The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-02

Of eight counties formerly excellent corn pro-
ducers out of corn.
Board cables: Antwerp Paris, holiday.
Berlin, II lower than opening.
FOREIGN CROPS.
WASHINGTON, March lin the current
report of the statistician of the agricultural
department is that OF the European agent on
the condition and prospects of crops in Great
Britain and the continent, together with the
official estimate Of wheat sowing in India for
the present year. 1t shows as follows:
Europe-Favorabie reports as to the condi-
ton OF winter wheat and other crops are re-
celved from Great Britain, France, Spain,
Germany, Austria-H Hungary, Roumania the
Northern and Cenetral parts of Russia and
Poland. Severe weather in the later part OF
January was very generally preceded by
heavy SHOWS, which afforded timely protec-
ton. especially where the crops had been
forced forward by previous mild weather as
in Great Britain and Austra-Hungary or by
rain, as in Spain. In Italy the crops have
suffered from excessive rains, especially on
the fertile northern and central plains, and
in the southern part of Russia, winter wheat
mas been destroyed on a large scale by severe
weather preceding snowfall. 1t is estimated
that in Podolia and Besarabia alone 1000, 00C
acres will have to be resown with spring
wheat, and the same is true in the Khere-
zone and other fertile provinces.
India-The official estimate of wheat SOW
lngs shows an enormous decrease of acreage.
A total area Of $3.50 900 acres is reported,
as compared with q, TIT 900 on jan l. 1895,
average production per acre Of ten bushels
VIII result under favorable circumstances,
IN crop of 1877 500, coo Blu, a quantity INSULT
Gent 10 meet domestic requirement
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, March 1.-Flour-Receipts,
2Z,270 bbls; exports, 86,767 bbls; market ruled
steady and unchanged with trade require
ments small. Southern -four steady Rye
Hour dull. Buckwheat -four dull. Buckwheat
quiet. Cornmeal dull. Rye quiet. Barley
dtIl1
,25O Blu; exports, 1890 bu; spot frmer;
No. l hard, SSc; options opened f1rmer on
better cables. closing 1Q11sc net higher.
Among the influences were small world's
shipments, liberal decreases in both the
American and English visible a large reduc-
ton on passage and bad crop news from tbs
west: No. red, March, 81 1-16QS22sc, closed
at 02Ac; May. S1]sc, closed at 8O%c. Corn
Receipts, S4,875 bu; exports, 5000 bu; spot
steady; No. 2, 2824c; options opened steady
and ruled firm on wet weather West and
sympathy with wheat, closing nc higher;
March closed at 28%c; May, 29as@291kc,
closed at 291kc. Oats-Receipts, so, 600 bu;
exports, 1OO,83 bu; spot f1rmer No. g. 21akc:
options dull, but steady, closing unchanged
May closed at 211Ac.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL March 1-Wheat-No. 2 red
winter. nothing quoted; No. 2 red spring,
No. l California, Is sgd; futures opened
steady, with near and distant positions I'D
higher closed quiet, with May and July I'D
higher, and other months unchanged; bust
ness about equally distributed; March Is
3Ad; May, IS S&d; July, IS sgd. Corn-Spot
quiet; American mixed, new, Is sgd; fut-
ures opened quiet, with near and distant
positions I'd lower; closed quiet, with June
unchanged, and other months I'D lower;
business about equally distributed; March,
Is 5Nd; April, Is 6Ad; May, Is I'D; June,
Is 80; July, Is sgd. Flour-Steady; demand
poor; st. Louis fancy winter, IS Cd.
WHEAT MOVEMENT.