REPORT OF THE STATISTICIAN. 



371 



Proportion and value per bushel and total value of merchantable and unmerchant- 

 able corn — Continued. 



States and Territories. 



Kentucky .. 



Ohio 



Michigan . . . 



Indiana 



Illinois 



Wisconsin . . 

 Minnesota . . 



Iowa 



Missouri 



Kansas 



Nebraska . . . 

 California . . 



Oregon 



Nevada 



Colorado . . . 

 Arizona . . . . 



Dakota 



Idaho 



Montana 



New Mexico 



Utah 



Washington 



Total. 



VALUE OF THE CROP. 



The value of the crop, on the basis of March prices of merchant- 

 able and unmerchantable corn separately estimated, is thus stated: 



Merchantable, at 38.7 cents $557, 391, 951 



Unmerchantable, at 25.1 cents 57, 076, 145 



Total value 614, 468, 096 



Value as estimated December 1 610, 311, 000 



The value has slightly increased in some districts, mainly depend- 

 ent on local supply; while in commercial markets, Chicago notably, 

 the value of December is scarcely sustained, though the decline is 

 only a small fraction. 



The value of merchantable corn is reported 2.7 cents higher than 

 a year ago; the unmerchantable at 3.1 cents higher. 



The farm prices (reported in December) averaged 36.6 cents per 

 bushel. This average is higher than those of 1877 and 1878, and 

 also those of 1884 and 1885. The following statement includes an- 

 nual averages for principal States and for the United States : 



states. 



1876. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1880. 1881. 1882. 1883. 1884. 1885. 1886. 



Kentucky.. 



Ohio 



Jlichigan . . 



Indiana 



Illinois 



■Wisconsin . 

 Minnesota . 



Iowa 



Missouri . . . 



Kansas 



Nebraska. , 

 Dakota 



SO 30 

 38 

 52 

 34 

 31 

 41 

 40 

 25 

 28 

 Zi 

 27 



50 .32 

 40 

 39 

 34 

 29 

 33 

 38 

 25 

 27 

 21 

 18 



United States. 



37 



35.8 



31.8 



SO 38 

 41 

 46 

 40 

 36 

 39 

 36 

 26 

 .36 

 29 

 25 



SO 70 

 61 

 63 

 60 

 58 

 54 

 53 

 44 

 65 

 58 



SO 



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 47 

 52 

 41 

 40 

 48 

 43 

 32 

 35 

 26 

 24 

 45 



SO 43 

 41 

 40 

 34 

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m 



33 

 23 

 26 

 23 

 18 

 30 



80 



37.5 



39.6 



63.61 48.4 



42.4 



35. 



32. 



SO 34 

 35 

 38 

 32 

 31 

 37 

 34 

 30 

 31 

 27 

 20 

 37 



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