Evening star., 1908-12-13
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, December r. - Extreme
nervousness characterized trading in the
wheat pit on the local exchange today,
prices huctuating over a range of 1lsa17s.
The market. however, closed firm. with
prices up 4 to q compared with the
previous close. Corn and oats also
closed firm, and provisions closed steady.
The action Of the wheat market was a
repetition of that of each of the previous
days of the week. the market being sub
jected to heavy realizing sales and also
free sales for short account Prices de-
clined sharply several times during the
day. but each break was followed by
urgent covering by shorts and by buying
Of several of the leading bulls. During
the final hour demand was general. and
the market closed firm at almost the
top point of the day. final quotations on
May being at 1.06a LOS, and on July 9Sss
The range for the day on the May option
was at 1o4ls to LOSS. and on July 97h
were 5ssa5la TO 61a below the closing
quotations of last Saturday
A greatly improved demand for cash
wheat in the local market was one of
the chief hullish influences of late trad
ing. Clearances of wheat and -four were
equal to $4,000 bushels Primary re-
ceipts were $4,000 bushels. compared
with $4,000 bushels the corresponding e
day year ago. Minneapolis Duluth and
Chicago reported receipts of 374 cars.
against a91 cars last week and go cars
d year ago.
Corn was weak during the first part
of the day because of renewed liauida-
tion inspired to a large extent by the
slump in wheat, but became firm late
In the session and closed firm at almost
the best prices of the day. Compared
with the previous close. final quotations
today were up II to Is. May closed at
61as and July at G1i2.
report from Kansas City claiming
that receipts from the interior were drop
ping off owing to the recent break in
prices helped to strengthen the market
late In the session. Cash at the sample
tables here was in slow demand at de-
clines of Il to q. Local receipts were
o91 cars. with 35 of contract grade.
Weakness of wheat and corn caused an
easy tone in oats early in the day, but a
brisk general demand developed, which
soon caused considerable firmness. Cash
oats at the sample tables was steady to
4c lower. The market closed firm. with
prices unchanged to sc higher, compared
with the previous close. final quotations
on May being 521ac and on July 471Hc.
Local receipts were IA cars.
Trade in provisions was dull and the
market was steady. The feature of trade
decline Of sc in the price of live hogs had
some effect. At the close, prices were 2Isc
higher to 21ac lower.
Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat.
43 cars; corn, 455 cars: oats, 154 cars, and
hogs, $1,000 head.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, December 70
Close: Wheat, December. 1.O5h; May.
LOSS: No. 1. hard. 1.OS7s: No. l, north
ern, 1.O7I; No. 2, northern, Loyal. .O61a
No. 3, northern. 1.O27sa1 .O47s.
Flour-First patents, 5.4Oa5.65; second
patents, 5.20a5.4O; first clears, 4.O0a4. 10;
second clears. 2.95a3O5.
Bran-In bulk, 19.OOa19.25.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, December r.
Wheat-No. !. northern. 10; No. 2, north
ern, 1OSa1 90; May. los.
Rye-No. /. 76a76A
Barley-Standard. 66: sample, 59a66; No.
3, 591a62: No. 4. 59a60
Corn-May, 6las asked.
DULUTH. Mimi. December 12.-Wheat
No. 1, hard. LOS: No. l, northern, LOTS;
No. 2. northern, LOSS: December, 1.O6A:
May, LOSS: July, LOSS.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, December 12.-Wheat-
No ,, red cash. 1.O7a1.0S4: No. .. hard.
1.O21sa1O7; May, 1.08asa1 061z; July, 96Aa
$685.
Corn-No. 9, cash, 5s1sa59; No. 2, white,
61a61h: May, CO.'S; July, eos.
Oats-No. 2, cash, 5O1e; No. 2, white, 81;
May 80: July, 461a.