The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-21
MARKETS
ALL CLOSING LOWER.
ALETHE GRAIN Ri De
VELOPED WEAKNESS.
Speculative Trading Was Light
and No Particular Features
of Interest Developed

NHEAT-Market opened nc higher. May
selling at 10 The amount wanted how
ever. was small and It wasn't long before
al the advance was lost, May selling or 10
7zzc. Chicago weakened or more OF that
Incubation by people beguiled into investing
By that Wall street myth Continued lib
ersl receipts had a bearish effect, also.
Some Of the late cables showed better
markets abroad, Paris reporting L1Ec
higher and Antwerp quoting Argentine
wheat 1Yc higher. English country mar
lets were reported lie higher for the week.
also. The best gotten out of these was a
rally 70 7Z7s973c for May, and this didn't
hold, the market soon weakening, as all
cutstds markets showed TO stability.
Nay SOLD down TO 72izc and was offered
At 1xf7Yzc, which within &c Of the pre-
noes low price, m the crop. ldre Tafiytrg
a little and closing at TZEg72ssc bid July
sod at nSc to u&c, and al close nssc
bid New York reported 20 loads FOR export
Cash market-Received La9O SKIS. and 81
cars local. Smaller Offering OF samples and
well sustained prices paid for desirable mill
ing grades. though On stock dun sales
90. No. 2 red at May price, loaded BY
sample. delivered. No. 2 red in car lots sold
at DC this. and 737tc 10 7Ssc z. side. and
SKID lots at &c; No. 3 red at 70c to 1Vsc;
No. { at &c TO sc; No. 2 hard at $50 to tic,
latter fer Turkey No. } hard at sc.
cORN-Too much coming to market. fine
weather. Liverpool sd lower and no sup
sort from other markets, caused corn TO
fSeaken. May opened where IL closed yes
fterday. at CSC. but shortly. sold at S7lzc.
Speculation was Light but with more Tor
sale than wanted. Clearances for the day
were libersLss.00 bu.-but little export
business heard of New York reporting only
8 loads taken. The market recovered 10
sySc for May, but late weakened to and
<closed at 571zq37Sc sellers
n Cash market-Keceived. 20 cars local and
< care fkrnrUh NaUa- Nn- mf-ad hut
Fhite well maintained. The demand was
nuch lighter. On track, No. 2 sold at 5TEc
o &c; No. 3 and No. 8 yellow at ss4c; No.
and No. Q white at ssaec; No. 2 mixed,
pearly white. at 5sc.
OAT6-The future market was dull and
essier. May selling at SIC. which was
Cash Narket-Received, II cars local and
D cars through. Easier for mixed, as buy
RS were holding OF for Monday. White
lead scarce and firm No. 2 sold this side
end E track at zSzc; No. 3 at z@sc; No. 8
xhite at THO: No. 2 Northern worth &c;
So: 2 white at z1tq2Sc; No. 4 do. at &c
RfE-None offered Grade No. 2 Quotable
z alc, at which last sales were made.
FLOCR-Nothing heard of in the way Of
xport save occasional sales TO South
Domestic demands fair.
Quotations for car lots on trk OF soft win
wheat -four are as follows:
PATENTS, S-SI3.70: s~traights, 5.4pT3.S;
krtra fancy. $685. So; clear, s.. 9Oq3. 10; low
M medium. t2.5o12.76
hard winter in jute SKIS. s2.4ed2.75 for
{Iears,- Su3.S for straights, and S-3ed3.4o
,cr patents Spring wheat patents. $50
~ in Jute ks
EYE FLoUR-obbing at % in sNs- and
AoRSMEAL-.3: pearl meal. grits and
ALF1bED-Srone for bran. which still
10 seant supply and sellers hold up buy
- VINO have TO have supplies Bran quot
sote East track basis at 6!zassc in large
Snq 6s1ztSsc Ia sraali eks. for ordinary, sc
ana ioc for cAetce, and bulk at &c Mixed
.eeo quie< At Ic and mids at 124I4c sacked
as.
..HAY-Recetved go tons local and 100 tons
through; shipped ia tons. Steady for best
Grades Of timothy. but the medium and
over Qualities overplentiful and dull.
frairie quiet and unchanged. Clover dull.
Prices on trk- range: Timothy S3 for
snoice, Sl2gi3 for No. I, Sl9dIL50 for No. .
sesqS9 for No. 3; prairie 3lou10.O for No.
&9i
sTRAw-wheat on trk.: $40; rye s..
LEAD AND SPELTER-The market was
Gull and entirely nominal at $4-17Ix for
Chemical hard and soft Missouri lead de-
slyerized held at A.22iD. and $50 for
GRASS sEEDsLClover sas.75. Timothy
N-z5G4-Os red top SOC for chan 10 S for
ianey: mlllet I5cqs1; Hungarian 70I8Oc.
CASTOR BEANS-Bid $3.50 per bu. for
prime In car lots.
HEMP sEEDIs2.S Per 100 lbs. pure
NAxsEED+No market MADE.