Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-09
Carlos Receipts.
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features of the Trading and Closing
Prices on Board of Trade.

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CHICAGO, Sept. S.-The government crop
report caused a strong upturn In wheat
prices on the local exchange today, but
liberal profit-taking late in the session
reduced the gains to only a slight lead at
the close, compared with final quotations
Of the previous session. Corn, oats and
provisions closed strong.
The condition OF spFing wheat at the time
of harvesting. hccortiihg to government
statistics. q 7L6 per cent OF a normal
crop, compared, WITH sC7 per cent a month
ago, and the total Yield was estimated at
3S6, 1000 900 bushels. The report was gener-
ally considered OF a. sbNllish character, mas.
much as the total yield was estimated az
years crop, and. while last year the stocks
of old spring wheat in terminal elevators
and at interior points were large, the re-
Fesoeoaed sl sesaisy q Rse tSe buying Which foI3
lowed the publication of the report. and ad-
vanced 70 l1Ac 70 above me low ms MARI
displayed considerable. strength. owing to a
moderate dernRpd by commission houses
despite n decline of more than Id at Liver
nooi, and also despite liberal receipts in the
northwest. The movement n the north1
west, however, was not so heaVy as nau
been exneoted. total arrivals today at Min
neapolis and Duluth being 1855 cars, while
about 2,SOl cars had been predicted. Export
business today, according TO almost uhahl-
nous reports, was practically nil, but forty
fivs boat loads were reported as having
been worked since saturday. cash Wheat
premiums displayed a declining tendency at
all markets IN lnlS country lhe halu ~
variety showing the greatest weakness here,
while sprtna wheat In the northwest was
weakest. OWNS to the liberal moVemenI
Local cash sales were estimated at ioVVO
bushels. The market lost nearly an lts
strength late in the day, because OF LIee
selling for profits, and closed barely STEADY
with prices unchanged to &c higher, COM
pared with the final quotations SATURDAY;
CIearances of wheat and flour were equai
to- 4O3. O0o bushels. The amount on passage
Increased $4,000 bushels, and the visible
supnly Increased 2O.b51 bushels. Primary
receipts were 2.l94,OO bushels c0hPa5eu
\ with 77A.OO0 bushels the corresponding Gay
a wear ago. Minneapolis. Duluth and en-.
CaSn reported. receipts of 1913 cars, against
INA last week and @l a year ago
! Continued drouth in the corr pelt was the
) chief reason for a strong market Tor that
cereal. Corn at the sample tables was up
iS61c despite liberal receipts, there being
a. brisk demand by elevators ana cash IN
terests' The market closed strong, with
prices haAtc to &C above the previous close:
Local receipts were 40 cars with lou Oh
Trade in oats was light and the market
was firm. Cash prices were STEADY 10 &c
higher. The government report, which
showed a condition OF SSM SSmp Sie co weSi
Ing by shorts and helped TO hold the mar
ket firn1r The close was firm, Win prices
&c 70 haAc higher than Saturday close
Local receipts We're SS cars. 49,, r.n
The provisions market was dull put IIn;
Total arrivals OF hoge today were estlnlateu
AZ about le,OD IN excess or those OF khe
same day a year ego. Buying OF Vctopel
lard by packers and shorts was tns xitS
prices 2hc TO i0Ql9Me higher than the pre-
N'EPs sftmSfed receipts for tomorrow: Wheat
40 cars; corn, ES2icarsi oats 2S cars hosS
I'm gSs isading futures ranged as follows;
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