The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-01
September Scores Advance Of
lie. While December ard
May Are 3-sc.
REP Bi.!c SPECIAL.

RErt Bic SPECIAL.
Chicago. IL Agg 5I-Sorns 81 the
sianch'st local bulls confessed % a feel
ias 81 uncertainty about the wheat mar
keJ to-day. belle: that the present price
was on d.bstab!s GROUND While this wa
rather h.ar.sh confession for a bull. the
market acted v'ry much a. /. the opinion
were correct IL vas rnor- than usually
nervous and .Trat!c. covering the same
ground several times end executing such
rapid changes 81 front that tie gu.ci..s:
scalper IN she ri; ss- kept guessing.
Tine close was on on. q the -rrong
turn. NJ net gains q ll.c 60. neW sep
and &C for Dee. and MAY showers AZ
several points Ia the Nofthv--t. shOsa On
the weather map. more reported during
IN" session and NOR. predicted fog to-
morrow furnished the chief bullish inNg-
lodging n.cause ~ rain. reminders that
sgca conditions would interfere with an
early movement. and the usual quota q
bad thrashins returns.
OPENING spirit
There was an opening squirt % ahou, II.
but commission demand was smaller.
There was some pressure 20 sell Sept and
Dec. and the market brake rapidly ~ -
under yesterday. The i.ci;r. .aa checked
BY fair local buying Of Iay. and vhef.
the market started W Il went q irkiy.
May advancing nearly 2 70 slilt. PIT
Traders followed the buying. but commits
sion demand continued tame. and on AZ
parent Efforts 20 market line q. wheat.
pr. sunahiy nv Patt"n and spu;hysst.Tn
holders. another quick break resulted. Re
n~~ei buying. however. 10y commission
houses and a late demand for Sept. which
found the market bare .! Offering. rallied
May 20 s. iOi.
The sharp spurt IN the Sept, seemed 20
indicate that shorts wee afraid there
might Re no wheat out on Sept deliveries
after all. In spite y: the recent output %
No hard winter from private houses,
about IStT9 bu- IN six dayf
Tn. cash market was firm FOR the good
grades. nut .ov-grads hard winters stu
dragging.
CORN ADVANCES
Scattered rains Ia S-b-asks ard ths
Southwest .ssrtei helpful !nh-"ar" ~
corn prices. There -ss local and com
ting the warm. forcing weather needed 20
matuT. the crop. May sold W &c 20 sC.
but this price brought OFT rather IRE. %
fe-inss. and held the market 20 final
gain Of SI-.c
The opening was strong on covering by
pit traders Who had gone home short in
Of worst. end there vas buy.ns by FoDth-
western houses At 'ines-Sperce- ana "t1-
er<. There were claims from Nebraska
and Iowa that rne vesth.r Is needed all
September TO mature the crops Receipts
keep rather liberal. IL cars inspected "a
and ~ estimated ror tomorrow Cash
prices were nc higher. and the shipping
demand slow.
OATS HIGHER
Dat. played follow to the leader again.
advancing moderately In sympathy with
corn ard closing I,GA.c UP. Tire ad-
vance wss checked b. SEPT liguida'i0ns
under the influence Of the 49,. ~ b. ~
standard cats out OF private Elevators
and the expectation o: rather fire.. d.liv-
cries to-day. Cash houses sDid Dec.
Wrenn was a good buyer % May
PROVISIONS LOWER
In provisions the mora serious aspect 81
the strife. lpvs- hog price. AMI d"sir.
20 se' away from the cash property caused
marked weakness. Scattered Nqui:atiyns
cost prices .;-45ti.c. the Sept. deliveries
Weakest. Hog receipts 1880. estimate -
90