The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-08

, cover. partly prompted by encouraging
cables ana a risiur, tendency in W,uni-
par, with 4 diminution in receipts at
PRIMARY points II Was claimed th;tt
nearly al farmers here ana j., Canada
have parted with the bulk OF their sur
Plus. and hence arc refusing to accept
current bids. IN the mcautiuc ship
mcnts into consumptivc channels have
continued fairly heavy. and therefore
il IL expected that the visible supply
statement on Monday Will show Il fair
decrease; last year there Was cn in
crease Of about 5000. 900 bushels.
Foreign MARKETS.
The greater iirinncss III European
markets was due to lighter offerings
for forward shipments from Canada
and Russia and 10 The return OF bad
weather ~ Argentina there being rain
Whcre harvesting has begun, and.
therefore. 1t is feared that the export
able surplus ia that country viii he
aruroXiinatcly 36.0o0.00o bushels less
tEan last Year. II turns out that the
last crop i'm Argentina was greatly
everest !nuted. At The start the OK
portable surplus for 1913 WAC ctti-
.inatcd cN:r2Va@artly high. namely
144,o0o. coo bushels. whereas the ex-
ports VIII prohably not exceed 1o7,
100000.
1'hreshing returns from tie North
cru part Ol Argentine have been UNI
satisfactory, and Unless the weather
r"allH improves it is feared that the
surplus Will no; be over 10000. 900
bushels. The upward tendency was
chool-ed temporarily ~ = favorable Of
h"iai ""port from Kansas. where the
condition is placed at %. against ~ n
y.,.. ago, and the area S,5s",oo0 acres.
on . rer cont. increase. This is the
largest area on record. RMS was
paltl; onset By reports tina; Of the last
crop - per cent. had been fed TO farm
animals. Ia addition. ii was asserted
that TN. total OF wheat thus far fed
throughout the country reached tho
huan total Of l7.0OU.ooG bushels OF
cuuv"e. tnis was brought about bv the
great scarcity and nigh cost OF corn.
IN buoNaucy toward tho close was
partly attributed to reports that only
gee cent az The crop IN Nebraska re
uisucG back, ana also 10y reports that
exporters had been buying freely, in
Guiding Two carcocs If hard winter
~" Baltimore. embracing about 2dc,-
coo bushels for Lisbon.
Strength in Corn.
There has been Il strong feeling IN
corn. Offerings were light, and short
Sellers nervous nud anxious to cover.
'rbis was particularly true of Dccc,n-
h"r contracts. which advanced far
more rapidly than the distant deliv-
cries Therefore. il WAS plainly cVi-
C'ut that shorts were apprehcnsivc,
ro,lizuG that little or no new corn
would -" dry enough to grade 40. =
ina December, the weather West HAY
iuG continued exceedingly mild for
the season with light 10 heavy snow
ran. the latter West OF the Mississippi.
Indeed. there are shrcwd tSrmcrs who
h,lirNc That only a Omitted percentage
of tho new corn viii grade No. even
in january. unless the weather sud
oruiy becomes clear and cold. Gable
adviCcs have hccu somewhat cnCour-
aSiit.. European markets being in
lucuced ny the small quantity on pas
sage and the prospective light worlds
shipments
Furthermore, Il large part OF the corn
cleared this week from Argentina,
S10,0co bushels. was destined for North
America. The great difficulty expert
"nccd IN "htainin" prime old corn in
the west even at current high figures,
coupled with the small supply OF hogs
and cattle, has convinced almost I'll
w"l!-inforncd dealers tina, the crop OF
l"l2 WIS greatly over estimated.