The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-03
GRAIN MARKET UNSTEADY
ON CONFLICTING ADVICES.
HEAVY RECEIPTS DEPRESS
WHEAT.
Longs Sell Corn Freely Because
of Favorable Weather CoDdi-
tions in West and South.

Local grain markets opened fairly stron6,
but eased of at the close. Trading was
light and almost purely speculative. Early
advices indicated cold weather in the North
west. but heavy receipts and bearish sta
tistical news weakened prices IL The last
hour.
The visible supply OF wheat the past
week increased 1880 bu-, against ID in
crease OF l,7S3,6GJ bu. . year ago. 81 Louis
stocks increased lgL."yy nu. aEG Chicago liz
creased 1870 Du- Total visible supply -
soa.Oy bu-, against .yuSs.p1 bu. q week ago
and Zl.3SJ.Hy bE. . y.ar ago
Wheat on ocean passage afloat FOR EU-
rope the past week estimated 1T -. JGD.Op
bu.. against &i.5y.oo b.. IL 1901. Increase
1.00.0JO bU.
worlds shipment OF wheat TO Europe the
past week reported Al S..5l.g-U b.. against
s.Ss4.co ou- & week ago and $.%y5.000 Du. d
Stocks OF wheat in St. Louis mills and
private elevators sept ! reported at 1880
bu.. against 5000 bu. q month ago.
Stocks OF -four IN store Ia ST. Louis on
sept ] reported at $40 bb!s-, against 51.lS1
bbls on aug. I and $500 bbis. = year ago.
Sept wheat opened UNCHANGED and sold at:
ezsc, s5sc. CSC. sc. 6sc.sfsTHsc Dec. sold Al
So s3.gS'.s' Sse, May sold At eSse' es'e. s'.s'
Corn opened weak and lower. Weather
conditions were generally favorable and
there was brisk -elliuc By longs despite
Iignt receipts and small offerings.
Inc Visible supply Of corn for the past
otLItaStt "1o,tJ Il-. against an H.
crease OF 4A.Wt bu. q year ago st Louis
stocks DECREASED 300 bu.. and Chicago
9eereased $500 bu Total visible supply
ago and l2.676,osJ bu. a year ago.
Corn On ocean passage afOat for Europe
the past week estimated at 9.775.OO bu..
against s.J20.e0 bu- - week ago. Increase
20 co bu.
Worlds shipments of corn to Europe the
past week reported at 2.S5I.G0 bu. aEains.
2.Sl0.e0 bu. q week ago and 2,75s.0OO bu.
in 1901
September corn opened &c off and sold at:
5l7sc. 54kc. 5fFsc. Dec. sold at sGc. s5,c. &c.
SsG%yA %Ac. May J6iac bid.
Receipts OF wheat at 81. Louis since Sat
urday were G5.5o4 bu.. of which 1858 SKIS
and 20 cars local and II cars through.
against $500 bu., OF which u.SSe SKIS. and
80 cars local auc .. cars through in 1891.
Receipts Of wheat n primary points since
IaE posting were 2.IsJ.6fs pa, AKA INST 3I3N.-
90 bu. in 1901. and shipments were I.0l2 yis
bu-, against l164.O0 bu- the Northwest re-
ceiVen La cas- against 700 cars a year
age. Chicago received 474.lSJ bu- and Kan
Sas Cay 1850 b. The clearances aggre-
gated LIZ,lsS bu.
Receipts OF corn At St. Louis Saturday
were $3.50 bu.. Of which $50 SKIS. and II cars
local and Il cars through. against IJ5.4gJ
bn-. OF which l5J cars local and . cars
through in 1901.
last posting amounted 20 34.Se bu.. against
L4so.IO bu. in 1901, and shipments were rs
SS Du, against IlJ.eoJ Du- CHICAGO re-
ceiyed El.S25 bu., and Kansas Ci-v - 500
Du. The -ciearances amounted to 1900 bu.
Receipts OF oats at st. Louis since Satur-
Gay were 1876 Du-. OF which - SKIS. and &c
cars local and 20 cars through. against 2I3.-
rs bu.. Of which % SKIS. and 13 cars Iacol
and j. cars through in 1901.
Receipts OF oats at primary points since
last posting were l,4Z.VoJ bu.. against I4Ia-
coo bu- IN 1s1 and shipments were $3.50
bu- against 10000 bu. The clearances We're
Id, S63 bu-