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

The English visible supply OF "Aedt ue-
creased 1.Oj4.000 bushels last week.
Chicago grain stocks are as follows:
Wheat. 4.O25. 0pi bushels: corn, I.JS2,OCJ BUSH
els: oats. $4,000 bushels.
4 Bcerbohm cable says: Russian official
CTop report sGys winter wheat very poor.
spring wheat much better. France becom-
4 New York message says: There has
been a liberal business done in new wheat
to-day. deferred shipments for export VIII
amount to thirty or forty loads before the
close"
p. II. Montgomery got back this morning
from Ellis. kas. lie says from Sdlina west
the crop is very backward. and but little
corn viii be made along the Kansas branch
Of the Union Pacific.
Imports of wheat into Liverpool from
Atlantic ports, 352.co0 bushels: from Pa
cihc ports. none: from other ports. 1900
bushels. Imports of corn from Atlantic
ports, 2G5, goo bushels
rho worlds whcIt shipments last week
were 6,056,GO5 bushels. the week previous
+.516. 900 bushels, last year I,2o5.GV9 bushels.
The Black sea shipments were 3,i32,OOO
bushels; Argentine, none.
Z. W. Shields. of the SimoEds Grain
Company, was thrown out Of his carriage
Monday. while out driving, and his ankle
badly sprainCd. He was not at his Office
yesterday. but expects to be down to-day
on clutches.
The changes in grain on ocean passage
last week were as follows: Wheat 10 the
United Kingdom decrease 5000 bushels: to
the Continent increase 5000 bushels. Corn
to the United Kingdom increase $4,000
bushels; to the Continent 10000 bushels.
VI. NJ. Culver. from Great Bend, Kds.. is
in town. He left home Saturday. He says
the corn In that section is badly damaged,
and much of 1t entirely lost, but from
there east there was a marked difference
and corn and other crops are looking well.
Barton county. Kas.. continues to report
warm winds. though not as hot as last
week. Corn which has not tasseied out IS
GWNl oil Vs4h@ n-hL- HTaTln 80 a1.AA hNas -
needing rain badly. Fruit, grass and all
kinds OF fall crops are also needing rain
badly. a rain this week will save most of
the crops.
days were, $4,000 bushels of wheat. against
6l3. 600 bushels for one day a year ago. Ship
ments were, $4,000 bushels: last year. $4,000
bushels; corn. receipts, $4,000 bushels: n
year ago, 10000 bushels: shipments. $4,000
bushels; last year. $4,000 bushels.
Secretary Bigclow has the following let
ter relating to crop conditions in Ness
county. kas-: Harvesting has begun. The
hot winds we have had for the last few
days have damaged the wheat crop some.
! think the average yield of wheat here
will be about ten bushels to the acre
a shower-.11 OF an inch-is reported at
Hays City, otherwise there was no rain
in Kansas, Nebraska or Oklahoma on
Monday or Monday night. Light showers
and "a inches at Cincinnati.
the temperature Is high everywhere. Local
thunderstorms are predicted for this sec
ton of Lhe country.
p. T. Hamm. Of the Thomas 4. Wright
Grain Company. is back from a visit TO his
old home in Montreal, Canada He SAYS
crops in Canada look healthy, but are
backward. The present legislature repealed
the import duty on corn, and quite a trade
is now being had in this grain between
and the United States. Canadian
exporters are also buying a good deal OF
wheat in this country.
W. A. Croysdale. of W. f. CroysdaIe &
Sons. got back Saturday from a weeks trip
through Oklahoma, Indian Territory and
Western Kansas. He says wheat was fire
everywhere and corn not hurt, though need
rain in some places. In the Indian ma
ton and Oklahoma. along the Santa Fe
railroad and Choctaw railroad to FL Reno.
wheat, corn and oats all looked fine. In
Of the Western Kansas counties. how
ever. rain WAS needed. He was in Hutchin-
soE Sunday. and II rainel there that even
breaking the drOuth in Reno county.
W. W. Cowen has received special mess
as follows: Arkansas City-NO dam
age to corn in this section or south sixty
miles. Dallas. TeX.-No rain for ten days.
North Texas corn suffering daily. Con-
lEu"d dry weather will cut the crop half.
South Texas planted earlier; shows better
now. Think Texas will make her
rain past few days: late corn damaged:
7aTiy all right Nebraska City. Neb.-Don't
Lhink oEr corn has been hurt any; not far
an0ush advanced; lots of it very small yet.
md stand not the best.
TIL visible supply of grain in the United
states and Canada as reported by the
Chicago board of trade:
Wheat. Corn. Oats.
bushels. bushels. bushels.
yesterday e. ....1T.5S3.O GO Is. 30. GO S.2lS. go
Preceding week rs. 791. go Is. gi3. $50 s.03j. 600
\ year ago ........f. 2iS.00 9.0aS. GO S,47S.O0
Two years ago ....lS.S59.oJO L.757.cO 6.2S7.0O
Three years aSO..5L.1l4.GO j.279.Ge0 2.35.Cna
years ago ...5l.S!9.0)O S.533. 600 3.OI5. go
Changes in the visible supply of grain
n the United States and Canada, as re-
ported by the Chicago board of trade:
Wheat, Corn. Oats. |
bushels. bushels. bushels. !
Past week ....-..~l.2 ll go 1916 90 @sSIT. 900
Preceding week E1.NI9.O0 "s455.OGO ssJ7. 90
\ year ago go. "+6i2.01 '53S.OO0 ss23S. GOO
Two years ago ..'+l 1Sj. go "'1. $50. go st127.O 90 (
three years ago "@541 go "7l.I70.OO1 ss22q eO
years ago. %@igI. 600 s4JS,OOO se45 900 /
: Increase. ." Decrease.
Car lot receipts Of wheat: