The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-04-06
Extracts from the Mark Lane Express OF
MAR. 10 1876.

The advance OF week at this season
brings with it natural increase In the
drying temperature OF the atmosphere,
which in the absence OF positive RAIN Is
inevitable from the upward inclination OF
the sun still the general character OF the
weather has undergone no improv' MELT
throughout the country, while at the end
| OF the week il has been altogether rough
stormy, and unsettled. Vegetation un-
der so much rain and cold wind has
made very little progress, and the wheat
plant, which is everywhere reported to
look well, will shortly stand IN need Il
DRYER DAYS and warmer land, Often 1T
this season OF the year-we might almo t
say generally-the grain trade assumes
the position IN which is Is at the present
moment, Il position OF indecision; and
this is. indeed, quite natural phase. -
merchants and millers have net only 10
measure their necessities as compal' q
with likely supplies, but have also 10
take into their calculations the probable
SHIPMENTS from ports which have been
closed during the winter by ice, and
above all, the character OF the season ~
its relation to the future crop. In this
country we are subject to climatic yarla-
tons, which continents are partially tree
. and late and wet, or Il dry and early
, spring. would Ct ange all predc t -
Holders of good wheat have evidenced
little disposition 10 meet millers' views
) BY selling, and this feeling has some
|. what contracted operations; still the
, amount of business transacted has bt 81
fair, taking all things into consideration
$ In spite OF the position taken up 3,
merchants. it cannot be denied that tn,
presen, is period OF great depression
!, AS compared with the expectations form
/ ed ut the time OF last harvest, the price
r realized for produce must be very dis
9 pointing. both TO merchants and farmers
!. and the want OF q surer foundation OF
which to base operations initiates muel
Il against the probability OF any marked
4 Improvement The absence OF frost, to-
Il rs the season advances. tends 10 keel
= the market qniet; and besides this. Iii
- large stocks still known to be III granar
i deter spectators from operating IN
'c sufficient dcgre. to Influence the cour>
: OF trade, in spite Of the temptation TO d
so, now that the range OF prices IS 5
j moderate having regard to the inierio
T.
!. weather Influences Will soon be suprem
d in determining the future course OF price:
: and it would appear that even II tn
2 present dulness continues no great dc
cline can be looked Tor, whilewlth col
+ tinued adverse wea,heNthe p-ooaailitit
! lie in the direction ola material mprov,
ID ment.
Is Dornbusch's list reports that the
coast grain trade continues very qule
: with scarcely any nqniry Tor whea
: although Maize rules steady a. late rate
~ The number OF cargoes of Wheat on 81
Il is now IL. compared with II at the hs
% ginning OF the week. The Taganrc
:, sold at 4as Cd and Maize 27s and Us
tor sew mixed.
" The sales of English Wheat noted Ia
week were 1921 qrs at ASS against >
Y ~ l67 ars at Ais Id in 1879.
:, The London averages were 4os {
st 2.067 qrs.
e, The imports into the kingdom for Il
g. week ending 4th March were l,loo,s'
W cwt. wheat and l4S. 6S5 cwt. -four
d. In PARIS the continuation OF rain and sns
5 causing the overflow Of the rivers IN many
calities, hAs given rse to some little uness,nss
,ss and although il is true that vegetation Is I
vet sufficiently advanced to be seriously af1s
id bed BY the exceS Of moisture. still 1t Is Mu
re-. to be desired that more seasonahe weather y
NJ soon st in. The tone Il the wheat mark
sr- generally was gu ct, but quotations were sN
ss.a maintained. Transactions in four eontiu
difficult ax late rates, IS decline i sxT%c'
md when the weather improves Quotations
as follows Mark dartlay SO t-ancs sess :
ac- choice marks So francs Sss ID good mark:
hts TO s. francs f36o 81 10 SIS lot, crisE2A-y