The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-07-18
THE MARKETS..


We are indebted to Messrs' Powers,
Lynde Il Wright, of Kansas City, for the fol-
lowing reliable review of the grain trade:
Wheat-Values in foreign markets during
the week past have ruled steady, and to-
days cables report Liverpool markets one
penny per GENITAL higher on winter wheat.
From the various wheat producing coun-
tries In Europe, the best that is expected
of the coming crop is only an average.
Russia, Hungary, Germany and France are
disappointed, owing to untavorable wealth.
er, and will not yield an average. Spain Is
secure in harvest above the average, and
Great Britain with the most favorable
weather cannot realize the anticipations
early In the season, of fair crop. Farm
ers' deliveries throughout tho United King
don have fallen to minimum, and on the
basis of the present imports stocks in the
English warehouses will have to be drawn
on Tor over half a million bushels a week,
to meet actual demands for consumption.
Throughout the winter wheat sections In
this country the crop harvested has fallen
but little short of the large estimates form
ed Of 1t month ago. From Nebraska and
Iowa come reports ofdamage byrust to the
spring wheat, while Minnesota will contri-
butte her usual enormous yield In good con-
able conditions continue for the greatest
yield of wheat our country has yet knowl.
The movement to market has somewhat
improved, the increase In volume being
chiefly confined to winter wheat markets.
The character OF the shipments of the new
crop at present is not favorable. Fully
three -fcurths is damp and not In milling
condition. Clean, plump and dry samples
are in active demand and bring a fair pre-
MUM over the old crop. We take occasion
again to suggest to shippers the mistake
made in forcing damp and ll-conditioned
grain upon the market. Neither shippers
or millers care to touch 1t, and a certain
depression awaits it.
Corn-In this cereal there has been q
general steadying up In markets all round,
Notwithstanding there has been no improve
ment In foreign markets. The advance
amounts to 11%c bushel on both cash and
futures. Hot and forcing weather In the
middle States have improved the condition
of the growing plant, and all fears OF a
short crop In those sections are abolished.
Receipts at interior points have improved.
Oats-An increase In the movement to
market is noticed, exports have largely In
creased, but with an active demand there
is no real appreciation In value.
Freights-Rail freights are unchanged.
The Barge Tow" that left here Friday last
has arrived safely In st, Louis, and we may
expect repetition of the same at an early
day.
QUOTATIONS.
Liverpool-Wheat quiet and unchanged,
Corn, new, 22s Sd to 22s Cd; old, 27s Sd to 27s
Cd.
New York-Wheat, quiet; No. 2 red win
ter, July, S1.0S@106; August, sl,0l@1. .03; No.
spring, July, Sl,0l; August 95@97c; No 2
northwestern, July, $l.0O@10i; August, 94@
96c. Corn, July steamer 4SlS@45c; No. .,
45e; August steamer, 44]6c; No. 9, 46A@
46%c.
Baltimore-Wheat, firm at s1,06lfc spot;
S1Ol@1.0ll6 July. Corn firm at 461Il @461Sc
spot; 471Sc August,
Toledo-Wheat, firm; 92lIc July. Corn,
dull; 37slc cash and July; 3SI6c bid August
rejected, sec.
Chicago-Wheat, July, 90; August, S2Sc
Corn, July, S71sc; August 979s@37lIc.
Milwaukee-Wheat, 9516c July; S5Hc
August; S2slc September.
st. Louis-Wheat July, S3c August, SEC.
Corn, 3SlSc July; 359Sc Aug.
Kansas Olty-Wheat, No. 8, cash. 10
Corn, No. 2, cash, 26c. Rye, No. 2, S5c,
Oattle-Good to choice steers, S310@3. .40
native COWS, S25o@2.90; corn fed extras
$500; stoekers, $s.o0@Sta Hogs--
Packers, se.Ao@s.bo,