The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-29
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.

GRAIN GOSSIP-Goss1p by private wire
to e. II. F: Smith & Co, st. Paul. mem
and and Chicago Board of trade
The long, drouth in the Gulf
is broken, but rains came too late
to save any but the latest corn. The
crop of the south will be very short as
compared with last year. In Kentucky
and Tennessee the condition is off 10 to
10 points during July. Ohio and Indiana
five points better. In this state there is
large area east and south, where the
ory weather will cause permanent dam
age without speedy relief, some fields fir
ing Missouri has lost five points on
drouth. In Kansas and Nebraska almost
perfect. Iowa has improved 10 points
this month As whole crops are about
caused some damage in the Northwest
10 spring wheat, especially on thin soil
probably not sufficiently to lower prom
Use materially below last year, Reports
lndlcate decline of five points in Min
nesota and North Dakota, and of 10 to
10 points in South Dakota The oats crop
Is not quite as large as expected, but is
of better quality. Nebraska was
early Thursday and continued most Of
the day. The heaviest fall was in the
eastern part of the state, but all sec
an inch to " inches. This insures a
heavy crop of corn. The wheat harvest
Is progressing. The corn area of Ne
z,0OV,Oo acres in excess of any previous
year Corn is easy off Il to &c. with
the scalpers sellers Fine weather is the
influence. Nebraska messages are claim
ing over 300,0OO,0GO bu corn for that state.
and Kansas has been making the same
claim. The big export business yester-
day, over 1,35O,OOO bu, seems to make no
impression. Further showers predicted
NEW YORK, July 2S.-Flour-Receipts.
Is. 6M pkgs; exports, 31,517 pkgs; ffrmer
at the close and fairly active on spring
patents and low grade winters. Rye
flour dull. Wheat-Receipts 81, 300 bu;
exports, 1S605O bu; sales, 1,515O0O bu flu
lures; $500 bu spot; market steady; No.
northern Duluth, 78Ac f. o. b., afoat
spot; No. 1 hard, Duluth, SIC f. O. b.
af1oat to arrive; No. 2 red, 773lc elevator:
options ST firm ne at a partial nc net advance;
rs Lice, closed Tee; December, 771b6G7SISc:
closed, 7S33c. Corn-Receipts, 139, 425 bu
exports, A4,10S bu; spot steady; No 2,
SIC f. o. b; afioat for prompt shipment,
36%c elevator; options firm at a partial
&c net advance: July closed 3624c; Sep
tember-., S6SsscG@S61sc, closed $3.50: Decem-
Der, SSA e 9cS665sG closed 361sc. Oats-Re-
quiet, No. 2, Csc; No. 8, 27c; No. 4
white, 29c; on track white 29635c: track
mixed western, &c; options quiet and
NEW YORK COFFEE-New York
July S-COffee-Options opened steady
at unchanged prices and exhibited a free
degree of animation during the day,
though the professional element contin-
ued In control. The ca bles proved better
than looked for, Brazilian receipts were
smaller than expected and warehouse de-
liveTies larger. But investors were eau
tious and bull interests Indifferent Clos
ed barely steady, net unchanged to five
points lower. Sales, 2,250 bags includ-
ing September, 4.45c; October 450c; No
vember, 4.55c: December, 4 9014. Csc: Jan
nary. 4.95c; March, 505c: May 515G5. 2Oc
Spot coffee. Rio dull but steady; mild
GIdet. Sugar, raw steady to firm good
demand: fair refining, 15-16c; centrf-
1S-1ec Refined sugar firm and active.
LIVERPOOL. July 2S.-Wheat steady.
kG%d lower: July, 5s 109sd Corn quiet
iHGlSsd lower; July. IS 4d; September IS
4asd: October, IS 4ssd; December, IS sd