The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
THE GRAIN MARKETS.
RwIIish Government wheat Report
Markets irregular.

The Bureau of Crop Estimates. after
an investigation a. to the amount or
wheat unit for milling this season. has
hXed the total At lag. Oo0 900 bushels.
The details indicate that the q of
INIT wheat IN the spring wheat country
averaged only 4 per cent. while the
losses through the winter wheat country
ranged from - 30 90 per cent. II was
also officially reported that the wheat
used for feeding purposes was 74.0e0.0Oo
bushels. az amount almost twice as great
a. That consumed in recent seasons.
The winter wheat crop for the past sea-
son was $4,000. 600. and the spring
wheat Weld Mas approximately 100000
ouo bushels. against a total of 500 900
200 in lo1t-lj.
This showing is regarded az some
What bullish, as some author tiles in the
trade did not believe that more than
lu" 1000 600 bushels were unfit for mill
ing Al IN. same time the Government
says that larger mills have been able to
use NOR" or less of the low grade wheat.
The supI,osition is tina, there has been
q great deal of wheat mixing mis- wear.
For a time IL was uncertain as to
whether the Government meant 10 CON
y"y the impression that in addition to
IN" 10. 0ou. 600 bushels Of unfit wheat
$4,000. nu0 bu'l,ls had been fed. bu.
ia,o Washington advicos made II clear
u1at the amount fed came out Of the
li6.ooo.o oo bushels.
wheat values were not greatly Infected
hv this unexpected Government analysis.
Perhaps tn" fact that M" chicago Board
80 Trad, hold u" session yrsterddy-wheat
accounted for the lack - "uthusiasm oIsr
| III" Washington statistic. Tn" few North
I western ana southwestern markets that
| W,r' "t'l during the day ruled generally
.'s'-t. .fL' wore We H Erssf aGA| ~ ~
r'gulsri,y and these markets we're easily
higher price. ~ tho outset ver. a re
sppu-e TO IN" cold weather Ia thr spring
wheat d~istri.t 'uf prospects 90 lower tom
i'"rsturrs extending over thu viutr- whoa.
thu Northwest Tor the Advancement ~
e hcli WoFk S,. Th', ,nc tn r, nh Int rdon "h i,,s.
Of growth. warmth IL required. There
were private reports % free Offering. from
~" farms. and Northwestern ,,.h hou.cs
w"r, >,l'uE wheat freely 'o- . time. hut
tn"r, We ,nough ">port. Speculative aud
/ other hlN'ng "a close ~" list very steady.
/ I'" ''i"r l'uStr'ss for IN" ia, APP
, r'"Niuti'i SOC, 0oo bushels
COR lnasfnu.h - tn'-r was ~ session
Nfr' and prices showed 10 srec'li change.
southeastern markets were steady y
e." reports from ~" country Indicated
1 mat ~, movement would not he larC" 'or
"a" prescott. 49, farmer ,re busy 10 Ito
'".ds Fh" foreign corn mark"' was With
'ut ~f"aiur" and, although 'he'- w'r" ru-
bushes was reported
"ats-''sh markets wor" a 'rlrc s'ceiicr
Nptn" eNlrrr huNluc va heard or. hut
thu q|udn'ItN Wa not regarded a. large"
\ h"t ter domestic hlsiut-s was rrn,~tt a.
There was no trace IN future. a. the
chicago Board Of Trade Wa closed VS..
| tnritv
Provt4ious-Thr ih,crcs' So the ma-ks,
vs. uH'Wportttt. a~ 'hrr' VA no session
a. tNirtE" fog E"r'Iut, we're 'Igh' and
/ prices were advanced slightly 'i"urr4lN
'h"t. H. It mlN'! continent IN speculative
quarters Nov work. prices We're,