The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-08
Hank. and Trust Companies,
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT, Feb s-Close: Liverpool
followed the American decline Thurs
day and the tone here at the opening
was not strong. Chicago was on
little and bulls there were discouraged
b. the weak feeling in Minneapolis and
the fact that seaboard points are OF
fering wheat under the Chicago price.
Ii appears TO be n pretty clear case
OF supply and demand in wheat-a big
supply and small demand. Dealers
ind plenty OF people ready. TO sell on
every little Improvement in price. but
buying of actual wheat Is dull; even
on the declines When n bull gets
enough confidence TO do some buying
he is quickly forced to sell TO save
himself from loss, and the reason is
lack Of demand for actual stocks in
Chicago and elsewhere. Some of the
foreign news Is quite bullish, but for
eign prices must advance or American
figures decline a long way before TINS
market need get excited about foreign
out OF line for export
Minneapolis receipts were again
much larger than year ago, although
there was another report that spring
wheat farmers were about sold out.
Argentine exports were estimated
about one-third OF the movement a
year ago. Milling demand Is still
great disappointment TO Chicago balls,
Wheat worked within narrow limits
all day and closed at Wednesdays clos
Corn and oats were unchanged, rye
declined lie and cloverseed advanced
Wheat quotations: Cash No. red.
9eisc; May opened without change at
81. %, declined 10 s1.034 and closed at
si.04: July opened at Csc, lost &c and
advanced TO CSC; No. / white. s7l4c.
Coarse grain quotations: Corn. cash
No. 3. ssiae; No. 3 yellow, ; cars at
STAG: No. yellow, CSC. Oats: stan
dard, s3hc; No. white, SIC. Rye:
o. k No 4 "a af closing
Beans: Immediate. prompt and Feb.
shipment, sass: Mar, s2.42; May, S2.55.
Cloverseed: Prime spot. 100 bags at
81. Mar. sl4; sample, q bags at f15.
40 at 1880. 10 at $3.50. at 50; prime
alsike, 1910; sample alsike, bags at
$3.50, 8 at $11.50. Timothyseed: Prime
spot. 60 bags at $40. Barley; Best
samples, s2.5od2. 55 per cwt. Buck
wheat: Good milling grain, Sl.fo per
Receipts in the Detroit market on
| Thursday were LAS bbls of -four, 8
OF wheat u Of sorn we're OF o 500
bbis OF -four. SPAS blu of corn and
1886 blu of oats. Stocks are $500
/ bu OF wheat, 1852 bu OF corn. l51,OO7
bu OF oats and 23,7so bu OF rye.
neapolis. $40 cars. against l3l cars a
year ago: Duluth 20 cars. against SO;
Winnipeg. 8S5 cars, against b5' ST
Louis; 80 900 bu: against S Ss,opo s9 en
this week, 900 blu. against 2,20s.0o0
bu a year ago.
! Primary wheat receipts were 4se, 600
bu. against 457. 900 bu a year ago.
! Exports OF wheat and flour Thurs
day. 10000 bu.
! Liverpool wheat closed "a and corn
/ I'D lower.
TOLEDO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
| TOLEDO. Feb. s.--Wheat: Cash,
s1.O0h May. s1.O3&; July. sshc; Sept,
96I5c Corn: Cash, SIC; May, 6g& c;
+Itfiy.- SEA e. sspt--7oIlc- Oats Cash,
Bsii c; May. 54%c; July. soc; Sept, &c.
Rye: Cash, 94c. Cloverseed: Cash and
Feb. SALTY: Mar. s14.20; No. ?. sl3 So
| No. 3, s15.46; rejected, $13 20. Alsike:
cash. si370: Mar. 1875. Timothyseed
cash. s71O: Mar. tz12h. Butter. eggs
and hay: Unchanged
CHICAGO GRAIN OPENING.
CHICAGO, Feb. s.--Grain opening
Wheat: May and July down hc. Corn:
May unchanged; July down t1c. Oats:
May unchanged July down &c. Pro-
visions: Slightly lower.
| Noon-wheat: May and July up y C.
Corn: May up sc; July up sac Oats:
May and July up &c.
! Close-whoat: May and July up
&c Corn: May up hc; July up &c.
Oats: May UP &c; July up &c. Pro-