The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-19
GRAIN MARKETS
DULL and WEAK EARLY,
But IMPROVED LATER
NEWS AFFECTING WHEAT BEsRtSH
AND SPECULATION Dull. BIT
THE DECLINES SMALL
NO FEATURES TO THE MARKET.
CORN EXTREMELY Dull AND WEAK
Err Al. DAY, THE % BE-
INC AT THE BOTTOM.
OATS DULL AND NOMINAL.
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SATURDAY, fFf-. 10, tFN.
wHEAT-Although the news ana conii-
tons this morning were bclri-h, local
traders showed a first II di.incliuation to
sell below yesterdays close, but after a
trade or so at &c for May, and It was seen
buyers We're scarce ant would not bay.
save at declines. sellers loosersi up and the
price dropped 10 7o..c. July was offered at
sSlac. Among !he items that had most ef-
feet upon trades tins morning were Gull
cables, though the decline IN both J5nlon
ard Liverpool only i.i, prospects FOR lt--,
worlds shipments. BorrHohm predicting =
large increase ahoa' In consequence. geo:
receipts in the Northwest. though ia. 80.
cars. IS cars smaller than q year ago. AMI
larger receipts here, too, shows reported
as far south as Kentucky. and an especially
weak New York market. The news kept
coming beaIish, with one exception. Tia;
WAS the days ciearances were 54a 90 bl IN
-four an wheat, the largest In some time.
though mainly IN the shape oE -four. Con
tinentsl cables were lower. Paris reporting
no decline. AID Europe was said to b. a
seller in the markets OF this country The
market. however. was nc further depressed
" the bearIsb Influences In fact. MAY
ESd back TO .ic and subsequently, ranged
sround To7sc. Until late. Then there was .
recline to 1t4c. but rallied TO g0zsc. which
asked az cose. July was bid UY to Csc.
hut at close offered az IS. ale Cash mar
het-Receiv"d, C. sacks and > ears local
Easy In tone and dull. FROM elevator sto. X.
1900 No. " red taken tuI shipment. Lu:
terms Of sale kept private. ~ sam.i.. e..
track-NC. = red at s2'-C this and T-'er-Gc =.
side: No. ; red - su.s.[n: No. 1 winter al
66udsc; No. > ha-s II g.. :F... 40. % go "a,
tJTd5c: Nc. z spring az o. 5r. To- JN'.c :.r
hard. No. ? &c at G5Gtfs-
tOkN-Aity wt> ur-i .tf.Ee4 IL It's.
lower. at GGl.a5-. but then bid up to $50.
The lay receipts were good. al Western
markets $4,000 bu.. against ssi.ro bu. So,
81. Louis, against 6l.,pv bU. last y,tI.
Country accoptaHces We're said To- he mod
Western points and 80 vH hu. from IL.
setl":ih- 'ah.as were H"t f4ynrah!a. llN-
erp""i "TunS - decline. with holders
oh"rtt- I" sell ENpoiI"rs said the DE-
maEid ir"m abroad Mis- poor. II WIS ASA
stated that sellers on a., other Side u.rc
,ffCrlDE cheaper Khan America.
Tn market weakened a,-a!u late IN the
day. and May sold Al ogi-c, which iii al
close July was offered al sc ami unso.d.
May No. z white had 5ii4c bid carly in she
day. Cash mark |Keceived - ears local
and IS cars through. Lower and not mucl
doing. On trk-No. . sold at S3a.r34c. No.
. white at 54l.c; 81. Charles at So.
eslern markets received &2N.G0
bu.. against 1900 bu. one year ago-2&>1
bu. at ST. Louis, against same amount
last year-and shipped i96.Gt1 Eu. Exports
were 245,o0 bu.
The future market was weak and Dc
Slinei, May selling at 245sc TO eiasdI.c, ami
latter asked at close.
Cash market-Receiv.d % cars local and
] ear through. Easy and demand Hight.
ON trk. No. : AZ Pa: 30. ; 1T He; No. =
Northern at 23ci No. y whit" az @c, NJ.
8 DO at 2.i2c, Nc, 4 DO. at 2iS.g25c.
EYE-Firm and in demand. No. . sell
fng. delivered TO East Sid. At 5iI-c-
a thing doing in the WHY OF
exports. Even continental cables were bear
Ash. telling sellers they would have To come
down on their prices Il they expected 70 DO
any business. United Kingdom bids continue
entirely too low. Domestic orders are very
moderate. Quotations on soft winter whc-t