Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-10
MAR K ETS.
YINDIcAToR OFFIcE,

INDICATOR OFFICE, I
STANTON VA, Feb. 9th.
There is new feature in our local grain
market this week, and one, perhaps, not
pleasing to any farmers who have held wheat
with the idea that the needs of our home
millers would compel them to pay one dollar
per bushel. This new and striking feature is
that come at least of our millers have con-
cluded to grind Western wheat, and that sew
eral carloads have been ordered this week on
sample, and will. no doubt be followed by
other and larger orders. Once it was til ought
that 10 other wheat or -four was equal to that
raised, and made, in Virginia. We have seen
that this proved very untrue as to flour, for it
is now fact known to all dealers that the
better grades of Western -four give more salts
faction than the general run of that made In
Virginia, and some of the Western is as good
as any made anywhere. 1t is not altogether
pleasing thought, but as has been the case
with -four, SO it may be with wheat. The West
may not only sell wheat cheaper but it may
prove of as good quality. For -four for ex-
port, it is not likely any wheat will answer the
place of the longberry, such as is raised in
the Valley. But it is said that for the new.
process patent roller mills, the Spring wheats
of the West answer every purpose. The expert
ment is now being tried by one of our largest
roller mills. If it is satisfactory one thing more
will be settled-the price of Valley wheat will
be worth at home just exactly what Western
wheat will cost laid down here. The same is
true of corn and oats now, and has been for
some time.
In all the markets wheat is ruling lower
than last week. Baltimore quotations show q
decline of &c., and about the same is true all
around. The feeling is weaker also in corn
aud oats. No change in hay, or cloverseed.
Talking of the abolition of the compulsory
inspection of -four, Inspector Fifer of this city
says that dealers will now have to commence
watching Western -four on weight. He cited
a case which had occurred in Staunton where
the late John lesser bought 35 barrels of
flour which were So deficient in weight that
the flour only amounted to 33 barrels. The
lightness was discovered at the inspection.
The cattle trade is rather slow in the coun-
try just now. The scarcity of corn at the
West, the sudden rush of cattle to Chicago
thereby weakening the market, convince the
holders here that in thirty days there will be
stronger prices and all are holding for the
expected raise. One gentleman, in Augusta,
who bought to sell, is holding and feeding
some twenty head with that expectation.
Bradstreets' of Saturday gives a review of
the state of trade through the country for the
week. The leading money markets of the coun-
try continue exceptionally easy. The outlook
for the Spring business was never better and
the volume OF goods distributed in January ex-
celled the volume for January. 1887. Wheat is
heavier and lie. lower. Coffee, ON advices
from Europe and Brazil, has gone off another
cent and a quarter. Wool is stronger and
holders are making fewer concessions than in
January. The sugar market is depressed al
most to stagnation, The dry good jobbing
trade at the East for January exceeds the
total for that month of 1887, with the situa-
ton strong at first hands. Brown and bleach
ed shirtings are again higher Standard prints
have advanced to cents, higher price
than was reached in 1887 or 1886.