The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-05
GRAIN TRADE GOSSIP

body has buying orders here. sene bad reports
bought a little July Wheat this morning thru rl
Harris. Gates to G. E. Lewis News for some
Weeks on wheat has been decidedly bnllish
have been confirmed. Foreign demand for our our
wheat has been constant and on a large scale.
eeoraed for has
market has undoubtedly been very much reduced
still wheat is only Sc higher than when condi:
explained By the fact Sa tie leading af e"h holder Sdy
=. Chicago to Watson: st. Louis has less than
held by very few The shorts know this and it
the reason for for the strength there to-day.
F.. Nco1ett, our best authority here: ..The most
reliable people in Kansas. at Anthony Hutchi-
places, say the wheat IS in fnc condition All Ali
the fly damage in the state won't amount to I
Chicago-Denland for oats for shipment light
Win moderate rate interior demand for corn
morning He just countermanded order by phone,
saying aJfarmer had arrived and said he would
hGf RAISE bushels OF wheat to the acre; all
ne haln h Of Chicago to Lewis only
last three weeks, but it on all soft spots. our
Gro can only get worse. not better. Weather
rants higher prices before September
st. Louis wired: Southeast Missouri says wheat
going backward. Not very favorable weather to
Chicago to watson G':' Wheat has shown good
strength without much trade: Armour been best
from southwest Indicates considerable deteriora.
ton In growing crop. September wheat should
Farnum says: St, Louis wires they are getting
a. goGd many complaints about wheat condition,
Winnipeg clear and dne s. above fose peoGG1 Grand
Clean ana arEG
fine St. Cloud, clear and calm: mild. comstock,
cle Gb,a and ID fine IN n rainsd last night
St; Louis wired: Captain J: s. Manson o.'s one
morning from lower Mississippi river country
saving wheat crop from some cause is very badly
eled. and has a yellow tinge. It is that coun.
try that depends on for all its early wheat re-
Clearances: Wheat and -four. 259, 900 I'm:
corr Tave 81 1000 o,e bu; oats "A 900 bu
Paris close Wheat. is centimes lower r. 10
centimes higher; -four, 10 centimes lower to 10
antwerp unchanged.
T., PaFis s weather: Rain. with fresh winds. Ber-
IT is reported that Armour has chartered vessel
room for half a million bushels Of wheat to-
Chicago-The strength in st. Louis has had Of.
feet here Also damage reports on wheat COM
ing from there SCENES to be general expectation
here Of further advance,
Duluth reports good demand for export
Broomhall cabled: Swedish. parliament voted
not to reduce the import duty on corn. So
Bradstreets total wheat visible in America il
now 81 900 bu. -
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET Minnesota Trans
fer. st. Paul. MINI. May 5.-Barrett & lin
norman report an uneven trade with compare
lively few buysr in attendance. Expressers AMI!
prime heavy drafters were the Sellers Drivers
were moving better than for some time Mules
also sold better. Values: Drafters extra S1S5
M21O; drafters. choice. $15O@1S5: drafters, COM
mon to good. $12OG15U: farm mares. extra $3.50
M145; farm mares, choice $11dM 100: farm
mares, common to good, $S5M115.
ST. LOUIS LEAD, May 5.-Lead-Dul1: 40