The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18
IRREGULAR PRICES
RULED GRAIN PIT.
CORN ACTIVE AND HIGHER
CLOSED WEAK.
Wheat Ruled Steady, With a Fair
Trade-Oats Showed Strength
and Were in Demand.

and Were in Demand,
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago II, Jni1, 17-rhere was fair
trade tn IT,. ~, 'als n,,.,, h,.ha Ia. lar
prevailing The feeling was mixed and
range was 11Ln =, 10
Corn was a ~ ~, ,,sh.- .t o,o,,ru
| but later prices weakened badly. The close
showed s,ir re- bout IL o,er ,,e,ta,d...,.
| close. 'N''' "a "''N' " HS .
Oats -vor, ,,.,,, ,a .tron,.- ,,,. .,,
were actlVe anu s'rohser WIN q iair
Provisions We're NOT very active and ~.
ferinss were fairly liberal.
Wheat advanced at the start about sc to
10 ,...- ~ - . ~ "
hoo. aoose owe, Yesterdays close on the extreme
neat and foreign cables which were con-
siderably higher. Broomhall gave as one
reason for the advance at Liverpool the un-
favorable reports from Rsssia. where n
satiss saot .,lae che siberian erops were un.
SATISFACTORY There was fair trade early
anu aln the feeling was considerably mixed.
Prices were irregular. covering 1Mc to lAc
| range. A sharp break soon came after the
opening, hut n good recovery took place
On the advance. there was free commits
sion-house selling early by several of yes
terday's buyers. who were taking profits.
Renewed buying set in, however, the mar
ket sympathizing some with coarse grains,
Private reports from the Northwest were
again conflicting, damage claims again
coming from South Dakota. MinneanoIis
| wired reports from twenty stations in
hd beam onethrd
! York wired that France was a buyer there
| and ST. Louis claimed that 100000 bu. had
been taken in that market yesterday for
France. Liverpool quoted futures Id to nd
higher London came 1a.d to I'D higher.
V~f,.
| higher. The receipts in the Northwest vera
176 cars, against 1S1 last year Local re-
ceipts were ls4 cars. against &c one year
| ceipts-1,1l6,4OO bu, against Isl 900 bu.
year ago. Shipments were is4, Ass bu.,
against 5000 bu. in 1850. Exports OF
| wheat was quiet to-day. with receipts
small.
ro There a.. was no partlcu1as demand for
h H5 shR Receipts M were w sr snd
offerings were taken up readily by the vari-
GUS buyers. Corn.
The opening was nc to a.c higher. but a
| break Of lac followed Later a rally Of
@ and at the close Sept was
! mfavorabie CROP REPORTS were noticeable
| and the weather man showed yery little
there re were se of na
| quence.
Weekly weather crop bulletins stated the
n whole In the surnluS States
! had materially deteriorated and sustained
serious damage over the western mart az
| the belt Receipts were 203 cars. IL cars
grading, and go cars expected for to-mor-
and London came A@a.d higher. The clear
ances were $4,000 bu. and is boatloads were
were strong and higher, and advices from
! there were very bullish
Car lots were in small supply, but the
demand was good and. although prices
were irregular. the close was &c to sc
| mand. with the feeling quite unsettled and
Western primary receipts We're Sss.ooo bu ~,
| against $4,000 blu. last year. Shipments
| were 1874 900 bu, against 1,1ls,OO0 blu. one
Oats.
There was an active oat market to-day
| with an advance of 1lc to sc over yester-
days close and at the finish prices were &c
| higher on July. nc higher on
REPORTS Of Samass to the crop; and there re
the as strong s1ont feeins. Active buying Of May
oats was noticed and was thought to have
| been for provisions interests. The selling
very large. The Southwest continues to
| take cash oats here, and New York re-
ported $4,000 bu. taken for export. AT the
aoeai Teeeps were with
| estimated for tomorrow. Car lots to go to
store were slow, but 1ec higher. Oats by
/ sample were III active leQueSl, di!u 6ISdNy
| to NC higher. with offerings small.
ProvfsiOnn.
Trade was not large to-day in provisions,
Vailed. Offerings were fairly liberal. and
orders we're rather light: and local operat-
the opening. offerings were moderately free
Willie the demand was only. fair, and q few
nrices' Later rather more steadiness pre-
vailed, with moderate miscellaneous de.
closed steady. Pork was 21sc. lower. early:
hut a steady feeling soon manifested itself
and rallied nrices Re to TIC, Later q sharp
| break caused a decline Of SC to nc. but
rallied i2iSc to 15c, and the market closed
| steady. Lard was very strong, at the open
| ing. with prices lower. but at the close
a rally of SC to nc was noted. Ribs were
| rather EASY. and lower early, but prices
| rallied &c to Thc and closed comparatively
steady.
| Flaxseed.
Flax was devoid of interest, and values
| were entirely nominal The late-quoted
| nrices could be obtained and firm feeling
| conli he said to prevail, Advices from the
| Sorthwest were more favorable, There
| were no receipts here, and the receipts in
the Northwest were exceedingly small; be
n ssb but as G No a. ss re]eetsd Sept
sl ia" sellers ene 70 Oct. SIS asked: 81 bid.
| mn. tntarost .bown In n suecuiatiye way
a luz a ,nse r. was Conferred mainly
! t. the dafarred delivery in Oct Values did