The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-01
HHEAT GAINED SLIGHTLY:
CORN SHOWED DECLINES.
FOREIGN .ADNICES BULLISH
ON WHEAT.
Corn Recovered, but Could Not
Regain All It's Early
Losses.

Wheat was strong yesterday On higher
cables and a general indication OF better
demand. Receipts were not large at do
nestle points and there was good buying
IN other markets. The opening q the local
exchange was &c higher for Dec. delivery
at lSs67ll2c. Several traders who let SO
their holdings Saturday were on the buying
side. They advanced the market to IlSsc.
At the close the market was sc up. Dec.
wheat sold at 7lasa7li2c. 1i2c. 7lssc. llec.
1l9sHIi2c. 1ssc. l1sG.li2c. 7l-sc. naGilSsc.
7iI.c. 7i2sc. ui4o. 7l9sc and sl9sG7lisc May
sold at .5c. ,ii=c and 74S.c.
Reports received on change showed that
the visible supply of grains WAS as fol-
lows:
Wheat. a5Soi.ooo bu. compared with 32.-
$500 bu. week ago. an increase of 2.679-
W" hu A year ago the supply was %. i09 =
co bu.
Corn. l2.isacd0 bu.. compared with L. $780,
w pu. week ago. an increaese of $50 00O
nu; A year ago the supply was 7si2. bu.
oats. $500 bu-. compared with S,74i Oto
iu;' nu;' an Increase of 225.0lo bu. a year ago
the supply was l1.425. go bu.
The worlds grain shipments last week
Were: Wheat, s.I1s.000 bu.
ago. 'N'' ~" d year
,oi,he Ihs wheat shipments were distributed as
Ss,eo: Danube $4,000 bu; Argentine 10. ~,
bu;: Australia, 5000 '''''
Corn shipments were distributed as fol-
lows: America, $500 bu.: Russia. III .s1
ou.: Danube. l.lii.oog bu.. Argentine. 7l2Coo
80, Iraln on passage: Wheat and flour, 81 4IO.-
W. Y n6 ou-i compared with 100000 bu and O.
compared with S.550O00 bu. the prevous
week rex and s,ms,o3 bu. year ago.
LIS ne Worid shipments of b1eadstuffs last
week were 9.ea.OD bu.. compared with Ii
100000 bu. the previous week, and los 90
frn;,ads IN year ago; OF the "a abSye quantity the
with 3,32s,0oJ bu. the previous week. and 2
se.VU bu. year ago.
Liquidation by traders both In this and
other domestic markets was the principaI
cause for the decline in corn.
Dec. sold at 5Ilsc 577sc. 57sc.57Ac, 575,c,
Sc 57a5ssc. Sc 5sisa5ses 57.cs4i.c sS ''ss, 5sc
zssa May zs;l sales ss'ae dSsssc. 5s5se Ssc ssc.
sse. ssssc. ssssc. 5sssasss $50 ssc ss sssass.e 5si
5sisc. 5essa5s1sc. 'sH'c' 's'tc'
Trading in oats was light May opened
&c lower at 3slsc. declined to 3s7sc and
Receipts Of wheat at St. Louis to-day
year ago. OF these 1865 SKIS and q uu; csrs q
were local and cars through. compared
with 4.22s SKIS. and l5i cars local and q cars
through the same date a year ago.
Receipts of wheat at primary points wera
l.el5.is bu; as compared with i,564.0oo bu.
same date last year.
Snpments, M l,SI.6s9 bu., compared with
s'lOoO bu- same date last year
receipts OF wheat at Minneapolis and Du-
luth were LAB cars. as compared with 81
cars same date last year "
Receipts Of corn al ST. Louis wera A. ao
bu. compared with 72.0S0 bu. a year ago.
~ these % cars were local and cars
local and q cars through the same date
a year ago. 'e
Receipts Of corn to primary points were
q n IN rar9vp 49, n
date last year. "N "-'''
Shipments ss3, ,s55 bu., compared with s4s.-
0Og bu. same date last year
Receipts Of oats at St Louis wera as 1eo
bu.. compared with a. 400 bu a year ago.
" these 6S cars were local and III cas-
through, compared with q cars local and 10
cars through the same date a year ago
Receipts Of oats at primary points were
Oily lsS bu.. compared with 4ai, go bu. same
date last year 'e'''e
90 same date last year ~ ~