The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-08
GRAIN BROKE RECORDS
FOR CURRENT CROPS
WHEAT SCORED ADVANCE
OF TWO CENTS.
Corn and Oats Also Advanced
on Excellent Cash De
mand.

Speculation. both by local traders and
| outsiders. caused IL runaway market yes
terday. In point OF volume Of business
transacted. all records on the present crop
were broken. Wheat advanced &C. corn &c
and oats sc. the best prices paid for each
gain being the highest recorded this season.
Many spectators withdrew their funds
from New York and local stocks and took a
turn at grain in the confident belief that
30 cents would be d conservative limit for
wheat before the end of the year.
Buying orders came TO ST. Louis commits
sion men from all over tn. South and
Southwest. Reports that large amounts Of
wheat We're being fed to stock were the
most buliish indication. Receipts locally
and at primary points We're, small. and
weather conditions were still regarded az
unfavofable to the spring-planted crop.
Liverpool and other foreign markets We're
unusually strong for a Saturday.
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Corn foilowed wheat on the up turn. but
the advance was not SO great. Receipts
were small and Shows report that a con-
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used to fatten stock for market was re-
garded az decidedly bullish. He believes
that offerings will be extremely light by
March /.
There was an excellent cash demand
throughout the session, and many country
traders were on the buyins side in the
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Oats followed the corn market closely.
May opened &c up at is'ec.
Receipts of wheat at ST. Louis were 49,
Sl bu-. comrared with 4l.26s hu. a year ago.
compared with 5sl SKIS. and 10 cars local and
4 cars through the same date a year ago.
Receipts of wheat al primary points were
S26.622 bu., as compared with Al.UO hu.
same date last year.
Shipments. 1897 bu.. compared with 10
U9 bu. same date last year.
Receipts of wheat at Minneapolis and Du.
luth were 200 cars. as compared with 52s
cars same date last year.
Receipts of corn at st. Louis to-day were
5s.6e bushels, compared with ia.e+S nushe.s
% cars through, compared With l.Ss sacks
and - cars local and 50 cars through the
same date a year ago.
Receipts of corn at primary points Wers
4i5.2e 9 bushels. as compared with 5ss.Tr
bushels same date last year.
Shipments 1883 bushels. compared with
lag. 90 bushels same date last year.
Receipts of oats at st. Louis We're 1850
bushels. compared with q GOO bushels a year
AGO or these =, cars were local and Is ears
through. compared with Il cars a year ago.
Receipts of oats at primary points We're
3s,I Cf4 bushels. az compared with 2i2.Jc
bushels same date last year.
Shipments. 3i7.273 bushels. compared with
OH ,.a bushels same date last year.
Weeks Bank Clearinks.
Y.sterday.- bank cieartngs We're s.ss.4is: for