Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-12
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
Wheat Quiet Until News Comes from
St. Petersburg.
HIGHER CLOSE ON RUSSIAN REPORTS
Trade shows Anxiety over Dry
weather in Iowa and Illinois,
and Corr IL higher Be
cause of Uneasiness.
OMAHA. Aug. v. LES.

OMAHA, Aug. "A, 1905.
After an almost stationery market up TO
noon, news OF very bullish character came
from Russia ana caused a nlBner close IN
wheat Inc weather continues favorable
thfOugh the spring wheat belt. Reports OF
rust are Few. Bios OF 4y%c we're made on
Deptember wheat for deuvery in Omaha,
put no sales were made. September closed
at &Ac, December at SAC anu May at sb7sc.
Traders are beginning TO show consider
aole alarm over Dry weather in Illinois and
Iowa. The market showed the effect OF the
uneasiness. shipments from primary points
were larger than receipts Bids OF 4Ohc
were mace on December corn for delivery
IN Omaha. September closed at 54$sc old
september at Atsc, December at 46AAc, old
december at 4sssc and May at 455te.
december at Zlhc ana May at 1880.
Liverpool closed 1kd lower on september
wheat and Ad lower on December. Corn
Argentina wheat shipments last week
were 2644,OO0 bushels, and the previous week
were 3, 45S 600 bushels and the previous week
2,b62,OO0 bushels These shipments are
about 30 per cent heavier than last year.
Primary wheat receipts were $4,000 bushels
shipments 10000 bushels, against receipts
last year Of $50 900 bushels and shipments
10000 bushels and shipments $4,000 bushels
against receipts OF $3.50 bushels last year
and shipments OF 26O0O bushels.
Cash wheat continues to be picked up by
the millers aud elevator interests at al
points. Probably the strongest factor ir
ally exhausted. Consumption OF the new
crop started Immediately and although the
southwestern and Chicago markets, as wei
as Minneapolis, have received a large
amount OF winter wheat. the accumulation
has been very slow.
j. A. Rankin, a big Chicago trader, says
that while the government report is bear
ish enough on its face, It Is far below
the real facts. The United states has
produced crop OF l5OOO000 bushels Of
wheat" said Mr., Rankin. The Canadian
northwest has raised about 100000 bushel!
and Ontario has the biggest crop In it'
history. Threshing returns from the north
west indicate that all of the crop esti
Wheat that was expected to thresh GU
twelve to fifteen bushels to the acre II
producing eighteen to twenty-five bushels
eminent report suggesting $50 900, 900 bushels
Secretary Coburn Of the State Board VI
Agriculture says the corn crop OF Kansas
. Will be around 100000 bushels, agains
1S2,000000 bushels last year. Many field:
will run rs TO 100 bushels to the acre, h'
says. The seaboard sold 100 600 bushels o
corn yesterday, mostly for nearby shipment
and reported the foreigners slow bidders.
Omaha Cash Sales.
wHEATmN9 b., bard car, Sc Ne No.
No. hard, cars, nc: No. hard, ! car
CoRN;-No. 9 yellow. car, 5o1ho; No.
OATS-No 3 white, ! car. 2sc.
Omaha Cash Prices.
WHEAT-No. hard, SOQS2c; No. hard
761lq7Sc; No. hard, 78q7bc; No. 3 spring
EHo.
no grade 4Salsc; No. 2 yellow, 5O%c: No
yellow, Soc; No white, 5o1Ac; No white
0ATs-No. 2 mixed, 25c; No, 3 mixed
No, white, 26ci No. white 2fac; stand
ard 26c & By