Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-16
Tidings
WASHINGTON MATTERS.
BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY.


WASHINGTON, Sept. l6.--The annua
report OF the bureau Of animal industry
for IS87-S8 will soon be issued. With re
sard to the beef supply the report says.
| "During the past year, in response to the
widespread demand OH the part Of those
interested, the bureau made special efforts
to obtain reliable data as to the number
Of cattle in this country. Trustworth,
agents familiar With the range cattle in
dustry, were sent into various territories
to gather the most accurate figures obtain
able, in addition to figures already SO col
lected. A close comparison OF the mean
price OF steers in Chicago per 100 pounds
with the exports of cattle and beef prod
ucts carried through series OF years
clearly indicates that beef prices are al
fected by other conditions than those OF
supply, that is, the number in proportion
to population and of exports.
Estimates oftte statistical division asto
the number of cattle in the states have
heen carefully gone over and revised in
accordance with the latest information
obtainable. A comparison of the figures
so compiled with the population since
1850 shows an increase of population
from 23,l9l 1916 in 1850 to SO, ,664 ,50l in
1888, while the number of cattle has in
creased in the same period from 17,778,907
to 4S, ,925, 1856. There was steady increase
in the number OF inilch COWS, and steady
decline in the number per thousand oi
population from 275 in 1850 to 236 in
1882, since when the proportion has
hardly varied.
APPOINTMENTS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-The president
has made the following appointments
Richard C. Kerr, OF Mississippi, to be
register OF the land office at Jackson,
Miss. Joseph w. McClurg, OF Missouri,
to be register of the land office at Spring.
field, Mo-; Scott Swetland, of Wash.
ington territory, to be receiver of public
moneys at Vancouver, Wash. r. ; Walter l..
Stobles, of Washington, to be agent for
the Indians of the Yakima agency in
Washington; Warren d. Dobbins, Of
Idaho, to he agent for the Indians of the
Nez Perces agency in Idaho; Charles s.
Johnson, of Nebraska, United States at.
:orney for Alaska.
MR.. MEsERvE's APPOINTMENT.
Mr.. W. II. Meserve has been desig-
1ated by the department ofthe interior at
distributing officer Of the Haskell Indian
institute, Kansas, and will take charge OF
he school as soon as he files his bond.
Mr.. Meserve was some time ago appointed
superintendent of the institution, but
W ing to some opposition to HIM the com
mission has been held up. The action OF
he department yesterday, it is under
TODD, settles the matter and his appoint
nent as superintendent is now assured.
NOTES.
Commissioner Tanner did not appear
t the pension Office yesterday. Deputy
Smith, acting commission
r, believed that the commissioner had
AIKEN leave of absence untithe time foi
lin to turn over the office formally to
lis successor. Sec. Noble refused to say
nything regarding the report that Hon
vm. H. Warner will be in Washington
o.day in response TO telegram sent him
A regard to his taking the office Of COM
,issioner of pensions
The comptroller OF currency has de-
Jared the second dividend Of 10 per cent.
! favor OF the creditors OF the California
ank, of San Francisco, making in all IL
er cent ON the claims proved, amount
X to $451 1927.
In this montL.'s crop report, the depart.
lent of agriculture makes the general
verage OF corn 81, reduction of nearly
points; winter wheat when harvested
D.4 spring wheat 83.9 This makes the
eneral average of all wheat 87.6; general
ondition OF oats is 80, rye 9l.6, barley
SO, buckwheat 81. +