The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31
OTHER GRAIN MARYFTs.

GRAIN GOSSIP Gossip by private
wire to c. II. F. Smith & Co, st. Paul,
members of the New York stock ex-
Prime says: Spring wheat reports from
the central portion Of South Dakota
show that it looks now as if the big
rush Ct wheat was over, and the re-
celpts for the next sixty days at least
would be only moderate. 1t has been so
dry that rot much fall blowing has b zen
done Gone, Milling trade is good but on very
from Northern and South Dakota show
that threshirg Will not be finished for
month yet. Farmers are keeping more
wheat on their farms than u:ual. We Y
little Old wheat. Mi 'erS have good
from Pike county. Illinois, 0ne of the
most important winter counties in the
state, show that the crop is all seeded.
fly is in great numbers in early VIII at
as wei as grasshoppers. The short corn
crop crown this season is virtually ex-
haustsd. Only about half the. acre ge 4
hence the shortage of acreage Corn
yield Disappointing. Thirty per cent dam
aged badly by frost, Winter wheat re-
ports from west of Ohio show that early
ing the wheat in spots. Condition of
wheat year ago today was way ahead Of
What VIII its it is now 7, The majority of wheat
steady, &c lower; flour steady unchang-
ed. ''-"World's shipments during past
week, 7,l2OO3 bu, against S.S2S,OO9 bu pre-
X y Wee[. Of t t{ aoo quantity he Uait
previous week. Corn shipments AIS $50
bu. against 6.448.00O bu previous week.
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-Fiour-R &C aints,
ruled about. quiet and steady at former
prices; closing a shade lower for the
high grades; rye -four easy; buckwheat
-four ste2dy =; b. b9ugckwheat quiet. Wheat
Receipts, 7,125 bu; exports, 1857 bu:
sales, 1SE5,0O0 bu futures, 24O bu spot;
spot market firm; No. req, 751sc f. o. b.
afioat, spot; No 1 northern: Duluth 7'34c
f, o. b.. afloat to arrive; No red, 735zc
elevator; options opened dull at nc de-
cline under local sslling, in the absence
of outside support, and further decline d
5-56f; foll92 gtg 5earish advces from Ar
aIy the Visible e aIKef c@5ea phr
only 1,0C7.O10 bu instead of 1,50O,00O ex.
pected; closed steady at &c net denl ne;
May closed 7S5sc; December "A 9-16074bc,
closed 7478e: Corn--Receipts, 1o31T5 bu;
experts, S6,255 bu; sales, 10000 blu futur s.
100000 blu spot; spot steady; No. 2, 4O1sc
f. o. b.. afloat; 4O15c elevator; options
opened easy at re decline, and further
later recovered and closed steady at net
unchanged prices; May, 35as@}S4c, closed
3SAc; December closed 1880. Oats-Re-
Ehite', BIC: No. 3 White s9b.: tt traek
mixed Western, 2S%d35c; track mixed
white, 30l G35c; options nominal.
GRAIN VISIBLE SUPPLY-New York,
Oct. S0.-The statemen Of the visible sup
ply of grain, in store and afloat on Sat
urday, Oct 2S, as compiled by the New
York produce exchange. is as follows:
Wheat, 40, 60 900 bu, Increase 1,017 600 bu;
corn, 13, ZIG, 900 bu, decrease 3S3, OO0 bu; cats
6,913.0G0 bu, increase Ill 900 bu; rye l.
$4,000 blu, increase 10000 bu barley. e.
SIG COO hu, Increase 10000 bu
MILWAUKEE. Wis, Oct 3O.-Flour-
northern, 7C@69c; No. 2 northern, SIC.
Oats-Steady; 24@26Ac. Rye-Lower; No.
l, 56Ac. Barley-Steady; sample, $500
451ac.
I'd lower; December closed IS lid; Ma CHI
Is I'd; May. IS 11bd. Corn-Dull, I'D to
I'D lower; November, IS 6s4d: December
IS 75sd; January, IS 61zd; February, IS
51ad: May, IS sgd.