bushels The indicated stock of wheat of
1887 in the hands of the farmers Is 1872
600, 900 bushels, against 1872, ,000, 600 last year
or 90 per cent. of the crop against 49, per
cent last March. There has been used in
the seeding of winter wheat "a 900, 900 bush
els, 1877 ,000, 900 in eight months consump-
ton, 81 100000 bushels exported in wheat
and -four, 38, 000. 900 visible supply, and an
unusual quantity in minor elevators and
mill stocks, in the course of distribution
between the farm stocks and actual con.
sumption.