The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-09-24
he Mar ketS,

The active movement in wheat as COM
pared with previous years may be ac>
counted for on two grounds: the foreign
demand and the abundant surplus.
Western receipts of wheat last week were
1852, IL bushels, against 26l3,376 for the same
week last year, and for three weeks of Septem-
| Der the Western receipts have been q, $685. 7(G
bushels against 1902 1868 for the same weeks last
year. Such have been the results thus far of the
/ frantic efforts of Alliance leaders to help the
| spectators in wheat. But the foreign demand
was SO revived by the decline in price, to about
81 little more than week ago, that the ex-
| ports have risen again, amounting, flour inclu-
| ded, to Il, 1872, AL bushels from both coasts for
three weeks Of September, against OIL, 905 bush
els for the same weeks last year. and the price
has advanced to 81 O5 IA for October delivery.
Especially low prices are not to be expected
while the pressure of foreign demand continues
so great. Corn naturally fell cents with more
assured prospects, and oats 2 cents. Better
prospects for the crop and the comparative
tenderness of the foreign demand also depress-
ed cotton half q cent, the receipts for Septem-
Der thus far having been siniq 10000 bales,
against 375, 900 last year, and the exports not
quite lO00, against 1854, 900 paies.
| Wheat is quoted in New York at 81 .05
to $1.09; corn, SO to 81 cents; oats 81 to
80 cents. In Baltimore, wheat 81 04 to
$1.08; corn. spot, "a cents, January, 81 to
80 cents; oats, So cents. Staunton, wheat,
90 to 95 cents; flour, patent, $3.50, county
family, $4.75, extra, $4.25; oats, IS to 80
cents; corn, SIS TO 65 cents.
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