The sun., 1918-10-19
WINTER VHEATAREA'
is 100000 ACRES
Estimates for Entire Country
Show Increase Of Nearly
5 Per Cent.
WEATHER Is FAVORABLE
Crop ia Most Sections Of Gen.
trail West and Southwest
in Good Condition.

season was fs,i70,0Oo acres and the area
seeded to rye 6.iie.ooo acres Both were
records. The estimated acreage seeded
to winter wheat this year In the South
west. according TO latest advices, Is 2
to per cent. Increase over year ago.
Estimates OF tho increase IN area IN
other sections are more conservative. but
there are many who believe the increase
viii average very close TO . per cent,
bringing the total area I'D 20 about
100000 acres. The most important
thing about the crop news IL the favor
able weather. Beginning with the break
in the corn drought In the latter part
OF August, conditions have been exesp-
tonally favorable In many localities,
with q good average for practically ill
sections OF the country, This IL par
tlcularly the case In the central West
Wheat Is reported above the ground
IN nearly all sections Of the central West
and Southwest and the crop presents a
healthy appearance. This assures the
crop going into tho winter with q good
strong root, 30 that unless the conditions
sSe unusually unfavorabio the area
standing for harvest next spring will 10
nearly II not altogether record one.
The small amount Of the area abandoned
can't, left the area standing for harvest
40.465,000 acres, which was the record
area harvested In this country. The fol-
lowing year the amount Of winter kill
was i,s36,000 acres, and the arsa stand
Ing for harvest 3t,s2s.o00 acres. In
1917 the winter kin was the largest ever
reported. ~ per cent. or i2.56S, 900 acres.
and the AMOUNT left standing for harvest
only e7.437,0o0 acres. Last spring the
~.
ever reported, amounting 70 B,7T7.o00
acres, and the area left for harvest was
ss,373.0o0 acres,
, There seems 70 be every reason for
believing that In addition 10 the big
winter wheat acreage there 10 possible
i,y Of big spring wheat area, as the
very favorable weather conditions which
have prevailed Throughout the entire
country have, II II said. permitted Of .
very large amount OF fall pioughing,
both in the American and Canadian
Northwest
CHICAGO, Oct. 1s.--Rsports that the
German U-boats had been called in gave
a decided stimulus to-day to bullish SEN
tmcnt In regard 10 corn. Largely as
result prices at the finish, although
unsettled, were I to u net higher, with
November 12iA and December 116ss
10 1864. Oats gained Y to u net.
Provisions closed IS to 80 down.
Belief that expectation OF grain would
be much facilitated by the recall Of
the C-boats put the corn bears at
, disadvantage from the outset. Not
withstanding the reports we're not fully
accepted as true, majority OF traders
suflciently credited the gossip to uy.
10 anticipate In measure the implied
likelihood of greatly increased freedom
Tor commercial shipping and therefore
Of better demand for grains. In this
connection talk was current that regard
less of the course OF hostiitties II would
be many months and possibly years
before consumption OF cereals could de-
crease 10 a pre-war basis, However. top
prices were not well maintained and
during the late dealing the market was
tn an uncertain waiting attitude.
Oats averaged higher, with corn. The
buying was scattered.
Weakness Of provisions was duo
mostly to hog market declines.
CoRN-There was = quiet trade in the
corn market. but PRICES were nrmer. clos
lrSa! cash market No, 2 yellow corn was
alo;si At sl.12E. No. yellow sI.5sS,
CO.; and freight New York.
oATs-Msrket comparatively quiet. but
r'lcfJ we're steady, closing with ut gains
~ I to Sc. Local cash market was
eliet; standard quoted at fse., No, white
5is No sug wsts s. s No, No. Te .I.s ys
RyE--Msrset steady; No. , Western
s-I', cost and freight New York.
BARIEY-Aarket nrmi feeding ala
trl milling sl.tS. cost and freight New
N0rh.
HAY-Market steady No. !, t2.l0Qel5;
n. :, s2gs.e5; No. 0, ti.se4i.sS,
Wheat, including Hour. exports for week,
,Ceordins 10 BrAdstreets. aggregate S,oai.-
sevk and t,ai6sei last year since July !,
sa,sos.,s, ssalns. Ss,Sis.iis last year.
Corn exports for week, l2l,tet, against
iiflii last week aud 222,s7i last year
since July !, 7ftotss. against s,totiTs
last year.