(Compiled by the Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department, Washington. D. C.)

3,924,531

716.371

3.208,160

991,129,273

1888.

7,046.833

459

488 05

1889.

6.938.290

469

495.79

1890.

7.311.322

470

496.13

3.439.172,391 2.264.120,826 1.175,051,565
3.439.934,799 2.384.816.669 1,055,118,130
3,627,366,183 2.471,799,853 1.155.566.330
4.316,058,982 2.907.358.795 1.408,700,187
4.506,575.984 2.935,219,811 1.571,356,173 28.663.769
3.352.658,458 2.212.115.126 1,140.543,332 43.367,952
3.769.381.478 2.683.282.325 1.086,099,153 27.705,949
508.72 5,036,964,409 3,517,533,109 1,519.431,300 49.332.022
501.92 3.592.416,851 2,335,226,385 1.257.190.466 55,350,520
502.08 4,397,177.704 3,103,754,949 1,293,422,755 51.898,926
506.90 5.677,259,827 3,850,264.295 1,826,995,532 52.660,363
5.794,767,917 3,773,410,293 2,021,357,624 50.158.158
4.757.062.942 3.100,583,188 1,656,479,754 67,398,521
5.208,402,830 3,330,890.448 1.967,512,382 46.631.283
5.430,326,773 3,500,778.763 1,929,748,010 98.715,680

5.497.592

203.972

5,293,620

1,180.345.185

7.973.039

187,959

7,785,080

1,062,903.210

8.606,049

248,104

8.357,945

1,163,924,275

20.908.817

447.794

20,461.023

1.429,161,210

132.777

28,530,992

1,599.887.165

2.013,837,213 2,026,793,124

(a) The figures given as "annual crop represent the commercial movement for the year ended August 31, and have been furnished by the
New York Shipping and Commercial List, the New York Commercial and Financial Chronicle, the National Cotton Exchange, and the New Orleans
Cotton Exchange.

(b) As reported by Mr. Thomas Ellison, of Liverpool.

(c) As reported by Henry G. Hester, Secretary, New Orleans Cotton Exchange.

GRAIN CROPS OF THE WORLD.

The latest official and commercial estimates revised up to January 27, 1903.

(Furnished by the Board's special foreign correspondent, Mr. George J. S. Broomhall, Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.)

A commercial conservative estimate.

b 16,000,000 below the recent optimistic estimate.

a Most recent estimate of Central Statistic Committee, probably an over-estimate.

d Revised October 1902. Roumelia included. *63 Governments.

c Estimate of growing crop. 64 Governments. Three chief divisions only.

WHEAT CROP ESTIMATES

Issued by the Hungarian Minister of Agriculture, at Budapesth, September 5, 1901.

(Furnished by the Board's special foreign correspondent, Mr. George J. S. Broomhall, Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.) GENERAL SUMMARY.

GRAIN CROPS IN ILLINOIS.

Acreage, estimated yield, and estimated home value of the crops of wheat, corn, oats, rye and barley in the State of Illinois for the years 1860 to 1902, inclusive, as reported by the State Agricultural Department.

1860..
1861.
1862..
1863.
1864.
1865.
1866
1867
1868.
1869..
1870.
1871
1872.
1873..

1854 . .
1875.

1876.

1877

1878

1879.

1880.

1881

WHEAT.

CORN.

OATS.

RYE.

BARLEY.

Acres. Bushels. Value. Acres. Bushels. Value. Acres. Bushels. Value.

543,572
543,572

15,220,029 $3.957,207|

59.455 951,281 $466,127 45,058, 1,036,334 $507,803

15,220,029 2,891,805

59,455 951.281 323,435

894.610

17.892,209 4,294,128

49.066

981.322

Acres. Bushels. Value. Acres. Bushels. Value.
2,109,471 23,837,023 $20,261,469 3,839,159 115,174,770 $48,944,277
2.109,471 23.837.023 16,927.284 3.839.159 115,174,770 27,641,944
2,300,994 32.218,500 24,482,262 3,458,903 138,356,120 32,821,911
2,617,347 31,408,183 32,978.571 3,773,349 83,013,681 51,479,442|
2.328,763 33,371,173 51,725,318 4,192,610 138,356,130 103,767.101
2,296,977 25.266,745 27,541,732 5,032,996 177,095,852 51,800,536)
2,196.263 28,551,421 55.104,243 4,931,783 155,844,350 67.031,070 883,952
456,140 28,060,000 55,560,000 4,583,655 109,091,000 74,281.880 1,068,372
2,483,478 28,560,000 34,272,000 3,928,742 134,363,000 57,786,090 1,018 32,479,000 12,666,810
2,607.142 28.300.000 22,192,000 5,237,068 121,500,000 69.225,000 1,099.261 35,726,000 13.218.620
2.259,538 27.115,000 25,488,100 5,720,965 202,378.000 70,482,300 1,480.846 38.509,000 12,320,640
2,050,081 25.206,000 29,754,880 5,310,469 206,391,000 65,085,020 1.163,202 38,502.000 10,770,560|
2,042.231 24,711,000 30,394,530 5,468,040 217,628,000, 52.230,720 1.178.196 43,122,000, 8.294,180
2,104,963 28,417,000 31,258,700 6,839,714 143,684,000 45,962,880 1,178,666 35,360,000 9,900,800
2.619.304 30,122,000 25,904.920 7,421,055 133,579.000 74,804.240, 1.818.514 31,824,000 14,320,800,
,600,000 27,300,000 24.843,000 8,163,265 280,000,000 95,200,000 2,272.720 75,000,000 22,000,000
2,520,430 23.440,000 21.799,200 8,920.000 223,000,000 69,130,000 2.400,000 48.000.000 12.480.000
1,977,745 32.490,556 38,002,082 8,935,411 269,889,742 77,562,879 1,556.194 61,145,983 16,269.647
2,324,755 33,883,398 27,059.480 8.672.088 250,560,810 56,035,842 1.757,953 53,423,555 10.684.911
2,440,808) 45,417.661 39,930,639 7,918,881 305,913,377 97,483,052 1.631,139 54,664,569 12.059,162
3,256,850 56,508,409 46,497,160 7.754.545 250,697,036 83,757.009 1,749,391 62,709.002 12,858.247
3,642,589 22,374,163 24,133,780 7.157.334 174,491,706 93,328,977 1,922,389 68,644,514 21,022,267
2.846.117 52,323.261 46,714,376 7,371,950 179,471.729 76,528.755 2.461.655 99.275.380 41,062,611)
2,047,956 20,347,502 19.337.063, 7,304,596 186,583,558 68,067.698 2.740,959 104.299.230 27,403,706||
2,717,592 33.611,245 25,410,014 6.898,819 207.556.662 60,300,153 2.867,560 102,411.665 26,047,256
1,068,364 8.299.243 7,162,292 7,212,657 230,922,298 64,850,545 3,159,585 114,344,387 28,098,984
1,991,336 28,284.086 18 865,383 7.153,289 182,755,053 54,772.027 3,337,455 113,247,664 29,042.381
2.391.297 38.676.486 25.032.982 6,719,126 129,537,603 53.718.691 3,643,861 110.006.640 25,625.744
2.277.001 34,317,920 24,128,437 7,047,813 77.726,457 79.245.114 3,809,830
2,052,388 37,201.916) 26,093,250 6,988.267 247.980.589 58,337,049 3,663,936
1,215,797 14,662,037 11,987,201 6,114,226 164,512,020 73,356,923 3.164.805
1891. 1.871,968 34,620,828 27,269,219 5,754,147 217,982,050 83,990,210 2,934,
1892. 1.665.964 30,578,643 21.061.703 5.188.432 137.540.285 48.913.834 2,698,893 89.254.551 24,500,490
1893. 1.630.797 18,916.314 9.157.708 6,416,488 167,687.97151,099,698| 3,352,375 105,916,595 22,985,087
1894.. 2.071.354 41,315,099 17,841,353 6.705,476 205,637.061 79,605,353, 3,424,422 133,479,742 36,856.979
1895. 1.686,527 18,093.503 10.706.913 6.922.921 267.423.008 57.738.225 3,647.626 86,616,615 17.273.961|
1896. 1,682.019 21,514,581 10,447,439 6,881,400 288,616,334 50,199,522 3,466.471 104.423.989 14,176,917
898,766 10.255,525 6,924,013 7,051,527 239,360,474 51.510,852 3,640,231 126.959,997 19,547,410
1,911,852 18.383,943 11,473,216 6,943,992 215,222,825 55.972.556 3.747.938 108,726,511 21,218,742
1,214.109 11,054,236 7,172,313 6,941.548 259,618,956 67,791,697 3,653,604 151,382.020 28.377,878
1,711,094 22,006.632 15,035,379) 8.050.350 305,207,391 96,402,721 4,065,202 164,909,1:29-33,016.044
1,859.608 31.112.798 19,264,060 8,077,621 183,792.241 106,414,771 3.774.190 110.418.4:29 34,979,513
1,774,329 36,588,783, 22,906,930 8,199,031 320,977,301 114,217,485 3,747,956 141,434,585 47,377,905)

421.968
653,561
862,822
833,069 410,977
42,721 666,455 526,500
42,600 639,000 760,410
37,814 645,000 599,850
46.875 675.000
136,280 2,235,000 1,341,000
113.033 2,190,000 1,226,400|
122,154 2,211,000 1.105,500
134,064 2,087,000 1,205,240
132,208 2,036.000 1,445,560
157,572 .600,000 1,586,000
161,250 2.580.000 1.496,400
231.972 3,852,091 2,103,800
252,768 2,915,940 1,195,535
235.073 4,238.824 1,990,404
149,742 2,737.159 1,513,587

45,058 1,036,334 269,446
32,657 1.175.651 705,390
54,755 1.205.042 1.444.790
50,520 1.144,790 1,568,362
50,425 1,058,931 600,943
41,510 1.037,753 705,672
44.663 996.000 1,274,880
37.829 976,000 1,327,360
59,808 1,250,000 1,125,000
111.600 2.232.000 1,383,840
80,509
2.053,000 1,067,560
79.455 2,073,000 1,140,150
99,130 2.280,000 2,166,000
119,302 052.000 1,990,440
113,281 2.900.000 2,030,000
124.293 2,200.000 1.100.000
44.982 842.942 396.182
29,301 703.294 398,844
578.911 255,951

25.494

39.313

992,382 660,703

151,172,782 36,264,246

697.467

892,328

34,611

940,396

641,951

26,815

674,338

398.901

26,746

732.139

366,550

34,706 862,183

405.764

41,992 1,164,052 46,646

603,215

757.935

340,134

37.310

981,317

404,805