The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-18


pcct 6f big crops aud plentiful rains,
make the outlook bright.
Hendricks, Tucker county-C0ndi-
tlOng Of crops Most crops, except
wheat. are expected 10 reach average.
Business outlook: Nothing encouraging
In the near future: money scarce.
Holidays Cove. Hancock county
Condition Of crops: OINthc whole an Hv-
crage Yield. Wheat, Onc-half Pas
lures an average business outlook:
Dull. Collections difficult; prospects
for improvement not bright.
Hundred. WctZel cOunty-Condltlon
OF crops: Wheat. Onc-half to twO-thirds;
corn. looks promising for good crop;
oats. outlook better than usual; pota-
toes, full crop: hay. Onc-half crop; pas
lures, fair. Business outlook: Fair. The
OIL movement causes circulation OF con-
siderable money.
Hurricane, Putnam COunty-COnditf1n
OF crops: Wheat thrcc-rjurths: oats,
poor: corn, largest acreage ever plant
ed: looks well: early potatoes, one
half crop: apples, fair; peaches, small
crop. Business outlook: Not enc0ur-
aging.
Huttonsvillc, Randolph county-Con-
dltion Of crops: Wheat. average; corn,
excellent condition, two weeks ahead
OF time oats, look promising beading
out: grass. excellent prospect; potatoes
looking well and have not been attack
ed by III" Colorado bug; fruits talr
crop. stock, doing well. Business out
look: Not natterinE, owing TO the
scarcity Of money among the farmers
and the low price OF wool. which Is
their principal source Of revenue In the
spring,
,,t ,o,,,,t,.- CnpIItion az
crops: All crops look well. More corn
than has ever before been planted. The
country looks better than for years at
this season. Business outlook: Not
good One-half to twc-thlrdS OF the
usual amount Of stock grazing, ana
prices low.
Laurel Iron Works. Monongalia coun-
ty-CIndltlOn Of crops: Corn and oats
CuJl crop: meadows. Onc-half: wheat,
onr-half; potatoes. full crop. Business
outlook: quiet and hopeful.
Laurel Point, MOnnngalia county
Condition Of crops: Corn, excellent;
oats. promising; wheat. not one-halt
crop: fruits. plentiful; potatoes. prom
lsr N extra large crop. Altogether the
crop prospects are very good. business
outlook: M material change.
Lost Creek. Harrison county-Condl-
ton Of cTops; Corn. good condition;
unusually large acreage; proha'hle
yield. 100 bushels per acre: oats. nest
" prospects: wheat. good, no bugs;
grass. fine both in field and meadow.
Business outlook: Encouraging. Just
give us free silver and we will be all
right" adds the correspondent
LumberpJri. Harrison county-CH"di-
ton Of crops: Wheat looking poor and
about one-hnlt usual crop: corn In
good condition and large crop: apple
crop will amount to little or nothing.
Business outlook Dull, but improving
somewhat
Warrington. Marion county-The
crop prospect IS very promising, with
the execution Of wheat. which was
killed during the winter to great cX-
tent. Corn and oats are promising and
owing to the abundance Of rain the
grass is good. The farmers NJ Marion
county are encouraged at the prospect
for a bOuntlful year. Small fruits are
abundant and there will be fair crop
or apples.
Mason. Mason county-CondItIOn Of
crops: Very good. Business outlook;
Business Is very dull and has been so
for n year or two.
MOnongah, Marion county -C0ndl-
ton OF crops: Better than usual. Corn,
above the average; pastures and mead
ows. very fine Wheat, oDc-half crop,
owing 70 thu drouth 0f last fall Pota-
toes. fine prospects; fruits md vegeta-
blcs good. Business outlook: Not hope
full: coal business very dull and de-
manl small and prices very low, and
business seems depressed on account Of
the uneasy feeling that the people have
In regard 70 thu financial affairs Of the
country People are afraid 10 under
take anything rs they feel they cannot
make any calculations as to values.
Mnrgantown. MOnOngalla county
Condition Of crops: The season IL fully
three weeks advanced. Winter wheat
that was supposed to be injured by the
unfav1rabic winter, under the favorable
influences OF an early spring, with
plenty OF rain and sunshine. gives pro-
mise Of 4 fairly abundant yield. The
season has been all that farmer could
desire All Cere1ls and grass look wei!
and will yield abundant hnrvcsts.
Fruits are abundant with the "Xccp-
ton III APPLES, Of which there viii be-
scarcity except In few favorable To-
cations. business outlook: Fair. con-
sllerlag that this is presidential cleo
ton wear. In MorglntOwn the business
and building OF new and substantial
residences and business houses, keep
more than abreast az the times, This
community will maintain fair aver
age with past years, and IN some re-
spccts Will EuTp1Ss expectations,
MDundsvlllc. Marshall c1unty-Con-
dItiOn Of business: Wheat below the
average: corn. large acreage and looks
well: potatoes, good; meadows. light;
pasture lands seem Ia be in better con-
Gitipn: small fruits. abundant. Business
outlook about normal.
NewbuTg. Preston County-Cnnditon
Of crops: Wheat. less than One-halt
crop: oats. never looked better; mead
ows and pastures. an average: corn
and potatoes. doing well. Business out
look: Times are very duh. with no
prospect 81 improvement until the cleo
ton Is over
New Cumberland, Hancock county
Condition Of crops: All are doing well.
Wheat is looking fine. especially along
thu river; an average Yield OF ilit"cn
10 tycnty bushels IL looked for. oats.
In good Conditinu. and large crop; corn,
looking all right, but worms have In
jurcd It somewhat IN parts Of Hancock
county: early potatoes. good condition.
Apples looking fine. though the late
frost may have injured them some
what. peaches. nearly full crop;pcars
and plums, good crop.
New Haven. Mason county-Condition
Of crops: Along the river aud bot
toms, good: on ilrr hillsidcs. moderate.
BUSINESS outlook: Poor: nothing brings
a fair price: farmers are In debt, and
wages In the mines low.
New Martlnsvillr. W"tZcl county
Condition Of crops: Wheat good, but
not uniform; crop about onrN0urth
less than last year: grass. excellent:
oats, corn and potatoes, good. The hay
crop will be- four times ls heavy as that
uf last year, which was scant. Apples.
comparatively none; other fruits album
Lint. BUSINESS outlpuk: Very good.
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