The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-03
Was Experienced in Wheat But Not
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Grains Acted
in Sympathy.

i Chicago, Oct -WHEAT--Quite
i different speculative atmosphere was
ldiscernable on the floor today, and al
though the full early advance was moi
maintained, the reaction was due en-
tirely to restricted trade and not te
bearish Developments All European
/ markets came sharply higher, the Con
tinent leading and all over night OF
1.fers from this side were snapped up
| The total business closed reached d
handsome total. estimated as high us
III loads, the seaboard, northwestern
and southwestern points participating.
Flour sales were also good The
| strength abroad was attributed to un.
| favorable weather in Australia and
India and very light cash offerings,
Broomhall notes light arrivals at
Southern Russian ports and the ex-
port business In consequence at n
standstill Much has been written of
late regarding the wonderful strength
is unquestionably true but the tend
ency has been to overlook the posi-
tion at our own doors The latest
Canadian advices indicate very little
milling wheat, hardly enough in fact
to meet home milling requirements
Our spring wheat crop is of such pro-
portions that 1t is close question
II there will be enough of good quail
ity to supply the needs Of Minneapolis
and country mills aud the usual con
sumption by eastern mills, The ex-
port demand has run largely on win
ter varieties. 1t looks very much to
us as though our surplus would prove
in large degrees myth. We believe
in very much higher prices ultimately.
Liverpool closed from Il to 1ss high
err. Local receipts We're IS cars with
rs expected tomorrow Northwestern
cars GIL or 126 less than last year.
Primary receipts were 100000 short
of year ago at 100000. clearances
LOCO.
CORN--Trade was light the fore
part of the session. the market sym
pathizing fractionally with wheat.
Continued good receipts and findr
weather induced some local realizing
and the trade did not prove large
enough to absorb it, excepting at a
concession. The situa
ton, however, is healthy. Receipts |
ran large the past month, yet the Wis
ible is smaller than on September LIST. |
This, with the big cash premiums for |
all grades, is sufficient evidence OF
the enormous consumption. Liver |
pool closed shade higher. Local
receipts were 474 cars with SEQ ex
pected tomorrow. Total primary re-
ceipts 1,129,00o against G0o,00o year
ago. Clearances $4,000.
OATS-Interest in this market was
light, the local pit traders taking theif
cue from the other markets. While /
receipts maintain the present volume
we do not anticipate any material
change in values, but with decreased
which are due in two or
three weeks. renewed speculative ac
-ivity is probable, which will result in
higher prices. Local receipts were
,GG cars with 267 expected tomorrow.
Total primary receipts $4,000 against
100000 year ago.
PROVISIONS-Provisions were fur
her depressed by another decline in
iogs and the weakness In corn. A lit
lie October liquidation is still going
IN and offerings of January deliveries
we're liberal. A western packer led
he selling. Shippers bought nearby
PRODUCTS. Shorts and investors took
he January deliveries. Cash trade is
airly good. Stocks of products here
how about as expected. $4,000 hogs
stimated for tomorrow.