The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-02
Northwestern Receipts and Primary
Receipts Light Compared
= With Last Year.
Clearances 1,113,000 Blu. for Three
Days-The Visible Increased
Very Slightly.
Statistics Generally Favor Firmness
but Sentiment Remains Weak
and Hesitating.

Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce. Sept. q
Nine hundred and fortyfve cars less than last
year This was what the wheat traders saw IN
1.-THE posted receipts at the chamber this NOR
ming, covering the movement Of wheat to mar
Iket III the northwest for three days. including
1.-THE double holiday over Sunday and Monday. y
Year ago the Labor Day holiday caused enough
Iof an accumulation to bring the total on Tuesday
morning to 2,oe9 cars. This year the figure is
with only 313 cars, against $40 last year, but
|Minneap polls also fell of materially, with S11
cars, against 1850 last year
mess might reasonably have been expected, es-
|pecially since this is not the sort of falling off
to be found occasionally on any crop movement,
hut rather the continuation Of the light run
up Liverpool closing sd higher. September
ing 6o1ao or 1sc over SATURDAYS close; and De.
cember sold A@sc up to e5@65Bc. But
every market on the outside was Indifferent and
minneapolis prices soon dropped around Decem-
Iber, from Csc to 64ss @641ac. In Chicago there
were scarcely any early deliveries worth noting on
lSeptember contracts, and consequently there was
freedom from such selling as might have resulted
from free deliveries, but this was about the
only strong feature in Chicago. The weather
map not SO bad as might have been ex-
Ipected from the heavy rainfall here on Friday
and Saturday; the precipitation was not extern
sive, and the forecast for tonight and to;morrow
was favorable. The figures for worlds ship
Iments were bearish, showing an increase Of 1O1,-
1000 bu in the total. but decrease Of $4,000 bu
i'm the quantity shipped from America. The
Danube ports doubled upon the quantity sent out.
and this made the difference. Of the total.
America shipped 5.437 900 bu, against 5000, 600
last week. Russia shipped 1850, 900 bu. the
Danube 2.o16,ooo bu, Argentine $4,000 bu. India
10000 bu and Australia nothing: The total
was O. 1886 900 bu, against S635. 900 last week and
10, $50. 900 a year ago. The quantity on passage
at 600 bu, shows an increase of 1000, 900
Blu. The visible increased by 277,ooo bu. max
ing the total 20 966 900 bu,
| Primary receipts were 1.o24, 600 bu, lighter
than last year. at 2.111,O00 bu against {, 135.-
1000 bu this difference being found principally in
the northwest
!. Clearances for the three days aggregated
l1,113, 900 bu.
The mari et closed with the pit dull and a
fQuiet turn IN all the markets. Minneapolis De
Ieember closed at e+9sc, May SIC, September 65ls
@65Ac.
! The cash tables were loaded with wheat to-
day. For time demand was slack and it
Hooked like n bad day In prospect, but at the
CLOSE the tables were we'll cleaned up and there
was very little Of any. grade unsold. September
remains the basis and the No. l northern was
about Nc over, the No: going under September
by &c. The bulk of the No. l brought 661a q
SIC. Some old No, went at 73@74c.o No.
northern sold op principally at 65e: No wheat ca
IT, $50. and on no grade the range was from,