The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-12

WASHINGTON, Oct, 1.-THE annual
report of the treasurer OF the United
States will show that on June 30, 1895,
the total available assets OF the treasury
were 1885,, 5,6s5S9l, and on June 80, 1887,
they had Increased to SS7l,76l,377. OF
these sums $3Os, ,s54, ,4iS was available on
June 30, 1896, and 1888, 295,424 on June 30,
1897, for the strictly fiscal operations of
the government. On June 30, 1896, S547,-
33O,979, and on June 30, 1897, S59l 1888
was held on deposit against outstanding
certificates and treasury notes. In ad-
dklon TO net ordinary revenues the
treasury received $l5,4iS,970 In deposits
for the retirement of national bank notes
and S3,250 in refundlng certihcates tor
conversion Into bonds, 30 that the ntal
income available for the fiscal operations
of the year was 1868, ,l73,925. AS against
this there was disbui sed besides the or
dlnary expenditures, the sum Of l1,S7S,-
5O2, on account Of bonds and fractional
currency, and the further sum OF SILL
092,355 In the retirement on national
bank notes, making total OF S3sS, ,245,07.
IHE UtL lOba VI eiNlAAhblN NthNA
from these operations therefore was S2b,-
OIL ,O9l. In this issue Of paper currency
the operations of the year. which
amounted to 1914, ,SIS, 900 was exceeded In
only one year, 1892, and then by only
narrow margin. The redemptions,
amounting to $3.50. 7l0O20 were also rela-
lively higher. The presentation of ma
tional bank notes for redemption IN
creased to such proportions as to overtaX
the capacity Of the force employed IN
counting and asserting, and required
considerable advances to be made out
OF the general funds Of the treasury. BY
an increase OF the force. however. the ar
rearage OF work was brought up before
the close OF the year.
The October report OF the statistlcian
Of the department OF agriculture, shows
the average condition OF corn on october
to have been I'll as compared with
1913 on September /. with 905 In october
/, 1896, and s2.5 the average for the last
ten years, There has been an improve
ment during the month Of six points In
Maryland and four in Iowa, On the other
hand there has been a decline OF points
in Kansas, G in Nebraska, 3 in Ohio, IN
cline In the southern states.
The preliminary state Of the yield per
ncre OF oats is Isl bushels, an increase Of
3.S bushels per acre over the October es-
timate of last year The principal inter-
est IL west of the Mississippi river, Mis-
souri, Nebraska and Kansas showing an
Increase of 612 and 10 bushels per acre
over last year. The average for quality
is S7.G. The preliminary estimate OF the
yield per acre of rye is 16.1 bushels or
rs bushels per acre greater than the Oc-
tober estimate Of the crop OF 1896
The principal rye producing states all
show increases as follows: New York, 4;
Pennsylvania, 2; Michigan, 6; Wiscon-
sin, /; Kansas, Z bushels per acre last
year The average for quality is 92.7 as
compared with 500 In October of last
year The condition OF buckwheat has
declined since September /, forty-three
points, the condition on October being
9OS. All the states Of principal produce
ton show decline OF several points, eN-
cept Wisconsin, where II Ia only point,
The condition Of barley shows an i'm
prOvement of 1.2 points during the
month, standing on October l. at SIG
points. In New York. Wisconsin, Min
nesota and South Dakota there was a
decline, but in Michigan, North Dakota
and California the north has witnessed
a marked improvement, the average In
California being points higher than on
September 1.
The average yield Of wheat per acre
will not be published pending the result
OF special investigation Of acreage and
production now approaching completion.
The condition nf tobacco shows a decllne
of 52 points during September.
The tobacco reports vary greatly as
between the different states. Pennsylva-
mia and Maryland showing an Improve
ment OF 3 md II points respectively,
while Virginia shows a decline OF 2
points; North Carolina, 4; Tennessee,
II; Kentucky, 10; Ohio 2; Indiana, 6;
Missouri G.
The condition of Irish potatoes has de-
clined 81 points. In the New England |
states the decline ranges from points In
Massachusetts and Connecticut, to Is In !
New Hampshire, and q In Maine
In New York and Pennsylvania II IL |
o and points respectively, and In I'LL |
nols, Iowa and Nebraska Il is G.2 and 4