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Show CORN AND OATS CROP. '? Value of VerraU lu United Etatea Ihls Veal Jncreaiu Over Luit. Washington, Deo. 11. The agricultural agricul-tural department figures place tlio 1808 crops of corn nnd oats as worth 893,-000,000 893,-000,000 moro than tho orops of 1897. Statistician Hyde accredits this largely to the difference in prices, Tho corn crop Is n trllla larger than In 1800 and tho nvorage price per bushel Is 2.4 cents higher, while tho oat crop is similarly a llttlo linger than In l$t7, und tlio prlco is 4.1 higher. |