The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-24
WHEAT FLOUR STOCK
AMPLE FOR WINTER
Situation Favorable for Con-
sumers, but Merchants
Are Complaining.
STORAGE COSTS GROW
Various Sections in East Are
Glutted With Flour, While
Restrictions Increase.

Authoritative information from the i'm
portant centres Of the East would indi-
cate that the flour supply situation is
unsatlsfIctory from the merchants
standpoint. but favorable one az far
a. consumers are affected. The condi-
tons reported in New York are similar
10 those In Boston, at Southeastern points
and also extending west TO Pittsburg, II
not beyond. There 10 q giut Of -four ut
various stations. principally due TO the
fact that in the early part Of the season
there was q concerted movement to re-
plenish supplies and stock up for the
future 30 much Of this was inludged
In and made possible by the enormous
movement Of wheat from the, farms, to-
sether with competitive selling Of wheat
BY the mills, that storage room " at q
premium now and merchants in the -four
trade are anxious to see greater inroads
on supplies In the meantime the cost
to regular merchants and others carry
Ing -four is mounting daily while the
users Of hour are not anxious to buy
ahead. and furthermore are not per-
mitted to have more than sixty days
supply on hand. according to the Food
Administrations ruling. 49,.
There has not been as much exporting
OF -four as has been expected. Govern
msnt interests are doing the purchasing
for export and II u understood they are
able to procure the supplies needed from
the mills direct, Notwithstanding the sur
plus stocks at various eastern pointA II
% well realized that there Us an snor-
nous demand abroad to be satisfied.
which Is augmented daily by the driving
France. necessitstinE additional, differ
ent and better supplies Of food for the
popullee Of allied countries, but the
drawback at present 10 lack Of adequate
tonnage. That the tonnage supplies are
being increased substantially IL every
where conceded, but there is Tremendous
amounts Of munitions, machinery and
other bulk waiting for boats, 90 that the
movement of grain and grain products
Keeps up with the urgent inquiry, rather
than with the aggregate demand cover
Ing months of the future. The actual
shipments Of -four from July from
all ports Appropriated 1.1oo, 900 barrels,
compared with 100000 barrels for the
same time last season.
The ordinary consumption Of flour
barrels. but the -four trade is more than
little exercised now on account OF the
latest Food Administration rulings, which
have cut down tho bread consumption.
Last season. especially toward midwin-
ter, there was much concern over the
question OF sufficient -four at o. stern
points, but at present the Indications
are there will be an abundant available
upply here for this coming winter.
WHEAT -. The distribution Of wheat
wheat 10 still moving from the farms with
freedom and stocks are steadily piling up.
According to Bradstreets visible stocks
bushels for the week. west OF the Rockies
Increased 5So, 200, which. with an Increase
Of t,o7s.ooo in Canada. made a total gain
x. S fats 1 so slA wis
H,sso.ooo year ago. Exports eontinue OF
moderate proportions and shipping permits
are stlll being withheld.
CoRN-The corn trade was disposed to
take a more euliish view of the political
situation and the prospects for peace were
thought to have been materially dimin-
i,hsd. In consequence there was an &C
up about &c. per bushei. The cash situa-
ton WAS also nrmey and sentiment on the
whole was more buliish than for some
I'm: SS In tn: , Sssi.s s':s s .En s ma
10, S yellow. si.ss cost and freight New
York
OATs-Iocal cash market was firm;
standard quoted at 7sc.; No. . white. soc.
No. white. 7sc.; No. white, 1shc
ordinary clipped white. 7se,. all elevator.
RyE-Market steady; No. . Western.
MI elevator export
BARLEY-Markst steady; feeding u. OF.
and milling. Si.li. cost and freight New
York
HAY--Markst easier; No. !. s1:ss@s;
No :. ti.so9i.ss; No. ., $i.7o0l-1A