The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-03-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
News Cuttings from the National
Capital
Wheat and Corn In the Hands OF Farmers
-RearranginR Senate Committees
Favorable Report on Invalid
Pensions-NoteA

Pensions-NotcA
Crop Report.
WASHINGTON, March l3-The statis-
tical 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 merchant
able corn and the average prices of
both the merchantable and unmer-
chantable. The report is based upon
returns of a corps of correspondents of
several states and territor 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 a new
factor in the consumption of wheat,
viz: The feeding of the same to hogs
and other stocks-s fact due, as de-
clared, to the unprecedented low prices,
the claim being made that this mode of
disposing Of the cereal is profitable as
compared with marketing 1t 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 ls91-9a. 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 $4,000. 600, or 2Ss per
cent of the volume Of the crop of 1898.
This is nearly 3l,00O. .OOc bushels less
than the estimate for March 1,
last year, and nearly 10000. 900
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 "a, ,000, 900 BUSH
| els or 6S.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 a little over
| 3S1, 500, 600 commercial bushels against
| 306, 900, 900 measured bushels as hereto
| fore reported.
The corn in producers hands, as esti-
mated, aggregates 59s.OOO,0OO. or S6.4
| per cent of the crop of 1893. 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 OIL per cent of that
| in farmers hands in the entire coun-
1 3r,, hat ~, h ~le
The proportion of merchants BILE corn
is $50 per cent. of a present average
value of 34.9 cents per busheL The
understandable averages 81 9 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
probably still further reduce the total
for 1894, as the preliminary estimates
for Russia and Germany are generally
reduced by the final estimates
| Changes In Committees.
WASHINGTON. March 1.-The demo.
cratic members Of the senate held q
caucus yesterday for the purpose of as
signing Senators Blanchard and Nc
Laurin to committees and for making
other committee assignments made
necessary by the designations of Sena
tors Walthall and White. The work
was done in rapid order as follows:
Observation-Disclosures improvements Of the
| Mississippi river. and member Of the commit
| tee on epidemic diseases, Indian affairs, rail
| roads and public buildings and grounds
McLaurtn-Chairman OF the committee to In
vesrgnts the geological Iveys, and member
| OF the committees on civil service and retrench
| ment, claims. Indian depreda tons and improve
ments Of the Mississippi river
Other assignments were made rs fol
lows:
Bates-Chairman committee on military sf
fairs
Berry-Membsr committee on commerce -
| Camden-Chairman committee to audit ant
control contingent expenses OF the senate and
member Of the committee on organization ant
conduct Of the executive department
| Jones (of ArkansAs) Member OF committe,
| on contingent expenses
Pasco-Member Of committee on military Of
fairs
Pener-Msmber Of committee on pensious
Martiu-Chsirman committee railroads.
Cafery-Membsr Of committee on Pacin,
railroads
Smith-Membsr committee ON interstate
| commerce
The assignments as agreed on in eau
Gus were officially announced in tn,
senate soon after 1t convened.
Favorable Report Ordered.
| WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE hous,
committee on invalid pensions yester
day ordered favorable report on tn,
bill of Representative Martin dem
of Indiana, doing away with the re
quirement Of honorable discharge as
preliminary to a pension. In many
cases death has occurred during fur
lough or outside of military duties II
such cases no honorable discharge is il
existence, and the widow Is cut of
from securing a pension. The bill
makes the death Of n soldier equivalen
to an honorable discharge except whei
the death occurs during desertion.
MIR. White Now q Judge.
WASHINGTON. March 13.-The Undue
tion into Office of the new associat
Justice, ex-senator White, of Louisiana
attracted large crowd TO the suprem
court room to-day. The ceremony wa
very simple, but impressive. Mr.