The Detroit times., 1911-09-18
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT. Sept. 1s.-Close; Early
news in the wheat market amounted
to little ana had no effect on values.
Liverpool was practically unchanged.
Demand for cargoes was not brisk, ex-
cepting that one leading house was
doing a great deal of buying wnicn
sustained the markets Weather ana
crop conditions We're not changed
enough TO effect values.
Wheat Is about as dull as ever ana
no change is expected until after the
Canadian elections. Speculation -
confined TO a few professionals In Chi
cago, in fact Ii Is said that three men
in Chicago control the markets Of the
country and can put prices up ana
down at pleasure. much TO the discom-
fort OF any speculator who has the
nerve TO get into the deal.
wheat prices now so near to an export
basis the success OF reciprocity In
Canada cannot have very depressing
influence, Buyers are going SLOW oW-
ing to the pearness OF the voting day
and no decided action Is expected be-
fore the fate or the measure Is known.
The lest feature of the market Is the
active -four trade. which must soon De
reflected In a brick demand for wheat.
Export buying has been very slow Tor
several days. but some Manitoba wheat
has recently been taken.
Northwestern weather IL a little
more favorable for the handling or the
tinues considerably under that of
year ago and decreasing stocks at Min
neapolis at this time or year II an un-
usual condition.
Wheat ruled within narrow limits OF.
Monday. and closed at gain OF NC.
The coarse grains and seeds were un-
changed.
wheat quotations: Cash No. red,
Ss4c: Dec. opened without change az
ssc. gained &c. declined to ssc and
closed at sshc: May opened at s1.0oA:
touched slO1 declined 10 s1.00% and
closed at S1.O1: No. 1 white. se+c-
Coarse grain quotations: Corn--Cash
No. 3. ssc: No. yellow cars at We
No. yellow. car at Toe; No. yellow,
I car at 6sc. Oats-Standard, cars at
45&c, closing asked: No. white. 40 c.
Rye-Cash No. 2, zoe. Beans-lmmedi-
ate. prompt and Sept. shipment. SOS;
ss.ob. Cioverseed--Prime spot Oct.
and March. s11.f5; sample. 30 bags at
Sil25, "a at t11, 10 at s10.75, at $40;
prime aisike, 5000; sample alsike. IL
bags at ,s;as' 3 ,o at $50 $50. Timo'hy SEED
Receipts I'm the Detroit market Mon
day Included 500 bbls of -four. 10 cars
OF wheat, IL of corn. ID OF oats and =
OF rye. Withdrawals were 500 bbls OF
so5.sIs Blu OF wheat, 1e3.251 bu OF corn.
zsf, $50 bu OF oats and $500 bu OF rye.
Argentina exported $4,000 bu OF
wheat last week. against So4.OOO bu
year ago; India 25e.ooo bu against
3Ts 900 bu. and Australia $4,000 bu.
against 1.072.0o0 bu.
Wheat on passage IL now 81. ISIS. 900
bn a decrease OF 10000 bu for the
week.
worlds wheat exports last week
were 11,is4, 900 bu. OF which Russia
$4,000 bu and the Danube
1854, 900 bu.
Primary wheat receipts were 1.741.-
600 Blu, against 2.005,00 bu a year ago.
Receipts OF wheat Monday: Mime
apolis, f73 cars. against sos cars a year
ago: Duluth. las cars. against lbs; 81.
Louis. 10000 bu. against $4,000 bu;
Kansas City, 1913 cars. against SIT.
Liverpool wheat closed y q hd and
corn Ad higher.
Wheat stocks In Minneapolis de-
creased 10000 bu for two days.
Increases in the American visible
supply for the week: Wheat. 1897. 900
bu: corn, 337, 900 bu: oats. $4,000 bu.
Exports Of wheat and -four Monday.
ass, 900 bu.