Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25
Car1Ot Receipts.
CHICAGO GRAIN n PROVISIONS
Features of the Trading and Closing
Prices on Board of Trade.

CHICAGO. oct. 2L-Wet weather In the
winter wheat belt had a depressing effect
today on the local wheat market. but buy
ing by shorts caused a steady tone at the
close, final prices showing only slight
changes from the previous close. Corn,
oats and provisions were firm.
The wheat market was an extremely mar
row affair, both in regard to the amount
Of business transacted and In the range OF
PRICES Throughout the entire day the price
Of all deliveries held within a half-cent
ange. Although the market closed steady,
sentiment during the greater part of the
session was bearlsh, owing chiefly TO the
weather conditions which prevailed i'm the
west and southwest. The weather bureau
reported rain over the entire winter wheat
belt, and the predictions were for continued
wet weather in many sections. News from
Argentina also was more optimistic, several
dispatches claiming the damage to the new
crop by frosts would be only. slight. Pros
poets OF a further liberal increase ia the
visible supply of wheat In the United states
and Canada for the. week furnished an ad-
ditional motive to sellers. The principal
bullish Influence OF the day was a con-
tinued excellent demand for flour at Mime
apolis. where 100000 barrels. IT was claimed,
were sold yesterday. Cash wheat here was
steady at unchanged premiums and no eX-
port business was reported. The seaboard
also reported no sales for eXpaTt. Clear
ances OF wheat and flour were equal 10
4i.0OO bu. Primary receipts were l,iO5,OO0
bu., compared with $4,000 bu. the CORE
spending day a year ago. Minneapolis.
Duluth and Chicago reported receipts OF
f6 cars, against rs cars last week and 6l1
cars 4 year ago.
Fears that the movement of new corn to
market would be hindered by the wet
weather, present and prospective. caused
many local traders to become quite active
buyers of corn during the first half of the
session, which resulted an moderate adj
vances. Later In the day, however, several
leading commission houses sold the May
delivery freely and this tended to weaken
the market i'm general. The market was
Influenced by the cash grain situation, new
corn being steady to &c lower at the sample
tables. re market closed firm, with
prices a shade to h4ac higher. with De-
cember at 6Shc and May at 62Ac. Local
receipts were 10 cars, with % cars of con-
tract grade.
Tfade IA oats was quiet and the market
Was steady. The firmness of corn was the
Chief factor. Cash oats were steady and
eastern demand was said TO be poor. The
market closed steaoy, with p ices unch anged
% lSC higher, compared with the previous
d0se, Local receipts We're 1OS cars.
provisions were rather weak early In the
SESSION because of liberal receipts of live
Bogs at western packing %centers. today's
arivalsX being nearly double those OF the
corresponding day last year. After the first
Yelling feature was over offerings dwindled
10 small proportions and a .firmer tone de-
Neloped. tlesclose prices were sc to 15ASc
higher. Il
5~Estimated receipts for Monday; Wheat.
0 carsf corn 80 cars oats, 1872 cars; hogs,
1000 head,
sThe leading futures rarged as follows;
krticlesr opon. High. Low. Close Yes'y.