The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-08-24
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT. Aug 24.-close: Foreign
markets were rrm. but had little In
auence on American prices. Progress
Of the Canadian crop Is settins all the
mand for wheat In Liverpool was ae-
tive on Thursday and all offerings
were taken by houses leading In the
buying. Firmness was also caused by
small offerings and higher prices n
both Russian and Danubian markets.
Liverpool shorts were active IN cover
ling.
light frosts on Wednesday night and
the trade was quite nervous for a time.
Later temperatures In the Canadian
northwest went higher and IL was re-
ported that no harm had been done.
Experts travelling through the Cana
dian wheat fields are practically unani-
nous In saying that the crop has suf-
fered little injury and Is. making good
progress, About sixty per cent OF the
CROP Is now safe from frost. and the
recent wind storms have done little
harm. Weather on Thursday was fav-
CRADLE.
Minneapolis and Chicago reported a
decrease IN demand for cash wheat and
the Hour market Is slow. Stocks OF
wheat IN Minneapolis are decreasing
slowly, but an increase In receipts Is
expected soon. That the new spring
crop will soon be moving freely Is in
dicated by an increase In hedging sales.
Winter wheat is moving slowly and
export demand Is light. Speculation Is
quiet and Is expected to continue 20
until the fate OF the Canadian crop 10
definitely settled.
Wheat was dull all Thursday. Open
ing NC higher and the market slowly
declined hc. closing Nc lower for the
futures than Wednesdays closing price.
Cash wheat was unchanged.
Corn and oats advanced NC and elo-
verseed gained 25c.
Wheat quotations: Cash Ne. red.
-. xuvNth aAx 81
Nc at 90hc, and declined TO ssAc: Dec.
opened at 95hc and declined TO S5c:
May opened at $1.O0h and declined TO
ssEc; No, 1 white. s5hc. Coarse grain
No. yellow, ssxc; No. yellow. IS c.
Oats; standard. cars at t1hc, clos
Ing at axe bid: Sept, tahc. No. .
white; I car at tic, Rye: Cash No. 2;
prompt shipment, s21s asked; Sept.
SAILS bid; Oct. $40 bid: Nov. S2.07
bid: Dec. s2o5 bid. Cloverseed; Prime
spot. Oct; and and Mar; ga sample IS 3
prime aisike. slo25: sample alsiise. Is
bags at 1925. IL at 1915. Timothy
seed: Prime spot: 80 bags at 81
Receipts In the Detroit market
cars OF wheat. 10 OF corn, , OF oats
and 1 OF rye Withdrawals were 500
bbis OF hour, 2,12O bu OF wheat, sofa
blu OF corn and 1850 bu OF rye. stocks
corn. ls4.335 bu OF oats and i0,247 bu
OF rye.
Primary wheat receipts were $4,000
bu. against loss, 900 bu year ago.
Exports OF wheat and -four Thurs
day. TAO 600 bu-
liverpool wheat closed Nd and corn
Nd higher.
Wheat stocks at Minneapolis de-
creased "a. 900 bu for five days
Estimated Argentina wheat exports
this week 1 soc, 600 bu
Receipts OF wheat Thursday: wiuni-
peg, So cars. against 50 cars n year
ago: st. Louis. $4,000 bu. against 49,
900 bu: Kansas City. 96 cars. against
les: Minneapolis. 266 cars. Egainst 22s;
Duluth. SO cars. against 106.
TOLEDO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
TOLEDO. o.. Aug. 2f.-wheat: Cash,
9fhc; Sept, 92hc: Dec. e5%c: May,
sL01h. Corn: Cash and Sept. 6sA G.;
Dec. e2%c; May. sskc. Oats: Cash.
SIC: Sept, 43hc: Dec, 45Ac: May
4sgsc. Rye: Cash. ssc: Sept. soc
Cloverseed: Cash and Oct. s12.40: Dec.
and March. t12.27h: No. 2. t12.o2k:
No. 3. $11.se; rejected, $11.55. Alsike:
Prime and Aug. s10.s5: Dec. s1O.75:
March. sio.s5. Timothy: Prime and
Aug. $3.50; Sept. $40: March. s745
Butter, eggs and hay unchanged.
CHICAGO GRAIN OPENING.
CHICAGO. Aug. 24.-Grain opening
Wheat: Sept up NC; Dec. up &c.