The Globe-republican., 1894-03-16
CAPITAL CULLINGS.
Gleanings from the Latest WASH
ington Dispatches.
Report of the Agricultural Department
on the Supply Of Corn and Wheat
Other Items OF General
Interest.
Crop Report.

Crop Report
WASHINGTON. March i3.-The statis-
teal returns Of the department of ag-
riculture consist principally of esti-
mates of the distribution of wheat and
corn, the amounts remaining in farm
er's hands, the proportion of merchan mt
able corn and the average prices OF
both the merchantable and unmer-
chanta BILE. The report is based upon
returns of a corps of correspond ents OF
several states and territcr es All
grain in the hands of farmers, includ.
ing the surplus of previous years, is
embraced in the estimates given.
The returns of correspondents of the
department throughout the great
wheat surplus states indicate new
factor in the consumption of wheat
viz: The feeding of the same to hogs
and other stocks-a fact due, as de-
clared. to the unprecedented low prices.
the claim being made that this mode of
disposing of the cereal is prof "a bic as
compared with marketing it for human
food
The returns also indicate that con-
siderable portions of the wheat in
farmers hands comes from crops prior
to that of 1898. and especially that
from IS9l-92. Such stocks have been
held principally by large growers.
Some damage to such stores are re-
ported from Michigan and Washington.
The indicated stock OF wheat in farm
ers' hands is 1000. 900. or 2S.S per
cent of the volume OF the crop OF 1893
This is nearly 2l,000. 600 bushels less
than the estimate for March l,
last year. and nearly 10000, 600
less than the average of the past eight
years. The amount remaining in farm
ers' hands in the eleven principal wheat
growing states is about $4,000, 900 BUSH
els or 63.s per cent of the amount in
producers hands in the country at
large. The average weight of the crop
of 1893 per measured bushel. as calcu-
lated from correspondents and millers
and state agents, is $40 pounds, max
ing the estimated product little over
3s1. 800, 900 commercial bushels against
500, 600, 900 measured bushels as hereto
fore reported.
mated. aggregates 59S 900. 900. or 3G4
per cent. of the crop of 1898 This pro-
portion is less than for any year in the
past five, except that of 1891.
The aggregate of corn in farmers
hands in the surplus states of Ohio, In
diana. Illinois, Iowa. Missouri. Kansas
and Nebraska is ell per cent. of that
in farmers hands in the entire coun-
try, being in quality $50. 600, 600 bushels
The proportion of merchantable corn
is $50 per cent of present average
value of $40 cents per bushel The
unmerchanta ble averages 30. = cents per
bushel. The official and commercial
estimates of the worlds wheat crop for
1894 makes it 81, 600. 600 bushels less
than last year The final estimate will
proba bly, still further reduce the total
for 1894. as the preliminary estimates
for Russia and Germany are generally
reduced by the final estimates
Hawaiian Affairs.
WASHINGTON, March 12-Minister
Thurston. when seen last night con
corning the reported startling situa.
tion in the Hawaiian islands. said he
had not received advices from his gov
ernment concerning the present
state of affairs, and had gained
information of them only from
the newspapers. He was inclined
to think the reports were exag-
gerated, although it had been known 70,
some time that the ex-queen was seek
ing recruits in British Columbia. Mr.
Thurston believes, however, that the
provisional government has the ad-
ministration of the government SO well
in hand that it has nothing to fear
from the queens followers The re.
port that many now employed by the
government would be in the ex-queen's
forces at signal from her Mr.. Thurs
ton does not credit
For the Benefit of Farmers
WASHINGTON. March S-Secretary
Morton has just added a new division
to the weather bureau to be devoted to
the subject of ''metereology in its re-
lation to agricultural soils" 1t is to
study the climatic conditions of heat
and moisture under the surface of the
ground and the relation of these condi.
tions to crop production The secre-
tary has appointed to be chief of the
new division, Prof Milton Whitney. of
Maryland. late of Johns Hopkins uni
versity.
Fourth-Ciass Western Postmasters.
WASHING TON. March - 12-Fourth-class
postmasters were appointed as follows:
In Missouri-A, Pottersville. Howell county.
J. Tudicott, vice c. Riley, removed: 1T Sailing,
Audrain county J. Hickerson: at Smale,t
Douglas county, Mary Small: at Washburn,
Barry county, J. Hurst, vice G. Black. removed.
ut White Oak. Dunklin countv, Sophia Block:
NJ Eel It Genevieve county Joseph Jacobs
In kausas-At Angola. Labeite county, J.
Mccartney: at Berwick, Nemaha countv. J.
Ford
In the Indian territory-At Springfield, Creek
nation. l. McDermott
Many Postmasters to he Named.
WASHINGTON, March 12-The com.