The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-17
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT March 1T.-Close-wheat
experts are guessing that about 1000,
900 acres OF winter wheat will be
plowed Up for one reason or another
this spring. but damage reports are
not numerous. No scare has yet re-
suited from the present cold snap and
although 1t has done the plant no good
Liverpool reports the continent bid
ding actively for wheat cargoes and q
frmer feeling I'm exporting countries.
One crop export writing from west
ern oklahoma says 20 per cent of the
wheat shows fair stand and some
growth. The balance - unpromising.
Many are drilling oats In the late seed
under SO and unless the weather is
favorable much Will be abandoned.
The eastern section Is fair TO good.
Duluth wires that not pound OF whea {
is sold for shipment at the opening of
navigation. Hessian ny damage re-
ports arc scarce.
Flrmness resulting from a belief in
congestion In the May deal In Chicago
petered out on Thursday. when any
quantity OF that option was offered for
sale on the early swell. This and the
nattering crop reports. caused a bear
ISM feeiing in that market. Bulls find
IL difficult TO sell wheat bought on
oulges. Ohio sends some reports OF
Undertaking. and. there are some in
AHdt crop scare Is being
worked up, but conservative dealers
see nothing TO indicate any important
reduction In the winter wheat acreage
Almost all the northwest was cloudy
on Friday and plenty OF rain was, pre-
dicted. One wire said IL moisture wa.
something doing
Wheat was quiet and firm through
OUT the session on Friday and closed at
an advance OF &c. corn and oat. goas
steady Timothy and cIoverseed were
unchanged and rye advanced &c.
% wheat quotations: Cash No. 2 red.
S9hc; May opened without change M
sZc, declined to 914c, moved up 10
yzHc. declined to 92c and closed ar
y2Hci July and Sept. opened at ssHc.
s se &c, advanced to ss4 c, declined to
wbeat' TAG. Coarse grain quotations:
Cora. cash No. 3. / car at 47s.c: No 4
SSei yellow tsAe; sample. car at 4oc.
U ,Sbi,. sst5aan STAN cars at asc; No.
20 2 sec Beans: Cash and April,
H.Ss; Nav. $3.50 Cloverseed: Prims
spot; 90 bags at 1875 sample. 20 bags
s725, 10 at s., at 6; prime Si.,ke az
sTanple alsike, = bags at $50, : al 81
a. lmI6othyseed; Prime srot. SO bags al
Receipts in the Detroi, n,arLs, Fri
Gay included 200 bbls OF -four. 1 car OF
wheat, OF oats and OF corn. with
travels were 200 bbIs OF flour stocks
- .,,v@v pu OF wheat, 215,627 Du of
toIn lZb's6 bu Of cats 1852 bu of
barley and $685. bu OF rye. %
EApcrts OF wheat and flour Friday
Urinary wheat receipts were asa 600
~ AGAINST GJ6.O01 hu year ago
/ sd higher. hseu 10
Argentine wheat exports for tho
Week Zo36OO0 bu: Australian, i.T52 600
Stocks OF wheat at MINNEAPOLIS de.
Icrgased $4,000 bu for the week
Receipts OF wheat on Fridav. ~,
4 luth, cars. against AZ a yesr 80
minneapolis 202 cars. against so- e.,
louis. $4,000 bu. against "a. 600 bu.
n,ahshs City, 81 cars, against az. Win
hlpeg 2l4 cars, against 21a
TOLEDO GRAIN AND PRODUCE
!, TOLEDO, Ohio. March 17-whaa,.
Cash. ole; May. g2Mc: July en oga.
Sept, 90c. Corn: Cash. Asa ~
5okc; July, 81 &c; Sept, s2%c. Oat..
Sash, s2iRc. May axe, Jufy aSi.
sept, S2Nc. Rye, No. 2, 90c: Nd 2 o.
| CloNerseed Cash. y9s2ts Me-,
N25; April. sS.55; Oct and Dec a. 1SIh
Alsikc. prime, ss25; timothy n,,,,,5
S9'oV' butter, eggs and hay unchsngcd
CHICAGO GRAIN OPENING
CHICAGO. March 17.-Grain onsrt,,
May and July wheat UNCHANGED Mes
corn UP NC; July unchanged Ma 90, :
unchanged; July up &c. Provision
| Noon: May wheat of &c. Iuv So
Ac( May oats mp &c. July 1ncba1sal
Close: May wheat unchanged hi,
up &c. May corn on &c: July un