The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02
Weekly Letter Of Schroeder. indbsom Co.. Com
.st -,W3 mission Merchants,
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n -s4ta III mission Merchants. r.
-u 80 MILWAUKEE,, July "a, 1875. i
We have experienced another week I
Of intense excitement in the weat mark
ct. and prices advanced fully l5ci per
.bushel early in the week: but enor--
nous receipts, somewhat better weather
| in Great Britain, and disposition on,
the part of holders to realize produced
a weak feeling, which at tlmesassumed
1 pauicky proportions, and we close with |
= decline OF Sc from the extre me. The |
receipts have averaged 100000 bushels
per day, and at present prices this eX--
/ traordinary movement will continue un-
til checked by the demands OF the new
harvest on the farmers time, but even
then receipts will be large. In the ter
ritory TRIBUTARY to Chicago harvesting is
now progressing, and that accounts lor
the tact that Chicago only aggregates
about 100 900 bushels per day, L Inc
present movement is without parallei
in the history of the trade at this season.
The weather in the northwest has been
desirable, and crop prospects continue
to be hattering. In a, lew counties III
Wisconsin the chinch bugs have done
some damage, but it is trifing, and in a
few days wheat will be beyond danger.
: except from a wet harvest. Winter
wheat is now being harvested in this
Z State, and the quantity and quality IS Tar
. above an average. The advance TINS
week was surprise alike to the bulls
and bears, and operators who have been
y persistent bulls were free sellers above
l. l.15., The demand for cash wheat has
/ been less than the supply, and the am
e cunt in store has increased o,OOg bush
Il els, 1t is useless to form, and foolish to
st express, am opinion on the prooaole
e course Of the market, Wind, weather
< and excited ,!specnlations are the Gle.
If ml11ents that control it. just nov: The
Re feeling" amongst operators to-day was
4. in favor Of aiuture decline, We have
in now reached figures here as well as OF
II the Continent that are above the average
price, aud it win not DO to buy on tht
is strength Of intrinsic cheapness,, Boat
le are now passing the break in the Fri
yfCanal, and the receipts in New Yorl
e will show material improvement In ;
p few days. 'l'3a' 4 - -
Up we quote closing market weak; No
* Hard. l.26: No. 1, 1925; No.
en- 1894: No. 81 LIZ; s. August, 1.221-2
nd S. O. Sept, 1.lS; s. 0. year, l. IA. ii
g. Barley has been III good speculativ
he demand, but orders to sell, to arriv
from tie interior, have bee
still more liberal, and the market close
with 81 bid Tor S. o. September. n
II, crop is being harvested now IN som
ed portions OF the northwest.
he Receipts and shipments for this week
ID pace;n.s Shiumen,s
his 1915 ni 1874 1873, is7
he Flour. brls o7,l20 ., 45s 1855 40,4
re- Wheat, bu 1874 $50 'o65, % 93l ,s25 1853
or The amount of wheat in store is TAG, 800 bu
* Same day 1874, .i.sH, lsOoS, COo
1873. 100000
he Ns -, = IL 1e3a.
use The number Of acres Of wheat
=. ~ Douglas county this year. as shown
~ the assessors returns, is l4,OOO, and Z
=" average yield is put down at 70 bushs
e"' per acre. This gives total OF 4so,V
bushels
The Chatfeld Democrd. says that sor
ent of the Fillmore county farmers ha
Tor contracted their coming crop OF wheat
81 per busheI from the machine.
"a a. Barley has been nearly all cut in FRI
~, born county. The wheat harvest co
s mences early this week.
on New hay IS worth from s4-50 TO d
ace ton in Douglas county. New potato
age 81 80 per bushei.