The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-25

tLrashing out their stacks. The growing
cereals are looking fairly well, Barley appears
healthy, and the heavy rains of the past two
months will doubtless be productive Of an
abundant grass crop. It is the early sown
seeds which seem to have suffered most from
the recent spell Of wintry weather, as they
Were nipped by the cold just as the tender
shoots were appearing above the ground, and
in some localities considerable harm has been
done. Potatoes have also suffered some detri-
ment. Still, taking all things into considera-
ton, the present season, although no doubt
backward, does not appear sufficiently so to
give rise to any serious anxiety, and /. the fine
weather ontinues We may justly hope for
fair return for agricultural .aborS. With re-
gard 20 the present state OF the trade, the mac
tivity caused by the Easter holidays has not
yet given way to any improvement in demand,
and transactions are still limited to the supply
OF immediate requirements. This, and the alb
sence Of anything like speculation. has tended
to cont.ac. operations, supply keeping pace
with demand, and stocks consequently dimln-
iahing slowly. The Continental demand con-
tinues and has taken of several cargoes ar
rived at ports Of call, but It has not shown it
self to any extent in our local tablets, except
! for oats Stocks it parts OF Germany and
! France are reported to be short, but for some
time past purchases have befu made in several
of the grall exporting markets, from Russia
and American ports, from whence direct ship
nents are being made. Apart from this there
seems to be want of life throughout the trade
each day OF fine weather depressing the market
and n some instances holders nave given way
slightly TO meet buyers views, but the decline
has been scarcely quoable Regarding feed
ing stcfs, probabilities do no. appear to indi-
cate any material advance, and every day OF
fine weather tends to weaken present prices.
Maize has given way Under increased supplies,
and the French demand has occurred very OPP
Nv w
try markets -four has been fairly steady, but
! the London trade has ruled d-Ll. To sum up
/ no change ct any Importance has trkel place
during the week and things generally renlait
III stacti luO.
The SAFES Of English wheat noted last week
we're 81 1886 qrs at ass Sd, against So, 744 qrs a
AS 4 Z: ii the previous vesr.
Tae London averages Var As 81 OF ,44s
The imports into the kingdom for the weel
ending April 2-ns were So, $50 ewt whea
and III ,9So ewt tour
BosTos. Partners have lot been able t.
complete tier spring sosr iag, tie land having
bee. too vet IA permit d rapid progress III It
cultivation aui lid work generally is III
bac kwagd Id. Ia wheat trade is quiet, a,le
farmer are uaw.eing - aceep. the red,ce.
prices II which miliers try to supply tliei
want, .ol. the sales ,iai-, rates arr quo.abi,
altered
DGlIHTOS. - tDE v lEiil SLOW ara aD0u
is per or oearer. Wheat, pew whit los to as
new red AS TO AS; Barley, mating Cos 70 40
grinding 3U> TO SOS.
CARMARTHES The LITTLE cora TIA. is LEI
mere now with farmers Is IN few hands. To
day the prices are-W heat, IS Sd barley, As sd
oats, IS pr bushel pain tic flour, 36s pc
sack.
Dzylzss.-There was a full supply Of whea
10. which growers asked the same as last week
but buyers being indsp posed to operate except
ION, ana growers equally indisposed to Civ
way. but litte trade was done, at or about las
weeks prices. and much remained uEsold.
HULL.-The weather continued cold and un
genial until Yesterday. when, it became some
what warmer. The arrivals OF wheat are -
qrs from Alexandria, .,450 qrs from Daazig
! 545 qrS from Holland, 1909 as from Conigs
berg, AID $50 qrs from Riga,-in all Ii, II
qrs The trade has been slow, and the busins
! doing confined mostly to Californian an,
Egyptian at prices tending in buyers favor
Baltic qualities, from their relatives scarcity
, are generally held above the market. Gu
supplies OF mating barley from abroad grin
q pally derived from Denmark lhave beel
rather on the increase, and the temperature il
higher. yet the demand continues good, ant
prices since our last issue are, il anything high
ar than last week At to days market We has
a better supply OF English wheat, good sam
pies maAing the full prices of last week For
eign slow sale, but holders are unwilling TO Civ
, way III price, wheat per 4solbs, Danzg am
Konigstery and Stettin red s6s Oh to 40. Dan
) ISL and Swedish 46s Cd 10 ASS 0d Riga AMI 5.
Petersburg ass 20 46s Californian and Oregon
? white ABS to 5os Cd Gillian and Spanish viii.
, ios 70 SIS Oh Egyptian Sadie white Us Oh to 81
Oh Yorkshire and Lincoldshire rsi per 5o4lh-
= AS TO los. barley, per 4aslbs. Yorkshire All
! Lincolnshire mailing SIS Cd to SIS OH. sal
4 As Oh tolss Stett,u 34s sd to 37s Oh F-arch 81
Oh 10 Sos Danish and Swedish Sos Oh - 81
> dittoChavaier igs % AS. Oh teein-. stout s.
) ditto thlu-ss 6d - 2as