Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-11
Grain Notes.

The condition of cotton. according to the
government report, for July. was s6, as
compared with S3.5 June l, and S3.5 July /,
1886.
A. T. Rogers. Beloit, Kas.. wired W. w.
Cowen yesterday: Steady rain all last
night, 2s inches of water fell and still
cloudy.
The London Pail Mall Gazette says: Ow-
ing to the drouth in certain parts of Aus
tralia, IL will be necessary to import thou
sands of tons of California wheat.
Yesterdays clearances for export at the
four Atlantic ports were 55,O99 bushels Of
wheat, 3S,055 packages of flour, 6l0,S3S BUSH
els of corn and 2l5, 49, bushels Of oats. To-
193. 900 bushels.
A Beerbohm cable says: Argentine
wheat shipments the past week, none; corn,
$40, 900 bushels; indicated worlds shipments,
100000 bushels; expect a slight Increase in
wheat stocks afoat and big reduction Of
London stocks"
Kelley & Lysle. the L-eavenworth. Kas.,
millers, say they la had a very good -four
trade right along, and have pretty well
worked of their stocks. They closed down
yesterday for repairs, and Will remain idle
for ten days to two weeks.
The Burlington railroad crop reports yes
terday showed a five hours steady rain Fri
day night in Southwest Iowa and North
west Missouri and Nebraska. This was the
My section of the Burlington territory
needing moisture. and it now has all neces-
sary.
A New York message reported export
business yesterday as follows: 24S.g0 BUSH
els of wheat, including 1900 bushels No. 1
hard, POS. 900 bushels new No. 2 red for Au-
gu~st-September loading; also $4,000 bushels
at outports, 212,O0 bushels corn, $4,000
bushels of oats.
The primary market receipts yesterday
were 10000 bushels of wheat. against $4,000
bushels; last year, $4,000 bushels. Corn
receipts, 349. 900 bushels a year ago, 10000
bushels. Shipments, 2SS,0W bushels; last
year, $4,000 bushels.
Evnnrfz oF Indian. corn awnOTrnfnd IN -
49,. III bushels the past week, as compared
with 1.923.O00 bushels the previous week,
e4s. 900 bushels in the like week last year,
l.O55,O bushels in the week two years ago.,
10000 bushe three years ago. and as con-
trasted with 1.1S3.000 bushels in the CORE
spending week of 1898.
A letter from Navan, MINI, yesterday
said: Heavy rains yesterday and last
night, with hail over limited area in this
county. The hail damaged crops about %
per cent where it fell. 1t is now conceded
by men well acquainted with the crop con-
ditions in this valley that thousands of
acres of grain have been destroyed by the
heavy rains"
Exports of wheat (four included as
wheat from both coasts of the United
States and from Montreal the past week
amounted to 2.502.GO6 bushels, compared
with 2,77S.OOO bushels the previous week.
2.167, 600 bushels in the week a year ago,
I.3l7,O00 bushels two years ago, 2,3I1,OJO
bushels three years age, and as contraSted
with 4.134,O0O bushels in the like week Of
1893.
The Chicago Daily Trade Bulletin has IS
sued its semi-annual report of breadstuffs
supplies. which shows total stocks of wheat
in the United States to be 3S,500,0O bushels,
against 5000. 900 bushels a year ago; Euro
pean stocks Including amount aioat), So
100000 bushels. against 100000 bushels a
year agO; stocks I'm farmers hands. %, 10000
bushels. against 100000 bushels a year
ago. This years wheat crop Is estimated
TO amount to 500. 600 bushels, 80. 0O0.0 90
bushels winter and $40. OO0, 900 bushels spring.
The past years distribution of wheat was
years exportable surplus, allowing 100000
bushels for supplies July /. 1898. about 15s.-
900. 900 bushels, against 14G, 0OO. 900 bushels ex-
ported I'm the past year. European crops
are estimated TO be 100. 00O. 900 bushels less
than last year.
Car lot receipts Of grain g. Vauras City:
Wheat Corn Oats Rive Flax Hgv