The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-19
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shortly to make a critical exam nation Of
the condition of the dock. He will be
accompanied by an expert of the New
York navy yard, and it is expected that
the regular crew which will be placed
upon the dock will be able to put it in or
der without largely increasing the eX-
penditures for it's regular maintenance.
The purchase price paid by the govern
ment is considered very low in view Of
the fact that the old negotiations were
based upon a price between $3.50, 900 and
$500, 00O
NEW ATeMORED CRUISERS
Plans now under consideration for the
two new armored cruisers authorized by
congress contemplates such a new de-
parture in steam ng capacity that they
will be able to make voyages far in ex-
cess of any vessel in commission and
equaling, if not exceeding, any long dis
lance voyage Of any naval warship on
the globe. All the plans are not COM
plete, but the main features are pretty
well worked out They provide for a
combination of three screws, so separ-
ated that any one can work Independents
ly By using all three screws the ship
could develop great speed, from % to g
knots, so that she Would1be listed as a
23-knot ship. But all tie three screws
would be used only in case of emergency.
For the purposes of making a long voy-
age only one screw would be used at a
time. 1t is estimated that this would
give a speed of ten knots an hour By
alternating the screws the big craft could
make a voyage of at least 10000 miles
without stop to recoal, and at the same
time she would always have her three
screws in readiness to develop 20 or 2S-
knot spsed in case of necessity.
FOREIGN CROPS
The state department is in receipt of
interesting repor,s concerning the wheat
crops of Russia and India According
to a report from Consul General Hollo
way at st. Pr ersburg there are good
reasons to hope that the wheat harvest
of 1901 will exceed that Of 1900. The
spring wheat is more promising than the
winter crop the latter having suffered
heavily from various causes. However,
it is stated that the loss in the winter
crop will be balanced by the amount of
spring wheat sown
Consul General Patterson, at Calcutta,
states that the wheat yield for Ind a, IS
a whole is estimated at about 65S0,0,0
tons, about 81 per cent more than the
decenn.al average, and this under adverse
conditions such as cold weather, hail,
insects and rust. The export of wheat
from India this year, the consul general
'NS ., PAOOdDly Will UO 6ISdJly
and may reach from 10000, 900 to 1900, 600
bushels. Consul Fee, at Bombay, esti-
mates midas harvest for this year at
6,6SO,0C0 tons, or 1,75O,oOO tons more than
last year. The estimated area of grow
ing wheat for the year is 22,50o, 900 acres,
being about 10000 acres more than the
previous year. 9f
TREASURY STATEMENT.
Today's statement of the treasury ball
ances in the general fund, exclusive of the
$150,00O, 900 gold reserve in the division of
retention, shows: Available cash ball
ance, $751; 415; gold, $97.335, 765 silver,
$25SS9,967; United States notes, $13,73O, 800;
treasury notes Of 1850. $13O,9O7; ma
tional bank notes. $3.50, IA; deposits
in national banks, $103, 954, 4S6
National bank notes received today for
redemption, $519,O46; government receipts
from internal revenue, 81 ,O54, 457; customs,
sS41, AIS; miscellaneous, $43,557; expend!-
lures, S1,743, 600. n
The secretary of the treasury today
purchased $4,000 short-term per cent
bonds at SHOPS.