The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-01
GRAIN MARKET STRONG
on EXCESSIVE MOISTURE.
WHEAT LEADS on UP
TURN.
Corn Higher in sympathy, Though
Statistical News Is Mainly
BeariSh.

Wet weather was again the principal fac
tor IN the local grain market. The heavy
rains Of Saturday night aud Sunday were
TOO much for the shorts, and there was a
wild rush TO cover when the session opened
After the opening advance there was a sea
son Of dizziness. bat the bullish sentiment
vas i1stied by cables and statistical news
and the close vas IL q good advance.
The visible supply Of wheat the past
week decreased sI2e3 hu. against a de-
crease of 2.lAg19 iu. lasC year. St Louis
stocks increased 5l.Co and Kansas City AZ
90 bu. Tota. visible supply, l9,T5aCo Du-,
against 2L,G5.o6 uu. "A week ago, and 30
$4,000 bU. a year age.
Wheat on ocean passage ahoat for Eu-
rope the past week reported at $4,000 bu-.
as against o7.4sry bu. the week previous.
Decrease. 2U=.uD bu.
Worlds shipments OF wheat TO Europe
Tor the past week reported At 7.S5isoJJ bu-,
against $4,000 gu. = week ago. and $751;
July wheat opened ilsc TO Ia.c UP. and
sold at
~. Use. T2sc. &c. 72ge, 7zIG7sc. z2se. ESQ
Tl5sc. 7szss. 73.c. 7s STU 9
n-and. Joined 10 better outside buying.
strengthened corn Here, too, the suOTJS
were nervous aEc prices were on the up
turn throughout the session. despite the
fact that statistical news was bearish.
me Nisl1le supply OF corn the past week
increased $500 Du., against a decrease OF
21S.O5J bu. in I1pL ST. Louis stocks ia
creased Z."gJ bu. and Chicago increased 3g3.-
20 bG- The total visible supply is 5.bSI.VD
l5A,VU on. in LuL.
Corn on ocean passage afoat for Europe
the past week reported at I5,2I5.0O0 bu.,
against lal#AHJ the week prior. Increase,
5000 bu-
Worlds shipments of corn to Europe for
the past Waak reported at $4,000 bu..
against 5.'S,NJ bu tle week prior and 6,il5.-
80 bu. IN 1871.
July cYru op.ned sc up and sold at
55'se, T. sGt.c. G@e, e5c. Gzsc.
The visible supply Of oats the past week
o. iS-90 bu. in EvL. St. Louis stocks IN
eLansed, Total visible supply L565.U0J bu.,
~ aLE IN -Vtae2 ou. q week ago and lG1S9,-
Receipts. Of wheat at St. Louis were g1.z7I
,DL-, OF Nnich 800 SIS. and q cars were
IyCll enc = cars through. against l26,I59 bu.,
of which SIS SKIS and us cars were local
ana IS cars through in 1901.
Receipts % wheat at primary points were
6t2.a42 bu, against Se0.OJ0 bu. in 1901. and
shipments were 1905 bu.. against lggIt GO
bu. The Northwest received sg5 cars against
"4 cars in 1871. Chicago received 1850 bu.
and Kansas City $3.50 bu. The clearances
kecelpts OF corn We're G,IO0 bu, Of which
u cars were local and 10 cars through,
against 1850 bu-. OF which p cars were
local and . cars through a year ago.
Receipts Of com AZ primary points were
zH5,e5 bu., as against 2Si,U9J bu. in 1901. and
were $500 bu., against $50 900
on Chicago received 1880 bu. and Kansas
City SZsv bu. The clsarances were I7.I3 bu.
receipts OF oats at St Louis We're 1850
~. OF winch = cars were local and 10 cars
through- GgGluSt $500 bu. last year. of
which all we're local shipments. 1880 bu.
receipts OF oats at primary points were
o., s75 bu., against 5gS,OJ bu. in 1891. and
shipments were 5lJ.1S4 bu.. against IS2 90
bu. Tn clearauces were 6,l24 bu.