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aud West Feliciana Parishes, Louisiaua, deterioration of couditiou from 

 drought is reported. Our correspondent in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, 

 gives an ilkistration of the progress of cane-growing in that State : " The 

 quantity of cane phiuted is greatly in excess of last year ; new mills are 

 going up all over the parish, and a season of general prosperity is ai>pa- 

 rently at hand." 



Old tclieat. — There is a comparatively large siu'plus of old wheat in Ten- 

 nessee, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska, and as much as usual in 

 Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky* and smaller States. There is no evidence 

 of any large surplus to add materially to the supplies of the year. 



Beef cattle. — The supply of fattening cattle is somewhat in excess of 

 former years, with great local variation. In Maine, New Hami^shire, 

 and Vermont, it is caused by an apprehended deficiency of hay and other 

 feed, and their condition is relatively low. A good supply is reported 

 in the West, in fair condition. A deficiency is reported in California, Vir- 

 ginia, New Jersey, New York, and the southern half of New England, in 

 somewhat reduced condition except as to Virginia. 



