The Detroit times., 1911-05-04
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT. May 4.-Close: The Pacific
coast sent in a very bearish report on
acreage Is large. Liverpool was easy
early. with an increase estimated in
the Argentine movement, but later
cargoes were in demand and nrmly
held. and an early loss Gin price was
recovered. The opening In the Detroit
market was quiet and easy.
The early market for wheat was
strong and prices worked higher, the
cause being given as fear OF crop In
jury in the northwest because the
weather is TOO dry. Complaints along
this line come from both North and
south Dakota and this. with the fear
the courage all away from the bears:
Winter wheat is coming on nicely and
a report from washington, missouri
says the wheat will be headed out In
ten DAYS. Some of IL is two feet high.
Some of the southwestern markets re-
port cash wheat going into consump-
ton at a lively rate, but Chicago COM
plains as much as ever about the slow
cash demand. Lakes and streams In
the northwest are unusually low and the
country ~ far below Its average rain
fall for the season.
Both longs and shorts have lost
heavily by the contest In the May deal
and more losses for one or both appear
certain before the end. but general
opinion favors lower prices for the
Wheat ruled strong throughout
Thursdays session and closed with
cash and May up &c. and July and
anu oats advanced &C. Rye was bid
/ up &c and closed firm.
| Wheat quotations: Cash No. red,
soc; May opened without change at
I 81 n c and closed at 92c: July and Sep
/ TENDER opened at sec and advanced to
\ see No. 1 white. 9Ohc.
! Coarse grain quotations: Corn--Cash
. D oil a I. 4 L.
No. yellow. cars at 561zc oats
! Standard, / car at 35Ac, l at 80 a G;
No 3 white. l car at 3i1sc, ] at 80 q G.
I Rye-Cash Nc 1. 96c bid: No. 2, 95c
tober. 81 So CLoyerseed-Prime spot,
So sample, 10 bags at $3.50. 10 at IS;
| prime alsike, bags at $50. sample
alsike, bags at IS. Timothy seed
| Receipts in the Detroit market on
| Thursday were 2,272 bbls OF nour. IL
| cars OF corn and ! OF oats. Withdraw
ais were LOCI bu of wheat. 3,s4s bu or
corn 1913 bu OF barley and 1000 bu
OF rye. Stocks are 201.SO9 bu OF
! wheat, l65,ssi bu OF corn. l3.Osl bu oil
oats and 1859 bu OF rye.
| Estimated wheat exports from AT
gentlna this week, 100000 bu.
! Wheat stocks at Minneapolis de-
creased 100000 bu in I'VE days.
| Liverpool wheat closed unchanged
receipts of wheat Thursday: st.
Louis. $1,000 bu, against 5000 bu
| year ago: Minneapolis, l3s cars.
I, against i45. Duluth, 20 cars, against
! pa Winnipeg, 1876 cars, against Zo5
Kansas city, IS cars, against 20.
( Primary wheat receipts were 32S,OOO
i I'm AGAINST 2s5.OO0 bu year ago.
! Exports of wheat and -four $4,000
4 bushels.
TOLEDO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
/ ToI,EDO May 4.--Wheat: Cash.
ssisc: May. s3hc; July, soHe; Sept,
| s0iec Corn: Cash. 56hc: May, Doc
! July. 54Iac: Sept, 55Ac. oats Cash
and May. 35hc; July. 30 sept.
gi7.c RIVE: Not quoted. Cloverse ed
! cash. 80 so: Oct and Dec, $3.50; March.
/ az g9b Alsike: Prime, So Aug, -.
Timothy: Prime. $50. Butter, eggs
! and hay unchanged.
CHICAGO GRAIN OPENING.
CHICAGO, May 4-Opening: May
wheat of &c: July unchanged. May
and July corn of &c. May oats un-
changed; July up &c. Provisions
1 steady.
Noon: May wheat up 1hc; July up
\ &c May corn up nc; July up &C.
| MAY and July oats up &C.
! close: May wheat closed up z y c and
July up 7sc May corn up i9c; July
I up &c May oats up 7sc; July up hc.
I Provisions slightly higher