The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-05
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

GRAIN GOSSIP-Gossip by private wire
to II. Z. F. Smith & Co, st. Paul, mem
bers OF the New York stock exchange
and Chicago board of trade.-Prime says.
Spring wheat harvest has commenced in
South Dakota, Southern and Central
Minnesota and the southern counties of
North Dakota Quality has suffered very
materially in places from hot weather
Winter wheat reports from Michigan
show that wheat has not all been har-
vested yet. Very little, if any, wheat has
been marketed, and farmers will be too
busy for the next six weeks to pay any
attention to selling wheat Full reports
from Western Iowa show that the recent
severe wind and rain storm blew down
grain both standing and in shock and
will be damaged more or less On the
other hand, the rain will be of great
beneht to corn. Corn has improved 10
to Is per cent within the last two weeks.
and bids fair to be a satisfactory crop. >
- Grasshoppers III Nebraska are, so far,
limited to the extreme southwestern part
OF OF the state and to three counties, Per-
kins, Dgnday and Chase. There are
scattered swarms further east Few
complaints have been made until the last
few days. At Burlington headquarters
there are no reports of serious damage
1t was hot in the corn belt yesterday.
me OhcIal maximum temperatures were
IS at Concordia, and clear, Sc at Daven-
port, 10, and clear; Sc at Kansas City
and clear, "a at Oklahoma, 9S at st. Louis.
70 at Springfield, SO at Cincinnati Con-
tinued high temperatures are indicated
Tor today. There were no new yellow
fever cases at the Soldiers home and no
deaths. SHOWS crop summary SAYS IS
General reports indicate at the close of
July drop in the spring wheat condi
ton to 90, or B points lower than July l
1t warrants the expectation of a 275, COO O0C
spring wheat crop. The principal loss is
in South Dakota, where the loss Is Il
points. Reports indicate 175,00OOOO bu for
the three states, with lower figure pos
sible."
NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-Flour-Receipts
12,065; exports, 1893; about steady; some
what easier on lower grades; general
sofa bakers, 81. 9O@S.10; winter patents
$3;5O@3.75; winter straights, $3.2OI3. 40;
winter extras, 81. 40Q2.S0 rye flour dull
Wheat-Receipts, 1OS,SO0 bu; exports, 11S.-
spot; No. l northern, Duluth. 767sc f. O.
b., afloat, spot; No red, 743sc elevator;
options opened firm at Nc advance, which
proved to be the best Of the session. and
due to local buying following firmed ca
bles, yesterdays liberal export sales ana
local covering; sold off &c under reaIiz-
Ing. but again rallied and closed steady
at about the best prices; September. 74i%
@751sc, closed 75c; December 767s0T1@c
closed TIE. Corn-Receipts, 1877, 200: ex.
ports. S0,12S; spot firm; No. 2, 37sac f. O
b.. af1oat. 3612c elevator; options opened
firmer with wheat, but ruled quiet and
eased off about &c in absence of outside
interest, but again rallied with wheat
and closed steady b@Ac net advance
OeplemDeT CIOSeQ OoAcs december, 35H
35ssc. closed 35asc. Oats-Recefpts, 79, 2OC
bu; exports. ,213 bu; spot dull; No 3
&c; No. 8. 26c; No. white 271bc; No.
white. 2S1Ac; track mixed Western, 26d
2S1hc; track white. 26@S5c; options ne.
elected.
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 4-Wheat steady al
I'd higher; Sentember, 5s Cd; December. s:
err; Sentember. IS 3Ad; October IS 4lkd.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 4.-FIour
steady. Wheat steady; No. / northern,
23@2515c. Rye steady; No. /. 521bc Bar.
ley quiet; No. 2, Acc; sample, 35G3Sc.