The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-18
Extracts from the Mark lane Express Of
April "a. 1875
changed.

The temperature during the past Week, al
though low, has recovered from the unusual
depression previously Noticed, and the SNOW
Storms nave been succeeded by those genial
showers which are characteristic OF the present
month. Under such reviyiiying influences
vegetation has recovered from the temporary
check caused by the sudden return Of winter
and the tardy sprliJ has once more brough, u
.iIe 4.ovln3 weather. It cannot BIZ denied
That, n spit. Of the improvement shown Il. the
ASPECT o. the country after the brief period OF
suasi!ia., it is still very backward for the tim-
OF yeal. Even III .ns most favored localities on
he southern coast the landscape is scarcely yet
adorned with the verdant tints of spring,
WINS. III many parts the dull monJtonous
brown OF barren soil and leahess trees IS still
the leading feature. With the exception OF
narrowing there is little active field work 90
ing on, which indicates that the seed-corn is
sow fairly consigned to It's ted. The autumn
sown crops, although backward, are making
= I;,ir. show, and do not appear to have suffered
effects Of the protra;.ed winter. Tue wheat
plant is somewhat thin and sckly on the heavy
| lands, but with warm May will, doubtless.
make fair progress, although heavy crop can
scarcely be expected 1t is on the-lyiug heavy
| crop lands especially that the want Of the dry
ling winds Of Mach has been most felt, AMI
he superabundance OF moisture received BY
the soil must ,,sosssarily take some time to sub
side. The deficiency of th- acreage under
wheat this yrSr, whilst no doubt attributable
III some measure. to the bad seed time, is also
due the inpfoboyiity the farmer toresees Of he.
iig able u cultivate the crop remunerative.y,
now thot the low price ami rapid ,ransi. Of
wheat from India render competition mor.. ~
We're. The heavy shipments of wheat from
Calcutta have formed a very marked feature III
the trade this season, and the facility with
WHICH this Class vi gram Is saleabIe shows that
To tie miller 1t must possess grinding qualities
81 no mean order. Add to this the fact that
the price ranges little over 4Us. per or and il
mist be patentto all that, with the enormous
resources OF land and cheap labor in India thu
prospect Of selling English wheat an an aver
A. price OF COS. is rendered rather dubious
N1w thai such facilities offered for the .ran-
II VI wheat from the east, the low cEa>s grain
from America and Russia is almost entirely
neglected and the influences thus brought 10
lear Oh the cause Of prices Is mater for care
"a consideration. As some quantity Of CAL
g>.tt. wheat has recently been taken for thu
Joliinrnt, It is pain that taiilers there begin
. appreciate the article. ard an
extension OF English trade in this direction
altv possibly be looked for. Tlse course OF tue
tsaie mas undergone 5u. little ealage since .a,t
wsea, ana the easter a1ti lays hara rendered
transactions somewhat ..u...ed Wheat has
s.-adily maintained late p-iseS, but Their. is no
y 80: VI Ant eAset's s's 4'tiT
~ 4i4.tss' ".'.S-. aaNt oeeA ose-Ast 9144.4t
= -. - u1a1e'.
~ sa a-s, " FL. .Sa ayh- hos@a t@ss "T~k
~ :, ss.s ~ &@e..slss Pi'-+s 9ss :"
81 T, ~ /" - sas .2'.s se@.
ils 12i'ioi. ast's'-ss "fEF 90 OF o. .,''a
f'sSt ...4
tMe ~ pNt-s mo - : s. m ri ste VS.
Lii aptA. 80. 'o..' "7te 1905 sNt. ".isa ~iii
49,. (" tt"9s'
A. paris .ae weather is suaaseAl., aaG i
..@t.S 70 py.ns raiG. >pa. y 4a4t Ia ,.ve-lasl
r sen.tuis>.
Flour ioT cousGmp .saa mas improved frame
Az Marx Dai bay !, quoted i, 81 franc per
sack. For ei-h. and superior alasss .as - IL
eso>-> latef,
A. aeaeh supplies arr short. an. both = heat
! and -four are rather cheaper. The export ie-
,nand IS slight, and m...eTs bar very caGti-
ogs,y.
A. SauTr the hri..lalcs q Lie weather las
suabgec. farmers 10 aal~a sowing 6azavsv anal
oats, and has msca a-a=atsst tie wlns-r->ox :.
wheat.
4. Nantes ali cereals arr reported - have 4
satisfactory appearance. under th-. influence g.
tie ire weather. There has been no alteration.
Il wheat during the past week, aud ;r4 :
generally has been dull