Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06
CROP BULLETIN.
Frosts Proved Injurious to Late Corn
IN the Middle States.
The wheat Production of France Was ss,-
560,SoO Hectolitr,~-G Great Britain WIZ
Keep Her Engagement and the Bchr-
ing Sea Conference VIII Bc Held.

NASHlN6IoN, sept. III hS weekly
crop bulletin of the agricultural de-
partnent says Tuesday: Except on tho
Atlantic coast. where rains have fallen,
the week has been exceptionally dry,
and upon the whole very favorable for
maturing and gathering crops. Like
the preceding weeks, however. il has
been very unfavorablc for germina-
ton of sown grain, aS well aS for
following and seeding, which is much
delayed generally throughout the cen
trail and western and in some of the
southern states. In Nebraska how
ever, "A large acreage of wheat has been
sowu, much of which is up and doin,
nicely. In the Atlantic coast states
the conditions have been more favor
able for fall seeding and satisfactory
progress has been made.
The frosts of the early part of the
week proved injurious to- late corn in
portions of Ohio, kentucky, Pcnnsvlva-
MIA and New York, but farther west no
serious injury is reported, and in some
states cutting is nearing completion
Cotton picking has been pushed for
ward rapidly in all sections of the cot
ton belt, although interrupted some
what in the Carolinas, eastern Georgia
and Florida by heavy rains. The crop
has suffered further deterioration in
Arkansas and portions of Mississippi
and Louisiana, and damage from rains
has resulted in the Carolinas and Flor
ida. As stated in the bulletin of the
previous week the bulk of the crop will
be gathered by October II.
In Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and
Virginia late tobacco has been seriously
injured by frosts
The official state ment of the wheat
product of France for this year as made
up from the reports to the French gov
eminent by the projects of the several
departments, has been furnished the
state department by United States Con-
sui Bruyot at st. Etiennc. The pro-
duet was Ss,556, $40 hectolitres Ia hecto-
litre being two bushels and 3. 30 peclls)
against 49, az, 412 in 1896, and lI9 gG7.-
40 in 1895. y leading flour journal es-
Inmates the returns for 1897 to be S.
l2O,s hectolitres as against l25. O49. 42O
for 1896. "a decrease of 36. g2S. $50 hectic
itres.
No further advices from Ambassador
Hay relative 10 the Bering Sea confer
cnce TO Ice held in this city in October
have been received by Hon. John
w. Foster, conducted the negotia-
tions on behalf of the United states"
Mr.. Foster who reiterates his state
ncnt that Great Britain will keep her
engagement, and that the conference
will bc held. The present hitch he at
tributes to the objections raised by
the Dominion of Canada The date OF
the conference, which will occur some
time in October. he thinks. will he fixed
as soon as Prof. Thompson, one of the
English experts, who is now on the
ocean, arrives in London.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29-The post Of
flee department is inclined to consider
the incident of the shooting OF the
postmaster at Hogansville. Ga. as
closed. The postal officials say that
the matter was exaggerated from the
beginning and that the postmaster,
who has returned to his duties. is not
being made the subject of further an
nJyance. Precautions have been taken
10 prevent the boycotting of the office
as far a. possible 10y having mail cars
closed when trains stop at Hogansvillc
and by warning ncighboring post
masters against encouraging the prac-
ticc