~ 
“The crop was an average one in yield, and thé stock remaining in 
‘ ait hands is also near an average. The returns are full, “and 
~ those of the State agent. system, while not in every State identical 
with those from the direct correspondents of the Department, are in 
: close agreement with them. 
The crop year and the fiscal or export year beginning at the same 
date, July 1, the movement on the basis of actual exports aud recog- 
nized consumption should be calculated from that date. Itshowsof 
‘uncounted wheat on the Ist of March 10,000,000 bushels, as follows : 
Bushels. Bushels. 
Sr ME ETINTAST AVAL IC GLOGS hits os oo hbo seine a SR Tee AN aT A OS «cel ents bt nce aah tole chee 34, 000, 060 
lad LAGS ac: Bie odes ot Rian) AS RRS ORE 8 47.9 ea Se el =e Aa WR RS 456, 000,009 _ 
490, 000,000 
“Consumption, Waly*is6O AODMIAYy 29) 1GES 2 © So Sac s cies oie Sele eV da ois A eek 187, 000, 000 
ER IEECaRECU TIT SE My NEA be) 8 2.5 ear. Sead orn BAe Come ae Ee Aad wos Peeaiee batesaee 34, 000, 000 
Henares wuty 2 bo hebruary 29,1888. ° 2. 5. sok ane team net oc ceae fos Oe “SORA 89, 000, 000 
+ Visible sipply March 1,.1888......2.....-..-........ aE S ay-35 5 Se hak CE ek, Se 38, 000,000 
Metta farmer’ hands March 1, 1886+... |... 0.220. s1sbe.-ces-c- se s0eces sce eaeeuse 132, 000, 000 
x 489, 000, C00 
EPRI AN Napa RE Bs oe Sok he te oe sia ee ee Ee lee nee ete MNP SNe ota alas 5 Crater Oe eters Clg 10, 000, 000 
- There is stillan uncounted quantity, which isan element of uncer- 
tainty difficult to eliminate. It is the wheat not consumed, not in 
visible stock, or reported in the hands of farmers, but in country 
elevators, in mills, both as wheat and flour, and as flour in commer- 
cial distribution to actual consumers. This is less at the end of the 
crop year, when the drain of distribution, foreign and domestic, has 
been continuous for twelve months. It is greater in other periods 
~ of the crop year, especially after the very active distr ibution of the 
~ first six months. 
Surplus and distribution by groups of States. 
: ~ | Stock on hand | Retained forcoun-| Distribution be- 
Sections. | Crop of 1887. “yarch 1,1888. | ty consumption. | yond county lines. 
| Bushels. Bushels. | P.ct Bushels. | P.ct. Bushels. -| P.ct. 
New England..............-. 964, 000 407,220 | 42.2 954,360 | 99.0 | 9,640 | 1.0 
DINREIES Fis ay ae @ Sense ee 2 See 26,310,000 ; 9,025,380 34.3 15,872,660 | 60.3 | 10, 437,240 | 39.7 
“SOTTO NS ee rr 38,431,000 | 9,941,230 | 25.9 24, 787,930 | 64.5; 13, 643) 070 | 35.5 
PAEEE GU Od o.c.6 cass 6 ac28 | 274,344,000 | 80,035,710 | 29.2 124, 648,840 | 45.4 | 149,695,160 | 54.6 
_ 2 SSR es | “46/529,000 | 13,350,120 | 28.7 | 13,045,880 | 28.0 | 33,483,170 | 72.0 
Nevada, Colorado, and Ter- 
MUNSETOR Sess os slate op oa 69,751,000 | 19,335,220 | 27.7 20, 853, 180 | 29.9 48,897,820 | 70.4 
SMLIERT? ort 5 sacha utes ease 456, 329,000 | 182,094,880 | 28.9 | 200,162,800 | 43.9 256, 166,200 | 56.1 
The proportion reported for distribution is slightly reduced, and 
the aggregate is 256,166,200, instead of 263,179,110 last year. 
Stock on hand and amount retained for home consumption March 1, 1888. 
—$——<—— — —————— — —————_> TF 
1 ; 
hs een . | Stock on hand | Consumedincounty |Shipped out of coun- 
States and Territories. pies of 188; March 1,1888. | where grown. ty where grown. 
| 
| | 
; Bushels. | Bushels. |P.ct.| Bushels. p. ct.| Bushels. P.ct. 
PRAANIOS, (922 SS Sao ss sc man eye 481,000 | 173,160 | 26 | 476,190 | 99 | 4,810 1 
New Hampshire.......... 110, 000 51,700 | 47 108,900 | 99 1,100 1 
RermiGnh 8 ee- ofan ees 320, 000 | 166,400 | 52! 316,800 | 99 3,200] 4 
Massachusetts...........3 | 16, 000 5,600 | 35. | 15,840 | 99 160 1 
Connecticut .............. 37/000 | 10,360 | 28 | 36,630 | 99 370 | <1 
Mew MOvK. jt... eee cet: 10,137,000 | 3,547,950 | 35 6,183,570 | 61 | 8,953,430 | 39 
BNEW JETSCY. . <52,.0 502450: 1, 459,000 | 466,880 | 32 | 1,065,070 | 73 393,980 | 27 
Pannsylvania............ 13,785,000 | 4,824,750 35 8,271,000 | 60 5,514,000 | 40 
WIGIS WIC $s tush ieee { 929, 000 185,800 | 20 353, 020 | 38 575, 980 | 62 
. isch ice gt a a a ee + ay ; ye 4 ” 8 3 ea" Eee sy - 
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