The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-01
GRAIN GOSSIP.


Gossip by private wire to G. H. F.. Smith
& Co., st. Paul. members of New York stock
exchange and Chicago board of trade:
Ports cleared: 91,610 bu wheat; 26,S91 bbls
-four. equal in wheat to 212 600 blu.
Public cables: London-Wheat and corn of
coast nothing doing. On passage, wheat firm
but not active; corn quiet. English country
markets. some Sd higher and others Cd per qI
lower. Liverpool-Wheat futures I'D dearer
Paris-November wheat IS confines higher
and December rs centimes higher; flour, IA
IL francs higher. Berlin-Wheat, II mark
dearer.
The position Of wheat is so phenomenally
strong in Chicago that everybody seems to
wonder why the price does not advance con-
stantly and soon reach 81. The best men
here are talking dollar and they seem to
have practically all the commission people on
their side.
Prime says: Winter wheat-The entire crop
is still bare Of snow in the southern areas OF
the winter wheat belt, still growing. There
is ample moisture, very little frost in the
ground and crop in fairly good condition.
Think it will go into winter quarters better
than at this date in 1895. Spring wheat
There has been a decided falling off OF
spring wheat receipts in the present week, and
this state of things must continue from now
on until another crop is made. Spring wheat
farmers, However, are bullish and seem more
inclined than they did ninety days ago to
hold their reserves for better prices
Primary receipts-Wheat 4S2, coo bu; ship
ments, SIC 900 bu.
Chicago Closing year ago today May wheat,
lard, $3.50; ribs, $4.621R.
WHEAT OUTLOOK ABROAD.
LONDON, Nov. sO.-The Mark Lane Ex-
press today, discussing the crop prospects,
says: Severe frosts in France and Central
Europe have stopped blowing and sowing,
and we anticipate somewhat reduced
wheat acreage in the entire region between
the Vistula and the Bay of Biscay. Winter
has set in throughout Russia, the Sea of Azoy
was closed to navigation Nov. "a, and navi-
CATION OF the Baltic is dangerous on the
northern and eastern coasts, where there is
already much ice.
Owing to the rainfall in India, the def
cheney in the wheat acreage is reduced, but
seems bound to be felt until the spring of
1893. English wheat maintains a good price
IN London, but the country markets are less
linn. The cause of this is clear In the
counties last week 166, 6S4. quarters of Eng
fish wheat were offered for sale against 69, 534
for the same week of 1895.
NEW YORK GRAIN.
NEW YORK. Nov. 30.-Flour-Rece:pts.
45,6O0 bbls; exports, 81 PAP bbls; market firm,
6 put he4a above buyers views Rye -four
dull. Cornmeal steady. Rye nominal Bar
icy ley Gull. Barley malt dull. Wheat-Receipts,
$1,000 bu; shipments, 63,O11 blu; spot dull;
No. 1 hard, 963sc; options opened higher. de.
veIoped pronounced weakness, raiIled near
the close on covering, and left off nc lower
on on December but A@1zc up on later months;
49, teu' Mcay, oS124 SV12c; closed at 9OBc;
DECEMBER, 89%@911sc closed at 901sc. Corn
Receipts, 1880 bu; exports, 4,424 bu; spot
weaker; No. 291sc; options opened steady.
6 put declined. and closed &c net lower; May,
S23sQ 339sc; closed at 32%c; December 29%6
299sc; closed at 291sc Oats-Receipts 209,-
500 bu; exports, 81, 538 bu spot weaker: No.
= q. 2S13c; options duh, closing at 1sc net de-
cline May closed at 261bc; December 238L n
23Bc; closed at 23Ac.
WHEAT HIGH IN GREECE.
sui Horton at Athens in a report to the
state department, says that in consequence of
the bad wheat harvest in Russia which sup
phes nearly two-thirds of the wheat used in
greece, prices of wheat are very high there
and are still rising. He is confident that
there is fine opening for the introduction
OF American hard wheats into Greece and
offers to assist exporters.
GRAIN VISIBLE.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3O.-The visible supply
the New York produce exchange, is as fol-
lows: Wheat, 1854, 600 bu, decrease, ,O57.
goo bu; corn 2 ao S,22sooo Blu, increase $4,000 bu
1858 600 blu, decrease SO, coo bu barley. 5.357.
OUO bu, decrease 7S9, 900 bu
MILWAUKEE,
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Nov. 3O.-Flour firmly
held. Wheat strong and higher; No. 2 spring.
SSc; No. l northern, SEC; December, SOzc.
Corn steady; No. white 191b02f1hc. No 2
10000. Barley lower; No. 2 35c; Sample. "A
@35c. Rye firm; No. /, ACC. Provisions high
er.
ST. LOUIS
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. -Wheat-No. 2 red
cash elevator, Gle; track, 92G 94c; No.
nard cash ash, sec bid; December, 91Ac asked;
May, $3.50 bid. Corn lower; No. 2 cash
2l12Q2lAc; December, 21hc; May, 241s@245sc
BID Oats-No. cash, 19c bid; May, 227sc
Rye, BIC.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL. Nov o-wheat-Futures
quiet, ed higher; December, rs I'D; January,
IS ed Maize quiet, I'd higher; December,
IS 1zdi January, IS.