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Show CORN AND OATS CROP. Value of Cereals in Vnlted States This Year Increase Over Lust. Washington, Dec. 11. The agricultural agricul-tural department figures place thelS93 crops of corn and oats as worth 533,-000,000 533,-000,000 more than the crops of 1S97. Statistician Hyde accredits this largely to the difference in prices. The corn crop is a trifle larger than in 1S96 and the average price per bushel is 2.4 cents j higher, while the oat crop is similarly a little larger than in 1397, and the price is 4.4 higher. |