The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-12
GRAINS SLIGHTLY EASIER
WITH LITTLE SPECULATION.
TRADERS AWAIT THE GOV
ERNNENT REPORT.
Weather Conditions Are General
ly Rearish and Receipts Are
on the Increase.

Weather ccn-i;.ors we're the bearish IL
fueaces in Il DILL gram market yesterday.
Speculative trading was restricted Is the
fact that the Government report showing
the estimated condition Of the growing crop
and the prospects fer corn seeding would
L. uad- public in the afternoon Pending
the receipt or this Information many tfddsr7
Dsre inactive. Shipments 70 European ports
from tCft 81 MA!Ht-s We're on ne .heIt1s
The -.=!.!e sEFp.. o. wheat tEe pas
wseN decreased 10000 bu.. against a d.
crease oc 1870 5:. IN lE 81 LOUIS
stocks decreased -5s.y1 bu.. am Chicago de-
4t5.C5,. against 3 $500 Gu. = week ago and
c3.J5 T.. bu. IL 1872.
Wheat On ucesiu pass1ge afoat for Europe
the past week gs.@1ytp uu.. against .9s1tvp
0u. tn w=si: previous. Decrease 5000 bu.
worlds sliEEaeurs @ wheat 10 Eairore
the past week lJ.aZ0Dy BIZ. against JtSs.pp
bu. a week ego ard ,T5=.eI bu. in 1877
iuly wheat opea5d &c lower and sold al
Cst-c. tst.c. $40. as. SIS, sc. CSC. ssg
fSt-c, ise. t,Ass. 5'isHtsa.c. %hc.
Selling in otaer markets. heavy receipts
auG unsettled weatEe. conditions were the
depressing factors IN corn. Trading was
moderate and mainly scalcerS. with ell OF
the big professionals cut. Local stocks in
store showed an increase OF %i.tll bu. during
the week.
Tn visible supply Of corn the past week
decreased $500 bu-, against a decrease OF
gi5.t." gu. In lsp3 =. Louis stocks increased
500 bu. and Chicago decreased +H.011 bu.
Total visible supply b.2iultJ Ou.. against g
1000 bu- a week ago and 500 80 bu. in
1872.
Corn IN ocean passage afoat for Europe
the past week S..t5,g95 bu-. against $4,000
tu. q week ago; increase 1860 bu.
Worlds shipments Of corn 10 Europe the
past week 5.ts4--J b-., against i.G.S.p-0 DU.
a week ago and +.2iT-6l0 bu. in 19J2-
Receipts OF wheat at st. Louis 5iGs3 bu..
o. which IS sacks and IS cars local and 10
cars through. against sS312 bu.. o. which
3tfl sacks and s. cars local and l car
through. in 1872.
RECEIPTS OF wheat az primary points Ss+.-'
p2 bU.. against $500 bu. in 1902 and ship
flentS ISs.7." bu., against $500 bu. North
vest received .3 car. against - cars in
1872 Chicago received $50 bu.. and Kan
sas City. $50 hu. C!earances 1920 bu.
Receipts Of corn at s.. Louis 81 80 bI-. Of
which lie sacks ara 81 cars local and 20 cars
through. against S2.Sn hi. of which 80 cars
local and g cars through, in 1862.
Receipts OF corn at primary points 49, az
bu-. against SttHG bu. in lsE. and shipments
E31.5}6 hu.. against z2..n9 bu. Chicago re-
CeivCi nc. lu- and Kansas CITY $3.50 hu.
C~lsC-ange$ 1890 hu.
Receipts OF oats at 81. Louis sT.%g bu.. Of
which 80 saCkS and y cars local and Il
cars through. against $50 0u-. Of which
30 cars local and II cars through. in 1872
The visible supply OF oats the past week
Increased $3.50 hu.. against a decrease OF
s@a hu- IN 1872. -. Louis stocks Increased
t0V bu. Tor~i visible supply 6S02IH bu..
against G2zic@l bu. q weel: ago and 2-sf7.oVD
bIL in 100.
Receipts Of oats AZ primary points 1870
bu-. against $500 bu IT 1872, and shipments
$500 IL, against 1900 bu. Ciearances
1850 bu.