The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-27
MARKETS CLOSE DULL
AFTER ACTIVE OPENING.
WEATHER NEWS GENERAL
LY BEARISH.
Statistical Advices, Showing Wis,
ible Decrease, Favor
the Bulls.

After a good early show of strength
both wheat and corn eased off the close
of yesterdays market. and final quotations
were only a trfhe higher than on Satur-
day. At the outset the bulltsh statistical
news was largely discounted. When :he
figures were posted, showing 4 decrease Of
nearly 100000 bU. in the wheat visible.
they Were offset by rather bearish weather
reports from all sections. Conditions were
uniformly favorable in the winter and
spring wheat belts. Late buying was main
~ by shorts forced To cover.
The visible supply OF wheat the past week
decreased 2,Sis,oJ bu-, against a decrease
Of 2.iSi,og0 bu. in 1901. ST. Louis stocks de-
creased 1850 bu. and Chicago decreased
41l,0"p bu. Total visible supply &c. 62g. $50 bu.,
against 33.577,C On bu. a week ago and 49,
U64 .@o bu. q year ago.
Wheat on ocean passage afoat for Eu-
rope during the past week estimated at a.
s4o.@e bu. against ~4S,OSo.0oo bu. d week ago;
decrease 10000 bu.. against an increase of
$4,000 bu. the week prior.
Worlds shipments OF wheat TO Europe
for The past week reported at s.l5s.9s9 bu.,
against S,5A.co hu. a week ago and 9.24i,-
900 bu. a year ago.
Wheat sold at these figures:
-Ise; u1.e 7Ilzgn7sc. 7!rGTlAc X
5i7HlsS. Iasc. 1lTc. Iasc INc, 1li.a-iSsc-
Ihc. 1%a7lzc. use Tr.aIF.c. til.c. l@c.
Corn was in better shape than wheat.
~ '-'N'A 20
comparatively light and there was a better
cash and speculative demand. A considera-
BILE short interest was active in the pit
throughout the session.
The visible supply OF corn the past week
decreased b'Sm9 bu-, against a decrease OF
2o.N0 bu. and Chicago decreased so. 600 bu.
Total visible supply 4.2g1 600 hu.. against
$4,000 bu. a week ago and l5.S20,0o bu. a
Corn on ocean passage afoat for Europe
during the past week estimated at Ii. 800
hu.. against Io.o3o."o bu a week ago. In
crease l.2I5,oo bu.. against an increase of
42o.Op hu. a week ago.
Worlds shipments of corn to Europe for
the past week reported at ASSOC bu.. as
hu. = year ago.
Sales NJ corn thus:
gu 5qly es e.. 81 So. SIS SIS, 81 81 81 81. assds ss:o
ssSasssss sS5es9S.. sssssss. ss$.o: 81 sstsc. Sc Sc, S Sezs.
SEPT 1sEc 5sa5aise 5s7.c. ssc. 5sac.
aHt.c. sc. 5s7Sc. SIC bid.
Der.-5'.c. +3isc. SIC. 43e. tSl.c. 4s4c. 4aasc.
The visible supply of cats the past week
decreased 5000 bu., against a decrease of
creased 1900 bu. Total visible supply 2.sl5.-
Coz hu.. against 3.o14. Geo bu. a week ago and
10.43s.O0 bu. a year ago.
Receipts of wheat at St. Louis were 90. Isl
bu.. OF which l,414 SKIS. and 50 cars local
and II cars through. against 52,4a bu.. of
which $50 SKIS. and Sc cars local and 7 cars
III pbEl ia IsVl.
Receipts of wheat at primary points
We're 3s5,9l5 hu.. against 5f5,0oo hu. a year
ago. and shipments were 72l. Bag bu, against
1.0S5Oc0 bu. The Northwest received 20
cars. against 49 cars a year ago. Chicago
received 15.S75 bu.. and Kansas City 5000
hu. The clearances of wheat and -four
were equal to 254.Ooo bu. of wheat.
Receipts of corn at St. louis were $500
hu.. of which a. cars local and g cars
through. against S.2l0 bu., Of which 1854
SKIS. and IS cars local and 1S cars through
a wear ago.
Receipts of corn at primary points were
oG7O.s00 bu.. against S93 5000 bu. in 1901. and
shipments were 499. S9I bu.. against 1890
hu. Chicago received 1880 bu.. and Kan
sas City 5000 bu. The clearances were 3.oo)
hu.
Receipts Of oats to-day were lbs, $50 bu.. of
which T6 cars local and 70 cars through.
against 1920 bu., OF which 2s cars local and
& cars through in 1901.
Receipts Of oats at primary points were
400. 800 hu.. against $4,000 hu. in 1901. and
shipments were 416.150 bu.. against 241 900
bu. The Clearances amounted TO 11.I0 bu.