Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-23
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
Market Opened Strong, Tut Weather Cen
ditionS Cause Slight Reaction.
FEATURElESS MARKET EXCEPT IN WHEAT
wheat Opened strong and Advanced
Slightly, with Later Decline on
Reported showers and
Predicted Rains.
FtATURELEss MARKET EXCEPT IN WHEAT
OMAHA. npril p. 1907.

OMAHA, april p, 1907.
Showers in the southwestern wheat belt
caused an easier market ana little trading
was done except IN wneaJ, which opened
firmer o nreCeipt OF more damage stories,
but reacted on later realization sales. oats
opened very strong, but declined In synpa-
thy with the general market tone. Firm
ness was apparent after slight declines
we're recorded and the close was active and
Wheat was affected by the large receipts
in the northwest and a slight increase in
the visible supply. Rains we're reported
in southern Kansas and Missouri and crop
reports were Of a more conservative char
acter than those received recently Re
ports OF green bug damage were received
from northern Kansas, causing a slight adj
vance in both May and July wheat, but
predicted showers and a generally favor
able weather forecast caused prices TO ease
on NC from the top, with proft-taking
sales Navigation on Lake Superior has
opened and several boats shipped from the
500 river with export wheat.
Seeding conditions are in poor shape and
Te-seeding may be necessary in some sec
tlons, There was little change In the cash
market, with no sales made for export,
ana the heavy primary movement con-
tinues. May wheat Hpened strong at the
closing prices Of j. jrday and advanced
NC but reacted &c 5eptember wheat rose
No from 749sc. bio, at the opening and de-
wheat
Trading in corn was Of small proportions,
as receipts were light and little interest
was manifest The market was fairly
steady on higher cables, the export de-
mand at seaboard is reported TO be ex-
cellent The close was firm, with only
slight reCessions from the opening prices
Oats were dull although receipts were
large, but opened at an advance Later
prices were at a lower level and the close
was only steady. July options were slightly
stronger however, and closed no higher.
Primary wheat receipts were $4,000 bush.
els and shipments $4,000 bushels, against
receipts last year of $4,000 bushels and
shipments Of $4,000 bushels Corn receipts
were $500 bushels and shipments 463, OO(
bushels, against receipts Of 10000 bushels
and shipments of S23 600 bushels last year
Clearances were $4,000 bushels wheat
l&,O0O bushels corn, 1900 bushels oats and
wheat and flour equal TO al, 900 bushels.
Liverpool closed unchanged to lad lower
on wheat and Nd higher on corn.
worlds wheat shipments were 1855 90
bushels, against 9,256,OO0 bushels, and corr
shipments We're $4,000 bushels, against
l,@O,OW bushels last year.
The visible wheat supply increased this
week $1,000 bushels TO 51,s76,OOO bushels
against 4S.94S,OOO bushels last year. The
visible corn supply decreased $4,000 bushels
this week TO 10,603, 900 bushels as compared
with 7074,000 bushels last year. The Visible
supply of oats this week increased 474OO
bushels to a total of II, 1858, 900 bushels, al
against supply Of 1Sl9O,OOO bushels las
year.
Local range of options: