The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-04-13

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barrel
The visibIc snppiy ~ VII cal is nov
about 100000 bushels less than
. last year ago.
A farmer living near Attica, kan,
will cultivate 20 acres OF watcrmel-
ons on bis farm this year.
Southern Illinois reports good
prospect for apples, with the orchards
in favorable condition.
Exports OF condensed milk from
New York to tropical and southern
countries are steadily increasing.
Hides are les firm than fortnight
ago, with the slight show OF strength
then present largely disappearing.
Eggs are selling in Western mar
kets at the lowest prices Of the year,
with fresh laid held at l0t and l24
per dozen in Chicago.
Two carloads Of United States
eggs recently arrived in Toronto,
Canada, which leads Dominion ex-
change TO inquire, What's the mat
ter with the Canadian henri
A Dakota correspondent predicts
the growing of a ten per cent. great
er acreage Of wheat in thst region
this year than last.
Peach stones find ready sale at Sc
per ton in Vaca Valley, Cal. They
are used as fuel, burning as long as
coal and giving more heat" Apricot
stones are also burned.
The stock Of wheat at Odessa had
decreased to IL, 100000 bushels Feb.
ruary 1, from 13,640,000 bushels on
January l, and against about 6,400,-
900 bushels on February last year.
Visible supply of grain March %:
Wheat, 80, 233,812 bu., decrease, 94S,-
$50 bu., corn, II, 051, 473 bu., increase,
404, 035 bu.; oats, 7,33S,423 bu., de-
crease, 1902 burr l.559, 7lS bu-,
barley, 1.602,934 bu., decrease, l2O,-
5l3.
For the season up to the middle
of March the exports of apples were
1,313,533 barrels, against 5S2,7S0
barrels in the same time n year be-
fore. The following quotations on
American apples rule in Liverpool:
Baldwins, $23S to $3.50; Roxbury
Russets, So to $3.50, and Golden
Russets, $3.50 to 1925 per barrel.
At Glasgow, Newton Pippins, $3.50
to $40; Golden Russets, 1926 to "a;
Baldwins, $3 to $3.50; and various
other kinds at 1925 to S4 per barrel.
For the six months of the cereal
year ending with February British
receipts Of foreign wheat amounted
to 1927, 442 quarters, as compared
with 5,371,312 of wheat and -four
equal to 2,756,273 quarters in the
first half of 1878. and with $685.
$50 quarters of wheat and flour equal
to 1880, l34 quarters in that Of 1886
Z. The totals Of wheat and flour as
wheat for the three years in back
ward order are y,404. $3.50 quarters. g.
1885 quarters and S,27S,664 quar-
tiers.
The number of Touring mills in
England is estimated at about 7 900,
with total capacity of little more
than 81 100000 barrels per annum.
This is one fourth larger than the re-
quirements Of the country. The mills
could not be run to more than so
per cent Of their capacity il no -four
were imported But large quantities
are received from the United States
and some from Hungary, and the
production of the home mills is not
much more than half Of what it
would be if there were no competi-
ton from abroad.
The Cincinnati Price Current com
ments on wheat in the following way:
There is no apparent reason why
wheat should drop essentially below
present values, on this crop, other
than from sentiment growing out Of
the favorable outlook Of the condition
incident to the coming crop For
eign markets are surely shaping so
as to justify hardening prices, and
Continental wants are contesting the
needs of Britain for the available
supplies for current and future re-
quirements previous to the move
ment of the new crop.