East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-21
RUSH TO BUY SENDS
CHICAGO WHEAT UP
Market Opens and Closes With sharp
Adyance-EOreign Trade
Dominating Influence.

NIliNAbO' sept. El-l>aSt prices
for wheat were about 1-2@Ic off
from the high point OF the day. and
] 3-4c to &c higher than the close
Friday. There was a ruch of buying
at the opening with only moderate
offerings In the market Prices ad-
vanced sharply in filling buying or
ders. Advance for the morning was
3 l-3c to 3 1-4c over Friday Early
activity on the buying side was large
ly due TO the upturn OF pence In the
December price at Liverpool on COW
ering by shorts there. Heavy receipts
in the northwest again failed TO cause
any important hedging movement in
that quarter or here. Possibly the
primary receipts for the week max
ing record at 19,ls0,0 900 bushels had
some influence in checking the bull
ish enthusiasm. West and southwest
bids sent out failed to bring much
wheat overnight. The bullish war in
fiuence is pronounced. and best mer-
chants in wheat trade were buyers on
breaks.
The corn market Joined in the ad-
fh'ANN VIII
than before because export sales here
and at the seaboard were confirmed
over night and New York messages
were telling OF fresh export inquiries
from number of smaller European
countries. Europe appears TO prefer
American offers of corn now to the
Argentine. because OF better chance
TO get supplies promptly and better
| quality of corn when II arrives Ship
ping sales $4,000 bushels. Local re-
ceipts dropped to &c cars.
September oats was marked up to
rs cents. closing a fraction under
that figure. Shipping sales were
$4,000 bushels. including nearly 2O0.-
o00 bushels 10 exporters.
WHEAT.
Sept-open Ill 3-S; high. III 3-s:
low. Ill 3-S; close. 110 3-4B.
Deepen, 113 l-2; high. ia "a;
low. l1s IL: close. 1l3 LAB.
May-open, 120 l-2: high. 12l "a:
low, i20 Is; close. l20 3-SB.
The Grain Markets.
Glover seed-No. recleaned, l5c;
ordinary. IL 1-2Gl2c pound; alsike.
lie pound.
Flour-Selling price: Patent. s5.-
60d5 $50: Willamette valley, $40;
local straight. s400G4.60; export,
; straight, s4.Oo "a 42O; cutoff. s42O:
bakers, s5q5.40.
Hay-New crop. porducers' price:
Willamette valley timothy, fancy,
/ $3.50; eastern oregon-Idaho fancy
timothy. SIS a 1850: alfalfa, (s12.50
vetch and oats. s99l0; clover, IS per
ton
Grain bags-No. ! Calcutta, $3.50.
! Official Merchants Exchange bid
prices for the week:
WHEAT.
Bluestem--Saturday. BLOB; Friday.
sl.o4; Thursday, s1.05; Wednesday.
s1.O5; Tuesday. los; Monday. s1.O4.
Fortyfold-saturday, SO; Friday,
96; Thursday, 90; Wednesday, 80 1-2
Tuesday, 90; Monday, .s5.
Club-Saturday, .94; Friday, "a:
Thursday. .95; Wednesday, "a; Tues
day "a; Monday, "a.
4 II
80; Thursday. 80: Wednesday, 81
Huesday, 80; Monday, 81 1-2.
Red Fffe-Saturday, 80: Friday,
81: Wednesday: 81 1-2: Tuesday,
Monday, 81 1-2cmfwyp3t2at2
.9S; Monday, ss2 1-2.
OATS
No. fede-Saturday, $26: Friday
s27; Thursday. s26; Wednesday, s25:
Tuesday, s25; Monday. $3.50.
BARLEY.
No. 1 feed-Saturday, s22: Friday
s22; Thursday, s22; Wednesday. s22
Tuesday, s22.50: Monday, s22
Brewing-Saturday s22.50; Frida.
s22,5o; Thursday, s22.5O; wednesda!
S2S, Tuesday, 1925.
MILLSTUFFS.
Bran-Saturday. $2S.50: Friday
s23.75; Thursday. s2S: Wednesday
s2S; Tuesday, s2S; Monday, s24.50.
Shorts-Saturday. s24.50: Friday
| SEA; Thursday, s24.75; wednesda,
! s24: Tuesday, s24.