The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-21
WHEAT FEATURELESS
IN CHICAGO MARKET.
CORN RULED FIRM AND
HIGHER.
Oats Strong in Sympathy With
COrn-October Pork Declined
Rye Quiet but Firm.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

oANS W.T.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago. IL. Oct. 9o.-Only that a state
Of constant unrest il necessary TO the
health of L speculative market. just a. un-
ceasing movement OF the atmosphere j.
needed to keep it from stagnating. there
WIS nothing further 10 create a ripple In the
wheat trade at the opening. Liverpool quo
tations were scarcely changed. and. while
Paris was lower. that markets fluctuations
have no present bearing IN the inteTna-
tional trade IN wheat. The early transac-
tons Were at a decline of from sc to sc
in Dec. wheat. but even that decline did not
appear sufficient induceInent for discouraged
bulls 10 take fresh hold. who axe even be
ginning 20 despair OF a presidential cam
pa!gn bulge TO help them out. Chicago re-
ceipts We're 1913 cars, against ia the year
previous Minneapolis and Duluth got 20
carloads. as compared with $50 the Satur-
day preceding. and 1D the corresponding
day of the week last year. Liverpool mar
ker was unchanged for the current months
delivery. and isd lower for Dec. Paris was
the equivalent of from &c to &c a bu. lower.
Danubian country ship ments for the week
We're estimated by Beerbohm AT $500 bu.,
against .45S, go bu. the week previous. and
$1,000 hu. the same week Of last year.
which suggested u total for the weeks
shipments from all countries of not to eN-
coed 1.uJ.s1 bu.. compared with $4,000 bu.
the week previous; although BroOmhall. the
Liverpool authority. was quoted az es-
t!matIng the worlds shipments for the week
at 100000 bl.
Dec. wheat sold early at ,i1.c. fen TO
157sc, then improved To 'ilzc- Nov. sold at
Antwerp recovered lei, centi:nes. or sc, a
bu. of yesterdays I:Sc decline, which was
the only note of ENCOURAGEMENT from
abroad, Primary Western market receipts
were OF larger aggregate than last years.
which gave shorts courage To stand by their
lines. The figures for to-day were lo0s."5
bu.; for last year l,c!i.te. The shipments
this year from primary markets were. how
ever. 6l2,UU bu. to-day and .is.tc9 bu. Il year
ago. The prospect of n break In the recent
iy prevailing hne weather gave to the bulls
some hope of 4 curta!!Inent Of the move
msnt to market. and that VAS the chief in
dUcement 10 the buying that resulted IN the
recovery of the early decline. C~learances
of wheat and -four from the seaboard were
equal to Oh, oco bu.
Corn was firm. the Oct. delivery selling
&c higher early in the day. The Speculative
market was quiet, but the cash situation
was productive OF bUllish sentiment. Cash
bids were firner ana shippers reported d
good business under way again to-day. Al
though rsseiPts ns.e ,H IN v vi9b dass
ports from the seaboard ageresatlng
about 5000 Su. LAyerpoeI eaDi hs
movement. but receipts at 90 cars We're
less than the Oct. corn opened at
4oc. which was the highest price Reached.
selling as low as 3sssc and closing at %s.c.
Nov. corn opened at S1izc. sold as high as
31;sc. as low as 3!;sc and closed at SIC.
Dec. opened at 35i.c. which was the lowest,
and sold as high as $5hsc. closing at that.
Oats.
g.. " 1900, rs,h ,1r,
CuGahy was giving the market some sup
port and offerings We're small. Country ac-
ceptances continue light. partly due 10 the
fact that No. 3 white oats in outside mar
kets are selling at relatively better prices
than those ruling here. Receipts We're 6S
cars. Shipping demand moderate. Oct. oats
that. Nov. opened at :l'sc. sold as high as
aI!sc. closing at 2ls.c. Dec. opened at 2l;ec.
sold up to 221sc and closed there.
Flaxseed.
There was a somewhat unsettled feeling
and values were a little Irregular. There
WAS only a small speculative trade. the
fiax was lac better. but reacted. Not much
offered. and demand fair. but market in
fiuenced some by the speculative feeling.
Oct. opened with sales at &c advance. but a
little more desire to sell caused a complete
reaction. Nov. and Dec. deliveries scored a
substantial advance. doing ease better.
possibly making them strong. May was
nominal. There We're 50 cars. or $3.50 bu,
inspected IN locally. none out. Minneapolis
rthWes,e sold at SIG and closed with
SIS sellers and si.S4 bid. Oct delivery sold
early at sl-S6, later al N.A and closed at
at that. Dec. brought sL1i, and that re-
manned bid.
The better grades. good mailing. remained
about steady. They sold very We'll, and yet
the demand was only about moderate.
Choice 20 fancy, being scarce, was frm-
Low grade was generally complained OF as
being weak. and there were some again who
reycrted their sales iT2c below what they
have been getting. The very poor mailing
seems to be getting down again 10 the feed
grade, where j; was before Inc late spell
INSPECTED in. No output of exports.
Rye
Rye was quiet and firm. \ few cars OF
cash sold to go to store on speculative ac-
count. No shipping business. Speculative
trading also on n limited scale. Fun yes
terday's prices obtainable. The receipts we're
smal-only ) cars. There were no with,
clearances from the seacoast. Oct. nom
inally aga i9i.c: Dec. sold at 5oiac.
Timothy and Glover Seeds.
There was not much of a market. Cash
supply limited. Only a few small lots We're
offered. They were OF very uneven quait!,
The usual buyers did not seem TO care TO
purchase: they did not care I9r ora a !,
tive market was not even mentioned. 1t was
not at all likely that the advanced quota,
ton of Yesterday for contract grade could
by short buying. No such demand exLste0
to-day.
practically the same as at yesterdays close
IL was better than nominal Nothing was
dora in or said about futures, and the mar
ket was almost bare of cash seed. Cash
market was auotable al &I9I5 for poor to
choir. country seed; fancy a shade over.
Oct. delivery or contract grace about