Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-28
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARRET
Conditions in Wheat on Reverse Of
Previous Day.
SLUMP At CLOSE PRICES CENT OFF
Corn Down Like AmOunt-ORtH
the only Cereal which Holds
Firm 60 the Last
Foreign Market.


OMAHA, Aug. &c. 1905.
Today's experience IN the wneat pit was
the reverse OF that OF yesteruay. during
the nrst half OF the session there was con-
siderable buying To cover anu prices were
up. Just before the close general selling
movement set In which DTOke prices lc
IRON yesterdays close. with a partial re-
cOvery later. The market was dull the
greater part Of the session. with no feature
except promise of rain in the northwest.
september closed at 1yS4c, the high point
closed at sl1.aS1s.c 't and Nav at sac '''''''
Trade was night in corn and prices steady
the greater part of the session, with no
nouceable pressure to sell until the wheat
slump. This started corn and the market
sold lc OF for September delivery, without
any apparent cause september closed at
469sc, old December at OoSsc and May at
Oats were the only cereal which did not
slump at the close. The market finished
firm with prices a shade higher. September
closed at 26c, December at Z6kc and May
Liverpool closed I'D higher on wheat and
hUhd lower on corn.
Clearances were 5000 bushels OF wheat,
5000 barrels OF -four, 5000 bushels of corn
and 5000 bushels of oats, Primary wheat
receipts were 10000 bushels and shipments
463,OO0 bushels, against receipts last year
of $4,000 bushels and shipments of po'OO
bushels Corn receipts were $4,000 bushels
and shipments 900 bushels, against re-
ceipts last year Of 54l, 900 bushels and ship
ments of 10000 bushels. ..,.
Australian wheat shipments were 10000
bushels this week, $4,000 last week and
10000 last year. The estimated world s
wheat shipments Monday are SS0O,0o0 bushS
about iS s.SCo.oo0 5000 Bushels bushels TotSi stocks Of
wheat at Minneapolis are l,0l2,lH bushels,
showing a decrease Of Us,sS6 bushels for
Premiums for cash wheat in Mime
apolis are weakening and large sales were
made yesterday to arrive at reduced prices.
An exporter says that the country has ex-
ported 100000 bushels less wheat and -four
sihce July than for the same period last
year Usually about 1900 bushels OF wheat
Is sold for export through gulf ports In
August and September but this year prac-
ucally nothing has been done. The ex-
ports is paralyzed by lack of railway facili-
ties, the government having retained all
The ware houses in south Russia are over
flowing with grain awaiting transportation.
The corn trade Is talking Of shortage
Of 100000 bushels at Chicago. Country
dealers do not seem to be anxious to sell
their corn and Patten who is short, says
they haven't much to soil
Regarding oats, the Inter ocean says:
Reports from number of sections in
Illinois and Iowa received say that farmers
are not selling their new oats and are
not Offering them TO any extent. Here Is
the way an oat trader and farmer puts the
the farmer about SO an R'Ssg acre for his land,
not going TO sell his oats at. this wide
difference. The price is too low
Omaha Cash snIes.
WHEAT-No. 2 hard, cars, 7Sisc; No.
hard, l car, sic; No. hard car, 74c.
CORN-No. 3, 4 cars, 5OS<c
OATS-No grade, l car 1hc.
Omaha cash Prices.
soN WHEAT6Mo ne No bard bard 49, No hard "a
CORN-No ., sic; No. 8, 5054c' No. 4,
soc 10 grade, 44Q49c; No. 2 yellow, 5lkc;
No. yellow, 5lhc; No. white. 5l%c; No.
white. sic.
OATs-No. 2 mixed, 2shc; No. 3 mixed,
2$c No. mixed, 223ac; No. white, Ahc;
dard 2415c.