The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-10
GRAINS CLOSE OFF
WHEAT LOSING MOST.
SPECULATIVE MARKETS ALL
MADE 4 POOR START.
There Was Very Little Movement
Either Way. and in Particu-
lar Toward Better Prices.

WHEAT-The start of the market WAS a
poor. dscourasing one for those who were
long as the opening was at I.c decline.
MAY selling at 7Sisc. then at 7@is113i.c. and
soon Off 10 12-sc. the low point of last week
end on the crop. Cables did not come
strong enough. though Liverpoors gain of
I'D in price was about as much as Ameri-
can markets made yesterday. but the for
esn markets heard from were quiet. Paris
was UNCHANGED 1t was the steadily liberal
movement to the markets that had most
influence with speculation. the actual wheat
usually counting hardest. but a Kansas
State report on the growing crop that ef-
.ectually disposed of the presence of the
fly In the wheat of Kansas exercised de-
cidedly bright effect.
May did not get below .27.c, and had buy
ers for every five offered at that. Reports
from the outside indicated very dull cash
markets. New York reporting Only loads
taken at the seaboard for export. ST.
Louis exporter said the wheat he offered
abroad was accepted at L mark advance
Good sales TO outside mills also reported.
The market did not rally much-12's ) q &c
, was again bid-and at close there We're buy
Sers at 12a.G!sc. Dec. had 'oisc and Jan.
Soi.c bid.
Nash Market-Received sol SKIS. and IS
CATS local and cars through. Well sus
tanned in price for samples. which IN small
supply. but the demand very light from city
houses FOR outside millers. including SOoOJ
hard and 20eo soft winter. By sample:
switched. No. red sold at Ill2q12c this and
,sT7siec +. side No. . red al 6sr for West
ern to 7lc for choice. No. at 6ilflc, No. Z
hard at 6si.46Sc. No. hard at 66q6ic.
CORN-Cold. clear. snappy weather was
In prospect. which usually means larger
country movement. and better grading IN
speculative minds and consequently the
kind of weather to go short on. The re,
ceipts were larger. anyway. and Iiverpooi
I'D lower. so. as wheat was weak and l9weT; Ni
there was considerable for sale In the local
pit, and rot so much demand as there has
been. Opening sales We're 14c lower az a2,sc
for Dec 35ssc for Jan. later onered at 5'N+c
and May at S5Isc to S9iec
There was a material decrease In the
out movement from the Western markets.
but clearanees kept up well, ,s amounting .d , 20
ported by New York. st. Louis exporters
reporting good acceptances- The market
markets too weak. bee sold DOWN to S5lsc.
which was asked at close, when January
offered at 3i3sc, May sold off TO SRaeiaissc,
Cash AIarket-Received 1888 SKIS. and Il
cars local nd 50 cars through. Lower. but
the decline not as great as elsewhere. as
switched, at 36s.a36tc: No. 3 at ssi.c to
SIC: No. 4 at S5isc: No. ) yellow at sSa4c;
So Shte at t,s s7,.e &c ,,s to SC No do at
, oATs-An easy market in futures because
spf the weakness in corn. May sold at 24lsc
and that bid at close. All else neglected:
car through; weaker for mixed. but white
steady By sample. switched. No. 2 sold at
Northern at 2rsc, 10. 2 white at s7i!c. No.
s white at 2S12T21c No. white at 25i.Ta6c.
RYE-Scarce and firm at SOC for No. f.
Side.
ON THE CCRB-wheat easy: May offered
st 7ss4 4a7s7sc: puts 72!aa7-ssc To .ll2c: calls
FLoGRoNo change and no indications of
any change in this market Most business
Is Of domestic character and that is right
fair. but export sales few and small and at
Enthusiastically close prices.
Quotations on soft winter wheat -four are
as follows: Patents. $3.50 800; straights,
SSsyg$i5 extra fancy, fancy ss9as;sS; sea,s clear
Hard winter in jute SKIS. S@I260 FOR
clears. s2.sOas for straights and S.25dS.D for
RYE FT,OUR-Jobbing at 50 in SKIS and
E.2e in bbls
CORN MEAL-se: pearl meal. grits and
MILIFEED-Quiet and steady. Demand
small. but so are offerings. BASIS z. trk
bran SIC IN large and 6ic I'm small SKIS; 6ln62c
mds uE sGa!e EK' Al inf mil bran bran % Jobs az Sss7c
.HAY-Received sos tons local and go tons
through; shipped. Sls tons. Not enough in
crease to receipts to affect the market ad-
versely. There is ready sale for about all
ssIss sSersS that be used for ,hs fssd
grades. These particularly strong and tend-
Ing up in price Prices on trk. range; Tim
sTPtny StuHp for choice, Npdl4 Tor NO. !,
&-50II2.5a for No. .. slodll for No. s: prai-
rsfl1d11.51 for No. |. 500 1879 for No. :, S3g
t0 for No. 3. Glover. S9Il2-
STRAW-Wheat on trk.. A-2J: rye. 81
LEAD-Quiet. but steady. Soft missouri
held at -22is and chemical hard at A2o.
DesveriZed nominally si.32i2.
s SPELTER-"There H. hen on in spell
Ter. Something Is Matching and from a turn
IN the market TO higher prices II looks like
good advance was I'm order. Sales OF 100
IONS for January at st12i2 are reported ana
N re-