s 
Pp Was 
be a is: nnowe aes fon high prices’ of corn than for’ several ye 
The statement is as follows: 
1885. 1886, 
Buvthels. ’ 
} Bushels. ' Bushelis. .ct.| Bushels. 5 
MO ey igs sh eS IG ete SN . B1, 595, 410 |) 37 2,508,700 | 88 | 33,671,400 | 35 22, 139, 100 
Indiana “37, 712,520 | 36 50, 157,720 | 38 43,954,150 | ¢ 
Tilinois ...| 80,699,520 | 33 107,599, 200 | 40 77, 632, 660 
Towa ..... ...| 95,988,000 | 38 92, 148, 480 | 38 59, 654° 100 
Missouri. w..1 65,290,500 | 33 70, 869,960 | 36 43, 112,700 
Kansas. . = wn} £0,770; 000 | 42 60,188,200 | 38 40, 547, 840 32 18, 371,280 
Nebra Alea Ming ce eed 54,945,000 | 45 58, 241,700 | 45 45, 635, 470 4. 465, 00. Nae 
otal air sys cctsne sat | 437,000,950 | 87.2. | 481,713, 960 344, 208, 320 
An inquiry is made to ascertain as nearly as practicable the pro- 
Rbebiosts in each county intended for home consumption soo eaenae sty. 
from those held for shipment beyond the county lines. This.table — 
makes a smaller quantity held as surplus than has been reported since: iy ‘ee 
1882. It is scarcely 12 per cent. of the crop—170,340,420 bushels— 
against 288,640,900 reported last March. The usual proportion Hae ff 4 
been one-sixth to one-fifth. Not all of this surplus is shipped to com- 
mercial markets; not a little, in seasons of abundance andl consequent — 3 
cheapness, is shipped short distances across county lines by feeders Ate 
of cattle, sheep, or swine. In the present season this source of dis- 
| tribution i is a limited factor of the movement. a My 
In the Western group one-fifth of the crop isusually handled com- | 
“mercially; this year only one-eighth. The eighth of this crop is only - 
half as much as the fifth of the previous one. The statement by sec- x 
tions is as follows: etl 
rea 
Tring 
1887. 1888. rie une 
s ope eal 
Sections. a iy 
i ‘Retainedfor county| Distribution be- /Retained for county] Distribution be- n 
| consumption. yond county lines, consumption. yond county lines. nw 
Eccameeony a ae if 
Busjiels, |P.ct.|  Bushels. |P:ct.| Bushels. |P.ct.|  Bushels. |P.ct. ~ | 
New England....... 8, 645, 670 | 99.0 87,330-| 1.0 9,073,980 | 98.9 100, 020 Toei 
‘Wyld EV 6 Vou CESS Bes cape sees | 68, 652, 680 | 90.4 7,326,370 | 9.6 74,758, 850 | 90.0. | 8, 294, 150. 0! 0}. Sava 
Sonpherm 223.44. | 837,425,510 | 89.3 4), 440,490 | 10:7 379, 216, 690 | 89.8 2. 812. 310 10.2 ; 
Western socket. ay. | 942,102,680 | 79.8] 238, 096,320 | 20.2 | 797,003,590') 87.2 | 116, < 563, 410 T258i) The 
BRECUITO O10 Ui) orl ccs che 3, 923, 220 838. 4 516,780 | 11.6 3, 938, 940 | 80.6 946, 060 195.4.) 5 
Nevada, Colorada, aye: 
and Territories,...| 16,050,390 | 88.1 2,173,610 | 11.9 | 21,828,520 | 93.2 1,594,470] 6.8 | 
otal cee 878, 800, 100 | 82.7 | 288,640,900 | 17.3 |1,285,820,580 | 88.3 | 170,340, 420 1 te 
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Taking the entire breadth as a whole the merchantable corn was 
slightly above the av erage. It was a tittle less than that of the pre- «_ 
‘vious crop, which was not so good as the crop of 1884, though better, ~ 
than that of 1885, and much better than the frosted crop of 1883. Nite) 
The proportion and quantity of merchantable and u nmerchantable, 4 
respectively, in the past five years is as follows: . . saa 
\ 
Years. Merchantable. Unmerchantable. Nis pe 
Bushels. | Per, cent. Bushels. Pep. cent. * \% 
1/02 WA AST OAM IER RRS yar is ATU) OURAN ba OR a 935, 926, 541 60 615, 140, 354 |° 405 004 
Le OE Sach EO Py aaron Un Rene ey eal RA TON Ati HEE x ae 1,593, 332, 101 89 202) 196, 331 sea ahi 
Lio Sia WR EA tata OM TONS 7D) & OUDRE 5 BES 1, 583, 012, 860 78] 358, 168, 140 | aan sk 
DEB ey ta ate ENGR IW Gi high ein or Weta 1, 438, 446, 830 86 226, 994, 170 147m 
Ie 7 Se AEN eh une Mee ERNE Ucn ytd OO RD DS ee eererLay 1, 222; 166, 360 233, 994, 640 at 
