Omaha daily bee., 1920-06-29


OMAHA RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Week Year
Receipts Today. Ago. Ago.
wheat ............s.. ~ 20 ~
Corn ............' '.1ol 1aS 20
Oats .............,... q - ~
Rye ............
Barley ..........s.s.s
Shipments
Wheat .............. 53 % -
Corn .........,...'.s - - 81 -
oats ...........''s. 10 80
Rye .........'s.''
barley .......s'''.'..
CHICAGO CAR LOT RECEIPTS:
To-day wh. Ago rr 4so s'eSsaS; a1sds
EN- $;s'' Ssss ::ass i II ss Ii Ii 1ss ass
KANSAS CITY RECEIPTS.
Today Wk. AGO Yr, Ago
Wheat ..........219 2iS 90 90
corn .......'.''.'' 20 20
oats .........,.... Is "
+. ST. LOUIS RECEIPTS.
Today Wk. AGO Yr. Ago
Wheat ,..........142 li6 llS
Corn Corn .'.'.'.'.'''.lssE 1Ss 80 81 81
NORTHWESTERN RECEIPTS WHEAT.
Minneapolis @.......S76 3S7 lSO
Duluth ........... oS 90 10
Chicago Tribune says: Western rail-
roads are moving more grain, last weeks
aggregate receipts at primary markets,
15,525, 600 bushels, being per cent more
than the previous week, 16 per cent more
than last year and u per cent above the
five-year average.
Several of the big grain carrying roads
have increased their loading materially
within the last two weeks, the Burlington
loading SO to Is more cars day than
the recent average. or 400 cars a day.
Loading has also increased west from the
beinR
shipped out. The Northwestern's loadings
are heavier and 1t Is carrying 23 per cent
OF the grain brought into Chicago. while
the St. Paul had % per cent last week
and the other big roads 10 to IA per cent.
The movement of the new crops Is al
most IN sight yet, with large market
ing OF old wheat and corn still on. most
difficult transportation problem con-
fronts them-the grain trade and the bus
mess interests of the country-all of
which are suffering from a shortage of
cars, which aggregate 100000.
a.. Railr0ad workers are holding off for
the railroad labor board to grant their
increase In wages, but railroad officials
do not believe the wage increases will in
crease the efficiency of the workers, and
about.
Wheat trading in futures started in
Baltimore last week. and is expected to
be inaugurated in leading markets around
July is. Traders await the reopening Of
the speculative market with unusual in
terest What the price will be in two
weeks, but traders are looking for. the
at around $3.50, while at Baltimore the
initial trading. on Friday was in septem-
ber delivery at $2.s3@2.s5.
Exporters are paying $3.50 for July II
$27S for August shipment, Georg4-.-
Spring wheat prices have declined So
to 65c within month, and winters are
off to 15c: low grades leading.
has short crop and Kansas. Nebraska
and Oklahoma good one. The Kansas
state report gives 11o,000.0o0 bushels or,
40 million short Of last year. Harvesting
is advancing rapidly under general federal
~ The corn crop has good promise. but
many things can happen between now
and harvest. The one factor Is that the
that hot forcing weather the next two
months. with plenty of moisture and a
late fall Is necessary to pull 1t through
to maturity in good condition.
1t Is said farmers are willing to sell
corn at present prices, but country ele-
vator people are Indifferent buyers unless
they have cars to load the grain out imme-
diately. Primary receipts Of 6.474,000 last
week increased nearly 100000 for the
week and were 3,O0s,000 over last year,
Icing the largest in more than five years,
and the peak Of the movement Is at hand
All advances in oats brought out liberal
selling and declines developed fair sup
position where 1t is afraid to get too bull
;sh on the advances or too bearish on the
breaks. This Is due to uncertainty regard
ing the crop, which Is Eeading short in
illinois and Iowa, although short heads
do not always mean short yields. With
favorable weather liberal sized crop
might be obtained. Harvesting is on in
Oklahoma and Texas. with good yields