The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-30
Saturdays financial quotations.
local and foreign, will he fouad in
Sundays paper.
AN klL-AR0UND LOSS
GENERAL WEAKNESS SHOWN.
SPECULATIVE GRAIN MAR
kETS CLOSED AT \ LOSS.
Free Selling by Shorts Feature of
Wheat, Corn Falling Off on
Weather Conditions.
Office Renubiic-
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Saturday. July y. 1850

Saturday. July y. 1850.
WHEAT-A Liverpool cable that re-
corded sd decline in that market. against
Yesterdays asaic advance in those OF
ours, indicating the higher prices OF yes
terday In Liverpool were due more 70 APP
prehension and shorts covering than any
thing Legitimate and recainrs In II I,oIiis
OF %, 900 bu-. against 16S 700 bu. last Say;3r-
day, and &.i0o bu. one year age. indicat-
had was not yet over, produced such Il
reyulslon OF feeling. that a very consider
able decline took place this morning. ST.
7g7sc.
An winter wheat points had good Re
ceipts. except Detroit, though those at
| Toledo were principally from ST. Louis
Rhe weather. too, was perfect in winter
wheat quarters, though an ominous low
may bring rain. The advance in corn
had rallying effect on wheat for a
time. So did the continental cables These
reputed advances equal 10 &C at Paris,
1ssc at Berlin, lie at Buda-Pesth. Sept. had
rallied TO 13Q73isc. and fallen back 20
!es.g725sc. but then advanced TO 73I. 413asc
July sold at sc. and ,2isc bid later. Dec.
sold at 75i4c TO 152.c.
This rally did not last any time at all
and a very weak spell was passed through
by the market. Liquidation in Chicago WAS
The principal cause of the decline. Some
higher estimates on the Northwest crop
sent out by Cargill and Washburn of Min
neapoliS, supposed TO be authorities. they
placing the yield of the three States at
ABOUT 125.ece.eoo hu, had bad effect also.
flour and wheat.
During the latter part of the session
longs were selling out and the only buyers
were short, but q good many of latter held
of for Monday, expecting heavy receipts
and tearish cables that would break prices
sui lower. Sept. sold down to Use and
closed at that. Dec. then offered at I5lsc
and July nominally lie.
Cash market-Received, l4.394 sacks and
24s cars local and nine cars through Strong
prices still paid. though futures We're
weak Best demand from the outside and
red sold at 81. g7s7sc this and 74a74I.c East
Side lowest prices late; No. red at 7ll:I
&c. No. winter at 6s470izc; lower grades
do worth 6sI-c. In elevator No. red, 12I,c
No. red. 101.c. No. 6sIac.
CORN.The drop in wheat, an unchanged
market In Liverpool, though America had
advanced yesterday. and favorable weather
for the CROP gave the market a weak turn
az the opening. Sept. was. offered here at
&c. which was a sc decline, and at that
there were no buyers. But the market
speedily rallied on estimates for a large de
crease in the visible SO much larger had
shipments been than receipts this week.
and prospects for very small supplies m
the near future. as the country was still
prices the markets now bidding them. Sept.
advanced to S1%.c bid and year sold at
ss1sc, which was bid for Dec
Receipts at the Western markets to-day
We're SO go bu., against $4,000 blu. one year
ago, OF which $500 bu. at st. Louis,
against n2.0oo bu. last year ear, shipmen:s
from the seaboard $4,000 bu.
WHEAT-Wheat was such a weak sister
that it finally impressed Its unfayorable
symptoms upon corn, causing decline.
Sept went down 10 and was offered at
e1isc, rallyins to 31l2o and closing at 3i1ic
sellers. For July SSc bid. Year and Dec
ceived. 77s SKIS. and 81 cars local sili d cars
through. Demand light and mixed easier
al 3sc, but white firm at isgi2l.c for Nc 2
OATS-W estern markets received 5000
bu-. against $1,000 bu. one year ago $4,000
bu- at ST. Louis, against 1900 bu. last year
and shipped Of, 900 bu. Exports Were 3I0.-
coo bu. The weakness in cash and eApeCta-
tons OF larger receipts gave the future
TO 2lAc. July sold at &c. Cash market
Received, 81 cars local and L car through
Lower and a dull and badly depressed mar
ket Most offerings carried over. On trk.-
New No. sold at 2Ss&c to &c: No. 3 at
k3c to &c; No. white at &c % &c; No.
woT3h over PC, and old No. Northern &c. !
FIkOUR-Nothing heard of In the export |
line. but the domestic trade continues very |
Quotations on soft winter wheat -four are |
rs follows: Patent sS-6od3.75; straights, |
s. S5Q3.69: extra fancy. :3eQ3 Is; clear. |
EG3. 10; low and medium, s.. 25q2.50
Hard winter in jute sacks, N.2JT2.50 for |
bakers: s.. sogs for straights. and SS.l5g3.4O /
RYE FLoUR-Jobbing at $3.50 In SKIS. and |
s. 80 in bbis.
CORN sIEAL--s2. 2oa2. Is; pearl meal. grits
ana nOfnlny. A-OO.
MILL FEED--Easy. but in demand at sc
for SKID. bran Z, trk.. mids selling at 76c. |
AT mill bran sells 81 61g6Sc and sh ps at 15c.
GRASS SEEDS Timothy, s.. 5Vd2.75 spot,
End s3.2S bid for prime TO arrive Aug. Other |
seeds nominal. Per 100 pounds-Milet,
,ocdS1: Prime German more; clover, 81 to
+. Is: Hungarian, 60456c: redtop, 30c TO Sc. |
Orders higher.
FLAXSEED-Buyers In market at si.45
for spot. Chicago closed al 40 bid for
lash. 81 80 bid Sept. S.3li2 bid Oct
CASTOR BEANS-Spot and to arrive had
4 20 bid.
HAY-Received, 80 tons local and 80 tons
through: shipped. I64 tons. A steady mar
ket for timothy. but the demand rather |
small Prairie sells well at firm prices and
,hoice lower. scarce and wanted. Prics on |
rk. range: Timothy Sl4G1I..5 for Choice, |
IL. 500 Il. 90 for No. /, slIQl2 for No. 2 $50
I'll for No. 3. Prairie 50 FOX choice, S.s0aiS |
or No. l. yll7.50 for No. ., $4,000 for No.
C1over-S91u. So
bEEAD-DuIl and unchanged at S3..5.
SPELTER-Noninally S,Gl3 10