Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-09
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
Weakness Prevails in the Whole List
Of Cereals.
SURaENT OPTIONS COMPARATIVELY FIRM
ArEentina ESportabIe Surplus e. Esti-
mated ss Large-Duu Trade In
osts-Modern miller Notes
Drouth Reports.

OMAHA. Dec. s, 1906.
December wheat was strong all day on
aecount OF the strong cash situation. until
OF 70 kc below yesterday. Otner months
we're strong for the FIRST hour. but weak
thereafter ne May closing NC below yesterday
S1c, May at ssihc and July at ssEe. The
my Important news was the estimate of
tnrgenunas exportable surplus at 10OOOO.0OO
corn closed 9sa1ac lower with the ex-
Seption OF new December, which lost only
&c: The market was strong during the
opening hour December closed al l5c. old
iDecemoer at &c. May at 45c and July at
There was a dun market in oats and
deferred futures were weak \ December
closed at Sllhc, May at 32&tc and July at
Bradstreets clearances were A245 900 hush.
els OF wheat and 2.44O.O00 bushels OF corn.
q, SIearances we're $4,000 bushels of corn
wheat and 5000 barrels Of flour. PrimaTy
wheat receipts were $4,000 bushels and
shipments 1.let 900 bushels, against receiprs
Iast year OF $4,000 bushels and shipments
ot 10000 bushels. Corn receipts were $50 =
w bushels and shipments $4,000 bushels
against receipts last year OF 1,l21,0 BUSH
LIVERPOOL closed lsastd higher on wheat
Ah1 unchanged TO I'D higher on corn. A
IiSDte from Odessa to Liverpool reported
IsIger arrivals and exporters making every
eHort 10 snip grain sold and unsold. Sup
pt vEl OF the wheat market at Liverpool WAS
ny tle EulaH weekly Argentina
shipments and by fair spot demand.
Argentina wheat shipments last week
we're i,E4o0oO bushels. against $50 bush
~ Tue previous week and 20evJ bushels
lest year: Corn shipments were 961 900 BUSH
els, against $4,000 bushels the previous
week and l,9-SOoO bushels last year.
Z. II. Spencer OF St Louis believes there
NOT more than 80 per cent of the wheat
crop left In the farmers hands in Kansas
dingent inquiry and think my Information
is correct My Investigation was as search
ing as l could make 1t, as believe these
mat raised surplus this year"
! From the Modern Miller: Reports that
pLouth conditions ate unfavorably aftecting
the winter wheat crop are received from
few localities in Kansas and Missouri
put no actual injury is noted. No damage
Dy hessian ny is reported. The generally
tanned"
A leading Minneapolis grain man sent to
RANKIN the following as a result of a spe-
cial inquiry in regard to interior elevator
ks In the northwest: Claims of 30
10000 TO 100000 bushels of wheat in coun
try elevator storage in the northwest have
been made freely. Investigation leads (
CONCLUSION that the elevator people have
permitted this impression TO stand TO in
huence differences. The books of a line oil
over 100 houses show twenty-nine houses II
Minnesota with only one Car in each, TWEEN
bushels one with 200 bushels; average, al
houses, only 25 per cent of capacity. Be
lieye country elevator stocks greatly over
Omaha Cash Sales.
CORNING. T. l car, $780, No 4 yellow,
car, SS1sc. cars, 3sci no grade car, 36c..
Omaha Cash Prices.
WHEAT-No. 2 hard, sl@SSc; No. hard
7SdSic No. I hard 74df6c; No. spring
7S4sQ4SO15c; No. spring, T5qfSc.
CORNING. 8, Sslsg4Oc No. 4, $sa9Slsc
no grade. S5G3ilhc; No. yellow, 3s5sa40c
No. white, 40c.
oATs-No. ] mixed, 2sa21sc; No. white
SOqSoAc; No; I white, 2s1sqSoe:
RYE-Ho. 2, 6Sqe4c; No 3, 61qG2c