Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-10-18
A FEDERAL REPORT.
The October Crop Returns to the
Agricultural Department.
The AVERAGE CONDITION OF CORN.
Condition Of the Treasury y-Oficials Con-
sIdering the Question Of Exchanging at
Par for Gold the Columbian
Half Dollars.

WAsHISoToN, Oct 1.-THE October
retuFns * the statistician of the de-
partl -uyt agriculture make the gen
eral condition Of corn as not material
ly different from that Of last month, 1t
being 642, against 6S4 in September,
gain Of eight-tenths of point In
most Of the southern states the condi-
tion Of corn has fallen since the last
report, but in some Of the western
states there has been slight gains in
condition. The averages of condition
in the largest surplus corn growing
states are as follows:
Tennessee, SS; Kentucky, n; Ohio,
II; Michigan, SO; Indiana, rs; Illinois,
rs; Wisconsin, "a; Minnesota, 50; Iowa,
AZ; Missouri, 70; Kansas, As; Nebraska,
IA; South Dakota, A; North Dakota,
80; California, "a. The returns of yield
per acre Of wheat indicate produc-
tion Of about 1871 bushels, being lS
bushels greater than last October
The rate Of yield by states
is as follows: New York,
14.s bushels; Pennsylvania, 1873; Ohio,
1914; Michigan, 1873; Indiana, "a; Hi
nois, 1873; Wisconsin, 1865; Minnesota,
1870; Iowa, 14.s; Missouri, 1874; Kansas,
1O.4; Nebraska, 6.5; South Dakota, "a;
North Dakota, liz; Washington, 1866;
Oregon, III; California, 1l.3. The in
dicated quality for the country is 9a.5.
The quality in some of the principal
wheat states is: For New York,
93; Pennsylvania, 95; Ohio, 100;
Michigan, 99; Indiana. ss Illinois,
97; Wisconsin, 80; Minnesota, "a;
Iowa, 96; Missouri, 97; Nebraska.
rs; South Dakota, 9G North Da-
kota, 90; Washington, 90; Oregon.
O4; California, 05. The returns of yield
Of oats per acre after consolidation in
dicate yield Of 24.i bushels, being one
bushel more than the estimate for hast
October. The average yield of rye ac-
cording to the correspondents returns
Of yield per acre is 1877 bushels, against
1873 bushels in 1893 and 1877 bushels in
1892. According to the returns on
yield per acre the general average for
barley Is 1913 bushels, against 9l.7
bushels in 1903 and 23.7 bushels in 1892
The condition of buckwheat as re.
ported Is 72.0, against 69.2 last month
and 1876 October /, 1893. The October
condition of potatoes is given as CAB,
= against GA last month and 7l.2 at the
same time last year. The condition OF
tobacco as reported is si.5, against 74.'
last month and a.. October /, 1893.
The condition of rice as reported on
October is 1913, against 1914 last
month.
TREASURY BALANCES.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE cash bal.
ance in the treasury yesterday was
Sis, LISA, ,l47; gold reserve, sj9,s40, 753-
The receipts SO far this month amount
to 50, 4eS, ,234, and the expenditures ST.
O4,OoO, leaving deficiency for the ten
days Of 81, 1895, ,764, and for the fiscal
year to date S9,ll5,ss9. The deficit
during the first three months of last
year was ,7lO, or SlS,2so,64f
greater than for the same period this
year.
The treasury officials are considering
the question Of exchange at par for
gold the $l,7OO,0O0 in Columbian half
dollars, now in the treasury or sub.
treasures. These half dollars were
held by the Columbian exposition at 81
each, and at the close Of the fair about
S1,7OO,0 900 remained undisposed of and
were redeemed by the government at
their face value. What action will be
taken, if any, has not yet been fully
determined, but it seems very likely
that an offer to take the exchange will
be made soon.