The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-22

March % will say of the condition of
the winter wheat crop: Reports from the
branches and large number OF cor
respondents in the winter wheat belt
show the condition of the growing grain
generally favorable. In Ohio, Kentucky,
Indiana ana Illinois the acreage is re-
duced owing to partial failure last year,
and the mild winter in some sections has
been unfavorabIe. Fears are expressed
in some quarters that the raVageS OF the
Hessian fly will be serious, especially If
the present dry weather continues. In
scattered sections of Illinois, Kentucky
and Tennessee the grain was winter
killed and farmers are blowing it under.
Dry weather during the fall months did
much damage in kentucky and in Ten
nessee the changeable weather of the
early winter and lack of rain caused con-
siderable Injury. In Illinois the wet
weather is now helping grain, and it is
hoped that a continuation Will enable the
grain to outgrow the fly. In Michigan
the acreage is less than last year, but
the grain wintered well, and damage by
the fly will not materially reduce the
crop. The best reports come from the
Southwest. In Missouri the grain has
Winsered well. and large yield is exs
pected. In Kansas, Oklahoma and the
Panhandle of Texas there is considerable
Increase in acreage, and the condition of
the grain was never better. Wet weather
has prevented damage by the fly. In
other parts of Texas the acreage has
been reduced, the grain wirtered WE'LL
NEW YORK, March 21.-Flour-Re-
ceipts. 17,751; exports, 4,413 bbls; market
eUieter and rather easy closing lower to
sell. Wheat-Receipts 81, 500 bu; exports,
75.2O7 bu; spot easy, No 2 red S1asc f. o.
b. af1oat; No. red, S03sc elevator; No. 1
northern Duluth. 901sc f. o. b. af1oat; No.
hard Duluth, 925sc f. o. b. af1oat; OPP
tions were generally weaker ali day, re-
fecting less warllke conditions abroad,
unsatisfactory English cables small sea-
board clearances, favorable home crop
conditions, liquidation and a small ex-
bort business; closed easy at SQasc net
decline; March closed S03sc; May. so 9-16@
81 1-16c, closed S09sc; July, S02s@s0s4c, clos
ed, S03sc; September, 791zQS0c, closed 7e&c.
Corn-Receipts, ~, go; exports, n0oN;
spot steady; options steady on small
Western receipts, eased off later with
wheat. but recovered on big export
trade, closing steady at 1sc net decline;
March closed a. 4sc; May 465s@4s s closed
46 7-16@461Ac, closed 4S11zc Oats-Receipts,
222 600 bu; exports, A, 698 bu; spot steady;
No. 2, SO&c; No: 8, 30c; No. white, SSA@
Western, a0@s11zc; track white. 84@S6c.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, March 2.-Close:
Wheat-No red cash, 731zc; July, t2Ac;
No. 2 hard, 115@721ac Corn-No. 2 cash,
cash, 2Gc; May, 26c; July, 241hc: No.
MfLWAUKEE, wis. March a.-F1our
dull. Wheat steady; No. l northern, 761
No. /, 531ac. Barley higher; No. 2, 5S@5Sc:
sample. 40Q55c. Oats steady; No. white,
2S02S1tc.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. March a-Close:
Wheat-May, size; July, 6734@677sc; cash
No. hard 681a@71c; No. 2 red, n@711&c.
Corn-May, ST15@375sc; cash No. 2 mixed.
size; No. white, 3S12c. Oats-No.
white. 2714@271hc.
LIVERPOOL, March 81 = Closing.
Wheat-Spot firm; No. 1 California. IS
34d; No. 2 red Western winter, IS; No.
May, 6s 1Ad; July, IS 1'sd. Corn-Spot
firm; American mixed new, IS 10Ad;
American mixed old, as Nd; futures
quiet; May, 9s 193sd; July, IS sgd; Sep
tember IS 101hd.