Evening star., 1909-09-12
The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

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CHICAGO. September 1l.-week-end
liquidation caused severe slump in
wheat prices on the Board of Trade to-
| day, final quotations showing net losses
of H to 1ha1Ac. Corn and oats also
closed weak. but provisions were firm.
The wheat market was extremely err
ratio and prices moved over a wide range.
| Interest Of traders centered in the Sep
tember delivery. which again manifested
| signs Of considerable congestion. Shorts
In that option bid the price up sharply
at the start and again at various times
during the day, but late in the session
several leading holders sold freely, and
| this caused severe declines In all deliv-
cries. Range for the day on September
cember 96Ma96N and 9sA. The market
closed weak with prices only a trifie
| above the lowest point. final quotations
on September being at 1.O21s. and on De-
cember. 96N.
The corn market was depressed by lib
eral sales by local dealers The close
was weak with prices off asah to 1aah.
| Realizing in the deferred months caused
weakness in the oats market. There was
considerable covering in September by
shorts. The close was weak with prices
| \ to &c below yesterdays final figures.
! Trading in provisions was dull. At the
close prices were 21za5c lower to 2Oc
| higher.
Cash wheat-No. red, l0sa1O8: No. 8
red, 1.06a1.O7: No. 2 hard. 107a1.07: No.
3 hard, 99a1.O6; No. 2 northern, 1.O5a1 O6;
No. spring, IO1a1.O6.
Corn-No. 2. 6914a691s; No. 2 white 691s
No. white. 69A: No. yellow. 69Aa7OA.
No. 3 white, 4Oa4O15: No. white, 3S;
standard. 41Aa41A.
cnNrI>rNArr ot,o o.A, ~.
! tie: Receipts. 1872; active and strong; fair
| to good shippers, 5.25a625; common, 2O0a
Hogs-Receipts, 1.048; active and steady;
butchers and shippers, S4OaS.50; common.
sheep-Receipts. 34s: strong. 1.75a4s5.
Lambs. strong; 2.50a7.50.
ST. LOUIS. September 1.-wheat No.
red cash. 1.1Oa1.12A; No. 2 hard. 1.O2a
LOT: september. 1.o2A; December. 9sx;
May. 1.O1Ma1.O1A
Corn-No. cash. 60; December, 5S1k;
May. 61h: No. 2 white 69a69h.
Oats-No. 2 cash. 40; December. 3911k
May. Az; No. white. AZ.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. September IL
Close: Wheat-September, 96A; Decem-
Der. eo%aooM: May, 9sss; cash No. l hard.
northern. 97a9711; No. 8 northern. 951sa
95h
Flour-First patents. 5.1Oa5.35; second
patents, 5.OOa5.25; first clears, 4.35a4.55;
second clears, 3.1Oa3.3O
Bran-In 1OO-pound sacks, 1850.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, September H.
Wheat-No. / northern. 1.051aa1.O6; No. 2
northern. Local .O3h; December. 96N.
Rye-No. /, Il.
Corn-December, 6Oh.
Barley-Standard. 66a67: No. 8. 52a63;
No. 4. 49a57.
DULUTH, Mimi. September 11.-wheat
NO. / hard, 1.01k: No. 1 northern, 1.OOh
No. 2 northern, 86A: September. 9S; Oc-
tober, 97h; December. 96; May, 99%.
NEW YORK. September 11.-Flour re-
ceipts, Is. 790 barrels; exports. 1865 bar
| rels. Quiet and steady. Kansas straights,
4. 4.7oa4.90; Minnesota patents. 5.10a6.OO;
winter straights. 4.85a5OO; Minnesota
bakers. 5ooa5.4 40: winter extras. 4:2oa
465: winter patents. 5.1oa5.42; winter low
grades, 41Oa4.55.
Rye nour-Dull. Fair to good. 4.15a
4.25; choice to fancy. 4.3oa4.45.
Cornmeal--steady. Fine white and yell
dried. 3.7O
Rye-Nominal: No. . western. 76. NOM
fnal I. o. b. New York.
Barley-steady; trading. 4S3ka52A c. l. +.
New York.
Wheat-Receipts. 1880 bushels. Spot
market urn; No. 2 red. 1.OsN elevator;
No. red, 1.12A spot +. o. b. afloat. No.
northern Duluth, 1.OS11 (. o. b. afloat;
No. 2 hard winter, 1.12,1z f. o. b. or afioat.
After a poor start, due to liberal re-
ceipts and disappointing cables. wheat
had a strong advance this morning on a
scarcity of shorts following aggressive bull
support at Chicago. Later it eased off
again and closed unsettled at " advance
closed. 1.1OA; December. 1.O5aaa1.O6 1-16;
closed. 1.O5H; May, 1.O7a1.O7as; closed.
LOT.
corn,.-Receipts. 2.25o bushels: spot
nal delivered; No. 2 new, 65a6S; winter
shipment option market was without
| transactions. closing net unchanged: Sep
tember closed 76A; December closed TN.
quiet; mixed. 4O,A nominal: natural white.
4Oa43A; clipped white 41ha47.
Hay-Steady: shipping No. 3, 75aS0:
good to choice, 9Oa971a.
Hops-Firm: state, common to choice,
1908. 15a2O: 1907, nominal; Pacific coast,
1908. 16a10; 1907. 12a15.
Hides-Easy; Bogota. 19Aa2OA; conti-
mental America, 2OA.
Leather-Quiet.
Wool-Steady.
11OOa11.5 30; beef hams. 24.OOa26. 90; pack
ct. 12.50a 0a13.OO; city extra India mess.
2O.JOa21 90.
Cut meats-Steady; picked bellies,
1-f4dl0, plckleQ ndHlS La lS12.
Lard-Steady; middle west. 1850: re-
fined quiet; continent, 1900; s. A., 1850:
compound. 7Ma7B.
Pork-Strong; family. % 5Oa23.O short
clear. 22.OOaa.OO; mess. 23. .75a24OO.
Tallow-Quiet: city. 200 per pkg, 9-16a
51s: country, pkgs free. 57ta6.
Cotton Seed Oil-Steady; prime crude.
4.66; do yellow, 570a5.77: October. 5.74a
5.75.
Petroleum-Steady; refined New York.
S.25; Philadelphia and Baltimore. $50; do
in bulk, 40.
Rosin-steady; strained, common to
good, $50.
Turpentine-Easy; 5oh.
Rye-Steady; domestic, 21sa7; patna,
| 5a6.
Molasses-Quiet: New Orleans. good to
choice, 2Sa42.
Sugar-Raw steady; fair refining, 3.67a
$40; centrifugal. 96 test. 417a4.2O: mo-
lasses sugar. 3.42a3.45; refined steady; No.
q. 4.65: No. 7, 4.6O: No 8. 4.55; No. 8,
4.50: No. 10. 4.45; No. II. 4.4O; No. y,
! ABS; No. 13. 4.3O; No. ii, 4.3O: confection-
ers' A. 4.95; mold A, $50; cutloaf, 595;
| crushed: 5.s5: powdered. 5.25; granulated,
| 5.15; cubes, $40