The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
SHARP BREAK AT CLOSE
CARRIES GRAIN DOWNWARD.
FINANCIAL NEWS Is 4
EEARISH FACTOR.
Heavy Shipments by Foreign
Countries To Europe Weaken
Wheat Values.

/ Grain values were sharply lower IN YES
/ teTGag's local market Lower cables and
\ the Gru-T Ssirr effect 0s unfavorable fInan-
I clal news from tEs East more than Of
I set a continued good cash demand. AL
| foreign exporting countries showed a big
I increase in their shipments 20 Europe
/ during the last week There was some
/ attempt Co continue the bull movement In
/ the opening hour. but later the market
was decidedly weak
Statistical news was generally bearlsh.
The visible supply Of wheat the past
week increased 1.5i3.0O1 bu-. against an In
crease Of $4,000 bu. in 1902. St Louis
stocks decreased 1.1lo bu. and Chicago de-
CrgaEt 200 bu- Total visible supply -
-f''j ..... Hrti1-st N.sbsntH bu. q week
ago and -sESi.ctJ bu. in 1872
Wheat uU ocean passage afioat for Eu-
rope reruTtru at -y,-sNuUJ hu.. against d
lv,''p b-- . week agO. Increase I.l2O,-
Worlds shipments OF wheat afoat for
Europe the past week reported At I0.702.-
"NH tu-. against lu,J3s.DnO bu. q week ago
and lU.s-l.aJ tu. in lS2
Dee wheat opened "a sc OF and sold at:
60. CSC. sss. Ssisc. ssf,c, s6i.e ss}sas5r,c.
s''sc. sss. s5z.c. S'.c. sJ',e. s5i4c.
Corn was unable to hold up against gen
orally favorable weather and the weak
EH~7 ui wheat Receipts here and at
other URINARY points were large and val
ue7 We're affected BY the slump IN securl-
The visible SUPPLY OF corn the past week
decreased slt.ITJ Lu-. against a decrease OF
1000 hu IN lYv-- St-LOuis stocks decreased
-'NlJ Lu- ana ChlcIEp 500 bu. Total Wis
tui" supply s.fi-Uol bu-. against S3-s0CJ
uu. a week asJ and 2-.iI O1J bu. in Is02
Corn on ocean passage afioat for Europe
reported at lJsSj.tNJ bu., against IL. 5000
bu. q week ago: decrease l.-7j.0lO bu.
WORDS shipment OF corn to Europe the
past week reported at Al2b 90 bu-. against
..r-3,1'5 bu- week ago and 2,SSi 90 bu. IN
Dec. corn opened l,c on and sold at:
at'e. g Hi-g sc. &c, Sszsc, S53,c. ss5sa1s7ic,
- - 49, --.sr-
Receipts Of wheat NJ St Louis. $40
bI-. OF which 81 SIS ll. - cars local and
is ears through. against @Li=1 bII- Of
which ts5+ SKIS irG Us cars local and -
cars through. On l.s-
Receipts oI wheat NJ primary points. l.
ule-t'n Ug-. against l.sfS.N"r hu.. In 1872 and
shipments. i.-'or bu.. against ii.c)D bu.
NurthWCst received SIS ears. against L.8
cars iu 1sE- Chicago received lI6.725 bu.
4f'J bu.
Receipts OF corn at st. Louis. 5000 bu..
or which 50 gsSrs local and = cars through.
against $500 tu.. of which = cars local
anu Z car through IN EC2
Receipts uf corn az primary points. co.
shipments. stj.Vp bU-. against SiiGOO bu.
ChieaE9 received 5000 bu-. and Kansas
City, ls.flJ CIsIrJGces. 10 80 bu-
EeCr.p;s Of oats at St. Louis. l5O.51 bu-,
OF which - SKIS. and ~ cars local and S
car through. against l57.s51 hu-. OF which
IL cars local and lJ ears through. in 1907
Shipments. -yss5 bu.
The v,sini" supply OF oats the past week
decreased 5sI,l'p hU-. against n decrease
90 aNi"4 hu- IN 1872 ST. Louis stocks de-
creased l."'" bu. Total visible supply -
Ns'tsu hu-. against 6S2l Co bu. a week ago
ard $50 iu.. in 1872.
Receipts uf oats at primary points. 7G9.-
hHT La md
shipments. $4,000 hu., against $500 bu.
CleIr4ucgs. LsJ bu.