Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-19
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
Complete Change for Better Over
takes Wheat Market.
BEARS ARE HARD TO KILL OFF
Come Right 10 the Front In the
Face of the Pit Activity with
Contradictions News from
ArEentina.

OMAHA, Feb. is. 1914.
There was almost a complete change
In conditions surrounding the wheat mar
ket yesterday for the better. Not only
was the market strong and SsmNc higher,
but there was an improved business and
this included some buying on outside ac-
by general buying of cash wheat in the
various markets by seaboard exporters.
The amount of these purchases was not
heavy, but they were scattered from one
end of the country to the other. including
Canada. Philadelphia ana Baltimore both
reported sales OF wheat on distressed
freight room. New York said that sales
were made there for foreign shipment of
200. 600 bu. but Boston. in its usual fashion.
claimed bids were out of line. Kansas
City reported moderate sized lots of
wheat sold for eastern shipment and
Winnipeg claimed that a cargo was sold
there direct
Chicago probably sold more wheat than
all the other markets combined. The
transactions there were reported as 200 900
bu, but they were said to have been
larger.
The bears in wheat were hard TO kin
off yesterday, as they came to the front
with news that was exactly opposite TO
the above. AS an illustration a Minneap-
oils house wired that the milling demand
there was slow. as considerable wheat
has been purchased by that interest TO
arrive and that this grain would have to
be digested before millers would again
enter the market as buyers. Flour In all
positions was reported as dull
IL is almost a daily occurrence for some
OF the houses in the trade to furnish
figures on the exportable surplus of
wheat In the Argentine Republic. Broom
hall claimed a few days ago that ship
pers of both Europe and the continent
who were at Buenos Ayers placed the
surplus at 36,000,O00 bushels, These fig
ures were raised to 56,Oo00O0 bushels yes
terday. Cash wheat was unchanged.
Cora was helped no little by the
strength in wheat yesterday and the Of
ferings were small even at the advance
OF BqAc for the day. Unsettled weather
Is promised, which may restrict the move
ment of that grain TO points OF distribu-
ton, and while the weather in the Ar
gentine was reported as favorable there
we're claims of further deterioration to
the crop and reduction In the export
able surplus. Stocks at Liverpool con-
tlnue to decrease and that market was
firmer. Cash corn was hQlc higher.
Gains Of lf@tso were made in oats and
that market was strong. Cash oats were
unchanged to Nc higher.
The big longs in May lard and ribs
We're the best sellers yesterday They
were Obliged to accept slightly lower
prices. Conditions have been against
these holders. and with the semi-monthly
report II was anything but encouraging.
They attempted to get rid of at least a
These sales were reported: Wheat
No. hard winters cars, SEC. Oats-No.
white; cars, SSc. No. white: 1 car.
%Ao; car. car. a7hc' No ,grade; ! car. SIC;
white; / car, &c. No. white: / car, 6sci
l car, 621sc: car &c; car, 6%c; 2
cars. 6l59o; car, 61hc; cars, 81. No. 4
white: car. 6O56c; / car, 6Oc; car, 57lhc.
No. yellow: l car, 61hc 1 car 61Ac; 2
cars, 61c. No. 3 yellow car, 61c;, l car,
6Olac; cars, 60c; 12 cars, 59Iac. No 1
yellow: IL cars, 6SIRc. No. mixed: 1
car, CONC; car, 60hc No. 3 mixed: 1
car, SOHO; 2 cars 6Oc: 2,cars, 59lkc; 1 car,
69c. No. mixed: l car, 591kc; 1 car,
CSC; cars, 571sc; cars, SIC. No grade
car. 4Sc.
Clearances Wheat and flour equal to
$4,000 bu; Corn, 5000 bu.; Oats, 1900 bu.
Liverpool Close: Wheat UNCHANGED to
kc higher; Corn, nc to &c higher Pri-
mary wheat receipts were $4,000 bu., and
shipments, 529. 900 bu,; against receipts
OF $4,000 bu., and shipments of $4,000
bu last year. Primary corn receipts were
1,S60O0 bu., and Shipments COZ 600 bu
against receipts of 2,025, 600 bu. and ship
ments of 1,O4i.000 bu. last year. Primary
oats receipts were 641 900 bu., and ship
ments, 714,O0O bu., against receipts OF 996
600 bu., and shipments OF 64s.OOO bu. last
wear