The sun., 1899-01-21
COMMERCIAL COMPESD.

FRIDAY. Jan. 20.-GRAIN-Wheat-Sp was
easy; sales Of 34S.000 bush. for export here
and at the outports. No. l northern Duluth.
4tc. over May T. o. b. afioat: No. northern
New York .4c. over May: Mol hard Duluth. .1Oc
over May. The Northwestern receipts were
546 cars. against 4S2 last week and 345 last
year. Chicago received l20 cars. against 1873
last week and 80 last year: estimate for to-
morrow 100 cars. Futures declined &c. to Hc.
but recovered part and closed nc. to &c. lower
with sales of $4,000 bush. Prices as follows:
Opsnin0. Highat Lowest, Closing. Nigh
May.ir..,.,..71s MMsy:h'.,,.71ss 3 74s 70 4" 77ss"
Oats were steady on the spot sales OF 5B 600 bush
No. in elevator. 33Hc.; do. delivered, 34Slc.; No
white, 354c.; No. do, 34lac. track and ungraded
white. 8593sIfc.; track mixed. 34935c. Futures
nominal. Chicago received 1853 cars; estimated to-
morrow 200 Buckwheat was firm at 5S56c. c.. I. Z.
track Rye easy; No. ? Western doc. c. 1. (.
Buffalo. Barley was quiet new feed. +o047c. c. t.
Buffalo. Corn quiet on the spot; sales of 28o,-
900 bush. for export; No. in elevator May price;
No. yellow. 2sSc. over Nay: No. white 24c
May. Chicago received 542 cars; estimated to.mor-
row, els. Futures declined Nc. but rallied and
closed &c. higher with sales of go, 900 bush Prices
as follows:
Last
Op,nir0 Highest. Lor,,t. Cioting. Night
May...........4l% 4l@ 4lh AIS AIN
Wheat dull aud featureless. and the fluctuations
were narrow. with the tendency downward owing 10
abns Oea o eSsp a as w
easier Liverpool and Continental cables. The official
against 2s5 900. 900 in 1897. Moreover Broom6aii
eStimBted the worlds crop at 456,Ooo 900 bush.
larger. The arrivals at winter wheat points were
I6l oso bush against this day last year and
year ago The Northwestern stock is expected to
show an increase Of about 10000 bush. for the
due 10 large seaboArd cleAranoes. fair demand
HS bSsR % snd
-four. The Argentine shpmenta for tho week were
last year Corn declined slightly early in the day
owing TO sympathy with wheat and lower cables.
week. but they compared with only a. 900 last year
soysrlns Of shofts Tho seabosrd essrsness wsrs s
Ss best prices sSa
opening; but the range Was only Nc The early news
SsSre. % aFs BUSH '' over 0R Pss4 GrS8 aS8
bv "a: is & a owsT & The closing rally WAS
damage from thawng and freezing aud which also
ANNOUNCED some improvement in the domestic dc
There slightly better sample market there and
the Northwest reports somewhat better shipping
larger than they hSVs been. 1872 900 bush for the
ts o.p as OF M
ago. 67t 900 bush at primary points compared with
S" with soo 'Rsa bas for HoG2S tho
week last year The south Am american report;
be late because of rains at harvest time.
1t looks as i the visible might increase million
with BOO.OOO bush. decrease last year.
Corn closed about at Thursday prices TO a shade
over. Early tlere WAS decline of &c. to Jc. July
was relatively weak on St Louis selling out inspec-
ion 552 with 5l5 for saturday. Liverpool
Was steady. Argentine weekly shipments we're |
224 900 bush compared with 400, 900 bush. tho |
week previous The shipping demand shows no i'm. |
proVement. Offerings TO arrive from tho country |
were large. Nothing new 10 ray of oats"
FLouR-Dull but steady. sales II 900 bbls. Re. |
'elpts were s.4lb hbls. and 2sh12 sacks; exports,
3a2 bbls aud II IVA sacks. Winter in bblH; super
ine. 81 9oSS2.4o; no .eItrs. -. 2.6OeS2.dO Clears.
ISsS3;2b; straights t8+OSt3.5o; patents. Sa.GOs
49, 10; Spring in hbls Clears 81 YOSSS o. straights
49, l6sSS.+6. patents, S3d5st8. 30.
CoTToS-Spot cotton here was unchanged, with |
ales u 62 bales for for spinning; 600 we're de.
iyered on contracts MiddlinK uplAnds. 1lSc,
IgainBt Gttc, last year. New Orleans and duff 6Ssc
.gsinst ehe. 1t. Louis. Galveston and Mobile adj
'Anced l.lRc. and Savannah site. New Orleans
old 800, Memphis 2. 100: St LOUIS 1,26s Mobile
900. Nortolk I5l and Galveston loS Liverpool
vas unchanged on the spot with sales OF 10000
'ales futures opened partially point higher, but
week 81 900. AEAinSt so 600 last week and 81, 600
at year; stocks l.11s.ooO, against It9s 900 IIGt