The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-30

ton of the spring wheat crop since har-
vest. 1t seems almost Impossible to
! thresh. The wheat 10 about half Stacked
and half yet in shock. What is thresh-
weld is very light. From reports from
the northeast portion of North Dakota
no more rain is needed at present. Land
now too wet II anything, for blowing.
| The movement of the new crop is not
| as heavy as it was early in the season.
| Millers are carrying fair stocks of wheat
| but the trade is so active that they are
gflnolng 1t out nearly as fast as it comes
In. Minneapolis and Chicago are in the
MARKET buying wheat along the river
continuously. Winter wheat reports
rom rom western Michigan show that they
nave had an abundance of rain for fail
PloW1ng. Still, while the ground is IN
good condition, there does not seem to
pc any desire to increase the acreage of
1 maeats OF even maintain it as compared
Win FORMER years. Farmers have be-
come discouraged with repeated failures
OF the winter wheat crop, and are turn
ing attention to more diversified hus-
pandry Are not looking for a free
movement CT wheat for some time to
come. Grain is damp and is generally
out Of condition. Demand for flour dur
ing July and August has been very light.
Harvest reports from the extreme coun-
ties of southern Illinois show that millers
are not looking for a free movement OF
wheat during September in this part Of
the state. The reason assigned is that
d1t2on of the milling trade is fair, and
mill orders are plenty, but the prices
ppuyers offer are generally below manu-
featuring cost" Government wtel-ly
crop report: wheat seeding in Texas
retarded by dry weather. Threshing de-
Iayed in Minnesota. Dakota, Nebraska,
oregon and Washington by rains FAN
blowing resumed in Nebraska, Kansas,
missouri and Iowa. California wheat
yield disappointing. Illinois threshiug
nearly finished in many places in south
hoo s1Il
larger yield and prospect for corn yief4
larger IN northern and most central
NEW YORK. Aug. 29.-FIour-Receipts
d9.l75 bbls; exports, 1890 bbIs; sales, TO-
N0 pkgs; market was more active and
hrmer with wheat; Minnesota patents,
@@43O. Rye flour steady. Ccrn meal
firm rye STEADY. Barley quiet. Bar
exports 3,l75 bu; sales. S,2i0e00 blu;
futures. 10000 export; SPOT firm; No. 2
red. S21sc I: o. b. afloat; No. 2 red. 1870
elevator; No. 1 northern Duluth, S513c (.
o. b. afioat; Ne. hard Duluth, 87%c f.
.; b. afoat; options opened firm and con-
unued so all day on strong cables. rains
IN the Northwest. general local covering
and export demand; prospects for
smaller southwest movement also in
Splred bullshness. Closed firm at $46DIc
net net ad ey May. 82AGS47sc, closed
S09se; October, S01aG5eMc, closed s07sc;
December, S142dtS23sc, closed S22sc Corn
Receipts 1878 Blu; exports 243.573 BIZ;
sales 10000 bu futures, 484, 005 bu export;
spot ftrmer; No. 2, 471Sc f. .. b. afoat
and 1870 elevator. Options opened cas-
Ter in consequence of bearish crop news.
but developed later strength on the rise
IN wheat, higher cables, covering. export
trade, ana small county accertances;
closed strong and &c net higher; Nav
Ass14l3sc, closed f12c; September. 1870
442sc, closed 455$e; December Al 1850
13sc, closed at 413sc Cats-Reoeipts
144,Zto blu; exports, 1900 bu; sales, 225. 900
gu spot Spot steady; No. 2. 251zc; No
;. 25c; Nc. white, 2714@2Sc: No. 3 white,
25l2127c; track mixed Western, 26GI33c;
track white state, 26a3ac; options slow
ST. LoTTs, Aug. 29.-close: Wheat
higher Nc. 2 red cash. 71Ac; August,
uAc; September, 71Ac; October, 747sc;
No. 2 hard. e9GG2Cc Corn-Higher; No.
cash, 4Oc; August. 40c; September,
$3.50; October, 375kc; December, Sc
Gats-Higher; No. cash, &c; August,
gle; September, BIC: December 221sc;
May. Nasc; No 2 white, 2415Q25c.
LIVERPOOL, Aug 29-Wneat-Firm,
Ssd higher; September, 6s I'd; December
IS 2%sd. Confirm, BG1d higher; Sep
TENDER, As I'd; October, As 21ld; Novem-
Der. IS 2Is.d.
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 29.-CIose: Wheat
-September. 641@c; December, CSC; cash,
NJ. 2 hard, 66G67Hc: No. 2 red 71672L;c.
September. 3615c; December. 33c;
cash, No. 2 mixed, 3S1263S9sc; No. 9
white, 39c. Oats-No. 2 white 25@26c