The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-01
GRAIN VALUES ADVANCE
ON PURCHASES BY SHORTS.
VISIBLE SUPPLIES SHOW \
SMALL INCREASE.
December Corn Is Easy, but the
May Option Is Higher on
Better Gables.

Shorts, naturally, were somewhat nerv-
ous on the last day of the month. The
Dec. options was the center Of interest.
and the gains were increased by news that
Armour was Il heavy buyer in Chicago.
Most OF the legitimate news was bearish.
Gables came easy. and statistical news
would have favored the selling side at any
other time. There was not much early
strength. but the professional element
came strong on the buying side in the last
hour. Dec. was boosted to coke and just
after the bell rang lot was taken at 3lc.
The visible supply of wheat the past
week increased 6sS. go bu.. against an in
crease of 335l.OJ0 bu. in 1902 st. Louis
stocks increased $4,000 bu., and Chicago
increased 33lG0O bu Total visible supply
So.lto.Cp bu.. against z9.47AGn0 bu. week
ago. and 45,ps2.O.0 bu. in 1907.
Wheat on ocean passage afoat for Eu-
rope the past weci, reported at Z;.i4o.opO
bu.. against .a,2J1.0,O bu. u week ago. De-
crease, l.16D.lp1 Eu.
Worlds shipments Of wheat to Europe
the past week Iu.s-s.cgJ bu.. against lo,5l2.-
CO. bu. Il week ago. and S.2i6JD bu. in 1.sl2
May wheat opened 1-i6c up and sold at:
Sa,sc, s2hc Ssssc. set.c. s2ssc. sas.c sac Sc.
Stec. ss4c sS..c, e3isc. sS4sc. sSasnoot-c. sSssc
Favorable weather conditions and large
receipts had a depressing effect OH Dec
corn. which closed slightly lower. While
there was not much speculative interest in
May. tho market advanced on higher ca
bies and good support in outside markets.
The visible supply Of corn the past week
decreased 1890 bu., against an increase
of $4,000 bu: In 1902 st. Louis stocks in.
61.eCe bu. Total visible supply 6,s67.OO0 hu.,
against 6.116.CC0 blu. Il week ago and 1851.
co hu. In 1902.
Corn on ocean passage afioat for Europe
the past week reported at 3.i30.O 600 bu.. as
against l4.365.co0 bu. a week ago. Decrease.
$4,000 blu.
past week were 4.212.Uoo bu.. against i.545
eol Blu. a week ago and LASS 900 bu. in 1892.
May corn opened unchanged and sold at:
Rscepi MIS-. Of s %bss s.e, n t'f 4';s QUO, 1 =.
bu., of which LII SKIS. and 1874 cars local
and II cars through.
Receipts of wheat at primary points
1.537 $50 bu.. against $4,000 bu. in 1902,
and shipments 1.252c0O bu. against $4,000
bu. Northwest received 1,Oi1 cars. against
1.S51 cars In 1902. Chicago received 2l',975
blu. and Kansas City 1920 blu. Clear
ances $4,000 bu.
Receipts of corn at ST. Louis G0.3OO bu.
of which As cars local and q cars through.
against 1876 bu... of which 2s2 SKIS: and
1S7 cars local and 10 cars through, in
1902 Samples on trk. lower.
Receipts of corn at primary points 41.G0
bu.. against 5s5.OC0 blu. in 1902 and ship
ments 44s.Ot0 bu.. against 3sl0eO bu. Chi
CdRp received -S.ttO Du.. ana fSdTSiS lily
$500 blu. Clearances 10000 bu.
Receipts OF oats at st. Louis 1890 bu..
of which Al cars local and II cars through.
against 1850 bu.. of which 2S cars local
and 2 ears through. in 1902.
Receipts CT oats at primary points 6I2.Oo0
bu.. against $4,000 bu. in 1902. and ship
ments $4,000 bu.. against 3H, coo bu. Clear
ances 5000 bu.
The visible supply of oats the past week
increased 276.c00 bu., against a decrease
of 5000 bu. in 1862. ST. Louis stocks in
creased 1900. Total visible supply 95S.0o0
bu.. against 9ctS.GGO blu. Il week ago. and
7,05i,0C0 BIZ. in 1902.