The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-14
FROST SCARE IN CORN AND WHEAT
BELTS CAUSES SCRAMBLE IN PITS
Nav Wheat Closes With Advance
of Be. Making New Record
for the 'rop.


REPUBLIC sTECtts-
Chicago. sept Predictions Or hard
:roSts in tn Northu.st aud II f.oSts IL
'ne corr bit as far south a. Northern
missouri furnished f-R buliish inc.niive
Tor all =fs!Hs. aul NOR" inteEs- .xcit--
in"nt for grain trader. While III. srl--s
II the predictions AZ. verified. viii vcrk
NOR" daHrg" {" corn thau To- any Tier
grain. and the market scored an a,i-sur.
OF &C. for May. closing - hiru.r. the
sharpesi sIvauCc wsE 10 wheat. which
gained q and held ~. g bulge In mo
DAYS 10 New hirh pslr. On the crop.
TheF" Were" rains % jEe northern part q
IN" spring wheat holt and in MarIioit
- MIR lH'' quality q Grsiu ia shock and
tH- thT'ht q trusts. wiI,h would hurt al.
quality 81 al uncut grain to stir tn. mar
set am tho Northwest furnished IN. cue
Toy another tEEultLuU- bulge hy tEeI=
fgiiaw'f opening sept wheat in MIMI
sIoltS Idyalr!EE -. .r 'h. firs- ~ min
ui"@ 7" SlZs- Opening gains her. wer.
from j. q" and th-y N.r. me, ~ heavy
.tS"li-'i-- -'il-, h' al sorJs - holders. hut
'h'Ic W. - hi- general demand. nu'!iSh
sen'im'H y; had f"r ben ss;r.rl..! ~ thr q
a.bah'.' - To-. day .--ur.. and the fierce
-. .. ~ huti;.E Indicated some large
S'''It h'f9'1-'S V'r" covering.
HEAVY REALIZING
reacted under 'h' heavy selling. sometimes
ali-i'i for few minsie- on ,..cIi-.-s. the
iire 81 buiii~h enthusiasm seemed >. D..
grnoiiering only and would bf.ak our
hir"@h -: any VrgtsNf- The realizing On
.N'rH sueceSSiy" bul=. however h-etl To-
nav" some eject AMI there was a reaction
81 ABOUT - from top prices with In. clos.
showing gains u 81 20 g.. .Ir ~. day-
The local Speculative trade xaS On q tre-
in-nlou> >ra--- IN" biz private viz. com
iil.-S.on h%4~"S handling any uuulh,r %
quarter million and half million hu. orders
NJ. selling 9aS ie'l ~ some - III. houses
Nhich wer" lar-. buyers LAST vy..k yri,,
q. ftci- Rankin. kue.IarI ana others
creased. 7 81
-. Louis houses. Spencer and othars
., a.. =, .arIy ana later on both sides
u N HtTis't Thee Ulz <orn.- Armour
-liii.S AT -" close. rriIIerg ami -four h-ol,-
- - s'H'''!i!F reported healthy situation
- ~, - follow Ing Tho advance and taking
~ "H"Ts- This Ha- reflected in H.. .a.b
situation IN" local market vaS ., "a -
E.Sn.T. With hard winters 70 the most
Cash sales idso-" d..
COLD IN CORN BELT
'o'der temperatures oycr The com belt
caused strong opening. prices u -, :,
!'-c at the start. but par; Of the advance
w., VS. I9Ss. aCt it remained fo- the p.e,ic-
III III 81 lto>t - start prices Th.. country
90 '-.all mere 4NT weeks
prospect ~ a biz crop and was li,,,oSa.i T.,
SoNss, E'r"ral bgy!uS by th. sr1,ll.r
no1Hes icing a feature o.! the ady-.,r.
rem. the holder u the Iarcasf firs in
tHt market Vas a large bty.- az De-.
,hfIy: but seller on III. EXTERN. ady-a,es
- tI"tt-F RACER were big ht!verS and On
,iaht brokers were on tha; s!da oil
IotSs lei by COmStock and prirrl. ,oal
p in''ts on the uptl!rn- The cash market
W W = e. 20. bur shipping sai.-
Ntt- small ~ .5.''T bu. Receipts k.a-, iib-
,IaI. - ears IN ami 81" estimated Tor -
OATS N SYMPATHY
oats syrnrathizad with o,he- grains s,i
there were advances Of 20 I'm tn. SIN
ard lie in the Dec. and Nav v-btsb
brought OF; liberal selling. the -,
S,iGsiHs only e higher and the ..f..-rs'j
-, i'NrIi"N &C higher. REGENTS =, elrs ,r7.5
- .s'i mated for Tomorrow C4sh ur,~ss
&C 10 &c higher. shipping sales i5s.. hi,
PROVISIONS INACTIVE.
There vas a better response To- er.i,
strength IN provisions but the mark.; an
was inactive. Pork closed ist.a15c bfgb.r
iaId steady 70 eizc higher. and ribs a sb,5..
io".r 10 inc higher. Armour was a -
uHl'T '' oct rlnS. Lut on ~. 1i,-.s'c
Ih"re was selling fc- the Cu.l5hv. IT,.
were reports OF good lard sal.ss f,r .xr,,-.