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Show WHEAT AND FLOUR. Figures contained in the twenty-second weekly bulletin of the United States grain corporation giro much higher totals for the movement of (vhpat and flour in 1019 than in corresponding corre-sponding periods of 191S. Wheat receipts re-ceipts from farms for the period June 27 to October 3 are 35,000,000 bushels greater this year than for a like period pe-riod of 1918. Similarly, flour production produc-tion this year for the time indicated is 5,000,000 barrels greater and the total stocks of wheat reported almost 30,000,000 bushels larger. Wheat receipts from farms for the week ended October 3 were 24, 1ST, 000 bushels; in 1918 they were 27,559,000 bushels. In the previous week the receipts re-ceipts from farms were 25,830,000 bushels, as compared with 31,690,000 bushels last year. The total receipts of wheat from farms for the term June 27 to October 3 vcere 475,080,000 in 1919 and 440,539,000 iu 191S. Flour production for the week mentioned men-tioned was 3,316,000 barrels; in 191S the production was 2,754,000 barrels. In the previous week production of flour was 3,512.000 barrels this year and 2,999,000 last year. The total flour production for the period June 27 to October 3 was much larger this year than it was in 191S. The figures for 1919 are 35,637,000 barrels, as compared com-pared with 30,684,000 barrels last year, ; a gain in favor of 1919 of approximately approxi-mately five million barrels. The total stocks of wheat in all elevators ele-vators nnd mills reporting for the week amounted to 231, 671.000 bushels as compared with 253,337,000 bushels in 191 S. In the preceding week these total stocks were 271,852.000 bushels in 1919 and 243,329,000 bushels in 1918. Exports of wheat and flour in July and August, as reported by the department depart-ment of commerce, and loadings .of wheat and flour from September 1 to October 3, amounted to 44,583,000 bushela of wheat and 4,322,000 barrels of flour, making a ,total equal to 64,'"37,000 bushels, compared with 44,-865,000 44,-865,000 bushels of wheat and 4,828,000 barrels of flour last year, September figures being prorated as well as the three days in October, making a total equal to 65,900,000 bushels. Last year's figures, of course, are tmpplemeuted by army ami Pd Cros shipments. |