Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-11
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Prices Kept Steady on Account Of Small
Receipts.
EARLY FROsTs CAUSE SELLING IN CORN
Cables steady and Government Crop
Report Are FavornbIe-PrOvis-
ions Ruled Dull and sales
Were Small.

CHICAGO. Sept lO.-Speculators In the
grain market traded conservatively today,
pending the issuance of the government
cient TO start liberal selling early In the
session. but small receipts OF wheat, snort
stocks OF corn and good support IN oaIs
were almost invisible and tended TO AID me
market. At the close of a somewhat ouIl
trade December wheat was a shade up,
September corn &c higher, December corn
1c lower, September. oats 1bghc UP ana
December oats a shade higher. PROVISIONS
closed 2kc to TIC down.
Scarcity of spring wheat was the princi-
pal steadying factor in the wheat pit "a,
bles were firm. but weather was about aI
made early to break prices by sales OF
over 10000 bushels by a leading elevator.
slump on this drive seemed to indicate to
the bulls a strong position In that gram.
In consideration of this influence and the
small northwestern primary recelpts anu
a developing good export demand, prices
rallied. The character of the buying after
the early pressure was very GOOD, put
started hahc higher at 6shc to 6s%c, sold
20 6s%c and closed steady, a shade up az
Ss%e; Local sr.d 5ecel Ri5nS %eTe t' and dfD Duluth
reported 1863 cars, making a total for the
three points OF 597 cars. against $50 last
year and 1850 a year ago. Seaboar cIearo
ances in wheat and flour equaled $4,000
bushels. The seaboard reported 81 loads
taken for export.
In9 ADEenGG Oh ally uhAAANbAhh AADoN1 -
the corn belt started a small early selling
movement in corn. Cash corn had fallen
off last night and there was something OF
a reason for lower futures. Country OF
ferings, however. dried up appreciably ana
bids for more stun started a frmer tone.
A prominent bull gave good support TO
the cereal, especially September stun. Ca
bles were steady. The government weekly
report told of good advancement toward
maturity. Late in the day some realizing
sales took the edge off of late futures:
September sold between 57Ac and bs1sc and
closed firm, sc up at 5S%c. December closed
easy. Mc lower at 42b943c. Receipts were
102 cars.
oats received fair support by a leading
professional and prices were helped against
possible slumps on the weather. Long
holders had small offerings, but they were
taken in by commission houses. Early
trading was fairly active and bullish, but
later this fell on and business was largely
of a scalping nature. Strength in wheat
and corn and lighter receipts. together
with much larger c~learances, were the bull
ish factors. September sold between 341zc
and 35c and closed firm. bqhc up at 1850
December sold at 31&c and closed steady,
a shade up at S1%qSlhc. Receipts were
Provisions we're very dull and ruled
weaker. Lower hogs and a little outside
selling were the Influences. There was
only small support at times. January pork
closed nc down at $14s71S, January lard
2kc of at &.37h and January ribs 2hc
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat
225 cars; corn, 100 cars; oats, 200 cars; hogs,
5000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows: