St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-20
Amonc The Commiss;on Mon.

''N hat will the harvest be?n is no longer the
song of the farmer hereabouts for all thrifty and
careful farmers within this district have their
grain well cared for, and il not they ought to
have, for better weather never smiled upon a
husbandman's abors than that which has so
greatly helped to fill our granaries with as fine a
crop of wheat as was ever grown.
Since Saturday last there have been
some deluging down pours of much needed
rain, but all crops in this neighborhood should
have been housed long before the showers came.
The general report is that wheat is of unusually
good quality, and most certain the samples seen
by the writer were the brightest and best seen
for many a season. Not only is the crop of
good quality but large in quantity. From all
points heard from both the oat and wheat crop
where threshed measure up greatly above
| any crop raised during the last four years. The
anxious question with the farmer now is, what
will the price be: and this question is not quite
so easy TO settle, but there is thing certain,
prices viii not be like they were last year, and
no amount of thcOris;ng on the part of graiu
manipulators ought TO persuade the farmer that
they viii but unfortunately, it is very diff
cult to make us believe that which we most de-
| sire. But il not able to say what
prices will be in the far off future, it is within
| our province to say what the immediate price OF
the new crop Will De mere IN SL. raul. Inc mills
! here have determined to give roc for No. regu-
! lar and 75c for No. regular but how long these
prices viii prevail, it is hard to say. The move
ment OF grain here has not been so large the past
week az 1t was for the week ending Aug. 12 the
| number of cars received was, according to the
! railroad returns 60, aud the shipments only 5
cars Tie elevators report 1896 bushels
taken ont and 1850 bushels placed in
| the elevators. The stock of old wheat still in
elevators is under 10000 bushels. The mills re-
port receiving IL, 600 bushels by rail and about
| 500 bushels per day from farmers wagons. Tie
mills have received few loads of the new crop,
all OF which was exceptionally fine. The bust
ness in corn the past week has been very small
| indeed, some two or three cars only having
| changed hands. one of which reduced the small
elevator stock By 3e5 bushels; prices of
corn have been about &c lower.
Quite considerable amount OF
trading has taken place IN oats, some Al 900
bushels having found their way to the consumer,
a few of which were OF the new crop. Prices are
| somewhat lower. Barley has beer very quiet.
| 1900 bushels being the amount of the transac-
tions. aud prices have been unchanged. Some
very fine samples OF Montana barley we're shown
on change, and finer samples were never pro-
| duced anywhere, either in size and weight of
berry or color. Seveniy-fiye cents were
| bid, bat it wGs ultimately sold at
] SOC There il nothing new to be said OF
I
! weeks ago Railroad returns show the ship
ments of flour for the past week TO be the same
/ to car as it was the week before. Naturally,
| with graneries bursting with the fruits of an
| abundant and glorious harvest, the farmer feels
| anxious about the market for mis- produce and in
this connection it may be stated as pretty GER
| tain thing that his eye need not be cast across
/ the distant sea Tor reports from Europe
| show an abundant harvest In the eastern henis-
! phere as well rs in this favored western half of
I the world wheat returns show ffty-four per
cent OF the yield is over the average. thirty per
/ cent is an average. aud fourteen per cent IN
| der average SAYS the report. The new grain is
1 .-l,iaty." owing to the excessive heat. Foreign
/ wheat in Londonis demoralized. both for the
present and prospective trade, continues the dis
I couraging report.
/ During the past week there has bean a fair
! demand for grouad feed and fifteen
4 cars were sold st the uniform price
/ during the previoUs week. Hay has been
in better supply and all offered has sold at prices
ranging from $3.50 to s. 90 for wild, and 5000
TO Si9.50 for timothy: q ears were sold. There
has been very little doing in the lower grades OF
/ butter: enc or two large sales of packing stock
! have been sold at &C. but the business generally
/ has been in the better qualities of creamery
1 prices are qaosably unchanged. The scarcity in
I hams and bacon. especially the former. alluded
/ 70 last week, has driven the market up con-
4 sidcrabiy, and prices below viii be
Z found marked1 from to &c. Afmour's corner
on pork at Chicago ilas sent up prices here TO
I $40. 50. Cheese IN sympathy with dried NESTS
/ has advanced ic. Hides, wool and tallow re-
main very dull with prices still low. There is a
( good supply Of unusually fire white clover honey
In the market, which is held st 1900 zoe per
/ pound section Linseed oil and hnseed mea, are
lower. There continues good demand for live
poultry with very light shipments Prairie
IL
/ g. $4,000 per dozen. The week has been q
yery active ore in frrits- There has been such a
large crop OF biuebs-ries and they have lasted 50
/ Ioae that the public have got surfeifed ami they
e-e ROW difficult &c sell: ~orsls berries also are
slow Of sale. Musk melons come 10 hand in ycry
p0sr condition sEd the Minnesota crop which.
/ 81 the wax. viii be short one. IS hardly ready
yet WafeTnlelons- shipped from below, were
I never better, and they come to hand in splendid
/ condition California and Oregon fruits are excel
lszt zsuadan : Bartlett pears. however are get
ting scarce and are highef; other kinds Of pears
are abundant. California grapes are cheaper