Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-02

Kansas City wheat stocks decreased 49,
az bushels last week.
The English visible supply of whea in
creased $1,000 bushels last week.
Minneapolis wheat stocks decreased last
week 346,OO bushels: Duluth stocks de-
creased 1.217,OO bushels.
The quantity of wheat and flour on ocean
passage decreased last week LAO, 600 BUSH
els; corn decreased $1,000 bushels.
There were showers in South Dakota and
Iowa Monday night ard showers are pre-
dicted for all states tonight and tO-mor-
row.
Black sea shipments for past week were
3,72S,000 bushels of wheat. Same week last
year. 3,696,OO0 bushels. Average since June
!, 1856, 3.5S3,00 bushels. Total since June
l, 1896, 179,14S.OO bushels.
Stocks of breadstuffs and provisions in
Liverpool yesterday were: Flour, 102. 900
sacks; wheat, 2,03l, 900 c~entals; corn, 1,297.-
boxes: shoulders. $500 boxes; lard, 1900
~tierces; cheese. $500 boxes.
A special from Sioux Falls, s. D.. says:
Reports from every county in the state to
conditions east of the Jim river are as ia
Norable as any ever recorded, while west
they are good. though rain is needed.
A special from Navan, Mimi, is as fol-
lows: high winds and heavy freezing dur
ing the past week haVe nearly ruined a
good many fields of wheat. Ice formed
from ~one-quarter to One-half inch thick a
few nights ago. This, in connection with
continued dry weather, has wonderfully
decreased the prospects of a bountiful crop.
The Liverpool Corn Trade News says:
The worlds crop of 1897 will probably be
no bigger than. il as big as. last years,
while the reserves of old wheat carried
ably smaller. But as to the immediate fu-
ture, there is considerable probability that
supplies will be more liberal than the i'm
mediate demand will absorb.
The worlds shipments of wheat last
week were as follows: America, 2.0S1.00 o
bushels; a year ago 2,O64,OO bushels; Rus
bushels: Russia. 2.S72.00O bushels; a year
ago 1.S64,000 bushels; Danubian, 6SS, 900
bushels: last year., $4,000 bushels; Argen-
tine, $4,000 bushels; a year age 100000 BUSH
els; India. none; last year. 224.OOO bushels.
Total. 5. 10000 bushels: a year ago, 5,5S4,0O0
bushels; last week, 1850 bushels.
Crop Expert Snow says there is a posi-
bility of 50.OO0.OO0 bushels of wheat in Kan
sas. He thinks the total winter wheat crop
will be somewhat above 300, 900, 900 bushels.
He reports an increasing area of spring
wheat in need of rain. and while there is
no apprehension of immediate serious dam
age, a week of hot r~ainless weather would
cause much alarm. The spring area is de-
cidedly the largest ever sown. He says
there is no material reduction in the oats
area.
Secretary Bigelow has received the fol-
lowing replies as to the condition of crops
in Kansas countless: Ellsworth-The wheat
generally looks well and while rain is need
ed we are not suffering for it. About 10
per cent of the wheat is so thin and the
weeds so thick it will not be worth har-
Wheat is now heading. Hodgman
With plenty of rain from now on the
wheat crop promises well. The ground is
very dry and we must nave rain
soon. Howard county, NeE-In the south
been good rains recently and in that part
the wheat is in good condition. in all other
parts OF the county wheat and all other
crops are suffering more or less from dry
The visible supply of grain in the United
States and Canada as reported by the Chi
board of trade: