Kansas City journal., 1898-01-18
Grain Notes.

Grain Notes.
The English visible supply OF wheat in
creased 10000 bushels last week.
Minneapolis wheat stocks increased 49, ,ooo
bushels last week; Duluth Increased lo'"V
bushels.
A Toledo message reports good cash de-
mand there for wheat by millers in ONO
and Indiana.
The European visible supply Of oS wheat
decrease last week, $50. GOO bushels.
The amount of wheat on ocean passage
to Europe decreased 6s00OO bushels last
week. and corn decreased 1,6ssVeo busneis.
Light snow fell in Nebraska and North
ern Kansas Sunday night. Snow nurries
or light rain. followed by colder weather,
are predicted for this section of the coun-
try.
There was loaded out of store at Chicago
Saturday 11.eGo bushels of wheat. 2l.0o
bushels of corn, II 600 bushels of oats 2Ooo
bushels Of rye and 5000 bushels OF barley.
A Chicago message says: Antwerp and
Mannheim, the most important markets de-
pending on Argentina. have accepted Of
fers for wheat cents above the last pre-
vious bid.
A Minneapolis message yesterday said:
Mr.. Letter was here yesterday inspecting
his wheat. He Is supposed to own from
pleased with It. and will keep it here for
seed.
Joseph, Letter is credited with holding
600 bushels Of wheat at MinneapoIs.
L.
besides his 100000 bushels at Chicago, and
his holding Of May wheat.
Puts on Chicago May wheat good d. to. . :.
day ess solq e. Mss whest sesn sold a. on ss
"calls." 2sNa2sc. and close at 2s7sc.
Kansas City grain stocks. With changes an I
bushels; decrease, Is. 700 bushels. Corn, 3d.
400 bushels: decrease. 5000 bushels: Oats.
65, 800 bushels; unchanged. Rye, 5000 BUSH
els; decrease. g., 400 bushels.
Export sales at the seaboard Saturday
were as follows: 176.000 bushels of wheat
at New York and 112.0c0 bushels at out
ports: $1,000 bushels of corn and GO. 900 bush
els of oats at New York. and 5000 bushels
of corn and 5000 bushels of oats at out
ports.
The primary market receipts yesterday
Were 5l9.s 1863 bushels of wheat. against 2s7. los
bushels a year ago. Shipments were 92647
receipts, $4,000 bushels: a year ago: 1900
year, 191,0 900 bushels.
The worlds shipments of wheat last week
were as follows: America. 5,135.0OO BUSH
eo BUSHES bSsheIs India a
not reported. Total last week. 100. .OO6
bushels: the previous week. 4S50.ooo bush
els; year ago, 5.14 900 bushels.
Broomhall Liverpool cable says: The
official Indian crop report says: Punjab, N.
w, and Oudh, Bombay, Berar and the
Central provinces are greatly deficient.
rain is badly wanted. also in Delhi and
Puntab in lesser degrees.
A Philadelphia message says: Thirteen
the word arfvee Rere all SeK
chartered for outward cargoes, largely
grain. These vessels win probably take
eral merchandise about 10000 tons.
Chicago grain stocks mot including the
amount af1oaD with changes last week are
as foleys ~ 6Oo Wheat 1o0oO9 bushels de-
els, increase 222, 900 bushels; oats 1,i3i, ,O0C
bushels decrease 5000 bushels; rye, 612, ,OOl
bushels. increase 10000 bushels; barley, 296,
0oo bushels. decrease $4,000 bushels.
Yesterdays clearances for export at the
four Atlantic ports We're 16s,0O0 bushels OF
wheat. 3o.l4l !, paekages Of flour, 276,oOO bush:
cleared 122l5 bushels of wheat. 4,5s3 barrels
bushels and corn 10000 bushels.
Reports received by. the. Indiana state
statistician from nearly all of ninety-two
counties show that the acreage of winter
| wheat is practically the same as was shown
in 1896. Reports show that. while the plant
die last winter. its condition has improved d
| since the drouth of the fall months, and II
| is thought the crop will be fair one next
| summer.
+. G. Logan. of Chicago wired w. w
Ccwen yesterday: The strength in the near
| futures would appear 10 INDICATE strong
bear in mind that cash is selling at a pre-.
| MUM in all markets, and that wheat Of
| fered so freely by Argentine will not be
before April. The situation appears to be
| gradually hardening. and moderate ad-
vance, we think. is likely to come.
A very prominent Minneapolis man wires
Farmers deliveries of wheat are very light
We have already closed fifty-seven houses
| We still have ninety-eight houses open. and
| our receipts average about 5000 bushels pei
| day. Country elevator stocks are rapidly
decreasing. and will continue to decrease
| as long as cash wheat Is bringing from
| to cents over May. About 10 per cent oi
our daily car receipts are from Kansas.
Italy's wheat crop in 1887 was 10000 Oot
bushels short of the average annual con
| sumption for ten years past, yet Italy. ir
| four months has imported only 5000 90
| bushels of wheat. and the imports for tn.
| bushels or 100000 bushels less than the
| estimated requirements That is one of the
| discrepancies between estimated needs ant
actual demand. which helps to explain why
Europe is getting along with less wheat
| than 1t was expected to require.
The visible supply of grain in the United
States and Canada, as reported by the Chi
Wheat bu. Corn. bu Oats bu
Yesterday 900 ~ l34 900 Il, ,o63. .o0
Preceding week $4,000 S95l3ooo 1917. on
A wear ago 50. 459. .0CO q 522 0CO H. sa1 Oo
Two years ago........ 6S,Ool.oOo 7712oOo 6.s6 ~
Three years ago......S5.5s5.c00 12ce1oo0 S.i2s 90
| -Four years ago. -so.s.5.So ls.hooo $4,000
Changes in the visible supply of grain il
the United States and Canada, as reported
| by the Chicago board of trade:
| Wheat, bu. Corn. bu Oats bu
This week ......... ,025, 900 q 62l 900 1853 90
Preceding week ....... 1900 'lCse.oOo e. AS 90
A wear ago.............. $4,000 $4,000 100
TSres years ago....... l.o7s.ooo .is12eoO $500
| -Four years ago-.....--. io.pvo '2555.ooo 2G.0c
| sIncrease; others decrease.
| lot of