Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-09-10

Total .lS5, $50, 900 184, 9l7 600 1918, OeO
1t will be seen that the total in the above
named countries (Which produce nearly three
fourths of the entire crop of the world) Is prac-
tically the same as last year. There is there
fore no longer any room to doubt that the re-
serve stocks. which with the single exception
of America are very much reduced. will have
to be further drawn upon during the coming
season. The wheat operator mas therefore SIM
ply to ask himself whether this will be posi-
BILE, after the serious drain upon them in the
past season, unless prices be sufficiently attrac-
tive, Seldom, indeed, has season opened un-
der such favorable auspices for healthy trade
as that Of ISSO.9I promises. A month of fine
weather would be very desirable to put tho
new English wheat in good condition for MILL
Temporary decline, at which, however, millers
would buy freely enough; for there Is an un u.
sually wide belief in the doctrine of "higher
prices" before next season Is over.
Referring to 1.-THE single exception ofAmeri-
ca" in the above, 1t may be said that while
there was some excess Of wheat from the pre-
ceding year this quantity was small-approxi-
mating 25, OOo 900 busheis,-in comparison with
a condition of practical exhaustion of reserves.
WEATHER AND CROPS IN THE WESTERN
srATEs.-The Chicago crop correspondent OF
the New York Journal Of Commerce furnishes
the following lated the 1st Of September.
weather, if anything q little cool. After the
long dry heated term the change has been most
agreeable to man and beast. All our crops are
short. All surpluses, perhaps excepting corn.
are very low. The old oats are gone.
think the movement for the year is over
for winter wheat. Thoss who have been COM
PEELED to sell have parted with their wheat.
What is left is in strong hands and will not
come out until next spring or until something
is known with regard to the condition and
outcome of the crop which is just about to go
into the ground. There is every pro pect OF an
increased acreage of winter wheat. This is
particularly the case in Kansas aud Missouri.
The last two weeks have been excellent for
fall blowing and farmers have now most Of
their land ready to seed. There is a general
absence of all kinds Ofinsects. and in fact all
the conditions and surroundings are favorable
for full acreage. Seeding will not be general,
however in any of the winter wheat States
before the 18th Of the present month.
MiIlers are not carrying large stocks OF
wheat. and many of them report that tn cir
supplies will not carry them much over nine.
ty days.
The spring wheat harvest has been delayed
somewhat by rains, but so far no reports have
been received of any general damage.
The corn crop is not out of danger of frost
yet: we need two or three weeks more OF warm
weather to secure 1t. In some localities a
slight Improvement in condition is noted as
compared with twenty days ago. This i'm
provement consists mainly in the better f1ll-
ing out of the crop than expected during the
height Of the drouths. Our potato crop shows
no Improvement, and varies in price at points
of production from 81 to 81 so a bushel.