The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-04
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS,
GRAIN GOSSIP

Gossip by pivate wire to c. H. F. Smith
& Co., st. Pau, members Of the New York
stock exchange and Chicago board of trade:
BTO1mhall-German net deliver es Of for
efgn breadstuffs for home consumption dur
ing March, ,232, 600 Blu, compared with 1,277,-
coo tu in February, and 100000 blu in
breadsturs for home consumption during
March, 3,3l2.O0O bu, compared with 1900 0
bu in February and 10000 bu in March, 1891
The St. Louis Star has some bad crop news
from Tennessee. Bugs and fits are dam ging
wheat there, and farmers are blowing up
wheat fields sh and putting them into corn. Last
weeks Tennessee state report spoke of bugs
.n1ilct-ng damage to the crop.
BRADSTREET'S AVAILABLE
NEW YORK, May Especial cable and tel
egraphlc dispa ches to Bradstreet's, covering
the principal points of accumulation Indicate
the following changes in available supplies
Saturday: Wheat-Unitod States and Canada
east Of the Rocky mountains, decrease 800
bu; afcat Tor and in Europe, decrease 1850 t0)
bu; worlds supply s. 908 600 bu Corn-United
States and Canada east of the Rocky noun
tains decrease 3S1, 0c0 blu. Oats-Un.ted States
and Canada, east Of the Rocky mountains,
$1,000 bu. Stocks Of oo wheat at Pacific coast
Among the more important reductions are
the decreases Of 100000 bu at Northwestern
interior elevators. $4,000 bu at Chicago pri-
vate elevators. 900, 600 blu at Ontario and Man
ltoba storage points, $4,000 blu at Portland
Me-, and 10000 Blu at Galveston.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, May 3.-Flour-Receipts. 49,
S17 bb,s; exports % 128 bbls: opened weak ca
a dull trade but later improved with wheat
exports 17S,655 bu; spot strong; No.. 2 red
9lasc T. o. b, and afoat first ten days IN i.u-
gust; sohsc T. O. b. and afoat first half of Sep
July, &c up and other months as@lkc lower;
No. 2 red. May, $11S@1.24, closed at 81. 2s1s
July, $1.oo1s@1 0S1k, closed at s1.0sss. Corn
Receipts. 52l. 625 bu exports, 405, 1888 bu; firm;
Nc; 2 4oc; options &c net lower; May 81 7-1s
@3sc closed at 3s3sc; July. 3SA@3STc. closed
at SsAc. Oats-Receipts, 231, 600 bu; exports,
3l4,o46 bu; spot quiet; No. 2. So; No. white
at 34c > may c'osea
DUTY TAKEN OFF.
PARIS. May 3.-The French cabinet t, dav
on the recommendation of the council CT gri,
culture approved the suppression of ne
duties on wheat at French ports until IN, ,
L. From that time forward dutv of II
VIII be imposed without abat sment. Thu srn-
preston OF the wheat duties commences 10
morrow. ~
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, May 3.-Wheat-No. 2 red cash.
elevator, s1.06; track, s1.O7HG1. OS; May, $40
July, S9gS9Ac; December, S01Ac; No / hard
cash, HC5 Corn-No 2 cash, 32c; Nav. 31M
M M9zc July ~ $ohe; Sept :, 1880 Oats
July, Csc; September, 32c; No white. 33Ic'
MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE, May 3.-Flour steady. Wheat
lower; No. northern, $1.14 No. 2 northern,
$1.1O@1. II: May, $1.13%; July, $1.13% Oats
lower; 31@S2%c Rye firm; No. 1, &c. Bar
ley firm; No. 2, 5sc; sample. 4S@53c.
LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL, May 3.-Close: Wheat steady.
2h@2Ad lower; May. 9s Sd, July, IS 5sd; Sep.
tember rs sgd; December, IS 1OMd Corn
steady; lower; May. As sd; July 3s sgd
September, 3s Sgd.