The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-28
GRAIN MARKETS FIRM,
WITH OATS IN THE LEAD.
WHEAT GAINED THREE
FOURTHS OF \ CENT.
Provisions Were Upward Bound
and Closed Higher. he Rise in
Pork BEING ~ Gents.

| REPtEI.Ir SPECIAL
| Chicago. July Tile oats market was
| firm. wheat nrmrs. and corn nrmest Of The
| principal grain markets to-day. Provisions
| were alSs upward bound aud higher at
! the Close. Kansas wheat. which IL the only
! description ,his country has for export
| TINS season. WIS again i'm excellent demand
and considerable vas sold for shipment.
, hut for obvious reasons the workers Of that
| business did not care Ia report il. one of
/ the heaviest handlers Of Kansas wheat from
! Chicago said however. that .yrrythin that
he offered last night 10y cable was ac-
| copied
Wheat.
| The Wheat market. still supported Sy the
| important fact nf good export dena.
| FOR American wheat. ami further rise IN
! Liverpool qurtIt opened firm at from
| &c L. IL over ThIr-dIy's closing price. An
! additional clement ~ strength was that
| Ars"niin. shipments were comparatively
| moderate. and another WIS that one Of
! the reasons for the Liverpool advance was
I Iii" latest ';ulte 81 the wheat crop Of
/ Great Britain. maxim. the probable yield
/ U>cv".Utp ha. compared with last years
( toia: OF G;'t9'sV bu. The considerable. -
! feet OF that small 1900 go bu ~hriukdS-
cuntItSi"G with IN" comparative irGifer-
! -r't. 10 the loss a.. iu1oy''-n hlI. or for,. in
{ ms country. merely illustrates the ten
dcncr of human nature to MAX. more ac-
. count 90 an individual pin prick than Of the
! ntath rN famine rf. say. lr.'uu East Indians
Local receipts ri wheat were lg1 cars all
hut 4 If the number hriug u..w wheat
! Minneapolis aai pulGih received ~ ears.
/ against so the year previous. Argentine
shipments for the week were liyJ.Us. hu,
against l.':h''0 bu. the year hsfor.- Liver
poo! closed higher Than il opened Sept.
wheat a. from "A 10 I'D advance. Spot
No. red was quoted I'D lower and La
t'i1t" " heat I'D hish-r. Antwerp was un-
changed. and Paris without change for July
delivery. and equal TO &c = hu. lower for
Srl; and Dee
Thu knowing ones in tie local crowd
aS,Tinei the advance in Liverpool 80 a
rise in ocean frrights but people uu
the spot in Liverpool were evidently
not aware Of having acted upon any
Such reason, ua'r1ling the cause II their
better price tine poor thraShins RETURNS in
the Northwest. besides the other reason
previously referred 10. New York. being
asked about the reported higher fr"iEhts r.
pied that no change In rate had been made
the last two days. and none to-day So that
a previous rise in the ocean rate could not
De the Gauss for to-day's advance in wheat
in England
There WAS az und-n!ablv god foreign de-
mand at any rate for American wheat 4
good deal Of that being In evidence. on IN.
floor of the Chicago exchange in the shape
OF activity among the &. l. r.. brokers anu
the charteiins early in the day of vessel
room for ll0er bu. wheat.
The pit was dun the greater part of the
session. anu, although this market did MT ,
iuiiy respond To the strength 1T l.iverpuo!,
there was Il strong uudercGrrent of couil-
drngc in present prices. The total r.cein,s
at Western primary markets Wis .s2.,.bJ hu
against Ic."on hu. tn" year previous. Sea-
board Sle1rances of wheat and -four equalcd
si'Nb hu News concerning the Northwest
efH crop situation was OF III" same du!eful
character rs before. but the -four demand
AT Minneapolis was slack. with more mills. |
II WIS said. about to close because of SLACK |
demand for -four. Demand for wheat at
minneapolis was also poor, or sick as one !
dispatch had it. although from 1i.c To li.a
premium over sept. price was sim being |
paid for fresh receipts on track. sept
wheat opened at from 16i-c down t. 7s7,e, |
rose 10 .s-,c, and closed at isA.c. as against |!
aS9sc yesterday.
Corn was again quoted higher at Liver |
pool ami ut more material Improvement |
than on any recent occasion. The shipping |
demand was excellent and country offerings |
were extremely small SO that the holders |
Of spot corn stiifeHed their price according |
WIN that OF futures. and made il difficult |
for brokers "a ill orders for shipment
Local receipts Were %, ears. or - und.r /
the number expected. and compared with /!
as the previous year. The SHIPMENTS hence
amounted TO 5c.F1 bu. Total receipts at /
Western primary markets We're ~ 900 bu..
compared with $3.50 bu q year ago. Estf- |
mate OF to-morr"w's local receipts was $50 |
loads; The days clearances from the !
sefhuard were 5li..9 bu. Argentine, shir- /
menis for the week were .36'-o bu.
Liverpool advance for futures was from ,
std to ~ and spot corn - sept. corn |
that gradually up 10 $50. and closed AT |
.sHsc. compared with 81, 1879 the day be /
fore Aug sold as high as 80 Iid closed /
over S.pt. being a marked feature Of the
situation New York reporte,i SALES for ex- /
port of 6S b"au"ads. and 3Jn."o hu. were
sold iur shipment here.
Trading in oats was the Iiehtest The
market Was tam. but ilrm. The rise in
t t hhyance OF IA .c IN sept. price OF oats.
The selling - futures against purchases OF
new oats IN the country WAS offset by TAX
ilS IN W hedges on oats sold for shipment.
sept ranged from 22f,C u 22s.C o,. ming
81 from = .f.2Z4sc To- 2t7sC and closing at
:2;. "227,c Local receipts were rs ears.
var. Clearanccs from The s.aboard wer-
"'lN "..f| hU. New York reported 1880 b,I |
az to-day : sales for shipment abroad.
Ihe estimates pf local receipts for to-
morrow were M ears. pf the lqS ears r.
c"lv"d to-day 81 We're from this seasons
crop.
The harley market held quiet with only 4,
Shiai amount 81 grain Offered for sale. The |
Nv tra9tS 20 NJ Elected. Receipts were
ears ana shipments i.oV' bu. Exports out of !
NV YORK wcr" nothing. Mailing grades
ranged from ihc to &c: feed lots from SIC
10 fcc; screenings. from 30c to &c.
Rye.
General offerings and lack Of speculative |
demand caused the rye market 10 rule heavy |
and lac lower. No. 2. T. a. h. sold at 5aS !
July opened at 5ii.c and closed mt sic Sent |
started at 52l.c and ended at 5gI.c Rr-
Ceipts We're cars and shipments 80 I'M
There were no exports opt Of New York
Range of Futures
=, Articles Open. High. Low. Close
ius - s3isfias 741. -,
sept -. .....75r.q ;sa ~ - a.,
Crrn-July :. .ssi.I.sSi, al. AZ, ~
Aug Is - - 81,
. sept --.-.SH7s-s 80. %. 81.