The sun., 1909-01-31
THE GRAIN MARKETS.
wheat Closed Unohang ged-Advaneed and
Fell Baok-Foreisn News Bearish
Domestic Adyices BulIlsh-Corn
Undertone Strong-Oats steady.

Wheat advanced early. This was due
TO bullish domestic advices. Primary re-
oelpts continue light. Chicago got 2i .i5o
bush, against SO, 1ee year ago, and the total
Interior receipts were 3ei ,so4 bush, against
t02 .0se year ago Total car lot receipts
at Minneapolis. Duluth and Winnipeg were
lee. against 279 last year. Moreover. 1t Is
expected that weather conditions viii fur.
the belief that the visible supply will again
be materially reduced Tomorrow Wire
communication with Duluth and Minneapolis
showed only slight Improvement. which
hindered trading Hence business was
light and tho range narrow,
Traders ignored the bearish foreign news
sne pSsset ut EuropeSan markets were ere de fss
expectation OF large addition TO the guam
tity on passage. possibly 100000 bush,
seemed that traders we're s,; aware . OF tns as
compared with foreign. Later, however.
more attention was paid to the foreign news.
and n the expectation Of 6earish figures
from Broomhall to-day the market sold on
TO within small fraction OF Fridays close.
Chicago got Q cars and expects to-day.
Liverpool was "a. lower. Paris was 100
changed. Berlin was 1 mark down and
Budapest declined 10 kr
Lake was a buyer. while Logan Bryan,
Broomhall cabled from Liverpool: The
unexpected strength In America In the face
OF bearish influences caused lighter offerings
am and ~ ID ID Sisher. 'qS During the . morning
some Q pressure developed and values lost
I'd. The mark was dull, but the expecta-
large La Plata offerings caused some real
dull and I'd. lower than Friday,
81 Louis oUis wired Know iIS Of 1900 Ne red
pear st. Louis on illinois side. This is
highest 30 far locally and party won Id have
taken more II II had been offered.
cash wheat Of all grades, Some business
done for export Also sale reported Friday
OF ,n some No; ? Northern Tor June shipment
THE CORN SITUATION.
Corn showed little change. Trading
was lifeless. There was a strong under
tone. however; Western receipts are dis
SPRcsasb SPy bassSsy bsS sss Sss' oS%s sssf
ago. The weeks total, a,756,eO3 bushels,
compares with S,2os, 1888 a year ago. The
n1s, cold Teathe5 5 Il Is na Gxpested b VIII keep the
Increase feeding to live stock. Chicago
got i2s cars and expects 7! to-day. Cover
Ing by. Bartlett, Patten 4 Co. and other
shorts is estimated at over :, 900 900 bushels
for the week.
THE OATS FEATURES.
Oats were a fraction lower. Traders
showed almost no interest. The Consump-
cavo rersin,s Were 10, rars i, IL r,,mo,ad M,
tina; $50. zoo bushels of Argentine oats had
been bought here. The opinion here vas
tnnt our price was not high enough to make
such deal possible.
THE SPOT MApKETs.
Wheat was firm. Exporters have few
orders and business was small. Holders
are confident They expect light arrivals
as We are too low compared with the W est
No z red slib'., Futures were iIc. to 20.
lover.
Corn was steady Two loads sold for
export at nc. decline. but all other Offer
ings we're at former figures Total sales
were 32 ,OO0 bush.No, ? mixed. tic. in elc-
yator, spot domestic: no grade, 0S1. ~ s7I.c;
No, 3, 67I,c.; No. I. 67}.c.: steamer. exc,
ali in elevator. export,
oats were stcadv but quiet Oficial
losing prices on track; Natural white,
20 TO ~ lbs. 54b 54I,c.: ~ to 80 lbs $50 So c;
~ TO ~ lbs. !0r h7i,c. White clipned
- to 20 lbs, 5Glse ;sl<C.; 38 to ~ lbs, = N
10 C.; ~ lbs. 50L,ri6 6)C.; - to ~ lbs, fancy
81 sc; mixed. &c to ~ lbs. S4m ~, &C.
LnLurns here N ere a. folinMs.