Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03
Grain Notes.

Chicago grain stocks are as follows:
Wheat, 5,469. 900 bushels; corn, 5.61S, 900 BUSH
els; oats, 2,055.0O bushels.
The cash wheat business at Chicago YES
terday was 1I5,O0O bushels to 200, 900 bushels,
most of 1t at &c premium over the July
price.
makes the winter wheat condition 50 per
cent on an acreage of SO per cent of last
year.
The Northwestern Miller gives the flour
output for last week in Minneapolis, Du-
luth. Superior and Milwaukee as $50, O65
barrels.
The Russian official crop report an
nounces wheat unsatisfactory in the South
erl districts, improved north. damaged by
rains in Bulgaria.
A Minneapolis special says: Crop reports
are coming both good and bad, but the ma
1ority are good. The rain last night is said
to be a great help to the wheat.
The four Atlantic ports cleared for export
and 1881 bushels of oats. Total wheat
and, flour clearances amount to 49,, coo
bushels.
The primary market receipts yesterday
were $4,000 bushels of wheat. against ass, 900
bushels a year ago. Shipments were 5S2,O 900
bushels; last year $4,000 bushels. Corn re
ceipts l,S20.OOO bushels. a year ago 702.0 600
bushels; Shipments $4,000 bushels, a year
ago 1920 o bushels.
The California crop is expected to be
close to 100000 tons. Since 1878. the largest
crop they ever had was in 1880. and that
was l. 100000 tons, and then the acreage was
m9eh Larger as wheat raising was the
since 1873 has been 1000, 900 tons.
Good rains fell in North Central Kansas
Tuesday and Tuesday night. Concordia re-
Manhattan reports 90. Dodge City 90.
Showers are predicted for Eastern Kansas
AMI for the Central West. Heavy showers
fell through Iowa. Nebraska and the North
west.
Bradstreet's weekly report of wheat
stocks shows the following. changes: East
OF the Rockies in the United States. de-
crease ZOE, 900 bushels: in Europe and on
the ocean, decrease o 10000 bushels; corn.
increase $50 0 bushels; oats. increase AIS, 900
wheat decreased 2.312, 600 bushels.
TIL weekly weather crop bulletins issued
BILE. The week was too cold for wheat,
oats, and especially corn. 1t was too dry
in some sections. Every state reports corn
not a good stand. Missouri reports much
damage to corn by cut worms and moles.
Iowa says there is more r~eplanting than
was indicated early.
A special to The Journal dated Guthrie.
o. T, yesterday. says: Wheat harvest will
begin tomorrow in the southern part of
the territory. In many places the wheat
stands six feet and more in height and the
yield of some fields will run as high as
forty bushels to the acre. though the aver
age viii be about half that. The yield of
the territory will exceed 10000. 900 bushels.
some grain men even predicting as high as
30.O00.000
A reply to Secretary Bigelow's inquiry as
to crop conditions in Custer county Neb.,
says. Early sown wheat is stooling well.
and the prospects are good especially in
the eastern and southern parts of the coun-
ty. Late sown wheat. oats and barley still
show the effect of recent frosts. and the
proSpect IS not favorable for a good crop.
From Stafford county. Kas.-We have had
very favorable weather for wheat up to the
present time. but are needing rain now.
Corn is very backward. Oats good. but
acreage small.