The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-11

and freight 70 Buffalo At epsnins y ns ssssa as' fS.s
were $4,000 bush. inciud.ns 5000 Steamer nnS y. iI,S.
s7,se. free on board an osivS and rs iss. 90 %51e %. az a, she he
0 9aneed i,S on f Rriv4te ss .ssm Iss 5N zoo ceI SSss :. rp 1o,5es ad.
Ma, oGsssy,"0. H' g. t 81. c'o ssr MI XII.
July '' sos g. ssis
oats-spot were strong. The sales were sb. 900 bush.
s ssi.o., 'o No. ea : white N Clipped Gh't siio sst No. 8 DO DO. 8 s DO;
No. g mixed, 5000 at 8lac.; No. a do. 1000 at
white, $4,000 a. 9isapc. Futures declined 'tsc.
Ma, oH Sc. "t 81. A? &c. 8 o's scr Nit XII,
Wheat was dull and easier. The speculation was in
the main OF a local soalplnE character. but included
lower Liverpool cables. tho expectation OF a bearish
government report on farm reserves tonight, and
msnd for export, Baltimore again showing the mos,
Activity; the Nor,hWestern receipt. were smaller
i Tnsy ys wsrs L fsl ss5S' o ssrinsss $ Is l \, xssS aid Sssi
10 i : loves; i -Four S S1sa% ,assdd1' 10 to S'' 70 t esn aisasr
pec,sd TO decrease oo6 dHe o"p5H asn. 3ns , tho m ~ st,
against 100000 bush, decrease last week. The Gin.
said; " Freezing and thawing to some extent are a
drawhack to wheat Conditions are not more than
admits Of results fully vi squaillas az ssa ayeras promise Tss
we KS packing in the West was 81 1000 hogs, against
$50 900 last year. Corn was quiet. but frnnCr ON
local buying. Liverpool was unchanged 10 I'D.
lower, Chicago r ceived 98l cars and expects
900 o'moTrow. Oats were dull and easier.
Chicago received g2s cars and expects 2gO
tomorrow. The Government crop report was re.
ceired this afternoon by the New York News lu.
rcau." aud stated the farm reserve OF wheat M IeI.
OOO,oOO bush, equivalent TO 22.9 y cent, OF last
years crop. Corn 1s3, 900. 900, or All y cent or
last years crop. The consolidated returns ~ the
Department OF Agriculture show the wheat re.
serves In farmers hands on March l to have been
equivalent 10 22.v v cent. OF last years crop. or
about " 100000 hush. This is $4,000. 900 bush.
In excess OF the farm reserve reported a wear
ago. hut the result or a special wheat Investigation
made by the department last autumn would inuIcate
that the crop OF 1888 was larger than the department
mad reason TO believe AZ that time, The proportion OF
the crop Of 1897 shipped beyond county lines IL 5O,7
v cent. The corn III farmera' hands, as estimated
aggregates $4,000 900 bush, or All y cent, OF last
year. crop, against |. lb4. 600. 900 bush, or 81 y cent
on March ! 1857, and l,ui" 900. 900 bush. or49s n
cent. on March !, 1895. The proportion OF the total
crop shipped out OF the county where grown il ettI.
mated AZ 2lb = cent. or about 4l2. 900. 900
bush. The proportion OF the total crop merchantablei s
estimated at s6.s per cent, of oats Their. are reported
10 be about 2I2.O0O. 600 bust. or $50 pcr cent stil
IN farmers hands, as compared with Al8, 900, 900
bush or a. per cent, on March /, 1897. The pTo.
portion OF this crop shipped beyond county lines a
estimated AZ 2e.e per cent. Chicago, March 10
THE feeling In wheat to-day WAS weak, and the
market inclined TO DO gToggy. The clique Interest
appeared TO DO supporting the market az times, bui