Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-02-03
GRAIN TRADE AND CROPS.

The Cincinnati Price Current of last
Thursday says
Weather conditions in the central
regions the past week have been mnch
like the preceding week, comparative
ly mild in temperature, with rains in
some districts, and snow in others-the
latter applying more to localities west
of the Mississippi river than sections
eastward. The heavy fall of suow re-
Gently experienced in Kansas, Ne
braska, Missouri, ETC.. is regarded as
especially favorable to crop conditions,
and there is already displayed high ex-
pectations with reference to the com
| ing interests.
The Kansas City Star of Monday af-
ternoon, the 24th, ult, says: The win
ter wheat fields of Kansas and South
ern Nebraska, amounting to consider
ably over 5 millions acres, and capable
of producing 100 million bushels of
wheat, are under thick. wet blanket
| of snow now, and the indications are
that spring will open with almost the
entire area of wheat in almost perfect
condition, A wheat crop which gets
such start as this years will have is
not very likely to be a failure. The
present outlook is that Kansas City g
wheat territory will yield bigger har-
vest this year than was ever produced
| before. The wheat area west OF Kan
sas City produced about SO million
bushels in 1897, aud on a considerable
part of it there was less than an aver
age yield. This year, with a greatly
increased area. Kansas, Nebraska and
Oklahoma may easily produce $50 mil
lion bushels OF wheat"
n. o. 60 4 I,xy on ~
own correspondence, from various
| localities in Kansas, etc. The situa-
ton of the wheat cop eastward from
the Mississippi river is for the most
part favorable. There are localities
where conditions have not been equal
to putting the plant into strong posi-.
ton, and in some instances some in
jury has resulted from freezing and
tEawing, Taken altogether it may be
said the crop is not less promising in
it's general position than heretofore
recognized.
| The bad condition of roads in a large
portion of the western agricultural dis
tIicts has materially interfered with
the marketing of produce, and the cur
rent light movement of grain is due in
large degree to that cause.
! The wheat markets have displayed
much strength the past week, with q
general tendency to higher prices, the
greater advance at Chicago being for
January delivery. There is also some
improvement in corn. A moderate ad-
vaee in these grains and more favor
able condition Of roads would mos
likely be attended with enlarged offer
ings The understood situation oil
supplies and conditions surrounding
the III lrkets do not give emphatic en-
enlargement to expectations Of a strik
ing advance in prices in the near fu
ture.
May wheat at Chicago closed
at the highest point Of the
week, 35c above the lowest point, ant
3lc higher than a week ago.
Corn at Chicago Tor May clos
ed at the highest point of th'
week, &c above the lowest point ant
&c higher than a week ago
| Wheat receipts at primary market
were 1881 900 bushels for the week
against 2.477.000 the preceding weel
and !, 542 900 last year.
i Corn receipts were 3.878, 900 bushels
against 1851 900 the preceding week
and 2,871 900 last year.