The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-13
WHEAT RULED FIRM
IN CHICAGO MARKET.
BULLISH UNDER GOOD CASH
DEMAND.
Shade Improvement Over Satur.
day Corn and Provisions
strong-Oats Higher.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL,

chicago Ill. Nov. 12.-With a good deal in
| ,he days statistical information against the
| market. wheat held firm and closed l,c
| hieher than Saturday. Excellence of the
! cash demand was the encouraging feature
ana the inquiry was largely from domestic
| sources. Tho bread for 100000 people
taxes great deal of wheat and the home
n'iiierS VINO have to provide the -four for
mat vast multitude have apparently neg
iected TO lay up any reserve against the
'i'he OF ciosed-water transportation Corn
was strohS. oats a trihe higher, and pro-
VISIONS more considerably advanced
Wheat.
Al the soiied and Worn wheat statistics
vi the preceding week being gathered to-
sether ior the Monday wash. they looked
an uninVitinS heap for bulls to dispose of
nut that party was not as badly dis
heartened at the task before II as might
nave been expected. The worlds ship
menfs TO Europe last week amounted to o
"'s"" bu or $1,000 bu. more than the week
previous. and $4,000 bu I'm excess Of th.
shipments of the corresponding week of
1879. me quantity on ocean passage in
creased I.l52,IJ bu., and now amounts to
s''foo'"o pu., compared with 2i.92SeCO bu. a
year ago. With those figure, IA evidence of
plentiful supplies raised by our connection
ioi thc Wor!d'S trade, the market opened
ohiy about i4c lower than it closed Satur-
uay' Dut orders to sell came in from out
side that doubtless were. influenced nv the
peafish statistics, and they forced the
hahos of some local bulls who otherwise
iii'Sht nave stuck to their Saturdays pur-
eii"ses ior a further rise. Dec. opened ut
from '4'ic down to I4c, and gradually de-
c'heu until '5i.4 I59sc was reached A sud-
ti ue,n fe%acilon % set in. when Antwerp quota
# n
!he equivalent of 2i2c a bu which was
ot othen 10 represent growing conviction there
OF Argentine crop damage
me price recovered to 1iIsc hid efter re-
seiPt OF thc Antwerp advices. Paris also
rose a little and the closing quotation from
Liverpool was from unchanged to I'D high
er The visible supply about satisfied ne eX-
pectation, the increase amounting to GIL 90
bu. That makes the total 60. 5000 bu.,
csiraS g, 9-,oo-."o bu last year. Chicago re-
TTiNsa i0l ta % cars Of wheat, as compared with
10. last year. Minneapolis and duluth got
sls cars to-day, s$i the same day of the
week before and 1,26i cars a wear ae0 The
aggregate of primary Western market re-
cepts was 1,ll3.Glo bu., as compared with
l;Ssl,Wo bu. the same day of last year, and
9Cu9 bu Seaboard clearanccs of wheat
and flour We're equivalent to 900 bu The
scarcity of vessel room was against the
consummation of "A heavy shipping business,
ana 5boop bu. reported worked here was in
elusive of 20g.nJ bu. sold Saturday after
neon; Demand for Kansas wheat narrowed
uECer Dec. The latter after selling as low
as 1SisHiS4sc, closed at 741.c, or &c higher
than Saturday.
provement in price. Notwithstanding the
wintry weather. which was expected to
augment the movement from the farms re-
ceipt' don't increase and the acceptances OF
Dids sent the country from here are dis
appointingly small. The shipping demand is
IN excess OF the means OF transportation
fha Gy1ln -.iI L., ,h,
visible supply continues to be drawn upon
to take out the inadequate fresh supplies.
l. were OF contract quality. Last year 29S
cars We're received, of which IS were con-
tract. Shipments hence We're $50, co., and
exports from seaboard cities 906.C1O bu The
quantity on ocean passage increased 1.l20,-
go bu.. making the total 10,256COD bu, as
compared with a.loS,eo0 bu. the same time
decreased 1,l9S.o00 bu.. leaving only 6. $500
bu. against 11.99,G0 bu. year ago Worlds |
shipments to Europe last week were 4,515 100 |
bu, against 7.Si2"u9 bu the like week OF
the previous year. Trading in Nov. appears
to be confined to people already committed
to snd the Nd deal 0ier. new business seeking Dec
GioSed at S9asc, selling as high as $3.50 for
little IN the confusion at the opening and
afterwards as low as S94c. Closing price
$3.50 and sold as high as 56lac and closed ut
361aa3o7sc, or 9sglac gain since Saturday.
Oats.
odtS were stroHS- nelped by firmneSS in |
the pits on either s,de Local receipts were |
ll3 cars. as against 2s3 last year; shipments
29I 900 bu.. against 4lI.CC0 bu. the year pre-
vious Estimated for to-mOrrow's receipts |
lS5 cars. The visible supply increased Ill., |
coo bu and leaves the total at l2.Si2,tC0 bu.. |
as compared with 6,7o6,0v0 bu. at this time |
last year. Seaboard clearances last week
were 900 bu., compared with 81 900 bu |
the similar week last year. Dec. closed ut |
2St4c. against 22lsc Saturday, and May at
2iisn2iAc, as compared with 24isc at the |
close of the previous week. |
Rye. !
. Rye was firm early and q shade higher |
In sympathy with wheat, but just previous
to the close weakened a little and rested |
Where 1t did Saturday. May sold on the
exchange for Dec. al a difference OF &C. Dec
opened at iSa.c and closed at 4Si2c bid and |
fSt,c sellers. Jan. rested at 4yc ana May 5lJac |
BID. Receipts were two cars and shipmrnls |
2lOl bu. New York exported nothing Vis-
ible amounted TO 1lS6.sv bu., an increase Of |
5000 bu. ClearanceS from the seaboard for |
the last week were 5000 bu.. as against |
$50 bu. last year. |