The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-09-13

during the week, and the recklessness of the
farmers in jeopardizing the safety of their
magnificent harvest, has been severely aad
Justly commented on. While it is true that
the immensely of the yield called for extra
ordinary exertions and some delay, it is also
true that with proper forethought and en-
terprise the great bulk of the grain would
have been in stacks, and the stacking done
so as to defy the storms. As it is, about
onehalf Of the grain was left on the fields,
waiting for the threshing machine, and the
careless manner of stacking has left the
stacks in very little better condition than
the uncapped shocks.
The tenor of present advices is very dis
couraging. The excitement is intense and
reports should be received with liberal dis
count. Our judgment, on the data at hand,
is that the value of the wheat has depreci-
ated 5 per cent, and the quality been re-
duced to a per cent making the total loss
to the farmers Z to 8 per cent. rather less
than more.
The movement of wheat has been delayed,
and receipts have dropped off the last few
days. 1t depends on the weather and prices
how soon it will be resumed.
Tie tendency of the wheat market has
been down. English markets have declined
] to I'd. and ruled weak. in anticipation of
large arrivals and under the influence of the
large amount of wheat afoat. Large arri-
walls from the canal have depressed New
York, andquotations are to cents lower.
Western markets have been sustained by
orders from the interior, but prospects of
fine weather depressed the market to-day
and we close ? to cents lower than a week
ago.
The shipping demand has been linited,
and buyers have filed their orders with
ease.
We quote: No. Hard. 1.23; No. l. %;
No. 2. l.16; No 3. Ito; No. 2 S, @. Septem-
her, l.14s; S. O. October, l.134.
Barley has ruled firm under the influence
Of small receipts and wet weather. The
trading is very light, and confined to filing
orders for car lots. We quote; No. 2. 10 to
LII, and No. 3. 65c.
Corn and Oats have been weak and de-
clining. The rain and heat has been of in
calculable value to corn, and prospects are
now favorable for an average crop.
Receipts. Shipments
Flour, brls, $3.50 22,716 22,ssa 26.654
Wheat, bush, 553, 1876 800, 7SO 527, LAT 64O,77s
Corn, g 1870 1850 1895 LOGO
Oats, 1854 1925 e7,45O s,l56
Barley, &c 1882 $3.50 81 AT 1876
Rye, 1850 $3.50 400
The amount of wheat in store is 432, 900 bus
Same day 1874, 297, 900
1873, $1,000
The receipts of -four and grain at this
port from the crops of the last three years,
from Aug. %, up to date, were as follows:
FLOUR BBLs. WHEAT BUS BARLEY BUS
1875. 81 SOS 927, 6S7 1912
l874-75. 66,23l 1876, 47O 56,O67
1894. 33,772 2,92s,S09 $3.50
We present a statement of to days prices
at the different markets, together with 9th
err figures bearing on the value of wheat for
shipment, is compared with preceding
year:
No. wheat in Mil
waukee per bl sh. Is 90 81
Lake freights to Buffalo, 9 31 lax
Canal freights to n Y. 6A 9 lOA
No. 2wheat in New York, 81 "a 167X
Premium on Gold, l4k 9a 15A
Spring wheat in
Liverpool, per
100 lbs. 9sS-lOs5 Ss1C-9s6 11s9- 1856
Ocean freights to
Liverpool, per
bush, 7Ad 54d lad
We append table of comparative closing
prices:
THIS WEEK. 1874. 1873 1872
No 2wheat. Is 10 81 l20A
No. Corn, 81 tax AK 3sk
NO. Barley, l 10 100 100 81
Chicago movement of -four and grain for
the week ending to day:
Receipts.
1875 1874
Flour, brls. 25,S7l IS, OO9
Wheat, bus SAT ,65S 675, 1870