The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-30
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT. March 29.--Close-The
way all the cash wheat markets OF the
world advanced together shows the
! actual scarcity of Wheat everywhere.
and proves that the high prices now
tion by the Chicago bill crowd. Wheat
is becoming scarcer every day and mills
all over the country are buying when
ever they can find the grain. Argentina
reports "A small export surplus and
higher prices. I'm Chicago there is a
very strong bull party taking firm hold
OF the new crop options on large
scale. Acreage is known TO be short
and crop damage news is enough TO en-
cburage buyers Of the July option. Chi
cage appeared ready for big advance
at the start. but the market dropped
nc. Later there was strength enough
10 recover this and some more with a..
Wheat quotations-cash No. > red,
sl.2!is: May opened without change at
10 si.25: July opened at slo7a.. de-
siosis: september opened at sLo2ia.
3 red. si.eils: No white. sls7h.
Cash No. .. ca nc. No. 3. white. l car at
at sss. e. closing at sssc.
Oats--Cash No. white. car at SIC:
No. white. 2 cars az 5siac; on track, l
car at 5Sc; May. 56i3c
Rye--Cash No. 2, sSC
Beans-Cash. sass; MAY. $40.
cloverseed-Prime spot. 10 6ags AT
s5.J1S. April. s5.Jo; octoher LOO pays az
Is Sat at s4'9s. IL at $50. IL at 81: sample
alsikc. & bags at $3.50. 5 at $3.50.
Timothy secd-Prime spot. 10 bags at
1925
Barley-Good sample, sif5aI.5o per
cwt.
Receipts in the Detroit market Mon
day. included 200 bbls of -four; cars
OF corn, and l OF oats. Withdrawals
were 200 bbls OF -four. stocks are 800
175 bu OF wheat. 2o.225 bu OF corn, So,
Ola bu ot oats. 1888 bu OF barley. and
1870 bu OF rye.
Changes in the visible supply:
Wheat. 66S 900 bu, decrease. corn. iO5.-
600 bu. increase. oats. $1,000 hu. de-
crease.
Exports ot wheat and -four Monday.
500. 900 bu.
India reports damage to the wheat
crop by heavy storms.
Wheat on passage. i.944.000 Blu. de-
crease.
Winnipeg received go cars OF wheat;
year ago. 2-t.00 bu.
Northwestern wheat receipts Mon
day. $50 cars. year ago. fO2
Wheat and corn in Liverpool closed
Wheat receipts at primary points
Monday. 6i2. bu; year ago, $4,000
bu.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
CHICAGO, March 29.--Wheat opened
slightly lower on the cables. but met
good support on the decline and raj
lied to &c above Saturday shortly az
ter. Then II reacted to- about Satur-
days level. Commission houses were
on both sides. Liverpool cables came
unchanged To sc up against our upturn
OF lTlAc saturday Worlds ship
mcnts were about as predicted and D.
100000 less than last week. the
amount on hand decreased nearly D.
OOO.0O against 1,l52.000 last year.
Northwest cars Is less than last year.
Berlin was up &c. Liverpool stocks in
creased $4,000 for the week.
The entire speculative list on tho
board or trade was higher and wheat
was especially excited and strong. May
sold at sl.1S to si.l9L: July at ti.05 n
LOSS To $l.06ss. and September at ssi.
xl.0Oa.. Resting spots showed adj
vances for the day OF y q 1c. Corn was
up = &c. oats gained "a sc and
provisions were ~ N7i3c higher.
Closing prices: Wheat--May. SI19i.
asked. Corn--May. 6ss. qss5.c oats
May. 54asc. Pork-Msy. s17e2 Lard
May. 5000 asked. Ribs-May. s9.i2.