Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-10
GOVERNMENT REPORTS
CORN CONDITION 7O.4
This Compares With 1913
Last Month, 80.3 Last Year,
and 1876 Ten Year Average

crop report OF the crop reporting board
OF the United States department OF agri-
culture, issued at ais p. IN. today, shows
the condition on October ]. or at time OF
harvest: the yield per acre as indicated
by the condition on tina date and prelimi-
nary estimates OF the total production OF
the principal farm crops OF the country,
as follows:
CONFORMATION, 7O.4 per cent. of nor
NAL compared with 70.3 per cent on sep
tem...' l, 1911; sos on October /, 1910, and
$50 per cent. the ten-year october aver
age. Indicated yield per acre, 2S.S bush
els, compared with IA bushels. the 1910
final yield and 27.1 bushels, the aver
age final yield for the last five years.
The area planted to corn was 115,9Ss0,Oo
acres, or 1O1.7 per cent of the area plant
ed last year.
Buckwheat-C condition, S1.4 per cent OF
a normal. compared with SS.S per cent on
September 1; ST. per cent in 1910, and
SO per cent, the ten-year average. Indi-
Gated yield per acre, 1876 bushels, com
pared with 209 last year and 1876 the
fve-year average. The area planted to
buckwheat was S01, 600 acres. or 81 per
cent of last years acreage.
Potatoes-Condition, 1913 per cent of a
normal, compared with SOS per cent Sep
| TENDER /; lis per cent last year, and
/ 1913 per cent the ten-year average. IN
dicated yield per acre, 1911 bushels, com
pared with ga bushels last year, and
9ss bushels the fve-year average. Area
planted to potatoes was 3,4s5,Ooo acres,
or s7.3 per cent of last year.
| characterization, sos per cent OF a
normal, compared with Ill per cent Sep
| TENDER /; S0-2 per cent last year, and 49,
per cent, the ten-year average. Indicat-
ed yield per acre, SOIL pounds, compared
with 7y7s pounds last year, and $3.50
/ pounds, the five-year average. Area
planted to tobacco was $4,000 acres or
ia per cent of last years acreage.
| Transformation, $40 per cent of mar
NAL. compared with 6S.4 per cent Sep
TENDER L; AZ per cent last year, and IS's
per cent, the eight-year average IN
dictated yield per acre, 81 bushels, COM
pared with as bushels last year, and 80
\ bushels. the average for the lsO5-lsOs.
/ Area planted to flax was S.OlS.0OO acres, or
1888 per cent of last years acreage.
REORGANIZATION, S5.4 per cent of nor
NAL. compared with So per cent Septem-
Der i, ST. per cent last year. and 500
per cent. the ten-year average. Indicat
I ed WELD per acre, 800 bushels, COM
pared with s3.9 bushels last'year, and S2.4
bushels. the five-year average. Area
planted TO rice was TO5,IOo acres, or S6
per cent of last years acreage.
normal, compared with $50 per cent Sep
I tember 1; 46.4 per cent last year. and ga
/ per cent, the ten-year average.
Spring Wheat: Preliminary estimate
\ sprine Wheat: Preliminary estimate
of production, aOO.367 1000 bushels, compar-
/ ed with %. sss 900 bushels last year and
sgs. 1Ss.SO0 bushels the average for the iast
five years Yield per acre 81 busheis,
compared with III bushels last year, ana
/ va Quail
/ ity. 1913 per cent. compared with ten
/ wear average Of ST. per cent
| Winter Wheat: Preliminary estimate
of production, 900 bushels, compar-
ed with 4e4,044O0O bushels in 1910 and
4 $50 1880 bushels, the 5-year average.
! WELD per acre, AS bushels, compared
with ISIS bushels in 1910, and 15.5 bushels
the 5-year average.
All Wheat: Preliminary estimate OF
production. s55.5ls.O0o bushels, compared
with se5, $4,000 bushels last year and
ssssls.4 400 bushels. the swear average.
Weld per acre 1876 bushels. compared
with al bushels last year ana A4' oush-
els. the 5-year average
oats: Preliminary estimate OF produc-
ton. S7s,6u,0O0 bushels, compared with
]. 10. 76S. 600 bushels last year. and Ss2,l24,
100 bushels. the 5-year average Yield
per acre. 24s bushels, compared with Sls
bushels last year and 2S.4 bushels, the o
wear average. The quality of oats was SAG
per cent. compared with 10-year avera-
&c of $50 per cent
MONEY AND BONDS.
NEW YORK oct. 9.-Money on call STEADY
l2Aa2b per cent; ruling rate and closing DC
~: offered at rs. -.
On davs aMGs4: 6 months SA@4.
C1ose-Prine mercantile paper AZ per cent.
Sterling exchange firm with actual business mes,
ana an ats At 8. SO. 25asO for demand.
Commercial bills S4;GS'
Bar silver 52ssc.
Government bonds firm; railroad bonds nreg
ular. ..,.,.+a ~ nro-
duction. 145,s51,00o bushels, compared
NTH 1e2. 227, 900 bushels last year, and
j 1ss 25s 600 bushels the five-year aveage.
Weld per acre. 2O.7 bushels. compared
with . 4 bushels last year, and 24S bush
els the five-year average The quality
Of harley was $40 per cent, compared
with a ten-year average of S1.5 per cent
Rve-Preiiminary estimate of produc-
ton, sO.s7T, 900 bushels, ecompared with
q. O3e. 900 bushels last year, ana 49,
$4,000 bushels the five-year average.
, Yield per acre, 1876 bushels, compared
with 1913 bushels last year ana io'4
bushels the five-year average.
Hay-Preliminary estimate of produc-
ton. 4e,s6s, 900 tons, compared with 6o.-
s7s. 600 tons last year, and o3,5O7'4OO
tons tn five-year average. Yield per
acre. 1.0s tons, compared with 1888 tons
last year, and 1.41 tons the five-year az
erage.
BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS
NEW YORK, Oct 9.-Butter firm; receipts
! 4 es4. Creamery specials, 31hd32e; extras,
/. l3le: do firsts 2T629c; do. seconds, 22k q
'23He; do thirds. 20h02lc; state dairy
tubs finest 2Td2sc; do. good to prime
26a 2sc; do. common TO fair, lT@19c; vroces'
tubs finest 25d26c; do. good 70 prime
23a24c; do. common TO fair 179l9e; process
special 23c; do. extras. 21hc; do firsts, 22c
seconds l791T5se; factory current make firsts
cheese strong; receipts. 1884. State Who'll,
milk specials. 1876; small average fancy
Ii4c; DO. large average fancy. i3% Ql4c; do
lower grades. i1A9l3Ac; state whole mill
daisies best. 15c; skins, 2412hci mill
tancy colored. 18di3hc; do. white, 12d13c
10. lower grades cooled. he; do. lowe
.rades white. 11d11ke-
Eggs, steady; receipts, s.o32 Fresh gath
cred extras, 30d3lc; extra firsts, 23d25c
firsts. 23d25c: seconds. l0d21e; thirds. 1T6
isc; fresh gathered dlrtes, No. I. i6h@17ei No
, I5aI6c; do. poor to fair, 12d14e. gathere
-yfrania ami nearby hennFry white fancy large
Ssd 4Oc; do. gathered white, 32d35c; do. ben
merry brown 2Tc: western gathered white, 249i
.9c: refrigerator first seasons storage, pad
eOIkH21c: seconds. 1sd1oc.
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.
CHICAGO, Oct. Cash, grain, wheat, No
, QaA M . hard & l. %