The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-12


ditiOn of Tobacco Is Reported.
! WASHINGTON, Sept 1.-THE Sep
TENDER report of the statisticlan of the
department of agriculture shows the fol-
lowing averages of condition on Septem-
Der 1: Corn. 752; wheat. 7O9; cats, S7.2;
buckwheat. 1872; potatoes, S6.3; barley,
SGT.
There was a decline in the average
| condition of corn during August, amount
ing to Al points, but the condition on
Sept. l was still IL points higher than
on Sept. l. 1898; SO points higher than at
the corresponding date in 1897, and 2.3
points above the mean of thes.September
averages for the last ten years. Ther1
was decline during August of 3 pointA
in Ohio and Missouri; 2 in Illinois; in
Kansas and IA in Nebraska, and ths
averages in the Southern states are
nearly all somewhat lower than on Aug.
l. On the other hand there was a slight
appreciate gain represented by about
point in Kentucky, Indiana and Iowa
The condition of winter and spring
wheat, consolidated, is 100, as COM
pared with S6.7 on Sept. L. 1888; S5.7 at
the corresponding date in 1897, and S25
the mean of the September averages for
the last ten years. The condition on the
first of the present month was the low
est September condition in twenty years.
The reports from the principal winter
wheat states are, with the exception Of
Kansas and Missouri slightly better
than on July /, but in the spring wheat
states there has been a decline of
points in North Dakota, 2 in South Da-
kota, u in Minnesota, 16 in Iowa and II
in Nebraska. The department will make
no cumulative estimate of the wheat
crop pending a revision of the acreage
figures in the Northwest and on the Pa
cific slope
The average condition of oats was
S7.2. against 90.S last month; 1910 on
Sept l, 1898; $40 at the corresponding
date in 1887. and 800 the mean of the
September averages for the last ten
years.
The average condition of barley was
S6.7, as compared with 93.6 last month;
1872 on Sept. 1, 1888; 1914 at the correspond
ing date in 1884,, and S41 the msan of
the September averages for the last ten
years.
The average condition Of rye was $40,
as compared with 1914 on Sept l, 1898:
90.1 at the corresponding date in 1897.
and S75 the mean of the September av-
erages for the last ten years
The average condition of buckWheat
was 1872. as compared with 932 last
month; SS.S on Sept. l. 1898; 95.1 at the
corresponding date in 1897, and $50 the
mean Of the September averages for the
last ten years. The average condition
of potatoes was S6.3 This shows a de-
cline of ST. points during August. but is
still Sc points higher than on Sept 1,
! 1898; 1876 points higher than at the cor
responding date in 1897, and SO points
above the mean average for Sentember
for the last ten years. 49,
OF the principal tobacco states Ken
lucky, Pennsylvania. Virginia, North
Carolina, Ohio. Indiana, Wisconsin, Mas
sachusetts and Connecticut report an
Improvement of condition during August.
while New York, Tennessee and Mis-
souri, report decline. .-
OF the thirteen principal sweet potato
states five report an Improvement during
August and eight decline
There Is continued decline In tha
condition of apples from almost every
important apple-growing state. There Is
an Improvement of five points in the
condition of sugar cane in Louisiana,
with changes of no appreciable impor-
lance in the minor cane-growing states
The number of stock hogs for fattenine
is reported at 1913 The condition Is
951. which is 0.2 points below that of
September, 1898, but 1.6 points above
the mean of the September averages for
the past ten years A cons derabIe
decrease is reported in the cloverseed
acreage. The condition in the principal
states is as follows: Kentucky, n:
Ohio, eS; Michigan. 49, Indiana, 70: Il
lfnois, 81; Wisconsin, "a; Iowa, SO; Mis-
souri,, 70 per cent