Annual Report of the Trade and Commerce of Chicago Volume 37 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ...valued at $4,461,053. During the calendar year we exported only 8,654 bushels, valued at $4,991. Without the demand from the west, our market would have been most unsatisfactory. The volume of exports for the fiscal year ended June 30th, 1894, aggregated 230,822 bushels, valued at $126,532, while that for the preceding year aggregated 1,477,058 bushels, valued at $1,002,796. Last year, Russia supplied the European markets. Distillers were in the market to a limited extent only. Receipts for the year aggregated 1,368,157 bushels, against 1,707,072 bushels during 1893; our shipments aggregated 1,100,558 bushels, against 1,320,013 bushels during I893. Prices ranged from 40 to 51 cents per bushel. The following is a statement of prices for the year, by months, of No. 2 rye: Highest.Lowest.IAverage. January 45%44i 44.6 February 46%43% 44.4 March 4945% 46.4 April 5046 48.7 May.... 48if44% June 49%45% 48.5 July 4840 43 9 August. 5140% 46.8 September. 4846% 47 October 4846M 46.9 November 4846% 47.5 December. 5047% 48 5 Year 5140 46. 56 1893 6040 44. 77 1892 1 88%46%i 68 SEEDS, The receipts of timothy seed were much smaller during 1894 than during 1893, and aggregated 34,487,440 pounds. The receipts of clover seed aggregated 8,945,217 pounds, as against 9,578,610 pounds during 1893. The total receipts of grass seeds aggregated 47,524,961 pounds, as against 52,440,552 pounds in 1893; the shipments aggregated 66,207,092 pounds during 1894, as against 72,139,009 pounds during 1893, and 60,670,735 pounds during 1892. The volume of our receipt- was affected by the drought in the extreme we-t, and the quality of consignments from that region was, ordinary. Prices for timothy were higher than those which prevailed during 1893, and the reserves in...