The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-20
NET GAINS MADE
 IN WHEAT MARKET Prices Are Strong All Day on
 Small Receipts CASH DEMAND IS ACTIVE Active Bidding for Corn Carries Prices Up and Small Offerings Aid Mar ket-oats Close Firm and
 Provisions Easy.

Chicago, January 19.-Decreased re- ceipts of wheat in this country inspired bullish sentiments in the wheat market here today and prices at the close showed net gains of A@asc to hc. Corn and oats closed firm and provisions easy
 The wheat market was strong all day although sentiment in the pit was a lit- tie less bullish toward the finish, owing to considerable realizing by local hold CTS. The chief stimulus to buying at the start was the extremely small receipts in the northwest, Minneapolis and Duluth reporting only 149 cars against 300 cars the corresponding day year ago. The strength of the Liverpool market, where prices were up ssd at the close, was also a factor early in the day. Later in the session the primary receipts statistics furnished additional incentive to buyers total arrivals today being about 40 per cent of those of last year or 317,000 bushe $ compared with S25,OO0 bushels a year ago. Advices from Minneapolis claimed that elevator interests there stated that the movement of wheat from the farms was at standstill. Demands for cash wheat in the southwest was again ac- tive, but local demand was quiet. The principal weakening influence was the snow map" issued by the government, which showed that practically the entire winter wheat belt is now coverel by snow. The market closed firm with May at s1 or and July at 97ss997%c
 Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 2,3S1,00O bushels The visible supply in the United States decreased L. 775,000 bushels and the worlds visible as shown by Bradstreets, decreased 2SS3,- 900 bushels.
 Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago report TanainfQ n re chA leading elevator interest were active bid ders for corn during the first half of the day, the demand being based chiefly on the strength of the cash grain, which was up Ac to 1kc despite the extremely poor domestic demand and export demand. Offerings in the pit were meager early in the session and the market was strong Later in the session some profit-taking developed which caused little easier feel ing. The market closed firm with prices up A@ssc, final quotations on May being at 611hs and on July 61A@Bc. Local re- ceipts were 526 cars with two of contract grade.
 Except for short period of activity at the start, the trade In oats was again quiet but the market was firm all day. The September delivery was relatively more active than other months. The mar ket in general was strengthened by the frmness of wheat and corn. The close was firm with prices up A@%s to %c, with May at 51ss51%o and July at 46Ac. Local receipts were 1S5 cars.
 Activity and weakness marked trad ing in provisions, prices at the close showing net losses of PIC to 1o@12Mc Some of the leading holders were free sellers and local packers also were lined up against the market. A 5c advance in the price of live hogs was apparently ignored. general sentiment in the pit ap- parently being that decline was the nat ural sequence of the recent upturn.
 Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 5 cars;! corn, 2s2 cars; oats, S7 cars; hogs, 37,00O head.
 Cash quotations ranged as follows: