The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-11
THE C0UNTRY'S CROPS.
THEIR CONDITION AND PROSPECTS.
Eoeour,sIas Report. from til. Grain.Grorlss MS.
trIets-LIsht salnssnd Mid Weather Hasten. Y
Ing Spring Sowing aud a DecllAc In 4,
Prless-LM. week, Trading. ~

MILWAUKEE, April l0.-A turn OF unus.
ual interest and importance is attached to
the movement Of and market for grain by
the tone and details Of the advices from the
news centres in the grain.growing and
grain trading section OF the United States
for the week just ended. Throughout the
northwest the weather for the week has
been variable; but, on the whole, there has
been decidedly milder range Of tempera-
ture, with considerable rain at many points
during the last few days and the present
mild weather will probably see begill-
ming of preparations for spring sowing.
The frost is rapidly leaving the ground,
which will soon be in good condition for
spring work, while It is thought that the
fears oil damage to the growing wheat have
been, in many cases, unnecessary.
The week opened with the same steady
tone in all the leading wheat markets that
characterized the situation at the time OF
the last report. But the warmer weather.
which set in Wednesday, started decline
in prices which has been continued, rs the
warm rains came, almost steadily up TO the
close Of the week. Although there is a
somewhat steadier lone, there are no indi-
cations oil reaction toward higher pricea
The outlook for the coming crop, while not
positively bad, is not sufficiently encouag-
ing TO warrant the expectation ot very
low range OF prices next fall. While the
extreme advance of few weeks ago is now
clearly seen to have been unwarranted, it
may now be questioned. whether the de-
cline ought 10 go very much further. The
pressure oi large stocks is, and will continue
to be for some time, discounging feature
in tue trade; but, from the present outlook,
as wheat approaches a dollar a bushel ii,
may safely be regarded as likely to prove a
reasonable and profitable point OF invest
ment. fti.~ a n - 50, 8
CORN INssSNrAriir WRIT THE 1sRsT.
NtIn, ,the.e ornemarket there has been n
sympathy@iththe general decline in prices
and a downward movement in the market
has resulted. The receipts have been
maintained through the week much better
than had been expected, and the shipping
demand was moderate, so that the steady
increase in stocks had depressing iniu.
ence on the market, while the fact that a
decidedly large proportion OF the receipts
in, Chicago graded No. 2 added to the de-
pressiopin speculation there. AS wasre-
marked, ia these despalches last week. the
question now is almost wholly one OF re.
ceipts, with the weather outlook coming
in with its influence as the planting season
approaches. The stock in sight has accu-
INFLATED more rapidly for a month mast
than had been expected or deetEed even
possible, but there are decided and unmis.
taxable indications that there will be a
lessenipg Of supplies soon, and, II these
Indications are borne out, greater steadiness
will result.
,,
-nh AARkkf, tos oAIs AND hAHLEf. E'I,
In spite oil the generally dull tonegin
grain markets, oats, with The Scontiuned
lighf snnni;es bsye = I y T.; Nm r,;ca
u. ~ e. ',S;'
hhu .lie eone ior, ehe cstos'ng ol tue week ~
decidedly firm. The present ratio of move
ments from the interior is clearly less than
tbe n 'y,ieon;rements and n 10 ev;dar, flint
,,rIoss rscaints ;ncrease ,bs ,narSa,s use, @
% bigher st;tnino n,;raS e onsht @ Is ~ hr;n,s "
ent better snnnIias. hnt ] there hevs mon se
treouent and lone d;ss snnoin,msn,s @ int,b;y S
resnsct ,hat Il 10 5;n;cnit 10 lnoS, viii anv
aerree of coni;ienna iar ~ .nW ,v dac;dsd III.