The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-14
Corn Gains 2c-Oats Are 34c
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Quoted
2l2c TO &c Up.
81 Assocr.TEp rREsa

BT Associated FRESa
Chicago. SEPT is.-Ki!lin= frosts caused
sensational bullish trading in wheat ana
corn today. Al one time all deliveries OF
wheat were g. above yesterdays ct"sinS
prices. an adya5se OF F. in = hours May
wheat to-day sold at Sis. alIs-.-a new
h.gh-r.cord mark for the season Dee
advanced TO 5i.I6i.- 1t the clos" wheat
prices uer- ~ over &c. Corn was up al
most =. oats MAZE ne; gain " &c
and provisions ztzc 70 &c.
WHEAT.
Injeuse excitement prevailed in the
wheat 81; at II. op"nins. with apparently
sIlfsLI+. Mas vas up r,C 10 &c at
every trader a. avpw"u buyer The de-
Ii..,E..! Ms so urgent anu I,Tiiss :" I'm
;t.t! that prIe-.s 4oE ali deliveries w-T. bad
~ fully = 1T the START. initial quotations
%. Dec -hoWlnS 4 gain OF I've 20 -isc ~
f-l5s. GLl,-,.
Tn, cause OF the turn vas i cold wave
which spread DER the Catalan S'rth-
west last night kiilluS much Of the
wheat stu staining In Manitoba tAe loss
l. estimated at - per cent Of tn c!"i-
i H.- deSl.. To- rLy vas increased NJ the
strong tone 81 all foreign grain markets.
snarp advances arrCa4 furnishing 'n1ict-
lions OF univ s-ai alarm Co;.c-r"ine me
American wheat crop. Inc buying Wa on
-ucu q heavy scale that u w.tS almost i'm
POS. ib!- q" follow the market a. tIr
scesIOu advanced causes of fTssn grief I0r
the bears appeared
BIG SHORTAGE
Primary ~.ceipjs showed nearly a - peg
cent decrease. compared with a year ago.
and privaJ" idvie-< iron she Northwest
regarding th..,shinS returns We're distinct
y d!sappoi3t.Eg- On the urgent demand
P:ic'r I">. r1Eitly II i.-res tCci 't ,..
point on Man FOR May wa- reached al
81 Is. sii -lSsS. reariv = above m. :"Trn@r
h!gn-recp'd naik. Previous TO to-day the
r.-t nsG.~ Ht- S--l.. at which pre-
wheat for May delivery sold O. aug. .
The Dec. option was cOTrsspOndiagly
strong. 'Ivaac.n; % si-l-7i.- a gam % OVER
prices The unusual activity continued
uu.,h1ted through tn. entire session. IN.
market closing strong. with May S-i17-g
II maj quotations. in D~v- ~vf- al
Cleslances of wheat and -four we're equal
TO 500 hu. Primary receipts were s*i-"'i
Minneapolis. Duluth and Chicago reported
r.ce:pt- ~ '1l ears against les csrs last
week and ll.s a yss- ago
CORN.
The upward fight - wheat prices acted
lik. . tonic on the corn market. bringing
oct liberal buyi1g by shorts AMI also
heavy purchases for investment account.
The action ~ wheat. however. wa1 only
matter % secondary importance. ta-
Dominating Iuiiuenc. being predictions of
frost tonight throughout the West =
great part OF the crop - stall in the rlstIr-
InE state. and a hlichtius frost Al tn
tir1.. II j. claimed would cause enormous
4aA-aG.
During the dsy offerings were exceeding
y Light. coming largely from small hold
.Ts. who were willing 10 accept a mocer-
ate profit.
At tn. opening Dec vas ~ &c TO ii=c a.
a. to 53l.c- With the announce rneut OF the
Weather Bureau pre1ic5ion the price quick
~ shot W TO Ii-lJI.c- Small reaction
followed On proiiJ-takirg. but the market
closed strong. with Dee ~ 53i-c. Local t.
c-iIts we've y cars. vita - OF contract
grade
Oats shared in the generally buIlish sit
gat.o2- Trading WAS on a fairly liberal
scale. the volume of business being re-
st.ictsd 6y q scarcity Of offerings A big
lnCresss In local stocks prevented any
such sensational advance as occurred in
other grains.
Dec opened &c to &c higher al &c TO
39Ssc sold Up to go and closed at g &C.
Local receipts were "a cars
RANGE OF FT--T-D-S