The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-16
WHEAT IMPROVED
IN CHICAGO MARKET.
CORN FIRM AND CLOSED
BETTER.
Provisions Were Strong. Closing
at the Highest Point of the
Day-Oats Steady.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

a trifle lower than 1t did yesterday and sc
below the previous days final figures. but
recovered and closed at &c advance. Shorts
were content with their profits and in buy
Ing 10 secure them. caused the unimportant
Improvement referred to. Demand for
shipments was Mt unavoidable limits. Corn
was firm and closed slightly better than K
did yesterday. Provisions were strong and
closed at highest point of the days range
and considerably higher than yesterday.
Wheat.
Liverpool. affected by yesterdays decline
on this side. lowered wheat futures from
I'D 10 ed. and tina, was again reflected IN
the further decline that shortly after the
opening commenced here. Dec. longs we're
apparently convinced that delivery day was
too close at hand to give hope of the I'M
proVement in the cash situation that they
had hoped for when they bet their money
Liquidation of purchases for next months
delivery was again resumed. and there were
no fresh developments leading to eXpecta-
ton of any immediate better state of af-
fairs. The movement of wheat from first
hands again gave Indications OF lessen
ing desire by farmers to accept current
prices. hut iii view of the heavy quantity
in the visible supply that did not bring the
comfort II might have done otherwise. The
Price Current, which ordinarily sits upon
the aspirations of the bulls. remarked III 4
comforting way that the situation favors
trade confidence but even that was cold
comfort to the bulls coming after the as
Surance given by the bears on the same
authority that the wheat crop is mostly
doing well" and that Notwithstanding the
reports of the wholesale ravages Of the
HesSian fly.
Chicago receipts were 81 cars of wheat. as
against 30 last year. and shipped $4,000 bu.
Minneapolis and Duluth got 359 cars. COM
pared with 40 last Thursday and I66 a
year ago. Seaboard clcarances of wheat
and -four were equal to $500 bu. Liver
pool wheat futures closed at from Esd to
asI lower. Paris at from ic a blu. higher for
the current month to &c up for jan.-April.
One of the early weakening factors was
the increase In receipts at Kansas City.
"A week ago and 1850 the corresponding
day of 1893. That was taken as corrobora-
ton OF previous predictions that Kansas
farmers would deliver wheat more freely as
soon as they finished field work. MIMI
apoiis and Duluth stocks were expected TO
show Monday u net increase of 5000 or L.
6Fl,o0 bu. increase at Minneapolis and 200
900 decrease at Duluth. The increase at
both last week Was $4,000 bu. A dispatch
from Minneapolis reported the intended i'm
mediate starting up of most Of the capacity
of the Washburn-Crosby miils. Meantime
wheat had made good AN early loss Of asc
and shorts were further stimulated by the
, "a Af'N&A AtS 'NFA
at Minneapolis to continuing the 5uying III
of their lines, and a further Improvement
of i&c resulted.
The corn market was able 10 stand alone.
The clear, frosty weather. which was III.
big bear card. was beaten by the continued
contract corn. The number OF ears H.
Spected into store was 34i. and only 10 were
contract quality. out of iW cars received
the corresponding day Of last year q cars
| Urnra IprtYaNs SNfp1 iyr~pDSa IN pu-inTrv
offerings at Illinois. Iowa, Indiana and Ohio
points was reported, but estimated receipts
premium that No. 2 corn is now command
ing in Chicago for delivery this month. The
Government report TO be issued this after
noon was not expected to disturb previous
estimates of the seasons production.
Seatoard cleara:ces Were $1,000 bu. A
moderate shipping business was done By
were at unavoidable limits. Toledo. 1t was
said. was undersellinE Chicago. Primary
Western market receipts We're 0s4.V0 bu.,
against 5000 bu. a year ago. but ship
ments from the same were 67o,@o bu. to-
day, against $3.50 OH. last year.
Nov. corn opened at from SOC TO %sisc and
during the forenoon rose TO 3s4c, which il
held steadily most OF the day. but closed
at 3..sc, against sc yesterday. Dec. was
also firm. opening at SJs.c TO $3.50. and All
v~ancirs to asisc. 1t closed at 3hzsd36c, OF
Lite higher than It did yesterday.
Oats were firm and very steady. Recsipts
were small and estimates for Tomorrow
showed no indications of Improvement ii
that respect. The number inspected intt
store was 1bs. against 10 estimated FOR 20,
morrow. Shipments from Chicago We're $67,
80. against 255,OD bu. the same day las,
year. Ciearancrs board were ls,"D hu. Ship,
ping demand was restricted to prices al
which business could not he done. Dec
oats closed at pc. which was also yestsr-
days resting figures. The highest Was
22H2eisc and the lowest 2ITsd22c.
The rye market was reported roninal
and steady. without a transaction in either
spot %. futures. Dec. closed at 4j&.c bid
ian i1iac nominal and May 5c bid. Re
ceipts amounted TO 10 cars, and shipments
$50 bu. There were no exports out of New
York. Withiraw walls from private elevator.
wcr. /" cars Of No. . and 1901 bu.