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

thrashing 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
We're nipped bythe cold just as the tender I
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 i the fine
weather continues we may justly hope for q
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 abb
sence Of anything like speculation. has tended
to contract operations, supply keeping pace
with demand, and stocks Consequently dimin-
ishing 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 BEEN made in several
Of the grain exporting markets, from Russia
and American ports, from whence direct ship
ments 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 in some instances holders have given way
slightly to meet buyers views, but the decline
has been scarcely quotable. Regarding feed
ing stutfs, probabilities do not 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
portunely for the sellers Of oats. In the coun-
try markets -four has been fairly steady, but
the London trade has ruled dull. To sum up,
no change OF any importance has trken place
during the week, and things generally remain
in statu quo.
The sales of English wheat noted last week
81 1886 qrs at Ass Sd, against SO, 744 qrs at
ASS Al IN the previous year.
| The London averages We're 4as Cd on l ,448
| qrS.
The imports into the kingdom for the week
ending April 22nd We're 82o, 956 cwt wheat
and III ,336 cwt flour.
Bosroy.-Far1ners have rot been able to
complete their spring SOWING, TIE land having
been too wet TO permit OF rapid progress in its
cultivation, aud field work generally is in a
backward state. Tae wheat trade is quiet, and
farmer. unwilling to accept the reduced
prices at which miliers try to supply their
wants On the sales made, rates are quoably
altered.
Is per or dearer. Wheat, pew white 46s to AS
new red AIS to AS; Barley, mating Cos to 40s
grinding 3Os to 35s.;
CARMARrHEN. The little corn that is left
here now with farmers is in few hands. To
day the prices are-W heat, 5s Sd barley, IS cd
oats, 80 per bushel; plain tic -four, sos pc;
sack
DEvIzss.-There was full supply of whea.
foy which growers asked the same as last week,
but buyers being indisposed to operate except
ion, and growers equally indisposed to give
way, but little trade was done, at or about last
weeks prices. and much remained uEsold.
HULL.-The weather continued cold and un-
what warmer. The arrivals Of wheat are ,73d
qrs from Alexandria, 2,45O qrs from Danzig
s45 qrs from Holland, 4,609 qrs from Conigs-
berg, aud $50 qrs from Riga,-in all II IT'S
qrs. The trade has been slow, and the businss
doing confined mostly to Californian and
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. prin-
eipally derived from Denmark, Ihave been
rather on the increase, and the temperature il
higher. vet the demand continues good, and
prices since our last issue are, if anything, high.
er than last week At to days market We had
a better supply OF English wheat, good sam
Piles maAing the full prices of last week For
way in price, wheat per 48Olbs, Danzig and
Konigsberg and Ststtin red 46s Oh to 49, Dan.
sh and Swedish 46s Cd to lSs Cd Riga and st
Petersburg 43s TO A6s Californian and Oregon
white 49s 70 SOS Cd Gillian and Spanish whit
49s to Sis Cd Egyptian Saids white Us Cd to 81
Cd Yorkshire and Lincolnshire red per 5O4lbs
~ to 46s; barley, per 4aslbs, Yorkshire ant
Lincolnshire mailing 33s Cd To 3ss Oh, Sal,
AS OIL to4Ss Stettln 34s Sd to 37s Oh French 81
Cd to SOS Danish and Swedish Sos ID TO 39s
dittoC hsvaiier A9s 70 44s. Oh feeding, stou. So
|. ditto thn.ss I'd 90 29s.