The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-21
Saturdays financial quotations
local and foreign. will be fonnd IN
Sundays paper.
GRAIN MARKETS EASE
OFF A LITTLE IN PRICE.
ALL MADE 4 STRONG START
But WEAKENED LATER.
The Markets Were Dull and Heavy,
Especially Corn. but the Losses
in Price Were Small.

Saturday. May i9. 10


wHEAT-Thc opening here Was about the
same as yesterdays close. July sel!ing at
s7sSa6.I2c mainly at latter. and then ad-
ranced TO 6I'.c.
The carly advance did not hola. There
were too many who wanted to realize, as
tomorrow was no market and there was
no telling just what kind OF weather
would be on tap in the Northwest by
Monday. Paris was quie; and rer crtcI
fin weather for France. but both Berlin
and RpGa Pcsth were up equal 10 lc. the
former on unfavorable weather. Clear
anros for the day were modera.e-3i0,oc 900
bushels in Hour and wheat. There was no
rally 20 the market after it go; fairI.
started down from 677Sc. which vas top
Tor the recent advance. Nothing especially
bullish was heard late, and as considerable
Z long wheat continued to coma out. prices
I gradually gave way. July ii1all, sold at
6.iac, and that asked az close May. which
r had 70$ic bid earlier, was offered later ut
f 70l4c. September sold Al 6Slsc to 6Si,c, ana
! late Csc asked. Cash market-Recsited s'S
sacks and Il cars lOca! and cars through
Strong for choic" soft winter, which ready
ta.e at Illsc for No. = red and Ilc for No.
Hired hut off stock Of latter sold at 69aIec.
+; 10. i winter. 65tc6sc; No. hard. 6Jc; No. )
/. srd. 62lzG65izc; Ne. 2 soft spring, C}i2r6ic.
! &c. soft spring. 62l62i2c.
a, CORN-TEe price ot July was bid up to
3.5sc this morning. without seller 1T the
~advance. Wheat's upturn and ChlcaEo's :
strength were the stiBlulators. and they
didn't last long. No cable news WAS heard
the receipts were about as for some time
past, with the country still holding stiff'y.
and the weather could rot be better for the
growing crop. The opening trades in July
were size. and then sold at 37a-c. The mar
ket was dull and heavy during the balance
of the day. Right late there was a further
decline. and at close July was offered at
37a31iac. May entirely neglected, prac-
ucally settled. Quoted nomnaily at @7i2c
at close. Receipts at Western markets
were 20s00o bu. against 5il,0o0 bu. one year
ago. 34,io9 bu. arriving at St. Louis. against
2a@n bU- last year. and shipments 5ii0Io bu.
Exports were 5}5.1p bu. from Atlantic and
guif ports. Cash maTket-Rece ceivod. 3 cars
locaband II cars through. Not much done,
as offerings small, but market steady. ON
1rsck-Eo. at 3s34c: No. , at 3ol4c; No. 1 al
:s,ic; No. yellow at 39c; No. white at
3yi4 d3si5c.
OATS-Western markets received 334 Co0
bu, against 600 hu. "A year aGc-i..2cJ bI.
at St Louis, against d,ioo bu. last year
and shipped Is6e0 bu. Experts. Il %" hII.
The future market was weaker. hut Of
fers to sell at lower prices found no huya's.
Early in the day 22ssc was bid for July. but
offered at 22a,c later. when Sept offered at
.l@@23sc- Cash market-Received. |. cars
local and cars through. Market quiet and
steady. Offerings small. ON trk-No. . at
24l4G2il.c: No. , at 2fc: No. > Northern at
,::5c; No. white at 2'12c. No. 3 do. at 2sa27c;
No. do. at so 25z.C.
- RYE-Scarce and firm. Grade No. ,
'S<1sily salabe at 56c.
FLOJR-Nothing new to note. Trade
small for both domestic and export lines,
and prices held steadily. Quotations on
soft winter wheat -four rs follows: Patents
S45u35 5a; straights, S3.30q2a0. extra fancy,
s5l5f,3 %: clear, S2.75d3.oo: low and medium
2ooH25o Hard winter. $2.0@26' for
bakers; S25ed2.So for straights. and S2.tolc
3.25 for patents all in jute sacks
RYE FLOUR-,lnbbing at $50 in sacks
and s. 6s in barrels.
CORNMEA1I-city meal, 81 $4,000; pearl
meal. gritS ana hominy, Ss.3n.
MILLFEED-OfferinEs still small and
sellers firm. but demand light at prices
generally asked. Sack bran, East track.
sSc. and choice 6SI2c; at mill. bran 20 &c
and ships 15c.
through: shipped 34i tons. As it was SatUr-
day and the weather more or less wet.
the attendance OF buyers was light and
business light.
Timothy. $I3Gfs.5e for choice 10 fancy,
sl2GI2.5 80 for No. Z. $lldil.50 for No. =.
s.. 5Gdl0.50 for No. 5: prairie. 50 for choice;
sSNS.5o for No. /: s. 50dS for No. 2. Good
TO choice clover. $9Tll. 80.
GRASS SEEDS-ier loo pounds AIi,let,
zoe TO 81 .io-latter for pure bright German
clover at s. to Ss.25: timothy at s. to sea:
Hungarian at 55Q6Gc; redtop at Soc to Sc.
Orders higher.
FLAXSEED-Nominally 81 a..
LEAD-Nothing doing. Market nominaily
s3- 3-S5d3.9o for soft Missouri and chemical,
and 1885, for desiiveriZed.
SPELTER-Quotable at s4.4eai.i5.