The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-15
Oats Are Firm and Provisions
Move Little. losing 1T
Slight Gain.

REFCEILrE?1CiAL
Chi-41o. Lee. -I-Ths.. oraa-l >.e-jy.
with y~~y "a sE:aE orders ia Jas pit.
the licu.lei.on whi.g forced tho h--2z
! TGe=Iay aplar-~t1- e.-, and a. ~ea-=75
had -ons hpnc sh7r; jig expectation O. :
I further decline. il -cgs bat % moderate
commission demand 50 Sl--, tie covering
and force an adv@Hre q a-a-H q cent. -
which strength in M-ua@pg.t~ -1 mod
crate buying ~ 4rI"ats-w.re hg-sez for
the New YORK bills contributed -,t .
LITTLE.
The ma:.,ct. which c7rHod ~ Eas-. fu-
Nav AID sy.a - - SIC. reacted twice
70 SO. III t--6e nervous. LIE volume Il
business su4I and sc4!psrS inclined -
follow. TIE cue. and sometime =et gheg1
CT II on any appearance c: cg--E--s----
selling. But around the even fsut-. there
pas q fs!r scattered commission demand.
and prices rallied Sharply each In 51
The last bulge. touching g = E--- ami
Going ~ 49, o.l. = .-l sam o: j. -y-
III cay
Dee. vas relatively yak -ll=r scat
tsT.c !Iqlilat-ul. gaming only : g E-'J-=.
TIE discount -.--.- III. widening t' 80
Ja.". affected - IL Lynx lut S-a=Ia:
IN tne Norm" - and --rcrts ot s.raL
farmers De !yeT.es il that s.g,.gI Le.p,l
the ADVANCE. II T-- .-E1:ss- TIE -T-ns
wheat r1.Lt-s 1t MINNEAPOLIS. .ZLtl .U-
M-!raUk.a mao agreed tr close t-ei- mis-
* G5yS b+tEt-. nos and jan a. nut lie
PiI<:--E u='c!- denied Er- Intention II
closing IN local cash market Wa= iLas-
than Old time tT0E.-s have t.-- known J.,
II" receipts Only - cars. but no .nl-.G
EC- them at al. AND over - car. In. LG.-E
some eft over IRON lie cay b-:g:-. car-
TleG over uGsolj.
Direct cables reported Argentine vsstI.-
q favorable. Speculative trade was snail
enough I" suggest Tia @2pTJacA!n- Ii
day season vas cutting Gown business
NV Workers not only bOu-r. but claimed
they had rot sold the cay uSTC-e- armour
bought Nay around NC, hut Va sup
posed L. hc & seller IN Minneapolis. and
PERHAPS here on the oulges-
CORN LIQCIDATIC:.
There was mora i-qsi.atiou OF Uec. cora
by leading hc.dsrz. enough 70 break The
price TO H.. level with the May. COM
pa-=5 with q prem. IN CO &C TWO days ago.
There was 4 T~cactlou on catered buy
ing 10 !S-:g IT tEc Close. = uet loss Of &c
ter the Gay May hs-- FIRM o. moderate
receipts anu some buying against s@les o.
pec. by those who had 5Ls .u-eaG the
other way. selling IRON. 49, split % -.
and c!os.r- at the latter F-.ee s~e!le-s. 4
1t looked : Though Cu51ly had aban-
doued to fort in lie selling through
brokers. and there Mas a>O q god dsa!
on the market through Bartet--Frazler.
--- $3.50 49,
ten. Receipts were %! cars. WI. - "sU-
7 mated foG The days arrival Complaints
from country stations on = number c:
Western roads o: lnaG-L-ty 70 60 cars,
while elevators are blocked Wit. corn.
scggsstoG 2 reason for the small receipts.
There VS. only : car cf contract grade il
The receipts. but 5.rD bT. Cu: OF private
houssE. cash prices were STEADY the ship
Ping demand generally rather GulL Sales
about .3Cy bU.
OATS.
n-.- 49, g. - -----1g-~ - -
ceip;s fer si3..o tu. STANDARD oats, Nhi1.
VIII be shipped from store. Shirts covering
on this evidence Of 4 cash demand. prices
sai-.t - t. &c. Receipts E--p IEhI. =
cars IL and 9 estimated. Cash prices we:e
steacy.
Provisions moved little and finally closed
with gains OF -=ulEc. f+lLCtuatgl waS
governed hy local PIT SENTIMENT 7utsi-e
trade h-iIg rneas.r. l:gS receipts "--t
4ItyD and $50 are expected tomorrow,
uEccS at the N2-l- STEADY.