The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22
CLOSED HIGHER
ON SHORTS COVERING
GENERAL SITUATION BULL.
ISL AND ADVANCES SHARP.
Wheat Advances on Bug Damage
and Shorts Covering-Corn
Advancing With Chicago.

WHEAT-July opened l-16c lower at Ssss
dasc and quickly sold back to CSC. For
May Nsc was bid, but opening sales at
70&@Ac. The bugs were the whole thing
eventually and during the balance of the
session. Samples Of the crop from South
east Missouri. showing the insect. which
to all appearances was the louise. and its
evil effect. was an object lesson that had
q decided influence. and these stories from
different points of bug and bug damage.
1t was feared. too, that growing weather
might reveal enough damage to start a
crop scare. There was no news from
the seaboard. owing to the wires being
down. but it wasn't needed. Shorts wanted
out. and they got out. paying as high as
ntsc for May and 69l1sc for July. h close
was at the top. Cash market-Received IA
SKIS. and II cars local. Little Offering and
demand very limited; market strong. No
sales from store. By sample No. 2 red sold
bid n refused. No. 8 red quotable at 71W
i3c; No. 4 at soa7Oc; No. 2 hard sold at 71ssc
for Turkey: No. 3 hard worth 7097lhc..
CORN-Ffne weather and advices that
the country was selling more freely had
higher Liverpool. especially as the manipu-
lated market-Chicago-was lower. May
sold nc lower at 4z1sc and July at 421tc to
weakness. Phillips taking hold of the Chi
cago market and turning 1t upward, and
this. with the strength in wheat. brought
Strongest ST sasa e aemaggd. ta and M soiSg' up T tn 4sx Is an IN
July had 4aac bid. At close May. offered at
4sAc and for July 42Hc bid. Cash market.
cars through. Strong, with mixed higher:
Offerings very small. No. 2 and No. 3 sold
at 4SNc and No; 2 yellow at &c delivered
p. side. No. 2 white had 441sc bid and held
at 45c: No. 3 white selling at 441hc. Snap
l4Ilo.
OATsEFutures were strengthened by
ceipts good. May sold at 26hsc to 2sEc. July
Cash Cash m mark I mss. do 20 sk sa,d and ss 3 cars sTs
81: ;. but ordinary No. $ not worth over
S SssS >. No g, : N. NSrths ss at ssse; No; 2 white
RYEEscarce and firm. Last sale No. 3 at
FL FfouR 9kis ost export s1s 1h sai esst in eiS fGuaa i.Soo
SKIS. to Glasgow and $500 to the Continent,
but generally too much difference between
small. Quotations for car lots on trk. Of
soft winter wheat flour are as follows:
Patents ssz5Gs 60: straights g ;soas. 40: e1;
medium s.. 25a2 50. Hard winter in jute
SKIS; ss;so@s. g {, ,d fer - clears; e. so@s for
RYE FIoUR@JobSinr at 1a! S in SKIS. and
g 30 in bbls.
CoRNMEAL@Cfty I. o. b.. s.. 20. and pearl
meal, grits and hominy. $2.5O.
MILLFEED.Quiet, as oferinks yery
small. Bran salable for prompt Shipment
at Tc E. and 74c (. o. b.. this side. but best
in large SKIS. sold at 71lkc E. trk.. and in
small SKIS. at 73c e. side mill. At mill bran
766Tc. and ships soc. Considerable bulk
market.
HAY-Received. 2Se tons local and 80 tons
through: shipped. 361 tons. Steady and firm
Il fnr tho hacf OroHne md dull Tor 1nvror n,,olg
ties. Current rates on trk. for timothy. S14
ala. 50 for choice. s12. 50d13. 80 for No. 1. S1l0
II for No. 2. ss.5Od1O.O for No. 3: prairie
Sl0du for No. L S9Gl0 for No. 9, $818. 80 for
No. 3. Glover $9613.
LEAD AND SPELTER-strong for spell
ter. which has $3.50 bid spot and forward
! deliveries and held above that. Lead firm
at $4.22ils bid for chemical hard and soft
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