The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-20
Receipts from the Northwest
Continue to Run Very
Light.
Tn Minneapolis the Stocks Show.
n Increase Of 10000 Blu
for Five Days.
Very Strong Cash Demand Is in
Evidence for All
Offerings.

Minneapolis Chamber OF Commerce, Dec. 20
Liverpool followed the decline in American mar
kets of yesterday. but the small receipts In the
northwest more than offset this influence and
the market opened up small fraction followed
by little further advance to above calls. On
the advance holders OF calls sold the market
reacting. to put price, and holding steady: The
market Is very narrow, the trade practically all
3 of scalping character and mainly by the pro-
fessional element The coming holidays is caus-
ing traders to keep out OF the market to any
small trades for the little profit they pick
up until after the first Of the year.
Liverpool again, cabled that weather in ar
gentina was nnfayorable, but this can hardly
be serious as the markets mainly affected by
reports from that country show apprehension
of any difficulty from that source and refuse to
advance yss5 &
Local stocks increased 100000 bu for five
days Receipts 221 cars against 507 "a year
ago, Duluth 10 against 1928, Winnipeg 80 against
200, Chicago 45 against 13, Kansas City 1O1 900
$4,000. Liverpool wheat closed A@ssd lower;
Paris wheat unchanged to &c lower. Flour
10@25c lower; Berlin w higher; Budapest, Bc
lower and Antwerp unchanged. II
easier at the opening with values Nd lower,
being Influenced by the weaker cables from
America yesterday and continued liquidation by
smaller traders. Toward midday some steadiness
developed. May gaining &c owing to private
cable, which reported wet weather in the Ar
gentine and the expected advance in the bank
rate taking place. IS Corn was easy at the start
with values unchanged. Trading was extremely
dull with the market neglected. "&
Weather map: Canadian Northwest-Tem-
peratures to 20 above; partly cloudy. North
west-Tempe to % above; showing,
trace Duluth and. st. Paul; Devils Lake. %:
partly cloudy over northwest. West-Tempera-
lures 20 to 80; partly cloudy Des Moines, snow
ing, Oh; Charles City, showing, .O2. South
west-Temperatures % to SO above; partly
cloudy. Ohio Neutrality-suspicious. 80 to SO;
cloudy; indianapolis. .02 Columbus OF; Gin
cinnati, showing, lie; Louisville, .18; Evans
vile, .O8; Cairo. .00. 80. sl,-t.E ,.s +.
Weather forecast: Illinois and Indiana
Rain or snow tonight Friday clearing; some
what warmer tonight; cooler Friday. Missouri
Generally fair tonight and Friday; cooler Fri
DAY. Lower Michigan-Ra1n or snow tonight and
Friday somewhat warmer tonight. Wisconsin-
Rain or snow tonight Friday Clearing and
colder. Minnesota-Snow tonight, probably fair
Friday: colder. Iowa-Snow tonight; Friday
probably fair colder. North and South Dakota
Snow tonight or Friday colder. Nebraska
Fair tonight; Friday fair except rain or snow
In west; colder tonight. Kansas-Fair tonight:
Friday fair except rain In west.
The market showed little change during the
last hour OF trading prices somewhat soft, but
the demand seems to be5enough to- take offer
1'gs fairly well when pressed for SALE The
cash demand was very strong No. 1 northern
selling at May price to Nc over while some
elevator No. 2 northern was sold at 2hc under
May In store, which is very unusual at this
Z time of the year. Clearance Of wheat and Aonr
81 900 bu; primary receipts, 665, 900 bu against
SOS,bOO bu year ago; shipments 147 900 hi
against 1S1 900 bu. ~