The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-08
WHEAT SLIGHTLY HIGHER
IN CHICAGO MARKET.
NEW FRENCH CUSTOMS REG.
ULATIONS.
Corn Opened Strong. Under the In
iiuonCc Of No Contract, and
Advanced-Oats Better.
EEII ELI.

CCTTEIIc SPECIAL.
Chicago. III. Ice. vi rat. after two
'r thro" sinking sTcIlI, closed firm at from
:'c 20 iec higher than It III yesterday.
y rev factor entered the situation to-
day, the result OF the change referred 10
E"Ftrrday in tho French customs roEuia-
t!or-. which PERMIT OF relmportirg Of wheat
FREQ Of duty to an equal extent as the
quantity that may have previously been
exported from a french port.
Baltimore sold a cargo of $4,000 bu. red
wheat for shipment to france, and vas
working on another at the Close. Corn md
oats were firm auj each a shade higher.
Provisions were ca>ic. ana somewhat lower.
Wheat.
Wheat oTeHcd n tritl. higher than Thurs
days closing pTi-cs. because Liverpool gave
no rcspCns in lower quotations - the t.
a bu. decline here yesterday. Another IN
rCcnce of somewhat similar importance va~
II rcior; from Argentine ~ rains. ilii 10
hc seriously intcrft rirS with the Wheat h2r-
vest IA n" Provinces Of '.Gt!rva AID santa
F.. ara shipments from that country 10
Europe this week q ouIy g"."A hu., gorl-
pared With 1855, bu. tho week preceding
ami 1900 hu. tho corresponding week 81
the previous year. There were some IA
lures Cf the domestic news that curo.d The
desire to buy wheat that prevails 1t all
times when no direct IscOuT2SCrlsl cN-
lists thereto. Minneapolis and Duluth -
cents were - cars. is against $40 a year
aco, a'd tiH fr=t-Uamsd q these ~.,!t"'s
wired that the probable increase ~ sturhs
OF wheat there wOsid bo about !T'.r-l r.
this week. The Liver 90! market 81 cH-i ~
i4I decline. but before The session com
meuCed here that small reduction iida been
recovered ANA at Tho close fnfNFsS We
from -! higher 10 Unchanged. spot ":sC't
was quoted 10 higher for l., Plata and II
lower for NJ. l northern spring. An Werp
reported i ucclI q. equal to - II Ia. Pans
al advance uf &c a Ia. ior the cu.r'nt
month ana i;c Il bu. Tor Jta.-Aprt. Chicago
received - cas- Il wHoat. &-Iiust - at
year, and the days shipments were To-
upe bu.
Primary Western receipts were again In
d~iCt;Iro of loo much wheat g. JLc tanners
hands To be at all satisfactory 10 the poo
Yie who desire hi,,A,r p.lc"-, Amounting, as
they did to-day. 10 $3.50 Lu.. or @-l,"p m
more than they did tine like dar uf tao
year before: hut tat was partly Offset hy
the days shipments from the same place
being isi.tt III. heavier than last year :.
ScaDoard cl"aiaUcvs Of U-'at and ii"u:
We're equal Il ll>.tvJ uu. SON" tNs ness wa
done for shipment from tgi'as", a caro-
az 40. . red being reported s"ld, and Ne"
York carly III ihr session advised Is boat
loads taken there for export. some lttI"
nrnneas was impaired 20 ttr market by tn
Unfri"udiT att trd@ existing h"iN,cn IN
Governments OF PORTUGAL ana f'Olf5!i-- 'btI-
timore reported an inquiry there .oI Nrea,
iuV shipment 10 France. probably inlucea
by the ECH ClStOna rGSI!~t o:IS Tor import
ins into that country without payment OF
duly foreign wheat to an c.IdI extent To-
wheat previously exported 1:'m France
D-e cargo OF No. > req was worked a.
another. The huy.ng Of wheat for France
save a firm closing to the market. May
selling as high Is itIT!'-r ami closing At
i3rsu ,lc, as against SO yesterday.
~
Corn opened strong under the influence %
no contract corn in the days recciItS an !
the un!aVor.Uic weather fnr grad l5 OF ~
turc arrivals. The number az cars Iasp c.
Ct into store was I'll, as against ~, estt-
mated N" day before. and compared WITH
2gI cars the corrc Go.dinS Day of 1883.
There were transferred from unlicensed -
regular local warehouses - ears az con
tract corn, and il may be token for grant
ed that the driving screening and scourins
plants Of all IL elevator concerns are fuilt
corn INTO the contract quality.
Total Of the Western pr,nIry market re-
ceiptS Of corn was - ,c0t bu.. as curn, ar-i
with 3si,Sr bu. the Xix" Gay Of the Year pre-
Vious Atlantic port c.sa"ancss FOR the day
were 6,aglJ Eu. New York reported 40 boat
loads sold for export ami 5.yD bU. werf
sold here for shin M ut all rail 10 the sea
board. Dec. oicn-i at from S.'sc 40 a>i,c
and sold sparingly at :ai,c a moraer- or two
after. From thu: ii SacBo 20 &c and
closed at 3iisc. or &C better than YESTERDAY
May sold at sos &C and % g. leaving OF at
e q 81 &c, a gain of Lie.
The total shipped vas @E,eF'. as against
10000 last year. Argentine shipments ior
the week were 2o0.@p pu.. as a@ INST i2i.,''
bu. the year before, ans al2,g9 bu. the
similar weCh a year ago. IiVcrpo5l stlrtca.
futures OF corn withou: change since ys--
tcrdIy. hut closeU AZ advance ii from 81
10 '4d. ard spot corn at an Improvement
OF Ia.
Oats.
oats start2d ~e.sy-thai 10 20 say. without
any sudden jerk OF evidence Of excitement
bat not easy In TIE reduction OF pT.ve. fuT
IN tie latter respect there vas - shade o.
oats Was @itG2f'>c. as G-hIHs; 100 "a; t5'
close tao Cay before. ana Gu~iI@ the irf.-
noon the rang uf flu"uIa!'UuS WIS from
2i"iC to ca5~s. Local receipts were I5l cIr'.
yesterday estimate having been ~. ari
the number OF cars received tEc corr
spending lay oi the previous year -.
Shipments from Chicago We're A5.@H ma. as
against 1900 hu. the like day al the year
I"i"Tc. Estimate Tor tomorrow wa- lJ
car. May oats sold from @3itc to ~
and closed at &;',r. or iSc a hU. above the
previous days figures.
Harley.
The ,m"rke. ruled steady TO firm AMI
showed another r.-a Il !, in some in
s;ances. Sales Of fair To good mailing bar
hishcr. if offered. IGw-Eradc grain aver
aSFt from Sc 70 &c. I.rrai arrivals We're
a. cars. and shipments 1l.lii ru. There were
TO exports from Nv York.
The rye market opposed with 4 small al
vance 81 &C. hut later 1t reacted and
sil.ei with a los Of - much "a II hai
gained. N &c. b.". w. rot traded in.
inal. Sly sold at !oitr. aul later al .,r.
where = rested. Nothing reported done IN
spot rye. Receipts continued To- h. iign;
and shipments I1t" hu. There wore ~
from store were 2VI1 la. 81 VI. q. ana from
public ELEVATORS i cars 4 tie same Eracc