The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-17
Recent showers Were Not General and
the Drou'h stiil Prevails In Many
Locaiiti-s-Crop Condition.

showers We're MOI general ANA there was
no lrcoipitaul reported from some see
TONS during the week AMI tn, 1routh is
only broken in Il lew Qualities. The pre-
| vpilHUou ranges Rom atuNt ,he nui4 nt.
/ TO above oyer parts oI the l'iauhuftt, tIr
northern port OF southwest '.txos. cen
iral Texas a:,I over tn W"si .lt ~ on
ui tiic COAST district ana ia Tie vicinity
co. Snrmau. whle there WAS Al ltu.ial
- 'iiCtfucS over tin" ulhcr petitions oi tne
/ state. with the sreai II over EAST Texas.
where no ran f.ii during tht week.
SUNSHINE; irokin cuinulus ani oum,lo-
stratus clouds nieValitd diillr,s lh- Bile
OF tue TX. which ."'iAcad tNr amount 81
sfrahiie to some extent. hut 900 an aver
az" thefe was * ft'Fl'ly meiv tloin the
normal amount.
remperiiuro rhs week opeHe9 With tn
/ temperature RANGING from tn q degrees
above the normal. with the sreatast eN''ss
| oN a. South feNa~ after vA.rh ta- t.il-
petature tell Slightly untl The l2'h and
( 18TH. when 1T 'nnp,i from ~ ,legr4"s
! nsicnrN ovei y nth Texas. Tn '.ui*iit-
turr RES. slowly ioNnrd ihe latts par ~
/ thc wp.lt und lire week closed with tho
temport'ire generally ah-nt the normal
/ or slightly ahnvt. The 'cm,etaturc on An
! aN"rag" Hanged from th normal owe;
/ south Texns To slightly h.low over NORTH
{ T.Nns The highest tonll rrainra at the
aetorai stall MS Ir,ns the VIC X has rang
/ I'D f~'n S. tgrocs ~ he Nh'inty al cor
pG., ch'agtt 10 va degrees so the vicinity
/ ~ ilonrl.iin. ami tine lowest has ranged
/ ffuu - degrees uNrr the Panhandle 10 -
degrees tn The vicinity of Galveston
CONDITION or CROPS
+ Tho showers. WHORE th,s c'irr~d. were
i of sr..d hoi.cd, to- farmria interests. hut
! they were not 3, ncral nul thn dro'th
still prevails n mos, localities and gen
.ral rain is badly neelci for ,,row.n,;
crops Mater continues scarce over
.,rett dcal of Western reNns and gen-
oral raiu throuehout tnr state would oe
c.a, C@,lo" Ct9p Is .inls werl: 49,
'9t,ot Hi'' sn ,"erS were
~ go .s'' w, ''i.l'''''|u ~ lnHlN
''''''i','' $500 i,t7 en- =, s' u N'''t-
,.ii ri6 ,flv ,,ft,i,, is l-,r,,, nm NM,
TgNas s'usr tnr iscept aowgrs aud l,te
v',.,iI ~ Is n''n ~, ,",, lni 'hnF' ram
nocled ron few localities mat cotton
.'iri ine a. 'ete~t dame - reported IS IN tic
dnn,,es 81 oitnioN,,', Wn,f eonsiderahle
tn' ran w. oi s'ral hrnen' 10 late
@ I'D 9a a as s iaa l Tss ., Re, Re,
carly crop sud he dfouth has annagcl
any, illEii WINDS "n t attn
eigM d"Ma npeh corn nll where DIR
n'f al rli'. SIS the e:rp NJ dainased
ll lNese w.nds 70 sope eNten u IS -
luf for frdiirr Rain rs much ns..l, f.r
'ns gp
fia flr,nuh ,atill urcNsiis in the fss, bel,
n l,"tah-, have been cin shor, on ,e
count ot dtA N-slher sorsnuui cane
el'line fo no q ram faracc crop4 a.
..r, p,inl ,,.if lin. .i H., ,H
m. m1,eh h.9 il. la m s.,o1 1,,r M,a' i'sd
pa4t w-,k ''''
I,ifi ens. 1iu. ,-,, ....t. t,,, 49,
,r'p a. NOT IS good coula have he on
niaions ana MANY >..n.t.,l,lst ,, t
f,,.,rts,.. "'i'N
'i''.aH'' y m ~. ~ NNk'.S
ram ,,, ti,s ,i.t., ,f t,, I'm .,,.,'',
he ,.,,. mi, ,.,.4 Nh, ...... ,''D''".Iu
H.nt nl ge i,tiou rho cant, rnit Of
,l ,,.i ,,
com Wa it,r.l i..,,..,l r.l,.,,,,.t1,,
Auroia n ~ WayiurI. ,'oii is .uft.r
',,'i' IT, iN NM t"hililpn, |
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