Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14
OMAHA As GRAIN MARKET
February Report Of Government shows IL
Second in Corn Receipts
FIFTH PLACE IN WHEAT TRANSACTIONS
In the oats Market Omaha Ranks
siEth in Receipts and Third
I'm Shipments for
February.

The growing Importance OF Omaha as q
primary grain market is strikingly attested
In the recent issue Of the report for Feb
ruary OF the Department Of Commerce and
labor at Washington. Notwithstanding the
approach OF the dull season in grain trans
actions Omaha retained It's lead as the
third primary corn market OF the world
and was far in advance Of the business
OF Kansas City in this respect
Omaha ranked fifth IT. receipts and ship
ments OF wheat for the month in question,
but showed a large increase over the re-
ceipts and shipments during the CORE
spending month OF 1906 For the two
months ending February IS, Omaha was
NTH in wheat shipments and sixth in re-
ceipts, but this Is not indicative Of the
actual position Of tho Omaha market as
the receipts for the two months increased
two and one quarter times over those dur
ing the same two months OF 1906. and the
wheat shipments doubled in comparison,
from which it will be seen that the busl-
ness Of Omaha is increasing materially in
wheat we'll in other coarse grains.
Corn receipts during February increased
10000 bushels to 2,11S.OOO bushels. and ship
nents increased 655.OOO bushels to 100000
bushels
Five cities received more oats during the
month in question than did Omaha, but
this market was third in shipments. For
the two months Of 1907 Omaha ranked
fourth in receipts and third in shipments,
outranking Kansas City in oats as we'll
as corn during the two months.
Oats receipts increased 100000 bushels to
2,15sSOO bushels. as compared with the first
two months Of last year, and shipments
increased 10000 bushels to 2s44.0OO bushels.
showing Is Satisfactory.
hn DE- nv ba
ket in the report Of the department is
considered most satisfactory and grain
dealers are unanimous in the opinion that
Omaha Is bound to become one Of the great
Est primary markets for all grains in the
world
The elevators here are taxed to their
capacity at present and even In view of
the fact that the capacity has been materi-
ally Increased recently by the erection Of
the new Nye-Schneider-F Fowler elevator at
Twenty-sixth and Oak streets The cash
business on the local exchange. which has
IA been established only three years. has
Ccelenwn TO large proportions.
acres inspection bureau of the Omaha OK
rty acree has been raised to a high point Of
r GOO cattlY and few appeals are taken from
payment g Of the crop expert employed ex-
opositon- by the exchange.
Stewa, sinesS Of the local grain companies
WI CONSIDERABLY during the last
5nths but receipts of all grains have
hone Delight during the last few days. The
market continues strong and many
p are made on the local exchange for
.er markets.
REkFhe receipts at other cities as compared
kotwith those at Omaha are not true cri-
llh' terion of business transacted. as some of
the cars received at Chicago, Minneapolis,
Duluth and Kansas City are cars sold on
this exchange and shipped to other CEN
ters.
During the last few days receipts have
fallen of, but this condition is in like de-
gree at other markets. Farmers are busy
preparing and filling the fields for planting
The new crops and pay little attention to
market conditions for any grain which
they may have In reserve.
Even IL the market should rise several
eents per bushel 1t is doubtful II the pres
ent light receipts would increase uateri
ally, as farmers are too busy at sprinp
work to take time to shell corn or haul anv
grains to market. This condition will con-
hnue for some time. but the eject is the
same on all other primary markets.