The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-17
COMMERCIAL.
Cotton Up-Wall Street shorts Covering
buying by Prominent New York and
New Orleans Interests Receipts Light
Frost In Texas-MOre Predicted
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Buying by Prominent New York and
New Orleans Interests Receipts Light
Frost In Texas-More Predicted
drain Irregular-COree Higher
Provisions Irregular.
FRIDAY. Oct. 18.-GRAIN.Wh eat-Spot was
dull and steady. Sales. $4,000 bush No.
red, new. &c. under New York December:
No Northern Duluth. Sc. over; No. 1
Northern New Y.rk, SC. over The North
western receipts were 5s3 cars against 687
last week and 784 last year: Chicago. lO4
cars. against "a last week and no last year.
Futures closed &c. to &c higher. Sales.
l.8OO. OOO bush Prices as follows:
Open Hi0h- Low- Clos Last
R Rssemoer ''''.. ~ -. 81 s..
Oats were steady on the spot Sales, 100000 bush.
42iac.; no, 2mIied clipped Iil.c. Rye was steady
on ,he spot No ?Western, sc c.L { buffalo Barley
s 4uf Hn a po sW ist Sa 1 ss Hps
a: ., sns oa!po[ss 10 while new 70 arrive 1s'.c
$4,000 bush. Prices us follows:
Open High Lor Clos Ia, Lag
May,..,s.,. '',,, i as. 1ss 40'.. ss,s aSt
The following shows the crop movement
New York Tnea "a SEX sc S Rye ss 81 so
TApofts '' ' s??S zoos , ..,, .'.,.
Chicago:
SHIPMENTS soSS i aG'S s sssc"S 'oo SSSS
Buffalo:
Receipts .,, 10000 100000 $4,000 go. $4,000
Shipments .l2S 90 2e2NU II 900 $500 l23.OOO
owing to realizing disappointing cables. favorable
public adriccs from Argentina and more or less
port demand at the scaboard hut there was no
general pressure TO SELL and later on prices I'D
yanc'd owing to continued strength 9Th a, n. North
still urgent. comparatively hight receipts there.
reports of unsettled weather, ilrner late English
cables reports that Japan was buying wheat IN
India. smaller Argentine shipments and covering
Of shorts. Liverpool advanced I'D, to ssd and
advanced ia. Paris was cen,ses lower to
higher. Elevator interests were said 10 be buy
M ryas rp pess Of a SsArs
the Argentine. crop They received little credence.
however. and the eapor,abe suIplu, from on That
country this season. Is estimated at 75.0O00O bush
The Argentine shipments during the week were
1900 bush, agalns. i7e,ooo In the previous week
Is, 1896 900 In the same time last year. The Ameri
can exports for the week according TO 70 hrads,rcst
S ws5e p year as ehssso
Total primary receipts We're i0l2 ooo BUSH against
last h THs MSa sps Mas, sn
for the advancement OF winter wheat seeding In
sections where this work has not been completed
It is, In the ground. All advices indicate a salts
factory condition for the new crop"
Corn was firm early In the day on killing frost
in Kansas, but prices soon weakened on predlc.
lions OF warmer weather, liquidation ana pretty
good selling. attributed 10 provision interests.
Besides, II Is recognized that the crop has now
reached n stage where frost can do little damage,
The cables were lad. to I'D lower. The cash de.
mand was smaller The exports for the week
were 14lo,il2 bush. against l.l0l. lls last week
and iso.e7i las, year. The Argentine shipments
were 20s2, 900 bush. against 2.il00oO last week
and l.857 900 last year Chicago received 800 cars,
including a. OF contract grade. Primary receipts
were 1877 900 bush against 2s3 900 last year, Oats
were easier with corn The offerings are increas-
ing and commission houses sold more than they
bought Chicago received I'll cars. Including
I Of contract grade.
Flour Quiet and Arm. Sales, $500 bbls. Re
CENTS 9O03 bbls and 1881 sacks: exports. II 945
bbls. and 1908 sacks. Winter In bills: Super
ine So No > extrs, s3Gs3.io clears. s3.40a 1896:
straishts. s. soasses patents, AaHso. Spring
In bblS.. Clears, ~ 70Gs3 05; strnlghts A.l0V
T. 40 patents ~. 55Gns+s0 rye -four, So 20Qs355
CorIoN Spot cotton here advanced 10 points
Sales 52T bales for spinning and 400 delivered on
contracts. M!ddlng upands o,9oc, ag ains soc,
last year: New orleans and Gulf lo,l5c, against
S05c. Southern spot markets were generally lfc
TO 10. higher Liverpool advanced points on the
spot with sales OF 1000 bales; futures advanced
ITO ii points. Manchester was more active. The
rpce,ntS were as follows: