Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-08-27
Staunton Markets.
Sf6 tiAlOb VI r I'VE,
STATNTON. VA. Aup. % |

STAUNTON. VA, Aug. 26. 1890.
Wheat, which has uniformly brought bet
ter price In the Stauuton market since the de-
livery of tie new crop commenced than any.
where else. sold to day for sl.l2 This is a
higher price than 1t has sold for in either
Baltimore or Richmond this season. The
prices paid by our millers are not only higher
than wheat is selling for in the Eastern
markets, but with the charges of freight adj
ded, If shipped, adds that much more to the
relative standard of value in favor OF the pro
ducers convenient to our mills who deliver
with wagons In most cases where the price
paid is lower than quoted above. it arises from
the neglect of the producer to clean his wheat
well In an improved fan. The saving realized
in three, and certainly in four, crops of from
four to six hundred bushels, would pay for
superior cleaning machine. This Is not a new
admonition to our producers, and is annually
repeated because the writer has the oppor-
tunity of observing the loss which so many
farmers annually subject themselves to for
the want of it, When properly cared for. one
implement adjusted for purifying all the field
cereals will last twenty-five years. In COM
pleteness of arrangement and speed of the
process there are constant Improvements. and
1t should be regarded as indispensable to the
wheat producer as is a binder.
The Cincinnati Price Current. in its last
weekly review of the grain crops of the West,
furnishes the following summary -
1.-THE drought has been well broken in
large proportion of the West by recent rains,
and the general situation of affairs has as
sumed more cheerful phase. The damage to
the corn crop, however, has been SO prO>
nounced that the rains have served no inn
porlant purpose in changing. the general
promise Late corn has derived some benefit
in many Ocalities. Against this has been evi>
dence OF deterioration in other districts, so
that as whole the corn crop can not be con-
sidered as better In promise, and not apprecis
ably worse, in comparison with recent calcu
lations. The chances now appear to favor the
view that the next government estimate of
condition of the crop Will slightly reduce the
general average.
Reports from the Northwest have been
some what variable. and reports OF frost have
had some influence on speculative sentiment,
but there appears to be no really new evi-
dence bearing on the wheat crop outlook, and
the previous approximations need not be
changed at this junctuIe. This latter COM
meht will apply 10 both spring and winter
wheat production.
The rains have accomplished great good in
reviving the pastures in the West, and in en-
abl1Dg farmers to prosecute blowing opera
tions for fall wheat seeding, &c. Our returns
winter wheat area west OF the Mississippi
river ifdry weather does not prevent"
Corn and oats are active and will continue
so.
The exports of wheat and flour in July were
nearly per cent in excess of corresponding
month of last year. Atlantic ports represented
all the gain-Paci6c ports being smaller than
year ago.
There is no change in the price current this
week except in quoting wheat.