The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27

vances, anxious to get the wheat in, and the
fine weather for railroading has enabled the
transportation companies to bring it. Last
week the visible supply was augmented by re-
porting 4o0, 900 bus IN store at Racine that
did not exist. This week the amount i'll store
in Chicago is reported 800, 600 bus too large
and 166, 600 is reported in Detroit that was not
reported last week, SO that the decrease this
week, instead Of being 170, 600 bus. should be
$4,000 bus. Ii the figures comprising the
| amount in sight are no more reliable than the
ones known to us the whole table is of no val
ue. The amount IN transit for the U. K. has
been reduced in weeks from 9 million BUSH
els to II l2 million, The actual arrivals do
not bear out these figures, but confirm our as
session some weeks ago that the amount in
transit was largely exaggerated. We make the
same assertion respecting our visible sup
ply.
Taking the result of our inquiries before
mentioned, as basis, and making every al
lowance for old wheat we conclude that the
receipts here and in Chicago up to August
10Th, will fall short of 100000 bushels.
Our correspondents from Iowa and some parts
OF Minnesota suggest an argument that, al
though premature, is OF vast importance;-lt is
the scarcity of good wheat for seed. 1t is OBJ
tainabie in Wisconsin and Minnesota, but ex-
pe:ience proves that comparatively few farm
! ers will 60 to the trouble and expense of i'm
porting it. The conclusion is that even under
favorable circumstances the chances are against
a good crop next summer.
Thomas Carr, Of Rostock, in a circular re-
plete with valuable information, expresses Sc
rious apprehensions to the next crop from the
myriads of locust eggs deposited in Southern
Russia; he concludes that the supply through
out the world. if made available, is inadequate
to the wants. His estimate of our supply,
however, is at least 10000 bushels too nigh,
| and in order to make the supplies available,
| inducements in the way of higher prices must
eb offered. His opinion is that the chances for
higher prices are vastly greater than for lower.
! The required imports OF Great Britain from
January lst to August 3lst are estimated a6
about 46, ,0OC, 900 bushels; of this amount there
| Is IL 500, 900 Ill transit, out Of which Great
| bIitain is reasonably sure to get ,OOO, ,U30,
| leaving 81 ,OO0, 00e bushels to be exported. AT
| present low prices we do not STE where this
large amount Is to be obtained.
| Our Inspection shows that about half the
wheat arriving is No. and Rejected. The in
| spectors are determined that our higher grades
shall he kept free from poor as well as damp
| wheat. We quote No Hard, rs; No. Ex-
| ira LA; No. !, Los; No. 2, lOl; No. 5, 83 y
S. o. February, l.Ol% March, l.O226; May
l.oS2..
Tie receipts and shipments for the weel
ending to-day:
Receipts. Shipments.
| 1916 1870. 1876 1915
| Flour, brs, 3,,SiG l5,s06 44,e95 oS, ,i5t
Wheat, bush, 3,943 ol6,67o 1865 6O,60;
The amount of wheat i'll store is 1927 900 bus
Same day 1915, i,7s6,ooo :. :.
. 1874, l,SiO,000 .
| The receipts OF -four and grain at ,hi.
port from the crops OF the last three yeais
| from Aug %, up to date, were as follows:
Flour bbs. Wheat bus.
| 1876 723,a63 1929, ,OS0
| lS74-75. ,4s9 9s53,Ol3
1854. 6l2,S55 l7,754,OC3
| We present statement Of today's price:
| at the different markets, together With 9th
| er figures bearing on he value Of wheat fol
| shipment, as compared with precedin.
years:
1876. 1875. 1874
! No W heat in Mil
| waukee per b, sh Oh .S9A i.2;
Through freights
to n Y. per bu. 3h "a .33
| No.2 wheat in N. Y.
per bu. 1875 i.lo l6i
Premium on Gold, i3 i2s .llx
Spring wheat in
| Liverpool, per
| 100 lbs ss9-l0s Ss7-9s4 l2s3-i;
| Ocean freights to
Liverpool, ,bu.. Sd !01d l2Xt
| We append cable Of comparative closin!
prices
| LAST WEEK 1875. 1874. 1878
| No 2whcat / " IS 3-4 l.23X Lei l.:
| No. 9 Barley, 9S l.30 l.56 81
! Chicago movement Of flour and grain for th.
week ending to-day
| Receipt Shipments
1916. 1875. 1876 1875
| Flour, bris, 55,77e 41sS52 As $50 IS, oot
" heat, bu 239.666 364, $50 1857 l0i 20;
| Rye, - 6,o04 1920 .s74 s,07t
Barley, ll9,s30 46.o7a 32,6ss 1915
Live llogs, l02 ,oio 9o,9o5 io,469 1914:
| Cattle, l9,Gi 2o,052 l0,742 1854
| The visible supply of gain, including ths
stocks III granary At the principal points OF ac-
emulation st lake and seabord ports. in tran.
sit by lake, rail. and en- the New York canals
Nov n, 1875, and the comparative stocks at ths
other aforementioned periods, were Is fol-
| lows:
| jar. 10, 1876. Jan. S, 1876
| Wheat. bush i7,0i6,4o9 i,74s9, ,5os
| Barley, a. 2,201,i09 1865, 53s
Rye, IS l33, ,is9 40, ,a9l
| Total bushels 26,6l7 .069 -, ,so9, Gas
Jan. Is, 1875. Jan. II, 1874
Wheat, bush il,9l9,9o5 i0o Is
| Barley, q o,0ll,972 I6o.oa-
| Rye, 4" ls2,.27 90, SIS
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