Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-07
Grain Notes.

The visible supply of rye is 3.553.00 BUSH
els, ard barley $4,000 bushels.
The English visible supply of wheat in
creased @1s. 600 bushels last week.
The European visible supply of wheat in
creased 2.SG0,0 0 bushels last week.
Liverpool wheat receipts for three days
were 1.136.0N bushels, of which 9G2. 900 BUSH
els was from American ports.
The amount of wheat and flour on ocean
passage for Europe increased 1.eSo.00 BUSH
els last week and corn increased 2,l60.WO
bushels.
Minneapolis wheat stocks increased 707,-
1886 bushels last week: Detroit decreased 49,
900 bushels; Philadelphia decreased $500
bushels; Kansas City decreased 2l6. 400 BUSH
els.
Colonel Rogers. of Minneapolis, says the
wheat in Northwest private elevators
amounts to S45. 900 bushels: country eleva-
tors, 7.1OO.o 900 bushels: Oregon, 5,27O.0O0 BUSH
els: Washington. 4,i55,0o bushels.
Yesterdays clearances for export at the
four Atlantic ports We're 5000 bushels of
wheat, 5000 packages of flour. 40. 600 bush
els of corn. $4,000 bushels of oats and 24,000
bushels of rye. Total wheat and flour clear
ances amount to $50, coo bushels.
Black sea shipments of wheat last week
We're J. 4l6.U NJ bushels. against 3.6i2.0O0 BUSH
els the previous week and 4256:oco bushels
for the week ending December Z last year.
The average weekly shipments since De-
cember Z. 1896, were 100000 bushels.
The temperature was around the freez-
ing point yesterday morning nearly every
where In the grain states. Thawing wealth
er will continue, followed by a moderate
drop In temperature. Light snow fell in the
Northwest and light showers in the Ohio
valley.
The primary market receipts yesterday
We're 1.G3S.GN bushels of wheat. against 927.-
Go bushels a year ago. Shipments We're
1.Ol1 WO bushels; last year, 5000 bushels.
Corn receipts, I3S.OO0 bushels; a year ago,
$40 O bushels. Shipments. 1.0s1 900 bushels;
last year. 1885, 900 bushels.
The worlds wheat shipments last week
We're as follows. America Il 600 tn hliSh-
els; Russia. 2.736. 900 bushels: Danubian. 1872
eo bushels: India, 1000 bushels: total, 8
previous week, S.577.GO bushels last year
and 10000 bushels in 1895.
Chicago stocks of grain yesterday. with
changes last week: are as follows: Wheat.
5.6li,UJ bushels, increase 30 900 bushels:
corn. Il. 1Gi,0O bushels. decrease Ill, 900 BUSH
els, oats, 1.169.0 bushels. increase $500
busheiS: rye; 6li,NO bushels. decrease 49,
600 bushels: barley. $685. 900 bushels, increase
81. GO bushels.
F.. G. Logan, of Chicago, wired w. w.
Cowen yesterday: The astonishing feat
this country, with comparatively light sup
plies. and a foreign demand almost I'M
precedented. The crop in the Southern
hemisphere. be it good or bad. will not be
available to any extent before three or
four months. Supplies in this country are
to a much greater extent than usual at
at country points. 1t would seem certain
that the present rate of exports cannot be
maintained. America furnished 100000
bushels of the worlds shipments for the
past week"
The Orange Judd Farmer says: 1.-THE
winter wheat area In the states east of
against 100000 acres last year. The total
area. including the Pacific coast, promises
to be 26.wo.oW acres; which has been ex-
ceeded only twice. The condition OF winter
wheat is "a. The effect of the cold wealth
er in the closing days of November and
the opening days of December cannot be
~ NM t.ngi1 ~ ~, 30 .~,. a.
is experienced. The extreme cold followed
a period of open. rainy weather, and found
% sn plant =, not over thrifty SO hat there
The Chicago Times-Iferald of December
>. says: "FlaSseed Yesterday was up &c a
bushel-Sl:l3 for May. against s1.9 the day
a very little buying by Hunter. The Ma
tional is supposed TO be long on seed: there
is a long line in Barrett-Farnum's office.
The stock OF seed here is about 10000 BUSH
out the 1st- The Northwest is buliish on
seed. The, big people here. the Dickensons
as if they had much faith in the price. The
bull points come from Minneapolis or Du-
luth."
Changes in the visible supply of grain in
the United States and Canada, as reported
by the Chicago board of trade:
Last week.:.,...'l:lss,SS 81, 1870 . .s5i.S
4 Ai year ago WEEK.. =. sas $50 CO.. 800 $50
I 2Jyears ago.. *'i56.O@ ss301 eco $3.50 600
3 years ago ....... s169. 900 s1.690. goo s*59a. O1l
years ago -. '.os.eo ''SiS,Go esq.,, 90
Increase. sDecreaSe.
The visible supply of grain in the United
States ard Canada. as reported by the
Chicago board of trade:
Wheat. Corn. Oats.
Yesterday -. 49,. "a, Si5, 600 81. $40. coo II. 462, go
Preceding week "a, CSC. 600 A.. 059. 600 Ii. 26t coo
A year ago ......5 sc. 3l2. 900 il. iG5. coo l.. 30. coo
2 years ago $500. 6S, 1872. go 5.22l. 600 6.012. oTt
. years ago ..-...S5. $4,000 6.6l5. 0C0 9.146. OG
4 years ago .-.-.-1S.i'3,00 G,l11,0V0 4.0l1 ,00l
Car lot receipts of wheat:
nc. Chi. St.L. Mpls. Dlth. Tot.
Yesterday I'll 257 1H 1901 Ill 1871
A week ago.25S 1874 &c 1906 $50 1901
2 weeks ago.2S5 172 1aO 14f3 ass PAS
n year ago. IS @ 80 go IS 49,
2 years ago.151 $50 50 955 305 1914
Car lot receipts OF corn:
nc. Chi. ST.. Tot
Yesterday :. .....-.....-2I2 34 1863 I6G;
A week ago .-...-.....lS2 3TT 4a5 l0i4
2 weeks ago ..--......145 3a5 "a 81
A year ago .-.---.....-...226 2G5 20 TSl
2 years age .-.......... 81 SO 24 Gil