The Detroit times., 1912-12-20
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

DETROIT, Dec. Gothic foreign de-
mand for wheat is expected 10 increase
even without continuation or tho
war. Stocks in Europe are small and
decreases have been large Liverpool
was easy at the opening on Friday and
steady at the close.
! The lower American prices 81 Thurs
day depressed Liverpool a little. maxi
\ ing "A loss that was later recovered
q When shorts covered on the bad
weather la Argentina Buenos Ayres
was little higher and offerings from
south America were not pressing. For
elGn strength was helped also by the
forecast OF smaller worlds exports,
others than American. The continent
wants wheat and Antwerp Is bidding n,
Manitoba. Argentina reported delay in
harvest owing 20 bad weather and In
dia reported beneficial rains and
greatly improved prospects.
Feeling here is gaining strength.
Many dealers look for higher prices.
although moderate declines from time
10 time would not be a surprise. \
much more bullish situation might de-
Nelop In short time by a continual
ton OF the Argentine storm or a fall
ing on In the northwestern movement
Mlllers are buying wheat more freely
and some are well sold ahead With
some new export buying all the time
and heavy Clearances. the market pre-
SCENTS features that are not lacking IN
ENCOURAGEMENT TO the believers In
Wheat had strong time on Friday
and advanced &c for cash. u for May
and lac for July. This came from
worse Argentine weather and dry
weather In the American southwest
Corn was firm and the tone in oats
was easy. Beans gained PC and clover
seed was steady.
Cash No. red. sIos1s December
opened without change at s1.o7h and
advanced to $1.091a May opened at
$1.12 and advanced 10 S1I3h: July
opened at sShc and advanced to sac;
No. white. s1.osls Corn. cash No. 3.
closing bid; No. yellow. cars at 4sc.
closing bid. oats Standard. sc ask
ed; No. , white, Soc asked; No. white,
2 cars at s5c, at 24Rc; sample:
Beans: All shipment. ,..2o Clover
seed: Prime spot. tiI 80. sample 20
bags at s10.25. IS at ssI5; prime al
sikc, $3.50; sample alsike, bags at
$lL
Receipts in the Detroit market Fri
day included l.400 bills OF hour. cars
OF corn and II OF oats. Withdrawals
were 1900 bbls OF -four. 24056 bu OF
corn and %. 900 bu OF corn, Stocks are
SCI, 657 bu OF wheat, 1ss.l54 bu OF corn.
61.956 bu OF oats. 5s,Sl6 bu OF barley
and $4,000 bu OF rye.
Receipts OF wheat Friday: Chicago.
~ cars; against 22 a year ago; Du-
16S cars. against 262. Winnipeg. $50
cars, against 71S: 81. Louis 100000 bu.
against $4,000 hu Kansas City. 1874
cars. against IS. Omaha, 90 cars,
Eainst 20
Liverpool wheat closed I'D higher
and corn l. a - d lower.
Wheat stocks at Minneapolis In
creased / 500 600 hu for the week.
Wheat in Buenos Ayres advanced u
a sc
Primary wheat receipts were 1879
000 bu. against $4,000 bu a year ago.
Exports of wheat and hour Friday.
sS3. 900 bu.
Exports of wheat and nour for the
week. 500. 900 bu.
TOLEDO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
TOLEDO. o.. Dec. 20.-wheat: Cash
July. e4c. Corn: Cash and December.
sic. Nav. Ike; July, sac Oats:
Cash and December S6Ic. May. 3Sc
Rye: Ca Sh. sc. Cloverseed: Cash and
December. Sti32iz February and May.
s11.42L2t No 2. si1: No. 3. 1850: re-
jected, st0.so. Alsike: Cash and De-
s12.9O; March, s13. Timothy:
and March. s2O5. Butter. eggs and
hay: Unchanged.
Chicago Grain Opening.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20.--Wheat: Decem-
Der and May up 1-s.; Corn: December
and May, unchanged; Oats: December
up 49, May down Is; provisions:
Higher.
Noon-wheat: December UP %c:I
May up he Corn: December and May
up nc. oats: December and May up u C.
Close-Wheat: December up 1c; May
up &C. Corn: December up &C: May
up nc. Oats: December UP nc; May
up &C. Provisions higher