Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-18
Grain Notes.

Argentine shipments Of corn the past
week were 1.144.000 bushels.
Argentine shipments of wheat to Europe
the past week were 5000 bushels.
1t was claimed that 10000 sacks Of flour
were sold for export at Minneapolis Friday.
The temperature got down to the freezing
point Saturday morning IN Kansas, Iowa
and Nebraska.
The four Atlantic ports cleared for ex-
port yesterday 2S8. 500 bushels of wheat, 3d.
600 packages of -four.
(. The first car of new corn was received
yesterday by Brodnax & McLiney, from
Southeastern Kansas. It graded No.
mixed. and sold at 20c.
In the last three weeks the Minneapolis
mills have ground nearly 100000 barrels
of flour. equal to almost 5,0Oo 900 bushels of
wheat Their sales this week, according
to all reports, have aggregated over ESQ.,
600 barrels.
Total exports Of wheat and flour in the
fifteen weeks since July 1 amount to 49,
As. 900 bushels, against 1885,, 900 bushels in
the corresponding time last year. 45,465 900
bushels two years ago and 81. 900 bushels
three years ago.
wheab from both coasts Of the United
States and from Montreal the past week
amountto 4,156S17 bushels. against 4,O5O0
bushels last week, 2,409.0 900 bushels in the
week one year ago, 3.19 1000 bushels two
years ago, 2,70s,0 900 bushels three years ago,
and as compared with $4,000 bushels in
the corresponding week of 1892.
A London cable said: The viceroy of In
dia cables that over Dude. 4 large part Of
the Northwest provinces, the Punjab eight
districts Of upper Burmah, the crops are
in seriously damaged condition. Crops
in Bombay cause anxiety. Rain is now
improbable and q famine is Inevitable un-
larl fXS@tAv Oil
west provinces and tho Punjab. The pros
poets OF sea imports Of wheat are relied
on to lower prices.
Insurance against election CONTINGENCIES
is a novel risk to undertake. but two very
rich Chicago firms. Messrs. A. o. Slaughter
& Co: and Bartlett. Frazier Co.. in con-
Junction with New York firm, Messrs
Price, Mccormick & Co., have decided to
write privileges on gold for terms ex-
tending beyond the presidential election,
The "call'' price is not a very high one,
either. 11s to 1S premium. according as the
cali expires November or December Is.
Any person under obligations to pay out
gold. who feels timid about the election
possibilities, can get an insurance against
any contingency by buying "calls" of these
firms. The man who has out a gold mort
gage note, or any other sort OF gold note,
or who is under any cort of gold contract,
can provide against Bryan's election with
out boarding the yellow metal. Just how
these firms who offer these calls have pro-
tected themselves Is not explained, but
they are probable holders of foreign ex-
change. Their Tprivileges" will be guaran-
teed by the American Surety Company.
Slaughter calls the transaction monetary
insurance"
Topeka, Kas, Oct. flowing to the fact
that the drouth this summer damaged to
considerable extent the wheat crop Of
the country, the Mexican government has
removed the duty on grain for a period
Of several months. Kansas grain is now
on the move into Mexico. On account of
the direct line, the Santa Fe is handling
the great part of this grain. and that road
expects to ship over 1000 cars into that
country within the next two months.
Car lot receipts of grain in Kansas City: