New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-11
THE GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT

HIGH AVERAGE FOR COTTON. But A GREAT LOSS
SHOWN IN CORN.
Washington. Aug. lo.-The returns to the Statisti-
cal Division of the Department Of Agriculture TOT
the month Of August make the condition OF cotton
NS an increase of % points over the July CONDITION
and 35 over that of June. the condition OF June
and Julv being respectively $50 and 800 The coAdi-
ton August l. 1893 was so4 ia points lower than
the condition for the same date this year The
averages by States Virginia 70. North Carohha
95 South Carolina 81. Georgia So Florida 49, Aa-
bama a. Mississippi 81. Louisiana &c. Texas D. Ar
kansas sc, Tennessee 81. Missouri w. anu ohia-
homa &c.
Tho average report of the statlstcian Of the de-
nartment shows a decline In Of nearly 26 points
since July l. the average for the entire DTead'h
being 6sl against % for the month Of jay Inc
condition August, 1893. was 81. The great decline
is due almost wholly to the extensive ana unprece
den,edly severe drouth that set in since the last
renort and 10 the hot. dry winds that swept over
the States of Nebraska, Kansas Iowa and parts
of other Western States In some localities the crop
has been injured beyond recovery. while In others
Yields The averages for the principal states are
Ohio 70, Kentucky 81 lndiana ~ lIiinois o. Su|h
s. Missouri 81. Kansas 49, Nebraska 81 ana SCUM
The condition of spring wheat has fallen 70 since nee
the month Of july The condition by States is as
90 N:s4asRa adaS "a G"S
Dakota 70, Washington %. and oregon 10. ..o
The advices To winter wheat IRON, coiir
spondents and thTasners lhdicd'e d soou !'ei' "a "a
cellent quality. ,,,, . o,,,s s,rce
the ''d date Of last report being TO- against ~ in
july The condition for August lSs5 was ~, G,
The condition Of spring rye Is 1913. against ~
EAST month and 1875 last year: The average conn,
ton Of barley is co. against 1Gs last month BENG
a decline of points. The acreage on puckwheat IL
reported at 96s compared with last year. ana ana
condition of S23 against sSS or 90 poifs, a low" al
compared with that of 1895 is s24 condition OF same
is 75s against 73 las; month the asersSG eI iho
same last month. iurther decn I " h, r a
points In average Gonq'on Ti The condition
OF peaches has fallen since the last report, ana o
stands at 223 The condition OF GRAPES H fr any
wear since 1870 The condition of potatoes - "a.
against 923 last month. The condtioh OF 'ooaooo
Is 749. against 81 last hoh'h'
Although there was no cheerful news from the
drouth-strcken crop regions OF the West the corn
sneculation at the Produce Exchange yesterday
was tame only 2G5,eoo bushels changing hahus'
Operators were indisposed to trade pending 'he
Government monthly crop report. which was not
dra mill late in the afternoon. Prices sagged from
the opening and closed after triliins RAINY 1z"i
cent under Thursdays last figures ,oa -,
4 n m and was discussed with interest by those
speculators who had remained downtown AFTER tne
ditIon of corn for the whole country al Cyl per
cent. against % per cent on July and 81 per cent
per cent from a month ago and experts on ngurine
consider that 1t indicates a crop Of l4IoUVW bush-
es. against an estimate in July OF ?lpoUo" nush m
accepted the outlook for the corn yield to-day
The Governments percentage OF 6s1 Is made up
as Of August !. Since that date the continuance OF
drouth has inflicted great additional damage. accord
ing 10 Western advices. and every day has brought
reports OF additional lowering Of estimates Of the
yield in different States. Grain brokers yesterday
argued that the Government report meant yie.d
Of only 100000 to i2oooocco bushels at the out
side