The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-04-11
A Decrensed wheat Acrenge.

CHICAGO, April 1.-THE Times this morning
prints valuable reports from the Northwestern
wheat States. Dispatches from Kansas aud
Illinois agree upon the conditions which will
Lessen the yield one.half. Some portions of
Ohio entertain hopes for an average crop,
while the central country shows decreased
acreage, although little injury was done In
Michigan by the severe winter. Great dam age
in the southern counties OF Indiana.
crop OF nearly 100000 bushels Is ex-
pected In Missouri, while the decreasing acre
age In Iowa VIII bring tho product OF that
State down to 100000 bushels.
The following kilograms were received by
J. o. Cole, broker, 500 Eighth street, from
Councilman & Co., Chicago, over private
wire:
CHICAGO, April lilo n. n.-wheat strong;
nervous but confident feeling caused by
combined Influence OF war probabilities and
damage TO crop consider long side on soft
epots will be successful.
CHICAGO, April lilo .35 q. m.-Crop re.
ports coming in bad. Our private reports are
even worse than the public bureaus make It;
average 10 against a OF the latter. Our CON
victIon Is the crop ie In worst condition for
many years; foreign market responding 10
o4h.
CHICAGO, April H. The consolidated corn
report from 1,0S6 points In twelve States
give the following: 900 report there will be
as much corn for shipment In June and July,
report not; 100 report farmers sold freely TITS
winter; 800 not; 81 report some contracts 90.
ing made for May delivery; 1854 not; 2lS
report some ground plowcd for corn; 1857
not.
Reports from Urbana, Ohio, say spring is
very late; no work done yeti wheat badly
frozen.
CnILLIcoTHE, onIo.-weather very cold 4;
spring prospects gloomy; cannot tell as yet
the condition OF winter wheat.
BLASoHEsTER, oHIo.-Weather has been bad !;
spring backward; about 10 per cent. OF The
wheat to be plowed up, owing to damage by
winter killing.
TROY, MIAMI COUNTY, oHto.-wintcr VIII sat
IN some sections looks very bad; others VIII
take ten days to determine outcome.
The following summary by b. X. Plain &
Co., st. Cloud building, Ninth end f Streets,
shows the course Of the Chicago gratu and
provision market up to p. m. to-day:
Wheat.
MAY Opening, s7hi highest, 50; lowest,
SIIL closed, SSlll.
luNE--o Opening, 90; highest, Oh; lowest,
JuLY-opehipg, e1Ai highest, 9sR; loves
Corn.
MAY Opening, 45A highest, 46A; lowest,
1blA; closed, 40.
JTNE. Opening, 45A; highest, al lowest,
4b1h; closed, 46qi.
JuIY-opening, Al; highest, 47Rl; lowest
Oals.
MAY-openlng, 34ls; highest, 35; lowest,
341s; closed, 347s.
JTNE-openIne, s42a; highest, $685. lowest,
34&; closed, 35%
JGLY-openins, Sd; highest, 35Ni lowest,
Pork.
MAY-opening, s12.25 highest, E$l2.40;
lowest, $l2.15; closed, $12.37l5.
JUNE-0pening, $12.95; highest, Sl2.50;
lowest, $12.971h; closed, $12.45.
JULY-Opening, $3.50; highest, s12.60;
lowest, $3.50; closed, $12.57la.
Lard.
MAY-openinR, s7.O2A: highest, s7.O2h
lowest. $500. clO9eb. S7.00s,.
JULY-openlng, s7.17ia; highest. $7.17ls
lowest, S7.17h; closed, $7.171a.
Petroleum.
b. r. Plain Il Co. report oil quotations
992 !IE m 774j highest 1881 lowest wv
Local Stocks.
Fifty shares of Washington gas stock were
| sold on the local exchange to-day for AZ psi
| share.
| Washington Stocks.
| The following arc the closing quotations o.
| the Washington Stock Exchange to-day:
| D.C.BoNDs.- Per I'm. 6s, 81, coin, 11dA bid
114ia osked. Per. I'm ~, 81, currency, 10
1908. Market Stocks, ~, 92, currency, 1lSh
| -. Water Stock, 7s, 1901, currency, 1906 -
water stock, e, 1908 currency 100; o.
| 113I. 20.year funding, per cent, 1899, cur
1892, coin, 119h =. 3o'year funding, 6s
+. T. sTtodEs,4w. 8 G. stock, - bid; -
| asked. Bonds, 115; -, Metropolitan stock
| 70i -. Columbia, 3d. -. N. Gap. s
o-st, 39l2 10. Auacostia, ---; -.
| FIRE, eAs,AND ms. oos.-Wash. City Gas Ii
Co., 42eS 43H Georgetown Gas 1t. Co., 39la
46ia. National metropolitan, e5i 49,. Union
rs co;nr Arlington 1897 ooreorsn, -
| -=: --, Potomac, 40; -, RIGGS, 0Y,; T.