The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-11
KANSAS Is At THE TOP
Wheat Condition May | Is
the Record, 107.
IN ACREAGE IT Is THIRD
Acreage Condition $685.
Acreage 11.8 Per Cent Less.

Washington, May 10.-Returns to the
culture made up to May I, show the
area under winter wheat in cultivation
on that date to have Deen about 20
! $500 acres, or 1858 900, or lis per cent,
| less than the area estimated to have
! been sown last fall. The reduction in
| acreage owing to winter killing and the
ravages OF the Hessian fly is as follows:
| Indiana, 1905, 900; Ohio, 969, 000; Michigan,
| $4,000; Pennsylvania, 15S0o0. and Illinois,
/ 1900 acres. Average condition May
was S8.9 While this average is 60
/ points above the mean Of the average of
/ the last ten years and has been ex-
/ ceeded only three times in fifteen vars.
| it must be remembered rnat the acreage
| ploWed up, cut for forage Except n Cal
! ifornia, where it is not yet definitely as
! certatnable) or otherwise abandoned has
| been entirely eliminated. The high aver
| ages Of condition reported last month for
| Kansas, Missouri Texas and other more
| or less important wheat-producIng states
that have escaped the rayages of the
fly have been fully maintained, and on
| May l nearly one-half Of the entire win
ter wheat acreage remaining under Gull
| ttvation reported a full normal or still
higher condition. Rye's average was
SIS, compared with $50 on May l, 1899,
94.5 on May l, 1898, and S9.7, the mean Of
May averages for the last ten years.
Pennsylvania and New York, with AZ i
per cent Of the total winter rye acre
age OF the country, report conditions II
points and points, respectively. below
their ten years averages. Kansas, which
ranks third in the scale of acreage, re-
ports the high average condition of 10,
the highest average reported on May l
| of which there is any record.
The average condition of meadow NOW
ing lands on May l, WAS 90.s, against
S49 on May l, 1893; s29 on May l, 1898,
and 91.3 the mean of the May averages
of the last ten years. Average condi-
ton of spring pasture was 91.3, against
$50 on May l, 1899.
Spring blowing is more or less late
in almost every state in which It's con-
dition is a matter of any especial signif-
canoe. The only notable exceptions are
Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Illinois, Kansas
and Missouri.
The work already done in the country
at large is estimated at 6S.4 per cent
OF the total contemplated, the proportion
usually done by May l being about 10
per cent Of the whole.
Chicago, May 10.-Apprehension regard
ing the government crop report curtailed
trade in the wheat pit today and the
market ruled exceedingly dull, with al
most no range. July closed a fraction
lower. After a weak opening corn turned
strong on active buying and July closed
with a gain Of 1sc. Oats closed unchang-
ed Provisions ruled strong.
More favorable weather and lower ca
bles started wheat weak. A slight rally
followed, but realizing sales were met
with and the Improvement was only tenn
porary. The weak feeling in corn which
prevailed early also had an adverse in
fiuence, but traders were decidedly apa-
thetic. owing TO the near approach Of
the government crop report, there being
a disposition to hold off until the report
was made public and something definite
was known as TO the present prospects
of the coming crop. After the initial
furry the market ruleo extremely duh
and the remainder Of the session, with
the price almost at a standstill. July
opened MG1zc lower at 667sd67c advanced
to 671sc, declined to $3.50 and closed al
67c.
There was a weak start to corn, ow-
ing to a sharp break at Liverpool and
favorable planting weather, but several
bull leaders came TO the support of the
market starting an upturn. July open
ed kG$sc lower at 3SAc to 3Sl2c. sold a
3S14c, advanced TO 394391sc, and closed
a 3S7sQ39c.
Oats ruled firm but dull. Crop reports
We're favorable and shipping demand fair.
Receipts only s. cars. July opened 1sdA
cents lower, at 2212d225sc, advanced to
22&4 G227sc. and closed az 22%c.
A good shipping demand for cash
meats, and small receipts Of hogs.
strengthened provisions. Trade was ac-
tive, with general buying by packers,
but the advance was all lost near the
close on profit-taking. July pork sold off
TO s1165, at the close. July lard closed
at $6.S712; July ribs 212Q5c lower, at
$657l5.
Estimated receipts for Friday not
posted.
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