The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-04-13
receipts and shipments. Any way, station

might with the same propriety do the same
with all shipments from Chicago and Milwau
kee, and thus build up large business on pa
per. Aside from the dishonest aspect it has
the effect OF making valueless all statistics in
regard to the movement Of grain SO far as Chi
cago is concerned The reported receipts in
Chicrgo are about 28l 900 bus. while the actual
receipts ere l85. 900 bus. showing that for this
week 81, 900 bus. have been wrongfully added
to their receipts The same applies to ship
ments, and the rail shipments from here are
thus duplicated in the estimated amounts in
| transit. The total rail shipments from here
this week are 1874 100 bus. part Of which did
not go within reach OF Chicago.
The market has been dull, and lower Liver
pool with clear weather here has induced the
'sbears" to extent their operations and the ef-
feet is seen in a decline on No. Q, which IS the
speculative grade, while all other grades have
advanced to cts. from No. Hard down to
| rejected, showing that the tendency even now
| is up, when the legitimate demand snd sup
ply is permitted to regulate it. The visible
| supply has decreased 38i,, 900 bus. during the
week Exports from New York have been
quite liberal. Bearbohm London circular es-
Inmates the required imports from March 18th
| at as, tO0, 900 bushels, and in view Of lively
competition from Belgium and Holland for the
Russian surplus, a large proportion of this will
be wanted from the United States.
Very little has been done in grain freights
The tendency is down and through rates to
New York by lake and canal could be contract
ed at l3 3-4 cent per bushel for wheat, includ-
iny Buffalo charges
The market closed dull a, below; No. Hard
l2i 10 No. |, ll3 10; No. ?, lo4 IL; No: 8,
81 to SO; S. O. April, lO2 i-2; s. 0. May, LOG
5-3. s. o. June ,07 4.
Tie Receipts and Shipments for the week
ending to-day:
Receipts Shipments.
1876 1875. 1876. 1875
Flour, brrls, 1850 81 ,442 1891 40,79O
Wheat bus, l5S, $50 37,734 3o6,l5 123, 699
The amount of wheat in store is 8, $4,000 bus
Same day 1875, l,73l,O
g 1874, 2,409,OE 6
The receipts of flour and grain at this
port from the crops of the last three years,
from Aug %, up to date. were as follows:
Flour bb!s Wheat bus
1915 1856 $50 l7,774,7l4
1874 10 77O.924 ll,994,235
1875. 947,s56 2I,2i5,696
We present statement OF day prlce.
at the different markets, together with 9th
er figures hearing on the value Of whea, for
shipment, as compared with preceding
years:
1876. 1875 1874
| No. wheat in Mil
waukee per bl sh OAK OK i.24H
| Through freights
to N Y. per bu. IS 20 %
| No.2 wheat inn Y.
per bu. l.E 1876 so
! Premium on Gold, l3h lax t37s
Spring wheat in
Liverpool, per
100 lbs ss-9slO $50 IS loslO-iis5
/ Ocean freights to
Liverpool, bu., 81 TX TX
We append table of comparative closing
prices:
LAST WEEK 1875 1874. 1873
/ No 2wheat 90 l.0l 1.6 .li9A
| No. , Barley, 81 LIZ LOO SJ1
Chicago movement of flour and grain for the
| week ending too day:
1876 1875 1876 1876.
Flour, bYls., 6s, 83a Ga 764 6.,260 81, 49,
WI heat, bu. 2Sl. 1855 SOL ,9o2 259, li9 i63, 4lG
Rye, - 2,ao7 l,.65 2443 l,Ii3
Barley, . ALTO 81 1881 36,3S4 $1,000
Live liogs, 1920 47,44O 22,l76 81 1874
| Cattle, z2,270 1887 1919 II, PSI
The visible supply OF gram, including the
stocks i'll granary At the principal points OF ac-
| emulation at lake and seabord ports iii tram
Nov 81, 1875, and the con- par,tye stocks at th.
other aforementioned periods, were fol-
lows:
April /, 1876. Mar IS 1876
Wheat, bush i5,os9,7 oa i6,0o3, 031
Barley, l,47O,i67 i,57J, i67
Rye, g 375,24s 3y7 ,76e
April ), 1875. April 1, ISL
! Wheat, bush IL ,.S7 ,5O II, 343, s65
Barley, 6sO,3i oos,.
Rye, :. le2 1926 3s0,y s