Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

Yesterdays addition to Chicago stocks Of contract
wheat was about IL, 600 bushels.
Letter reports. another sale of wheat on a cable or
der-1O,000 bushels.
GrpIelss6 pIroqrss eul 1r lrsVA 10 seIes lIodIa
were reported to be So loads. corn ~ loads.
Minneapolis received 225 cars OF wheat yesterday,
against lis cars a year ago and Duluth "a cars.
against al cars a year ago.
Exporters took at New York and outports Friday
54i 1000 bushels OF wheat. 4s6. 900 bushels OF corn and
Az. 900 bushels OF oats.
The board of trade has expelled F. A. Farmer for
refusing to abide by the decision Of the arbitration
committee and violating rules of the board.
The Indicated worlds wheat shipment for the week
are $500. 900 bushels and some decrease is looked for
in the amount on ocean passage to Europe.
The temperature was down to 20 in Western Kan
sas. "a at Concordia and 80 at Wichita yesterday
morning Light showers fell in Kansas and Mis-
souri,. Warmer weather is predicted.
Colonel s. P. Moser. Of Dickinson county. Kas.
was in the city yesterday. He says wheat was never
finer in his county at this time of year, and for 100
miles west the prospect is very fattering.
Yesterdays clesrances for export at the four Allan
tic ports were l7. Ii3 bushels OF wheat, IL. s37 pack
ages OF -four. 81. 1876 bushels Of corn and 81, 95l BUSH
els Of oats. Total wheat and -four clearances amount
to "a. 900 bushels.
Puts on Chicago July wheat. good Monday. sold
s5z q sslsc, and closed at s6sc: July wheat SID on
the curb at S4kc; May corn. puts. 2Sf. q2ssc, clos
ing at 2ssc: calls. 2shG2sc. closing at 2st.c.
The primary market receipts yesterday were ses.-
900 bushels of wheat, against 292, 600 bushels a year
ago. Shipments were 400. 900 bushels: last year. lo2.-
Al. 900 bushels. Shipments, 1ss. 600 bushels; last year.
169. 900 bushels
The total exports Of wheat flour included from
the United States and Canada the past week azgre-
gated $3.50. s64 bushels, against 1886. 900 bushels last
week: 2.4ei.e CAS- bushels in the same week of last
year. 1853, s7 bushels in 1896: 2.s5a. s3 bushels in
1895 and =. as, $50 bushels in 1894.
The total exports of Indian corn from the United
States the past week amount to 4.50T. 122 bushels,
against 1886, 25T bushels the previous week, 1870
III bushels last year. o. POO. 900 bushels in 1896. 49,
900 bushels in 1856 and 1.275 bushels in 1894.
Tho exports OF wheat and -four from both coasts
Of the United States and Canada in the thirfy-nine
weeks since July / amount to 1S0. $50. 900 bushels.
time a year ago, 81. 1O6. 900 bushels two years ago,
and Iii. i6s. 900 bushels three years ago.
The exports of corn from the United States in the
thirty-nine weeks since July l amount to l35. 47e. 900
bushels. against I2i. 735. GO bushels in the CORE
spending time a year ago, 7l,2s5.o 900 bushels two
years ago, and 16. $4,000 bushels three years ago.
The Times-Herald says: Tho effect of war on
wheat prices at home is problematicaI. There is no
difference OF opinion as to what the effect Of war
would have on prices Of wheat abroad. The foreign
buyer would see his most important present supply
made somewhat uncertain. An advance abroad would
probably take place Immediately upon q declaration
Of war"
The Chicago Post says: "a prominent miller at
Minneapolis wired the following to H. v. Lester &
Co.: Winter wheat mills are not yet able to grind
July wheat. Before they get ready they will have to
pay considerably more money for 1t. At the price
winter wheat millers are obliged to pay for cash
wheat now We can successfully compete with them,
and can Til after July Your July will sell higher
than May has yet sold before the option is out. Flour
demand a little better
The Chicago Times-Herald says: Large export
sales OF of grade wheat. No. . hard Kansas and No.
2 spring. about 500. 900 bushels. by the Weares in
two days. had fully as much influence on speculation
late yesterday as the huge sales by Letter early In
the week. Sales Of grades Of wheat not contract are
always deemed the best criterion Of actual demand.
The Weare sales were kept quiet until late yesterday.
when they leaked out. The gossip was that the Chi
cago No. . hard Kansas brought &c over July, al
though the terms were kept secret