Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15
GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO, August Ian urgent de-
mand for the cash grain here today and
additional rains In the northwest caused
strength in the wheat market. Final
quotations showed net gains Of u to &c.
Corn, oats and provisions followed wheat
In its upward course.
Wet weather prevailed during the last
twenty-four hours in the southern sec
tons OF the spring wheat country, where
threshing is now In progress, and rains
were also reported farther north and in
Manitoba.
An advance of Esd to Id at Liverpool
stimulated considerable buying early in
the day,
The market opened strong at gains of
haAc to &c, and with the exception of a
dip early In the day due to selling by sew
eral influential houses sentiment con-
tinued bullish throughout the entire day.
september ranged between 9Ska981a, and
89sta93B. The close was strong at al
most the highest point of the session,
with September at $685.
Weather conditions were the chief fac
tor In the corn market, and as drouth
still prevailed in many sections of the
corn belt, sentiment in the pit was bull
ish all day. Leading commission houses
were free buyers the greater part of the
day. The market closed strong with
prices 1sass to ssaAc above yesterday s
finals.
Delay to threshing by wet weather and
an excellent demand for the cash grain
by shippers caused strength in the oats
market. Prices at the close were &C to
Ac above the previous close
Although trade In provisions was dull
nearly all day the market displayed con-
siderable firmness. The strength of grain
had some effect on the market. prices at
the close were 21fc to zoe higher
Cash wheat No. red. 1.O3ssa1.O4; No
3 red, 95a1 .OOh: No. 2 hard, 1.O35sa1 O41a
No. 3 hard. 95a1.O1.
&C co m 2; ss'sase; No. white. 7lhsa
Oats-No. . white, 39ls; No. 3 white, IS:
No. white. 371a; standard, 3s1sa3ss4.
DULUTH. Mimi. August l4.-Wheat-
No. l hard. 1.321s; No. northern, 13Oss :
No. northern. 1.2sts: September, 1.OOss
October. 9sssbid; December. 97is bid
May, LOON.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August l4.-wheat-
No. 2 red cash, 1.O6a1.O7; No. 2 hard,
1.osal.os; September. 1.oo.s; December.
97k.
Corh-No. 2 cash. 6sa6s1s: September.
SIS: December, 52X; track No. 2 white,
oats-No. cash, a7h: September. a7x
a3IA: December, 37A; No. 2 white 40.
nominal
MILWAUKEE,. Wis. August 1I.-Wheat
NO nOrtnerns 1.3o; No. 2 northern,
1.33a1.34 September. 995s bid.
Rye-No. l, 731a
Corn-September. 651za65M
Barley-Standard. 81: No. g. 56a61; No.
4. 55a5S.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, August A.
Close: Wheat-September, 997s: Decem-
Der, 96lsa96Ss: May. 1.OU1s; cash. No.
hard, 1.43a1.4J: No. ] northern, 1.4oa
LII: No. northern. 1.3sa1.40.
Bran in one-hundred-po sacks, 10 20
Flour-Ffrst patents. 6.O0a62O: second
patents, $40; first clears, 4.95aJ %;
second clears. 3.3ja3.65.
New York Grain Prices.
NEW YORK. August 14-Flour-Re-
ceipts. 1882 barrels: sales. 1000 barrels.
Was about steady, with a light jobbing
trade. Minnesota patents. 5.30a6.25: win
ter sti aights. 4.90a515: Minnesota bakers.
8. 15a5.5O; winter extras, 4.4Oa4.SO: winter
patents, 5.3Oa5.6O: winter low grades, 40
al. 40; Kansas straights, 4.9Oa5l 10 new.
Wheat-Receipts, 123. 400 bushels: open
ing higher on Arm cables and wet weather
in harvesting sections: wheat later lost
all the advance under commission house
selling induced by forecast for clearing
conditions northwest. September, 1o7Isa
Los: December. 1.O3sa1.O5
Rye easy; new No. = western, 70: NOM
inal. f. o. b. New York.
Corn-Receipts, 1925 bushels.