Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-21
GRAIN And PRODUCE MARKET
New Shorl Interest il. Whest is
Created on Decline in Prices.
CORN rs. FAR FRoT SAFETY
Messages from the Oats Country Indi-
cate That Considerable Damage
Has Beer Wrought by the
Recent Rains.
OMAHA. Aug. %, 1917.

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The Wet weather continues over O por.
uoh OF the northwest and Ii is raining at
many Kansas points Advlces do net in
dica;e that the weather has proved very
serious Tor spring wheat states, but the
qualiy or grain has been lowered more
or less In the northwest and southwest
lne sharp drop In cash wheat prices ut
minneapolis Monday was confined chiefly
to damp and stained wheat. There Is s.
feeling, however, that the big spring crop
movement is about to start and that the
trade will feel the bearish effect Of
hedging sales. There has been new
short interest created on the decline in
prices and sellers will do we'll to guard
against rebound due to covering OF
sales. Cash wheat was unchansed to Nc
lower.
Good pit observers in corn yesterday
claimed to see very fair volume OF
country buying orders in small lots,
which offset to some extent the bearsh
feeling In the local trade. The crop Is
stlll far enough from safety to make
snort sellers so a little slow in the late
months. The September option was some-
what neglected yesterday. No doubt the
country is buying corn because the new
crop months are at such remarkable
discount under September and cash
prices The trade is still In a position 20
be influenced by the weather map almost
entirely. Cash corn was NC higher to ]ac
lower.
The heaviest export sales Of oats in
years and shipping demand which has
Kept the new crop moving into distribu-
ton and consumption at all the leading
markets are the supporting influences
OF the market. Messages from the oats
district claim much damage done by
heavy, rains. The feeling Is beartsh
enough to sell on hard spots II the
weather turns bright Cash oats, Y to
II higher.
Clearances of wheat and flour, 2OS,oo
bushels; corn, lAooo bp. oats, 1000 bu,
Liverpool closed Wheat, u to u
lower; corn. v to V higher.
Primary wheat receipts were 1l75,0Qo
bushels and shipments were S65,000 BUSH
els, against receipts last year of 74l,o0o
bushels and shipments of $4,000 bushels
last year.
Primary corn receipts were $4,000 bush
els and shipments Of $4,000 bushels as
against receipts Of 76, 200 bushels and
shipments of $4,000 bushels last year.
Primary oats receipts were. 10S4.000
bushels and shipments. of $4,000 bushels
as against receipts Of 677 bushels and
shipments of 4210O0 bushels last year.
Cash sales today were as follows
Wheat-No. 2 hard winter: car, s7lac.
No. 8 hard winteI: 5 cars, TAc; cars,
SIC; car, s6Ac. NNo. hard winter: Q
cars, S6hc; car S6Ac; ! car, -s6e. Oats
No. wnite; ca, $, az; car, 3lAc, Corn
No: white: l car 75Ac. NO. white: .
cars, 75Ac; ! car, 7oc. No. white: / car,
l2hc No yellow: cals, 72Ac; cars,
12Hc No. mixed cars, 72isc; 3 cars.
f2Ac; l car, poor, TIC.
Omaha Cash Prices.
WHEAT-No. 2 hard, S7Qss%c; No. 8
hard, SStqS8c: No. hard, 7s9qS7c.
CORN-No. 2 white, T52c; No. 8 white,
low, 72s4Q73c; No. 8 Yellow. u }. 072$c; No.
4 yellow, 7OQ71Ac; NO 2, 72AQizAc; No.
3, 72Q72tsc; No. 4, 70p712c,
.OATS-No. 2 white, AQ321ac; standard.
S2QS2Ac; No. white, Sl%9S2c; No 1
BARLEY-Malting, soas5c; No. / feed,
S5@45c.
KYE-No, 2, 6Oa62c; No. 8, 57@soc.