Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-27
Grain Notes.

Minneapolis received 1ss cars of wheat yesterday.
against 14 cars a year ago. and Duluth received "a
cars. against IS cars a year ago.
The worlds wheat shipments are expected TO be
{. 500, 600 bushels for the week. and some decrease is
looked for in the amount on ocean passage.
A London cable reads: The Calcutta correspondent
of the Times says there is every prospect OF one
Of the best harvests ever gathered in India.
b. C. Christopher & Co. received a special from
California yesterday which said. owing TO recent
rains the young wheat is looking very fine.
A Chicago message yesterday said: We understand
that a premium of x per cent war risk is demanded
on cargoes in Spanish bottoms at Lloyds in London.
Exporters took at New York Friday Sc, 900 bushels
OF No. . red wheat for direct milling ports. also
5000 bushels of corn and $4,000 bushels of oats at
outports.
Indian corn exports the past week amour. to
s.6s2. .s bushels, against 5,o56. SIS bushels last week.
4.14i. ass IN this week a year ago. 3,l5s, 3ls in 1886
and S47. 600 bushels in 1895.
Nearly an inch of rain fell in Southern Missouri
Friday and Friday night. The temperature generally
is a little below freezing in the winter wheat states.
Unsettled weather. with light rain or snow is pre-
dicted.
The exports of corn from the United States in the
thirty-four weeks since July l amount TO ia. 2l7.-
900 bushels. against $685.. 600 bushels In the CORE
spending time a year ago, 81. o7l. 900 bushels two
years ago, and Is. 1874. 600 bushels three years ago.
Exports of wheat. including -four. from both coasts
of the United States and Canada during the past
:. 932, IA bushels last week. 1.372. 2G bushels a year
ago. zoe. 773 in 1896. 2.2s9. O3s in 1885. and 2.s'2, go
in 1884.
The primary market receipts Yesterday. were $50. 900
bushels OF wheat. against 20s, 900 bushels a year
sgo. Shipments were 49. 900 bushels; last year. 212.-
900 bushels. Corn, receipts. So. coo bushels: a year
ago. 52S. 900 bushels. Shipments. $500 bushels;
last year. 372. 600 bushels.
The exports Of wheat and -four from both coasts
OF the United States and Canada in the thirty-fOur
weeks since July l amount 10 16l.5 coo bushels,
against los, 80 .OCO bushels in the corresponding time
a year ago. 81, 26s. 900 bushels two years ago. and 3d.
sl. 900 bushels three years ago.
Galveston exports OF wheat the past week were
40. 900 bushels. against $4,000 bushels last week:
corn exports, els. 900 bushels. against 4so. 600 bushels.
Wheat stocks are now 39S.o 900 bushels: decrease this
week, 5000 bushels, and corn stocks are 200. 900
bushels, decrease 1S0. 900 bushels.
A Chicago message yesterday said: Letter. a half
dozen times during his long bull campaign. has
been entirely alone. He is in that position now.
The whole Of the talent local and outside, is
bearish. The result Of these periods OF unanimous
| bcarishness heretofore has been a twist to the price.
Puts on July wheat. good Monday. sold yester-
day at S65.GSit.c. closing at S'i4c; calls" ss1sd
ss5.c. and closed at ssas97sc: July wheat sold on
| the curb at sS7sc: puts on May wheat sold at
| los. and closed at s1.o5. May corn puts esi99
css a closing at 29ac: calls 2'aG2ssu5uc.
and closed at 2ssc.
81 have been over the Indian Territory and Okla
| homa within a fortnight says J. W. Helm. OF Fort
| Worth. in the Chicago Times-Herald. The wheat
Is as good this year as last at this time, and the
area larger. Texas and Oklahoma, and the Indian
Territory. have had an abundance Of rain. the condi-
| pect could not be better. The wheat resembles a
grass plot through Texas. We harvest In the middle
OF May. Our people are bearish on the new crop
at present prices
| tic ports were 2S.622 bushels Of wheat. 1904 pack
| ages Of -four, 333, 40 bushels of corn, 1853. 5s7 bushels
OF oats and Il. l43 bushels OF rye. In addition, New
Orleans cleared 40. 600 bushels OF wheat. 49, $50 BUSH
els Of corn and .i2s barrels OF -four. Total wheat
and -four clearances amount to 2o7, 32l bushels. and
corn. 107. 2ss bushels.