The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-11


5 WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O-The returns of the
statistician of the department of agriculture
for the month of December relate chiefly to
the average farm price of the various prod
month The farm price of corn, as indicated
average, 21.4, against 25.3 cents last year
average price of-wheat 72.7, against 500
last year; of rye, 40.3, against A last year.
of oats, 1876, against 1873 last year; Of bar
ley, 1872 against 1877 last year; of buckwheat
39.1, against 43.2 last year; of Irish potatoes
23.7, against 26.6 last year; leaf tobacco, per
pound, 60 cents, against SO cents last year;
hay, per ton, 1894 against 1888 last year.
cotton, per pound, Sc cents, against 7.6 last
year.
The condition of winter wheat on Dec
averaged for the country 99.5 per cent, as
against 81.4 in 1896 80 in 1894 and 91.5 in
1893. In the principal winter wheat states the
percentages are as follows: Ohio 1O1: Michi-
gan, go; Indiana, 100; Illinois, 99 Missouri,
1O1; Kansas, 103; Nebraska, SO; California,
81. The returns make the acreage of winter
Wheat just sown 1852 per cent of the area
harvested in 1896. This estimate, which is pre-
liminary to the completed estimate Of June
next, makes the area sown for the harvest
of 1897 40 acres. Conditions for fall
wheat wheat seeding throughout Europe. except in
France and Southern Russia, reported gen.
orally favorable. Increase in acreage proba-
bly, not great.
AUSTRALIAN WHEAT SHORT.
VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec. 10-J S. Larkin
the Canadian trade commissioner in Australia
with a statement of the condition of the Aus
tralian crop. He says the country will have
to import over g. DOC, 900 blu of wheat this year
owing to the failure of the Australian har-
vest. He says that the bulk will come from
America. Canadian merchants were late in
the field, San Francisco firms having secured
large number of large orders. Mr. Larkin
says, however, that large amount will be vet
required, and advises Canadian merchants to
look into the matter.
GRAIN GOSSIP.
Gossip by private wire Of c. H. F. Smith
& Co., Of st. Paul, members of New York
stock exchange and Chicago board of trade
Cincinnati Price Current: Practically no
change in general situation Of wheat crop
and interior sentiment Wheat regarded
with confidence at current values, because
of scarcity, and corn because Of low price
Weeks packing, $4,000 hogs, against 500, 900
year ago.
"A ,2O9 bbls flour, equal in wheat, 310,300 blu.
The Kentucky December crop report says
that winter wheat condition was very high
up to Nov. %, being put at 101. The severe
weather has reduced it several points and by
damage by fly. Michigan report condition
winter wheat 81 VS.. SO last year.
Liverpool cable: Opened steady gained
strength, closing I'D higher last quotation as
compared with morning quotation, Id higher.
The shortage in the worlds wheat crop for
1896 has now been advertised thoroughly and
fully, and in the meantime the price of
wheat has advanced 80 per cent; probably the
advance is sufficient to offset the supposed
conditions. Europeans who buy our wheat
you will notice. are not in the market Just
now, evidently. having supplied themselves
at least for the time being. OF course, wheat
going from this country to India, Australia
and Africa, all at once Is a condition pre-
viously unheard of, but re-statement Of the
fact doesn't effect the market now.