The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-24
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT. Feb 23-Close: Argcn-
tina sends notice 10 Europe that eN-
ports OF wheat Will soon decrease and
at the same time Manitoba puts prices
up. These acts have thrown little
scare into the leading European mar
kets which resulted In higher prices
on Tuesday. Notwithstanding heavy
worlds exports and a big increase on
| passage. The wheat market mere aver
/ aged quite strong. and there was
| firm tone In both corn and oats. July
, wheat and September were strong.
| These had been sold rather freely and
| shorts became alarmed at the strength
! OF the situation. and did a lot Of Gov
! ering. The market weakened about
| closing time and little OF the early adj
1 vance was retained.
| Wheat quotations-Cash No. rcd.
| sl29. May opened with an advance OF
! &c at 81 20. sold up 10 sl.20if. and
:osed az sdva LA JnIy 9Psns ,ds
at 81 o4is September opened at go. c,
worked up 10 sl.00h. and closed At
sslsc. No. red. si.ls; mixed white
! Coarse grain quotations: Corn-CaSh
No 3. 66L2c No. yellow ? cars at
| 67A G. al 67lec. l car at g. i4c sam
Oats-Cash No 3 white. car at sec.
car at 55iac. No white cars at
Rye-Cash No. ., Sic bid
Beans-Cash ;24o; May car NJ
clover sced-Prlme spot. 80 bags at
$685. March. 100 bags at ;525; sam
s. i. at s4.75: sample aisIke. IL bags
al s775. E at s..
Timothy seed-Prime spot 30 bags
| RarIey-Good samples are firm at
81 40dl5o per cwt.
| Receipts in the Detroit market Tues
| day. included 400 bhls OF -four. s cars
! OF wheat. 10 ~ corn. and or oats
| Withdrawals we've 600 bbls OF hour
/ Stocks are 371,0si hu OF wheat. 263 20
\ IN 81 corn II 692 hu or oats, ana -
! 3Sl b. 90 rye.
visible supply decreases Last week:
: Wheat 50i on obu; corn. log GOO hui.
! oats o46 000 hlI.
Wheat on passage. $4,000 hu in
| crease .
Weeks wheat exports-for the world
| II a04 90 OBJ.
wheat receipts ~ Winnipeg. e25
three davs' wheat receipts In the
! northwest 90 cars
| wheat in liverpool closed 1Gtf.d
higher ana corn i a I'D lower than
Saturdays close
Fvnorts Of wheat and -four Saturday
~ur~,Co C-,'~
CHICAGO Feb. 23.-The strength In
| foreign markets caused bulge or :, 9
/ the bulge were liberal and prices on
May reacted cent shortly after open
ing recovering lac later on BUY hg.
| liverpool comes ~ a &c higher. con
! tinental markets all strong with Buda
pesth up l &c European visible ~ :
! creases 100000 against an increase OF
! 2l00 900 last year. 1900,
Opening prices: wheat-May sl6A
| dilsib Oats-Nay. 50 N "a &c. Corn
! May. s5@ n 65s &C. Lard-May. sse"
Pork-May sl6.92. Ribs-May, sSS'
Wheat closed shade higher Tor
May. sc higher. for the deferred
| months today. The feature OF the SEES
sion was the buying OF the July option
by Patten and the selling az well as
| buying OF May by the same concern.
| There were higher prices Tor easn
wheat which was in good demand IN
ALI positions. Fifteen thousand bushcls
OF 10. red sold to. go to Texas AZ
sl3s delivered. and $4,000 bushels No.
? hard at ic over Nav price. Kansas
city sold 100000 bushels. the last Few
DAYS TO GO 10 Mexico, and winnipeg
10000 bushels No. ! northern at ! :.
over May price. quick shipment. corn
closed !. a IA Q lower. oats were =
lower and provisions were up fraction
allv
bid. Cotn-May, 65i4 q 50 &C bid oa AIS
May. $3.50 asked. Pork-May. ~ to2
al7.O5 Iard--May. 1910 bid. RIBS -
May. ss92 bid