St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23
At LAKE SUPERIOR'S HEAD.
Sixth Annual Report of the Duluth Board
of Trade.
THE CITY'S GRAIN TRADE,
And a Review of the Causes LEADING to
the Falling Off in Receipts and
Shipments.
Special to the Globe.

affords an interesting study throughout,
covering not only the grain trade, but
the manufacturing, jobbing, railway
and other material interests of the
Northwest in general, and Duluth and
Lake Superior in particular. Of the
grain trade, which is treated exhaust
lively, the report is prefaced by review
of the causes which led to the material
falling off of receipts and shipments as
compared with the report published last
year. The commission houses were
prepared at the outset to handle an in
creased output by means of plen-
tiful elevator capacity-a capacity
which for the first time in
her history was equal to the
probable demand. The great frost of
Aug. IL in Minnesota and Dakota, north
of the line of the Northern Pacific road,
followed by frosty nights, partially cut
off hope, but it took the thresherS to
tell the story of shortage of 3O,O00,000
bushels, and the relative shrinkage of
harvest of Duluth's great No. hard
and No. l northern grades. Then fol-
lows the story of the great pressure
brought to bear upon the state ware
house department, and how near it
came to acceding to the demands of
other places not so particular as to
grades and quality, and admitting 10
per cent of frosted wheat into the bins
as No. l hard and relatively larger
percentage of No. northern. The fight
made by the Duluth board of trade
against this injustice to this market is
now part of the history of Minnesota
grain dealing, and is cited as critical
and trying ordeal through which the
Duluth board passed successfully and
frJu 1f
ment' and the future reputation of
Duluth wheat against this seasons
commissions and earnings; vital ques-
ton directly interesting every individ-
ual, firm ana company dealing in grain
on this market. On the Gne side practi-
cally the great elevator companies,
lines of railroads and vessels bringing
grain to this point and carrying it away
again, and not particularly interested
AS to quality; and Oh the other the repu-
tatiOn of Duluth wheat the world over
and the rights and interests of pur-
chasers of grades so jealousy guarded.
The state board was besieged and i'm
portuned on every side to lower the
that, though denied, it partially yielded;
and it was only the vigorous protest
filed Sept. by this board which brought
the department to realizing sense of
the unjust discrimination, and main
tanned the standard Of Duluth grades.
THE SHIPPING SEASON.
Lake shipping opened May 70, when
the steam barge Y. Swain and conSort
Helvetia, with $4,000 bushels of wheat,
cleared for Buffalo. leaving stock of
all grades then in store of 9, 125, 791
bushels, of which 1905, 1921 bushels were
No. hard. This was the active and
busy and proved to be the banner
month of the shipping season. The
days aggregated 3,9S4,G4S bushels of
wheat, 81, 400 bushels of corn and 17,7OO
bushels of oats. The receipts were
light. aggregating but 50S,570 bushels of
wheat, thus reducing the stock on hand
the first month of navigation 100000
bushels. June is reckoned a fair
month, with receipts of 951 .64S bushels;
shipments, l.563,7S1 bushels. July,
receipts. 42O.072 bushels; shipments,
2.629,2S1 bushels. August, receipts,
762,S03 bushels; shipments, 2,241,-
667 bushels. September, receipts,
950,514 bushels; shipments, 1884,
GIG bushels. The steady and large
excess of shipments over receipts
during the first four months re-
duced the stock in elevators by Sept.
"a to 413,717 bushels, the lowest point
and smallest stock in store here at any
period during the past six years. Octo-
Der receipts were 744.41S bushels; ship
ments, 4,115 bushels. November re-
ceipts were Ga, 81 bushels; shipments.
1,G05,SS5 bushels. Navigation practi-
cally closed Nov. 81, with the shipment
of 100000 bushels, leaving the stock in
store here at the close of the season of
all grades, 64l ,544 bushels as against
2,652,S69 bushels at the close of
navigation in 1887. The receipts
for the calendar year were
1885, 3sS BUSHELS; shipments, 13, 4S2, s29
bushels. The receipts of coarse grains,
corn. oats and barley were not large,
owing to utter decentralization and rate
cutting. Receipts of -four for the year
were 1,751, 249 barrels more than during
the season of 1887. The shipments were
1,747, 176 barrels, or 423.4 61 barrels more
than in 1887. Of the flour shipments
1876, $40 barrels were to Canadian points,
as against $50 barrels during 1887.
Tabulated receipts and shipments of
-four and grain during the season end
ing Dec. 81, 1883, were as follows:
Commodities. Receipts. Shipments
Flour, barrels. .........1,75I.249 l,747, I76
Corn, bushels ......... 229 s37 3Sa, 40
Barley, bushels. 3S,090 $4,000
F F1as 5 5SsS bushels 1 liSS 1893 19SS
Deputy Sheriff Armstrong has re-
ceived a telegram from the Seattle
police saying that Long. the man who
robbed several guests in Duluth hotels,
is Swallowed there, and asking if he
shall be arrested. Long recently
knocked the turnkey of the county jail
senseless and took to flight. He will be
brought back for trial. The
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE
organized to-day and chose the follow
ing board of directors: j. A. Willard,
w. G: Peck, A. w. Bradley, c. E. Shan
non, +: A. Gooding, F. E; Kennedy, Fl:
W VI GofiR n Y Frind f. H The de sna
are: President, j. A. Willard;
vice president, c. E. Shannon; cashier,
W. p. Hurlbut; assistant cashier, E. W.
Matter. The paid up capital is 100000.
The charter will arrive from Washing
ton in week. A meeting of those in
terested in track matters was held at
the Hotel ST. Louis this evening, and it
was decided to organize a
DRIVING PARK ASSOCIATION.
Twenty-one acres will probably be
bought for a baif-mile track in the
vicinity of Oneota. Messrs. A. c.
Bachelor, Dr.. Haycock and w. 7.
Hopes were made committee to
report on grounds. A. NJ. Kersk,
of st. Paul, has purchased
property on East Third street on which
he will erect building worth $4,000, to
be used as a girls seminary. His three
daughters, who are the sister superior
and her assistants at st. Mary's hospi-
tai, this city, will have the manage
ment.
Mr.. Daniels Speaks.
PITTsBURG, March 22.-Vice Chair
man George Ii. Daniels, of the Central
Traffic association. passed through the