The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-29
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.

,,,tra EnAiN ~ y GOSS1P = GOSSIP by private
members of the New York stock ex-
change and Chicago board of trade
Liverpool Letter, March 1S.-We have
pee been Knocked over in prices from your
side, where they seem more anxious to
sell than at any earlier part of the sea
son son Perhaps farmers may not be Of
the same mind as the operators and
bring about a reaction by holding back
Argentine shipments are liberal They
are expected to be about 25O,00O quarters
weekly for a month or so, as deliveries
are ina made freely. Rain has effected the
lowing .from Hico, Tex: Hard frost
last night; fruit all killed: cannot esti-
Francis, Tex. correspondence: Prospects ]
for wheat fine all through Texas.
WINTER WHEAT CONDITION s.
Chicago. March 28.-The New England
Homestead. in a special crop report gath
cred from correspondents all over the
country, estimates the winter wheat con-
dition April l, at 81, compared with SO
age In five years, A condition Of 80 would
mean g crop Of the present area Of about
800, 100000 bu. or only about half as large
as last years yield.
steady. Wheat quiet: No I northern.
re; IN No: .;n 2 northern 7o97Ohc. Oats steady
st. nar2s1 22sseS sssaSv Ry Rye loWer I'VE No Sgs
KANSAS cfTY. March 2s.RWheat 1c
lever; lew Nay: sLgss Csc; cash No. hard. es@s7e;
e4c Corn A@tzc lower: May opened 70 70
mi mixed. ssIAe: No: Z white. sszc;: Ne; 5.
c GRAIN AIN A'vAfLABIE Sfia SUPPLY New
York, March 2s:-special cable and tele-
cate the Following changes in the avail
able supplies of grain last Saturday, as
compared with the preceding Saturday:
Wheat, United States and Canada, east
600 bu. Liverpool Commercial Trade
News: Afioat for and in Europe decreased
J, 1,1OO,0 900 bu. Total supply, decreased 7S9, 900
bu Corn, United States and Canada. east
600 bu. Oats, United States and Canada,
east of the Rocky mountains, increased
ll4,OOO bu. Among the more important in
given In the official Visible supply s state t-
ment, ore those of $4,000 bu at North
western Ontario and Manitoba storage
points, l6o, goo bu at New Orleans and 103,-
creases are those of 21o, 900 bu at Kings
ton,, Ont, and 10000 bu at Northwestern
interior elevators. The aggregate stocks
coma and Seattle, Wash, decreased 113.-
600 blu during the week.
,osns NEW YORK, OF March @.-Flour-Re-
soo bu: exp exports, sls7s "bu'Nae:eapes bu: No Ted
Snacad aSc, f. 20, O. b. afioat to arrive; options
DAY. by local liquidation, heavy outside
selling, partly for st. Louis account;
beartsh cables news and foreign selling
Furthermore, home crop news was less
publish owing to SHOWS over the wheat
belt. There were few rallies and the mar
ket closed weak at 1A@1%c net decline.
Mafeh N 1sc s2@Ssse; eSased closed 4s s2c Nay @
closed, 745sc September, 72sa973Ec: CLOSED
72ssc. Corn-Receipts, lac, $50 bu; exports.
1SO,317 bu; Spot. weak; No. 2, 421s044c, +.
Q. b., afoat; options opened easy with
in consequence OF bearish cables, local
realizing and small clearances. Closed
weak at 1e@ssc net loss. May, 4Os.04ONc c: :
closed. 4oasc: July. 4Oss@4obc; closed, 40isc
@0rnMHecs1pts' ss0 h, al III eoo bu: exports, 4s.-
white, 36c; track. mixed Western, ss1s9
34ci track, white, 351aQ3S12c; options dull
LIvERPooL, March 2s.-wheat-spot
July. IS 4asd., Corn-spot Arm Ameri esd
can mixed. old, 3s 7,kd; futures quiet;
March, 3s 6Ad; May, IS 74d: July, IS 4%d'
Receipts of wheat during the past three
Ras;n gays were Us, GOO eentals: all American.
past three, days were 164,70O centals.
SEED MARKETS-Chicago. March %
The flax seed market was a little weak
was not very pronounced, however Trad
Ing was light in volume and the general
trend was to hold. Receipts here were
l6 cars, q cars at Duluth and I9 cars at
minneapolis; Cash fax at $1.241h and
closed at $3.50 and clover seed at $3.50
per 100 lbs. Minneapolis faxseed quoted
at 81 1871 per bu.