The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-20
GRAINS CLOSE FIRM
ON STRENGTH OF CORN.
WHEAT TRADERS PLAY A
WAITING GAME.
Predictions of a Cold Wave Cause
Some Anxiety on Part of
Shorts.

Rains throughout the South and Wes'
acted as an offset to the effect Of a colo
wave predicted In yesterdays grain mar
ket. The moisture was a present fact anc
the drop in temperature was a weather
mans probability. Under these circum-
stances SPECTATORS were inclined to keer
their hands off. ILverpools slight advance
was regarded as response to the domestic
appreciation of the previous day and there
Ing was mainly in the hands of scalpers.
May wheat opened &c up and sold at:
o6s1sc $3.50 Ss1ac. ssAsc sshc. ss7c, ss4c ESQ.
SsAc, 69!sc. 69kc.
the Cincinnati Price Current that a large
portion OF the crop had been damaged in
ne fields caused good demand for corn
futures despite the fact that local and pri-
mary receipts were large and weather con-
market.
May corn opened unchanged and sold at:
az e. & .o .osc 4osa4'Hc. 4o'sc. 4OKa4oAc. 4oHe
Receipts Of wheat at st. Louis 2e.7oo bu..
OF which Is cars local and IA cars through.
against q. Ill bu.. Of which all were local, in
Receipts of wheat at primary points 49,
$50 bu, against $4,000 blu. in 1902 and ship
West reeexsd D9 against 1922 eg North
lSo2 Chicago received 34,s25 bu, and kan
sas City IS, 200 blu. Clearances $50 100 bu.
Receipts of corn at St. Louis S. $50 bu, Of
which 900 SKIS and 20 cars local and 50 cars
through. against 22.5s5 bu., of which "a SKIS.
is ,5s ~ cars local and 10 cars through in
Receipts of corn at primary points sss o1o
nM;. against $4,000 bu. in 1902 and shipments
4o3,oso bu.. against 22S00O bu Chicago re-
es,yed 1880 81 sS and Kansas City s. 100 bu
Receipts of oats at St. Louis 100. 4o5 bu.. of
which ,091 SKIS. and 81 cars local and q cars
through, against 1880 bu. Of which g cars
local and cars through in 1902.
Receipts Of oats at primary points 4oa $40
bu. against 10000 bu in iao5, and ship.
ments sls's2a bu.. against 2as.OO0 bu.
Cash Grain. Flour. Etc.
,bTon mbbATR m lived 1s ears LOCAL and =
f aI for that hy s5ad to
though sas 81 iss
sfolS e sn I sss EYe5ht No. rsd sold
S6 ss4d sod freely SS . E,
aa SohN- At 5sG.3G and nd No 5sssoe
cal we're i9i1e ior 10. ssa4oc and ehoiee soi 10
sel tSs NS ae q. to fG s No sof sS
Shs e fd DeS Nh Weigh, sales for No
% oATsRessised losl Sis; and s. local and
cars No. s b ssnSls del i, NS q
E K4lte St ssSss No ,sS T.s a.
saiable local at Soc.
BARLEY-NothnE doing. Quote range of valuo
on mating barley 4SqSOc nominally
., LAX,sEED-ouotabie at sl.os spot and n.os
s,EaisSig .. -four i,5 n1seH
$215g2so; low grades s.. 4Od2. 50. Hard-winter
-four: =, Patents ssi2eaa;so stra shts 81 soa5io
had ss sh, fG Side o'' or rem
higher
.BRAN-;Best bids SOC in large and sc in small
sks. for bran and SIC for mixed; in zoos Mid
ding especially hard to sell; quotable In los
at soc to soc, according to quality. At mill bran
sells at s0aS3c and mids. at 90u95c.
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR-At S5.5oG6.
RYE FIOUR-At s.. 80 in jute SKIS and 81. % IN
wood
CORNMEAL-City meal, T. O. b, 81. 30; pearl
meal. grits and hominy $50.
HAY-RsceIptss SO tons local and 1ss tons
Timothy ZIG Tor choice. No; ! s4@i5.s9: No.
sl3a4 for choice and No. 1: sl1G12 for No 2;
clover mixed S1l112 Prairie on W. side-$11 for
No. 1 and ssGa for No. and 81 for lower grades.
wHISKY-Steady at $3.50.
LEAD AND sPELTER-Lead s4.57M. spelter
sTRAw~Prices range on e. trk.: Wheat at
S.: rye at s..