The Detroit times., 1913-02-21
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT, Feb. 2l.--Close: The tone
was firm in the wheat market at the
opening on Friday. but trading was
slow, The strength came largely from
reports OF export buying OF wheat at
Omaha and in Canada.
Crop news was very scarce on Fri
day. owing 10 damage TO the wires by
storm Quotations came through, but
not much information Liverpool was
Arm, owing TO disappointment as 70
the volume OF Argentine exports. The
exporting season Is now at its height
and England Is not getting much OF
the grain. The total exports for this
week go 10 the continent. Canadians
are asking more for their wheat and
South American markets are firm.
News from India 10 favorable. and the
! political outlook Is not considered bull
ish, but worlds exports are not prom
| give Liverpool a firm closing tone.
Groomhall reported a better demand
for American cargoes. shorts at Buenos
Ayres were covering. The American
weather map was bullish. IL did not
show much moisture over the winter
wheat belt, although in some places II
was cloudy. The weather Is the lead
| ing point OF interest at present, as the
winter crop in the southwest needs
moisture. The renewal OF export buy
Ing In this country is helping TO brace
up the bulls.
Wheat was duh on Friday. and closed
| at the last prices OF Thursday.
Corn advanced &c. and cloverseed
declined eJc. oats were easy and all
coarse grains dull.
| Wheat quotations--Cash NO. req,
Is1.O7a. May opened without change al
! s109a.. advanced TO fll0 declined "a
81 ~ and closed at Sl.OS&, July
opened at e6Lac. declined TO 9SAc, and
CLOSED at 9s1c: September. opened at
sIisc, declined TO sac, and closed az
l 30. Nh 1 yyhita 81 O6t.
! Coarse grain quotations: Corn-Cash
No. 5. 40 &c; No. 3 yellow, 2 cars al
50Ihc; No. yellow. cars AZ 49c:
Oats--Standard, 35c bked: NO
Rye--Cash No. ?. csc.
| Beans-Immediste prompt and Feb
| ruary shipment, S205. May, s2l5.
! Cloyerseed--Prime spot. Sll.JO; prime
alsike, 1880
/ Timothy seed-Prime spot. si.15.
J Receipts in the Detroit market Fri-
! day were 900 bills OF hour. car OF
drawais were 1000 bbls OF -four and
1900 bu OF corn. Stocks are igt.4ol
! bu OF wheat 1S-,-Oe bu or corn, od,s5V
Ebu OF oats and 22.sSg bu o, rye
! Liverpool wheat closed "a l4d anc
Argentine wheat exports for tho
week were 5,0ss.000 bu, agaiast 5.02i,-
900 bu the week before and 24oS.oO.
[
! WORLDS wheat exports for the week
I exclusive Of North America. are esti'
mated at 100000 bu.
| No markets on Saturday.
! TOLEDO CHAIN AND PROVISIONS.
! TOLEDO. o.. Feb 2ls--wheat: cash
isi.oSi. NAV. i1.09A; July, 9si4c; sept.
! 92alc Corn: Cash, 50hc; May 5iisc
/ July. F51Lc; sept. 5CLc. oats: Cash
i35Lc: Nav, SIC! July, 36Sc; Sept. acc
RE: Cash, Sc Cloverp reed; Cash and
Feb., t11.S0: Oct, 1885. Alsike. Cash
1880; March. SIC 80. Timothy: Cash
! and Feb. $3.50: March. t17o. Butter
eggs and hay: Unchanged.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
CHICAGO. Feb. 2i.--wheat was cas-
Ter TO-DAY on favorable weather, the
opentng being from unchanged 20 -
! lower. Offerings were light. however
and the market stiffened. After ths
nrst hour MAY was firm AMI July down
nc. Corn was nrm on wet wcatber
MAY opened up isc aud th,n gained
=. more. while July opened nrm ard
gained &c oats was hrmer Mas
opened steady ands ro5o -. and July
opencd up &c and held hrm. Pro-
visions were zip on a break m the hos
run.
CHICAGO. Feb 21.--Grain: Opening
Wheat: Nav down &C. July down
1.c Corn: May up ac, July un-
changed oats: May unchanged, July
uncuoted. Provisions: Somewhat high
Nocr -wncat: May up isc July
oats: MAY unchanged; July down &c.
ClosiHg--Wh Ma unchanged
Juir Gown 10. Corr May ando July
Inn 70 OARS. Nav and July uuUuRngCl.