Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-12-23
GRAIN TRADE AND CROPS.

The Cincinnati Price Current of last
Thursday says
| The week has been characterized by
mild temperature, with something OF
freezing and thawing conditions, but
not to an extent having significance
with reference 30 crops in the ground. 1
The condition of roads in some locali-.
ties has been such as to interfere with
movement of produce to some extent.
Something of wheat crop damage,
from late freezings is reported in the
Hate correspondence, from various sec
tions,, Fhis appears to be based more
on the brown appearance of the plant
as result of such freezings than from
evidence of injury to roots, and it is
| safe to say that such reports in the
main if not in all cases reflect sense
of apprehension rather than known
lconditions of injury. Wheat is a cold
, weather plant. and should not be ex-
! pected to be appreciably disturbed by
such freezing as has been realized in
the recent past. AS whole the crop
continues in excellent position.
81 The remaining wheat is still held
f back tenaciously as rule. 1t being ex-
9 ceptionai where any notable enlarge
ment of offerings is, observable. Here
ana There GTe lutlMdtlOuc VI ioiA y
! good supplies still on hand.
There are additional evidences OF
: charging uses of corn food products to
the displacement of wheat -four, occa
i sioning a dull and more or less disap
e pointing trade in this article.
There is indicated more willingness
e to offer corn, in many localities, under
Is feeling of less confidence as tt
ID chances for higher prices.
s. Computations by the Price Curren
le covering a series of years show tha
Re this YEARS production of corn in thu
ID western and northwestern States e%
t. ceeds any previous year, besides tn
augmentation Of supplies by the sur
~ plus from the preceding large crop
20 The calculation recognizes 2, 225 ,00O, w
Nv as the approximate production, witt
~ 1. zoe, 000, 900 for the western and north
" western States compared with an an
~, nual average of 1.152. 100000 for te
&C. wears previously the production thi
season in the south being 43O, 900 ,OO
n against an annual average of 496, O00, W
let for the previous ten years.
lst This condition of large supplies.
* corn in western regions serves to offse
of and overcome the influence of tn
ne southern deficiency, which is not
bY great in comparison with the annu'
IN average for that region as for the Gro
of 1895, which was without precedeI
in extent for that region.
Ge r At an allowance of 2, 225 goo, 600 busl
ou' els for this years corn crop the cor
70 parison is it'll 1,737, 600, 900 as the a.
u nual average for ten years previousl
OF or an increase of % per cent. II
gu average exports have been 50.O00OO
zen leaving about H. $50, 000, 900 as the hon
ort supply. The mildness of the presel
season has had the effect to modi
T 8 requirements in feeding operations.
ion1 The wheat market during the wee
the has not shifted position in potab
hat degree, prices at Chicago closing a |
tur lie higher than "A week ago and co
the tfractionally lower. There has been
ur- less urgent call on the centers for "
$50 ing wheat. -
ON May wheat at Chicago closed sac /
ints low tie highest point of the week.
,ed above the lowest point, and &c hlzh
than week ago.
airy Corn at Chicago for May closed
itu below the highest point Of the wet
a an and at the lowest point OF the wee
Inc ard 4c lower than a week ago.
uht Wheat receipts at primary mafkt
.eat were 3, 767. 600 bushels for the we
y Is against 2.878000 the preceding wet
IL and 318 600 last year.
az Corn receipts were 2 953 600 bushe
Inc against 1862 900 the preceding wet
:, Ior and 3.169, 900 last wear.