St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-19
HEAVY WHEAT MOVE MENT.
The Increase over Last Year Very
Marked..OfficiaI F.gu-es.

The surprising activity in the Northwest
ern spring wheat movement is the cause OF
! much comment in grain circles. How long
il will continue TO swell the visible by pour
ing into the terminal stations of MnneapO-
lis, Duluth and ST. Paul is a subject of uI-
common interest among Spectators. Be
ginning with Sept. l. the commence Hent
Of the crop year. and running up to Nov.
Il. there have been received in MinDeapO-
lis II. 997. 400 bushels; for the same time in
Duluth, lL.474. 705 bushels: at the Transfer
elevator. 595. 900 bushels, and in other St.
Paul elevators, approximately 200, 900 BUSH
els; total OF q, 267 065 bushels. During
the same time in 1883 the receipt were
Il. 545. 92O bushels in Minneapolis: 1913
622 bushels in Duluth. and approximately
| loo, 600 bushels in ST. Paul; a total of
10. 7595 42 bushels showing gain above
the same two and one-haf months last
year of 4. 507, 523 bushels. The aggregate
shipments tor the time mentioned from TIE
same points are 6.277,70S bushels, against
7.412 1876 bushels last year, an increase of
sos. 5I2 bushels over wear ago.
Official reports show there are now in
store at these three places 13, 81, 09l
bushels OF wheat in public elevators and
warehouses and mills in Minneapolis On
tie last of October the amount in the
country elevators in Minnesota and Dakota
was between p. 900 900 and % 600 600
bushels. This amount has been reduced on
some lines Of road, particularly the Nil
waukee. while on others there Is
more IN store now than then. Taken
altogether il is probable the az
gregate has been reduced something Ike
l. 900, 900 bushels. though farmers have sold
very freely and nave plugged up the holes
made by shipments about as fast as they
have been opened. There was a good deal
of wheat left over last year, both in far
merS gTanlries and in country elevators.
which. added to q surprisingly large crop
in Minnesota and dakota, swelled the
amount 10 20 into the years movement be
You'd ali precedent.
In face Of the fact that more than "a
600. 900 bushels have arrived al the three
| Minnesota terminal stations and that more
than 20 600 900 bushels lie in Minnesota
/ and Dakota country elevators to-day. with
1 the owners clammOTing for cars 10 forward
il and make room room for fresh farmers
I deliveries. in many sections raising the
heaviest crop they have but fairly begun TO
move il ont. For the entire state of
Minnesota there has not been mar
keted more than 20 per cent II it
were 10 come forward at the rate Of
quarter Of million bushels day there IS
enough wheat back-near 81. 600, 900 bush
els. 81. 600. 600 bushels in country elevators
and approximately 40.000.0O0 bushels in
farmers granaries-tO keep up that pace
pa days, or to near the first Of August
next.
The movement has already reached "A.
900. 600 bushels from farmers bins since
Sept. I. There is yet back in farmers
hands little more than 50 per cent. Of the
crop. which makes the total stock of Mn
nesOta and Dakota a little more than 90.
600. 900 bushels. These figures are not at
all startling when il is remembered that
the crop of one year age turned out to be
quite as much above the government eSti-
males, proved by assessors returns
Market Record.