The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.

GRAIN GOSSIP..GOSSIP by private
wire to G. H. F. Smith & Co, st. Paul,
Change and Chicago Board of Trade.
Prime says: Corn reports from East
ern Nebraska show that the recent dry
hot weather shortened up the ears con-
siderably. Crop has been reduced in
yield probably five bu per acre. Early
corn out of danger OF frosts by the 10th
OF September. Farmers would sell old
corn freely If they had any to sEl. Some
complaints of hog cholera the last ten
days, and receipts from farmers heavy
Farmers are selling everything down
to $50 pounds in weight Their is fair
supply of young hogs, but reports show
that they are dying rapidly in some
sections. Corn reports from Central Illi-
nois show that the crop has just passed
through a very trying week. Much Of
1t was permanently damaged by the in
tense heat and drought good rain
saturday night wilf do much towards
helping out what Is left of the early
corn. Many fields are damaged fully 20
per cent The July drought did not hurt
the corn half as much as the August
bought. Paying 36c for old corn Look
Tor very small receipts for some time
to come. Harvest reports from NortheI n
Ohio show that the majority of farmers
report that the crop has hardly threshed
out over two blu to the acre. Many
farmers did not thresh at ALL Most
quality OF the wheat is very inferior and
not mt for sowing. Mills get their sup
plies from Missouri and Kentucky. Har-
vest reports from South Michigan show
that there is just enough winter whea I
coming in to supply the demand. MilIers
are not stocking UP on wheat very much.
Suallty OF the new crop is very spotted,
some pfaces turning out very well, others
extremely poor" Broomhairs review of
foreign crop prospects July 81 not very
fayora bic: T. K. estimate is $4,000 coo,
agalist oI'ooo0Uo last year, and 1900, 900
two years ago. Crop Is poor in South
western governments of Russia and
rains came too late in Southern steppes.
Spring wheat in Volga and South Rus
sla not plomsing, though good for win
Ter. Roumanian crop was damaged at
harvest by rain. Bulgaria crop below
an average In yield and quality damaged
per cent. European Turkeys first ar
FIRST threshing somewhat Disappointing:
yield smaller than expected France
s6.4oo,Wo less than last year. Italy nei-
ther quantity nor quality equal to expec-
! tations. Germany complains of sbort
| yield in the South.
! NEW YORK, Aug. 14-F1our-Receipts
| 33,I15 bbls; exports. 14.211 bbfs. Barley
mand was for spring patents. Minnesota
patents, $4Q4.35. Rye flour steady. Corn
meal quiet Rye firm Barley firm. Bar
hey n malt dull j. 7oo W5heateReceipts
red, SIG t; o. b. afioat, and 78%c ele-
| vator; No. 1 northern Duluth, S3s4o f. o
b. ahoat; No; hard Duluth, ssc +. o. b
! af1oat Options-Septenber 793k68O1k G
closing .7sAc; December. S1MGS2 5 Sic g
closed size. Corn Receipts, 429 100 bu
exports, 1922 bu. Spot firm; No. 3
446sc f. 0. b. afloat, and 44c elevator. Oh.
tions-May, 401s@401zc, closed 4O1sc; Sep
TENDER, 43@439sc, closed 431sc; December
/ 40@4O15c, closed 401sc Oats-Receipts
10000 bu; exports, 1854 bu. Spot steady
! No. 2, 2515c; No. 8, 25c: No 2 white 281Lc
/ No. white, 27azc; track mixed Western
z515Q29c;; track white 25@33c. Option:
! dull, but fairly steady
LIVERPOOL. Aug 14-Wheat-Firm
sd higher; September, IS I'D: December
/ IS 17sd. Corn-Firmer, ed to I'D higher
| September, 3s nasd october, 3s l1Md
| November 3s uXd.