The Detroit times., 1913-03-19
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT. March ls--Close: Tues
days wheat market was oraeed up %
tports Of seyral eNpor, sales, DuIutn
Buffalo and Chicago reporting the TAX
ing OF wheat fog foreigners. On We'd
nesday. Liverpool made i small early
advance. but did not respond 10 tAe
strength To the extent expected %
American bulls.
Wheat is not far from an export
basis ali the time. and little 10 take n
for export almost every day. encouf :
aging IT,, bulls In belief that there Is
no ue.H u further decline. Export
ers 'c wheat on every dip, ana
tho smart reaction from low
poirt ars look for decrease in
reCoirt Loading points as the re-
suit of au Increase In farm Work. Seed
ing is .ujcr way Ia the northwest. and
ns the work goes on. farmers VIII nave
less time for marketing The unsettled
state OF foreign politics mas peen In :
tensifi.d by the killing OF the king OF
tfrFrrr- and ;ntieh- affeeft siHt y-sS!Sis In
ali directions, a condition that makes
for firmness In wheat markets Inese
10 a certain extent oEset
the big supplies Of wheat In sight, put
there are many bears who Zee! that Tor
eigners will hold off for further breaks
especially should the war situation
take a more peaceful turn.
1t is admitted by the bulls that
prices cannot be advanced or sustained
without active foreign buying or u
evidence OF being ia fine condition
Liverpool did not hold all the early ad
vance and closed only steady Argen-
tine cargoes were In good continental
Argentina is still exporting quite free.
-. but the continent appears ready 10
take IL all
Wheat was Arm during the greater
part OF W ednesday. but small early
advance was not sustained. and tho
close was unchanged In all but the May
deal. which gained i.c.
Corn and oats advanced NC. Glow
erseed advanced loo. and alslks de-
clined Zoe
Wheat quotations: Cash no red,
IsIOs. Nav opened without change at
Sl06is and advanced TO slO8s. JAY
opened at a23ac. advanced 10 a3c and
closed az ecs. September opened at
e2is No. ] white. Sos
Coarse grain quotations: COrn-Cash
No. 3. 5lc; No car ~ isiac; No 3
yellow. cars az %. NJ. ! yellow, !
car az. 60isc oats Standard car at
3jc. No. white 34c, No. white. SOC.
Ryc-Cash No. .. &c. Beanr--lm-
Wsdiats ana PrromP, salp pr,1. ' u.s.,
! 100 bags at SLID; sample 20 bags ~
| Sill. j. at 81 20 prime alsike. S2 50
sample alsike II bags at sio.75 Tim
T. l.. 4
Receipts iu the Detroit market Ned
nesday Included 1000 hhls OF Hour :
/ cars OF corn ana z ~ oats. withdraw
ais were . 900 obls az -four aud 5.oel
bu OF corn. stocks are 396 752 bu ~
wheat. los $50 bu OF corn, $3.50 bu OF
oats and ,155 bu OF rye
/ Liverpool wheat closed unchanged 20
I'D higher and corn unchanged
! Estimated exports for the week from
Argentina, 100000 bu
Minneapolis wheat stocks increased
! 500. O0U hu In four DAYS.
Receipts OF wheat " edn esday Min %
neopoli 23t cars. against l+s a year
ago, Duluth, - cars, against J! Win
ntpee So cars. against no, CfHrIgo.
I 90 years against e. southwest. $1,000
( on against % 600 IN
! No markets Good Friday
Primary wheat receipts were 62l.Ou0
bu. against 35N,ep0 bI a year ago.
Exports. OF wheat and hour Wednes .
TOLEDO WHEAT.
Cash. $ o7i. May slo7 July 81. e.
sept. 81 &c corn cash, q sc; May
cash. s4i.c. Nav M JS. S5a.c
SEPT 35A Rye, cash, So. Clover
seed Cdsh aud Mar Dc slI.S0 April.
March, $3.50 EimAtGy cGsh and
March and Apr1 Sl7S Butter eggs
and hay. Unchanged
CHICAGO WHEAT.
CHICAGO March ig-Whsat was
nru"r today on Liverpool cables May
opened level with yesterdays close and
u "a" first half hour advanced 81. july
VAS ~ "a IS tie result OF early trad
nA. Tie trading In corn WAS dun
with light offerings. MAY was firm and
JulN up So az opening Later May
gained : and July made the same td-
vance. May oats was UP IL over yes.
tcrdaX close at the End Of the frs,
hals hour. with little trading. Pros
81 - o. t9r
CHICAG March Opening
Wheat. May unchanged; July up lac
changed. Oats: MAY up hc: July un
changed. Provisions: Easier.
Noon--wheat: May MP &c: July un
&c. oats: May UP i.c. July up NC.
Closs-tWheat: May up &c. July vi