The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01

tainlv sign Of inherent strength OF the mar
ket that that the decline has been limited to
the actual advance III freights. The amount
Sin sight, as usual at this season, has IN
creased considerably and is now slightly IN e1-
cess of the two proceeding years. Wnlle the
reaction in prices will tend to check receipts |
to some extent, still they will be large during |
the next two weeks and it will require good
shipping deman to absorb them, but with |
only three weeks more OF navigation we may |
expect it.
very few horses are exempt 1t Is, however,
not so severe as in 1872, and may not seriously
affect the movement Of grain. Our market
has presented no feature OF particular interest.
Our leading operators are short, but nave al
ready sold all they dare, and are poWerless to
depress prices much by their own efforts. There
is considerable ''shorts'' for October, the pur,
chases all centering in one strong house, an
with some effort the market could be cornered
We understand that some Of the largest and
| most successful dealers in Chicago have been
free buyers the last few days, which would ex
! plain the relative frmness in that market.
decline of per cent. on gold has weakened
New York, but the decline there during the
week is less than 8 cents per bushel. 5. No
vember sold dowE to 1U7 "a here during the
past week, but we close steady as follows:
No. hard, 1875; No. /, III; No. 2, Ito 3-4;
S. O. Nov, l.OS 1-S; S. 0. year, 1.O7 5-o;
No. 3, 1.0l Ia.
Barley has ruled weak and unsettled, but as
the market is already largely oversold tor No
vember, there is no disposition to sell. Octo-
Der deals are few. We quote S. .. October,
100 10; S O. November, 1.04 1-2.
The receipts and shipments for the week
ending to-day:
Re Receipts Shipments SadI 1sz.
Flour, brls, SO, 4O4 33,70J 56,0o2 s7,s9,
Wheat. bush, $3.50 7O9,s99 81 ,22a 4Ol ,O5i
Barley, {. 36,3l9 55,26O 22,92o 1854
, Rye, 6,l2o l,Olo
The amount of wheat in store is $4,000 bus
, Same day 1874, o .oa ooo 8.
g 1878, 423,OOO -
The receipts of -four and grain at thi
+ port from the crops of the last three year
e from Aug %, up to date, were as follows i.
FLOUR BBLs. WHEAT BUS.
: 1875 2o8, 1872 6.363, 43s
ls74-75. 25o,97l 4,959,57s
d 1894 2lU,909 l0,O22 ,344
1t We present a statement of to-day's price
at the different markets, together with otf
! er figures hearing on the value of wheat Il
shipment, as compared with precedin
years:
waukee per b. sh. 1904 IS "a l os
Lake freights to Buffalo, 5 l-2
d; Canal frelghts to N. Y. 9l-2 II
@ No. 2wheat in New York, so 10
II; Premium on Gold, l4A lOb
C. Spring wheat III
il. Liverpool, per
c. 100 lbs. 9s4-l0sl Ss-9s6d lls5-l
nd Ocean freights to
e, Liverpool, per bush, Sd OK
We append table of comparative closi
prices:
No. 2wheat lax soy 0SA
,,t No. Corn 81 72a - 81
nn No Barley III / III | So
to Chicago movement of -four and grain for
lte week ending to-day:
to Receipts. Shipmen
ira 1875. 1874. 1874. IS
to Flour, brls, 60,7s3 4e,906 35,s5l 3s,t
rn Wheat, bu. ,OO6. 762 767, $40 4ll,sU7 639,
Rye, :. 27,Ol5 l4,79t 6,l97 26,t
ct Barley, GO 1851 1877 1921 49,
ng Live Hogs, 87,l76 94,Ol7 $3.50 A..
10 Cattle, 23,6o7 22,Si0 AL e.
:, The visible supply of gam, including
IN, stocks in granary at the principal points OF
RI, cumulation at lake and seabord ports, In tr;
nd sit by lake, rail and TN the New York can;
DOo Oct l6, 1915, and the comparative stocks at
&c; other aforementioned periods, were as
o" lows:
Oct l6, rs. Oct. 8, Is. Oct.l7,
Wheat, bu. II ,239.l59 1862 ,427 l,l0s,