Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-07
Grain Notes.

Exports from Galveston the past week
amounted to 210,OOO bushels of corn.
A Beerbohm cable says that the corn
crop in Argentine is practically 1aliure
this season.
Exports of wheat and flour from Atlantic
ports the past week were 2,10S,O0O bushels,
against l, 324, go bushels last week.
Minneapolis yesterday received 195 cars of
wheat, against 324 cars year ago, and Du-
luth 81 cars, against aI cars a year ago.
William Olson, formerly Of the Olson
Ernst Grain Company, has again entered
the trade under the firm name Of William
Olson & Co.
San Francisco call board stocks of wheat
February l were $4,000 bushels, against
2,S63,00O bushels a month ago and 4,5Sl,OJO
bushels year ago.
Bradstreet's figures that the worlds visi-
BILE supply July l will be about 100000
bushels, against 105, 600 bushels in 1896
and 1Sl. 100000 in 1895.
The exports of wheat and flour from the
United States and Montreal in the thirty
one weeks since July 1 amount to l06, 10000
bushels, against SO,2S9,OO0 bushels in the
corresponding time year ago, $4,000
bushels two years ago and ia, ,3gl 600 BUSH
els three years ago.
The four Atlantic ports cleared for ex-
port yesterday 90, ,939 bushels of wheat, 3D.
794 packages of flour, 297, ,993 bushels of corn
flour clearances were 1885 bushels. In
addition, New Orleans cleared 107 barrels
of flour and $4,000 bushels of corn.
The primary market receipts yesterday
were 221 900 bushels of wheat, against 40
600 bushels a year ago, and $4,000 bushels
of corn, against 10000 bushels year ago.
The shipments were G., 900 bushels of wheat,
against 600 bushels last year. and 214,000
bushels of corn, against $4,000 bushels q
year ago.
Exports of Indian corn the past week
show marked increase, amounting to g.
So bushels, as compared with 3.0l1,00O
h1tc cha1E flG h11Ch ali in Z la
week a year ago, 927, 900 bushels in the week
two years ago, 1.42i,0o0 bushels three years
ago, and as contrasted with $4,000 bushels
in the like week of 1893.
Exports of wheat flour included as
wheaO from both coasts of the United
States and from st. John, n. B., the past
week amounted to S16S.146 bushels, as COM
pared with 2,515 90 bushels last week 2 907 =
600 bushels in the week a year ago, 202O, 900
bushels IN the week two years ago, 2,67S, 600
bushels three years ago and as contrasted
with 3,931, 600 bushels in the like week of
1888
The Argentine shipments are now show
ing startling falling off from last year.
The past weeks wheat shipments were 16.-
600 bushels, against 1000 bushels week
ago, and $4,000 bushels n year ago. Corn
shipments are 1872, 900 bushels, against 464-
900 bushels the week previous and 1152, 900
bushels last year. In the past two weeks
Argentine wheat shipments have been &c.,
900 bushels; in the corresponding two weeks
year ago, they were 912, 900 bushels.
London, Feb. 6.-Some snow fell during
the week. but the weather has been miIder
and the land in many districts is very-wet
The crop accounts are favorable. Wheat
In the market early in the week was de-
pressed on the large supplies. but after
wards rose on American advices of the
bullish report of the French crop, and gave
way on the decline in America, closing dull
were firm. Californian arrived was quoted
at 33s.. Northern spring parcels. April and
May delivery. were quoted at 31s. Maize
was quiet. Mixed American steamer, at
destination asked, 12s Sd bid. Oats were
steady. American shipped white. February
and March delivery. were quoted at 12s sd.
Car lot receipts of grain in Kansas City:
Wheat. Corn. Oats. Rye Flax. Hay.