The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19
Early Strength, Followed by In
decision and Quick Minor
Price Changes. =.
The Regular Monday Statistics
Rather Favorable to the
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&Bull Side. ., -
But More Snow Over Winter
Wheat Again Encouraged
- the Bears.

MINNEAPOLIS Chamber of Commerce, March ~.
-4Frm cables made good card Tor the ouils
to open the week with. and the wheat marhet
had an early upturn this morning. Inc pears
& had an influence on their side in the snow over
he southwest but the effect was not great: so
much has been heard about the good condltloI
OF the winter wheat crop that the trade mas
accepted it final and no one doubts that mere
is enough moisture, and that the plant. for the
date. Is in - promise. probably as gooo as ever
known at time corresponding. Hence WIN
everything good known and allowed for, addl-
: rional good news has special significance at
present The snow, however, ehectua,y
suuelched the few little grumbles always 10 pc
heard no matter how favorable everything may
he and made it certain that IL the bulls are
to-. get anything from winter. wheat to help
them 1t must come as a. late development IT
is we'll to remember that good start does not
necessarily insure a good harvest, ana that III
winter wheat as in spring wheat late develop
tments the bad side have sometimes peen
very important In the year when the ssouth-
5 west crop was cut down almost 10o.oooooo Du
from what the early government CONDITION he-
ures had promised, the losses came late-!argely
from excessive rains and floods about July =.
Winter wheat Is never safe bet early In the
year. The trade looked for the estimated $780,
600 blu in worlds shipments and found It. and
8 little more, 372S, 600. This was about a
: standon with last week~aas to America, with
2,112,000 against 1882, 900, and a falling on In
e the quantity sent out by Argentine about
2 offset by increase in the movement from
: Russia. The quantity Of breadstufs now ahoat
for Europe is 4s,7s2,o 600 bu compared with
Al. o54 900 last week. gain of 1,f2s 600. Stocks
:. in our own neighborhood, altho not increasing
at 30 rapid rate, still accommodating. Min
i neapois gained 1000 bu for two days. and
!, Port Arthur and Fort William increased 29S,41S
bu for the week, making the total 1883, 1854
against 5000. $50 year ago. Buffalo sent re-
port Of decrease in stocks of only 635, 900 bu.
and this very naturally made it look as tho
z the visible would not decrease, but would show
a small gain. When the figures came, however,
there decrease of COO hu.
Primary receipts 1000 bu against
! sos 600: clearances wheat and four PA 900 bu.
Minneapolis fell off little in the comparison of
: receipts. with figures of 463 and 557. and the
Duluth comparison 55 cars and II. while
Chicago showed and 80. Winnipeg received
15S cars against 6S, Kansas City $4,000 bu
!; against 81 900 and st. Louis $4,000 against
$1,000.
Broonha cabled that the Rosario strike has
been settled. but that the weather Is interfer-
ling somewhat with harvesting of corn. Liver
pool was I'd to start with and Is @1ad higher
to close.
81" Cash wheat in good demand locally at
9 Il q i2c over May for No. 1 northern.