Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-12
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features of the Trading and Closing
Prices ON Board Of Trade.

CHICAGO, Sept. u.-Profit aking on
arse scales authorized a weak close In
At the start, final quotations showing net
losses Of haSs to Sg%c. The corn market
high marks for the season. oats were
weak, but provisions were strong.
The wheat market opened firm with
lrices a shade lower to Adhc higher. and
during the first hour fresh gains OF nearly
one cent were made in all deliveries as a
result OF active buying by the leaders. The
the excellent demand for flour in the north
west and the brisk demand for cash wheat
at all principal centers in this country.
News of the day failed to show any new
feature which would tend to encourage In
creased holdings of wheat. On the con-
trary, the Liverpool market was easy and
the movement in the northwest was again
exceedingly liberal. Receipts at Mime
apolis and Duluth today. were more than
responding day last year, being 94 cars,
while the total primary receipts were more
than double those of a year ago. reward
the end of the first hour long wheat IN
large quantities began to come into the pit,
a number of leading longs, apparently tax
ing advantage OF the early bulge 70 us
pose of part OF their holdings. As the SEES
sion advanced offerings became sun more
liberal and before the end of the day more
than 100000 II was claimed had oeeh SOFA
by about a dozen traders. These heavy
sales caused a sharp slump In prices iSte
in the session from which the market failed
90 rally, The market was aiieCSeS socLS in
Inc northwest. Duluth reporting an In
crease OF I. 600 bushels for the week ana
Minneapolis claiming an Increase OF eO;UOy;
New York reported twelve boat loads nau
been taken for export, but locally me ex5
port business was at a standstlI Demanu
Tor cash wheat here was tame at yester-
DAVIS prices. Outside markets for. cash
wheat were firm early, but weakened La'et
I'm the day. The market closed alfnost az
tha bottom. Cl%earances of wheat ana IlouI
were equal to 3,013,O00 bushels. Urinary
receipts $4,000 bushels, eompsrsa w WIN
6g9. 500 bushels the corresponding Gay a year
AGO MINNEAPOLIS. Duluth and chicago re,
ported receipts OF l.OS7 cars against o%o last
week and 407 a year ago. h,oh
All deliveries Of corn sold az new n'g
one time selling at Sl%c. December toucnee
7O&c and May 6Shc. The fresn auyanoe
TODAY was due 10 an active genera ue.
mnnd based on the continued drouth ~ WY
corn belt. After the first hour sehumeni
became less builish as a TesuLt OF ly
&c. in The new crop months. THIS caused
a decline IN those deliveries, put the SEP
tenrbar option was held relatively stsSuy
nv an advance OF NC. to lie IN the prlce OF
cSsh grain. The market closed easy, win
prices Vase lower to ssc higher, bocai TO-
reints 96T cars. with So CONTRACT.
Extreme dizziness prevailed in the osts
market. At the sample tables eash oals
were-Frm to NC higher. The market cIose1
osev at net declines OF AdSe 10 Sc Locai
receipts l65 cars. ,Ao mar
lrst Mas strong all day. At the close prices
49, m 1ec 10 g2iSc compared with the
rrevious close. Estimated receipts tomor-
row: o,o at. 900. hogs.
li.OO0 head. follows.