Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-01
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
Persil;ent Bull Effort Gives Firm Tone
10 Wheat.
COLLAPSE OF DECEMBER CORN DEAL
Current Delivery Sells at Liberal Dis
count Under May and Eight Cents
Below Previous Day-Gen-
eraI Market News.
OMAHA. Dec. 20. 1915.

OMAHA Dec. %, 1876.
Bull enort in market rather Uare of
offerings gave a firm tone and somewhat
higher prices during the greater part OF
the session Capital is being made CT the
reports OF wet weather in Argentina and of
possibilities of bull developments II the
revolution continues in Russia. Neither
feature seems to be taken seriously abroad,
although european markets were steady.
Liverpool cioseu sd lower.
The distant months in corn held steady,
While the December deal went the way OF
many another in the past. The deal col
lapsed and Doth deliveries sold at a material
discount under the May, and the new and
Old December were WITHIN sc OF each other
at one time. Liverpool was @su-2d lower
ana reported depressed from excessive sup
pies. There is considerable bull talk IN
respect to the May delivery and possibly
an attempt may be made the first of the
year TO advance prices but under the con-
hltlohs existing an advance cannot 30 far.
, December shorts ran the current oats de-
.HNefy up to DOC early in the day, out the
price was let down later to under &c.
the May meanwhile was steady. accepts
are moderate and domestic demand goou.
December wheat closed at $3.50, MAJ at
SiisNoec, and july at Hnc
December corn closed at Ale. old December
at &c, May at 4414c, and July at i4@sc.
December oats closed at SIac. May at
5ztsnSz14c, and July at S04sq3J%4c
Urinary wheat receipts were y4S, 90 BUSH
els and shipments l5z,U00 busnels, against
SHIPMENTS of $4,000 Bushels O corn receipts
were $4,000 bushels and shipments 4o,UOO
pushles, against receipts last year of $4,000
Broomlall estimates the worlds wheat
shipments Monday will be about S,S0O,000
bushels of which Europe will take about
t.2tOVO bushels. Last week shipments were
n,SSOO bushels, and last year b,936,OJO bush
els There will be a moderate decrease of
the quantity on passage.
A letter just received at Chicago from
st. Petersburg says pressure is being
brought to bear on the executive to issue at
once ukase prohibiting grain exports
This confirms famine statement of DR.. Dill
lon. ST. Petersburg correspondent of the
New York Daily Telegraph.
There is no improvement In the car sttua-
ton: the railroads are In bad shape. 1t is
believed Chicago receipts will be lighter
after the December option is out of the
way.
The Won Dorm Grain company. through
Prtngle, Fitch Rankin, received news
from Argentina saying the harvest has been
delayed by rains in many parts.
According to the Tribune a Chicago COM
mission house has sent out the following
we are of the opinion speculation VIII
make its appearance In grains after Janu-
airy /. Stocks in New York and Boston
have held the stage for good many
IL, will tend to restrict operations in this
district as II seems unlikely rates Will
reach normal basis within sixty days.
Wheat, corn and oats have been neglected,
and to our mind should be watched closely,
AS conditions the world over are such as
to warrant material advance all along
Omaha Cash sales.
wHEAT-No 2 hard, car zoe; No. 3
CORNING. 3, car, 37%c.
OATS-Standard, l car, Sa4c.
Omaha Cash Prices.
MHEA At hare gSoc ID No I h%5d
75@2 GiffSN No spring e. 7sa7 Saaso. No
Tls Sc; No 3 White, $S1Ia5se.
2sAgzs5sei No. / white, 2Sha29c,