The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-28
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
DETWUTT. Feb. sS--Close: Early
wires brought nothing OF importers In
me news line TO the leading markets.
TINS was shown by the steady tone
thar prevailed at all the principal en-
changes at home ami abroad AZ the
onerirg OF Wednesday.
it VIII be number OF days before
government figures on the wheat I'm
farmers hands Will he available and
TINS leaves the bulls with little actual
news TO base AN advance on. They eN-
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Tprices must advance as soon as the tg-
lres get To the public without waiting
Tor the help OF an active milling de-
mendi something expected for a Long
timr. but still In the future
LITTLE grain business was done on
TGcsdoy hut dispatches say elevator
people were early Luyers OF cash wheat
at Minneapolis. Later u was an
rounced that some OF the receipts were
carried over unsold. southwestern
markets wera heavy and storn| made
receipts small III" snow thut now
covers the southwestern Ilelda ~
looked upon as great help 20 the
STOW g rrop and eNt-aNagpnt cstt-
mates are coming over the wires from
Kansas and Oklahoma as 10 the prob
able yield. Northwestern receipts are
falling of. but there Is no increase In
demand-for milling wheat and millers
say UOur is dulI
Crop Expert Snow came out with an
estimate OF wheat I'm farmers hands
placing the total at $4,000 600 bu,
against lI9.O00.0O0 bu a year ago. He
makes corn 10000 900 bu. against l.
10000 bu and oats 222, 90. 600 bu, against
f2l,OOG.OeO, This is all very bullish
and resulted In strong markets for al;
grains Wheat closed at an advance
Of ] y ul4c
Corn gained 1ac oats 4c an dryc ic
(TInNaFgaA1 Ina 20 nh Ia. ...A 30
Beans declined &c.
Wheat quotations: Cash Nc. 2 red.
car at 9BAc. at 9GAc, closing at Csc:
May opened without change at sl.0lA
a6h c-and advanced TO s7Hc: No.
white. cars at g+%c. closing at ace.
Coarse grain quotations: Corn-Cash
no, g. 50 hc; No. 3 yellow. Q cars at
at o4hc, ] at 6ihc. oats-Standard. 4
cars at $40. No 8 white. 53hc. Rye
Cash No. .. 95c bid. Beans-Immedi-
ate and prompt shipment, s2.35; March,
t2.S,; April, s2.40: May. s2.42. Clover
seed-Primc spot $685.; prime March
loo bagSat sl3.25; sample. II bags a..
SEE =i2 at S1l.50, 10 at Sl075: prime
alsike, $I3: sample afsike, Is bags at
VIZ Timothy seed-Prime spot. 80 bags
Receipts in the Detroit grain market
Wednesday included Lis bbls OF Hour.
ears OF wheat, ii OF corn, 6 OF oats
ana ! OF barley. Withdrawals were
zee bbls OF flour. 5.7S5 bu OF wheat
26403 bu OF corn. 400 bu Of oats and
1000 bu OF rye. Stocks are 5565l6 bu
or wheat, 1882 bu OF corn, 1911 bu
OF oats, 1926 bu OF barley and 25,496
hu OF rye
Wheat in Liverpool closed unchanged
10 Sad lower and corn is@Ld lower
Kecetpts or wheat Wednesday: KIM
sas CITY, 10 cars. against 10 year ago;
omaha, cars. against IL; Winnipeg.
69s cars, against 10; Minneapolis, 1875
crs against 1872; Duluth, II cars.
against 81
President Arthur S Dumont will rep
resent the Detroit board OF trade on
March In Washington, when repre-
sentatives OF all grain organizations
VII! meet TO protest against the en-
iorcement OF the pure. food law regard
Ing shipments OF grain,
Urinary wheat receipts Wednesday,
19l geo bu; year ago. $4,000 bu
Exports or wheat and flour Wednes-
day. $4,000 blu.
TOLEDO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
TOLEDO, Feb. 2S-Wheat: Cash,
t1.Ooh; May. sl.02Is. July. 9sAc; Sept,
sfc. Corn: Cash, t612e; May and July.
May 55hci July 5ossc; Sept. 4si3c.
Feb. and Mar, $3.50 No. 2, 1910: No
3. $12S0; rejected. s126O. Alsike: Cash
and Mar. 1920 Timothy; Cash and
Mar, 1926. Butter, eggs and hay un-
changed
CHICAGO GRAIN OPENING.
CHICAGO Feb. 2S.--Grain opening
Wheat. May down nc: July up &c.
Oats May and July down &c. Corn:
May and July unchanged. Provisions:
Higher.
Nooh--Wheat; May UP lie; July up
sc. Corn. May and July up hc. Oats:
May up &c; July up sc Close
Wheat, May up 2Ac;. July up &C.
Corn, May UP lie; July up Use Oats:
May up sc; July up 7sc. Provisions:
Steady