Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-09
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VINpICAToR OFFICE.

STAuNToN. Va, March 8th.
Grain and produce generally are rather
weak with a downward tendency. This is
true of wheat, corn, and oats. 1t is not true
as to rye. 1t will apply to cloverseed and in
some degree to hay. The demand for wheat
is confined almost exclusively to local millers,
and as they are pretty well supplied they are
not disposed to pay more than other markets
with freight off, or what wheat will cost deliv-
cred here from the West. There are some
good lots now coming into market, notably
the crops of DIR. d. w. Hanger and J. r.
Kemper, loading at Fishersvlle, and of Isaac
Kennedy, Col. Williams and Samuel Gilkeson,
at Greenville-some of it going to Gallego
Mills, and some to Witt & Holt-equally div
ided between the two.
Hay is leading at Fishersville by David
Koiner, W. A. Freed, Fred. OFT, and J. D.
Coiner. The demand is only for good grades.
For prime timothy the market is firm, but for
inferior grades it is decidedly weak, and hard
to move.
The report of r. G.. Dunn & Co., of New
York, for the week ending last Saturday says
that ''actual business is satisfactory for the
season." but as is usual upon the appearance
of new tariff bill there is hesitation and I'M
certainty about the future and the interests
likely to be involved in its changes are moved
to defer business operations. Money is every
where comparatively easy-the Southern
trade is clearly improving and there are signs
of renewed real estate activity at some western
points.
The business failures during the last week
number 244, as compared with 229 for the
corresponding week of last year,
"Bradstreets" report for the week ending
last Saturday, thinks there are material gains
in the placing of new orders or the distribu-
ton OF merchandise. In letter to this Jour
nal, Mr.. Edward Atkinson the famous econo
mist, contends that the American farmer can
sell wheat at London to-day at 28s per quar-
ter more proftably than he could have done
fifteen years ago at sos per quarter Raw
sugars have advanced tc, with firm market
Coffee has declined }a8o on foreign speculative
advices. Wool is not quite so active as last
week, some of the large mills being we'll sup
piled. Dry goods are selling moderately, save
in New York where the jobbing trade is quite
active.
The average annual exports of wheat for
four years have been 1913, 100000 bushels,
against 1859, 900 bushels in the preceding
four years, decrease of So, 400, 900 bushels.
Population has increased over IL 900, 900 since
1880, and domestic consumption probably
SO, So0, 900 bushels.
Indian corn stocks declined $50, 900 bushels
in February, but gained / ,064 900 bushels in
in two months. Oats stock lost l. 1877, 600
bushels last month and 1 ,S7O 900 within two
months. Flour stocks have declined 654 900
barrels since January 1, of which 507, 900
barrels were lost since. January Is, about one
third of the stock then held
correspondent of the Richmond Estate"
under the heading of "Railroad Discrimina
tions" states that clover seed can be shipped
from Toledo, Ohio, to Danville at % cents per
luO pounds, over the Chesapeake Il Ohio Ry.
and Midland roads; but from Staunton to Dan
vile it is So cents from Toledo to Lynch
burg % CENTS but from Staunton to Lynchburg
81 cents. Minneapolis -four can be sent to Dan
vile at Al cents erssbarrel, while from Staun-
ton flour to that point is 40 cents a barrel
only cents difference when the Minneapolis
flour travels 1000 miles further Glover seed
from Staunton to Charlottesville is 10 cents d
hundred pounds, while from Minneapolis it
is only % cents-a difference of only three
cents. These rates not only hurt the Virginia
farmer by competition with the west but at an
added disadvantage in the freight