The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-03
GRAIN MARKET NARROW
WITH LITTLE SPECULATION.
WHEAT LONGS SELL LARGE
LOTS.
Corn Holds Firm With Good Cash
Demand and Better Outward
Movement.

Fractional declines in the value of wheat
options made w the sum total of grain
market results YESTERDAY. Corn and oats
were unchanged. Cablcd information was
bearish. The weather was on the men AMI
local receipts were heavy. There no
outside buying interest and the little trad
ing done was in the hands of local scalp
ers until the end of the second hour. when
some of the big longs freely unloaded.
The visible supply of wheat for the past
week decreased 1,1iICoo bu., against de-
crease of $4,000 bu. in 1902 st. Louis stocks
decreased 10000 bu. and Chicago increased
1900 blu. Total visible supply 41.S07,0oO bn..
against 4S.S5i.000 blu. week ago and o.
093 900 bu. in 1902
Worlds shipments of wheat to Europe
the past week 900 bu., against S17S,OOO
Blu; a week ago and 7.1i2. 900 bu. in 1902,
Stocks OF wheat in ST; Louis mills al: and
4S4 bu.. against Sill 900 blu. on Feb. l, and
41S1O0 bu year ago
May wheat opened 1-16c off and sold at:
72ssc; 72,Ea7etsc. 72ssc. 72ihc 72sa72hc. 721sc,
Corn receipts were heavy and Chicago
manipulators were on the selling side in the
session. Though there was no eXpor: in
quiry. an excellent cash demand. and strong
foreign markets caused enough speculative
buying to hold future values steady.
The visible supply of corn for the past
crease of 45S.000 blu. in 1902. St. Louis stocks
decreased 6S.0G0 bu.. and Chicago increased
22S,0oo bu; Total visible supply lo,21s,ooo bu..
against 10. 900 bu. week ago, and TO-
100 bu. in 1902
Worlds, SHIPMENTS of corn to Europe the
past week 3,212,G0 bu.. against 4.S6s 900 blu.
week ago. and 1859, 600 bu. in 1902.
Late market dull. but held fairly well.
May closing the day unchanged at 42Isc bid
and July same at 4lSsc sellers
May corn opened lsc of and sold at:
4s "a s''c Ase' &C. exc &c. 4''''' exc
Receipts of wheat at St. Louis were 77.s1-
bu.. of which PA SKIS. and 20 cars were local
and ID cars through. against $500 bu.. of
which 20 cars were local and % cars
through. in 1902.
Receipts of wheat al primary points 564 oos39
bu., against 56i. 239 bu in 1902 and shipments
1Oi, s29 bu.. against 13S0O0 blu. Northwest
ceived 437 cars, against 476 cars In 1902. Chi
cago received 27,750 bu. and Kansas City
Is. 400 bu. Clearances sos. 500 bu.
Receipts of corn at St. Louis were 1852
bu.. of which 56S SKIS. and 149 cars were local
and 81 cars through. against $500 bu.. ot
which 10 SKIS. and 81 cars were local and Is
cars through, in 1902.
Receipts OF corn at primary points were
6S5o9o bu.. against $4,000 bu. in 1902. and
Chicago received 2S9125 bu.. and Kansas
City $500 bu. Clearances I,033,073 bu
Receipts of oats at ST. Louis were 1850
bu.. of which 6S cars were local and 10 cars
through. against 7l0,50o bu.. of which "a cars
were local and 10 cars. through in 1902.
5i2.ss4 bu.. against $4,000 blu. IN 1892 and
shipments 256SS3 bu., against l56 900 bu
Clearances 1891 bu.
The visible supply of oats for the past
week increased $4,000 bu.. against an in
crease of 1872 900 bu in 1902 ST. Louis stocks
increased 5000 bu. Total visible supply 6. 1885,
00o bu.. against 5s74.OO0 blu. a week ago and
42i ZOO bu in 1902.