The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-12
COTTON is OFF IN CONDITION.
IMPAIRMENT DURING AUGUST WAS
QUITE GENERAL.

Arkansas. Indian Territory and
TeNas-It Is the Result of Long
Continued DrouRht-Where Rains
Henvy-Thcre Has Also Been n De-
cline in Wheat and Corn,
Washington, Sept. 1.-THE monthly re-
port of The statistician of the department
of agriculture shows the average condi-
ton Of cotton on Sept. / to have been $50
as compared with $40 last month, 1913
on Sept l, 1898 1873 at the corresponding
date in 1897 and 1874 the mean of the Sep
TENDER averages for the last ten years.
The condition on the first Of the present
month was, with the exception of the year
1896 the lowest September condition in
twenty-five years.
There was a general impairment of con-
dition during August amounting to points
in Alabama; s in Mississippi and Tonnes
see, 10 in North CAROLINA and Georgia.
10 In South Carolina and Louisiana, l6 in
Florida 20 in Oklahoma. "a in Arkansas
26 in Texas and 40 in Indian Territory.
The serious decline in condition is the
result in The main of long continued
drought Where local rains have fallen
they have generally been so heavy as to
still further aggravate the situation The
averages of the different states on Sept. l
were as follows:
Virginia, 81; North Carolina. 7S; South
Carolina &C, Georgia 50; Florida n; Ala
bame. rs Mississippi. IS; Louisiana, II:
Texas, 81; Arkansas, 81; Tennessee, 7G;
Missouri, SIS; Oklahoma, 60; Indian Terri
tory, 50.
with Corn and wheat
The September report of the statistician
of the department Of agriculture shows
the following averages of condition on
Sept 1:
Corn, S2,2; wheat. 7O.9: oats. S,2; rye, 50,
buckwheat. 75.2; potatoes S6,S; barley,
s6.T.
There was decline in the average con-
dition of corn during August, amounting
10 Al points, but the condition on Sept 1,
was still / i points higher than on Sept /,
1898, SO points higher than at the CORE
spending date In 1887 and 30 points above
the mean of the September averages for
the last ten years. There was a decline
during August of three points In Ohio and
Missouri, TWO In Illinois, nine in Kansas
and fourteen In Nebraska and the aver
ages in the Southern states are nearly all
somewhat lower than on Aug. L. on the
other hand. there was slight appreciate
gain represented by about one point In
Kentucky, Indiana and Iowa.
The condition of winter and spring
wheat consolidated is 100, as compared
with S6.7 on Sept. !, 1893; S5.7 at the CORE
spending date in 1897 and S2.5 the mean
of the September averages for the last
ten years. The condition of the first of
the present month was the lowest Septem-
Der condition in 20 years. The reports
from the principal winter wheat states
are, with the exception of Kansas and
Missouri. slightly better than on July l,
but in the spring wheat states there has
been a decline of points IN North Da-
kota, two in South Dakota. twelve in
Minnesota, sixteen in Iowa and eleven In
Nebraska.
The department will make no quantita-
tive estimate of the wheat crop, pending
a revision of the acreage figures in the
Northwest and on the Pacific slope.
other Grain Crops.
The average condition of oats was s7.2.
against 80 8 last month, 100 on Sept. 1, 1898.
S4.6 at the corresponding date in 1897 and
80 the mean of the September averages
for the last ten years
The average condition of barley was
S67 as compared with 1876 last month,
1872 on Sept. /, 1898, 1914 at the cores
pondng date in 1897; S4.1 the mean of the
September averages for the last ten years.
as compared with 1914 on Sept. !, 1893, 90.l
at the corresponding date in 1897 and S7.5
the mean of the September average for
| the last ten years
The average condition of buckwheat was
| 75.2, as compared with 1872 last month,
! 1873 on Sept. /, 1898, 95.1 at the correspond
! ing date In 1897, and So, the mean of the
September averages for the last ten years.
Potatoes land Tobacco.
The average condition of the potatoes
was 1863. This shows a decline of 81
points during August, but Is still Sc points
| higher than on Sept. /. 1898, 1875 points
higher than at the corresponding date in
| 1897, and Ga points above the mean of the
! September averages for the last ten years.
/ OF the principal tobacco states, Ken
! lucky, Pennsylvania Virginia, North Car
DINA, Ohio Indiana, Wisconsin. Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut report an i'm
/ provement on condition during August,
| while New York, Tennessee and Missouri
report a decline
OF the thirteen principal sweet potato
states, five report an Improvement during
| August and eight a decline. There is a
| continued decline in the condition of 9p-
! pies in almost every important apple-grow-
a ing state.
There is an Improvement of five points in
the condition of sugar cane In Louisiana,
with changes of no especial importance in
the minor cane growing states.
| The number of stock hogs for fattening
| is reported at 10 per cent. less Than on
/ Sept 1, 1898. The condition is 95.9, which is
/ OF points below that of September, 1898,
! but 16 points above the mean of the
/ September averages for the last ten years.
! A considerable decrease is reported in
the clover seed acreage. The condition in
/ the principal states is as follows;
| Kentucky n; Ohio, 6S; Missouri IS;
! Michigan, AZ; Indiana 70; Illinois, 81; Wis
consin, "A; Iowa, 50.
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From the New York Tribune.