The Detroit times., 1914-02-02
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

DETROIT. Feb Close Liverpool
was quiet and a, shade hrmsr u fhe
early trading on Monday au@ holders
were not alarmed over The prospect of
q decline Exporters are expected 10
come in on any further slump
The bulhsi conditions ln Liverpool
ere smaller Canadian OF -, letter
enquiry FOR Manitoba carSOcs and bNt r.
ish news from Australia. Americas
shipments were light co.'s tNe bear SD
side of the deal were tae lower Amen
lean prices Oh SatIlda. t1>! tone it.
Argentine markets AEd nutral cNl'ur, 5
from Russia and tHe Danube Corr
WAS firm and ia good spot aemand
All crop scare talk ras been hushra
b.! the nnc blanket or snow over pt"c-
Ncally all rho winter wheat crop iAii4-
ishing protection against if0st ANA
Hbun4aut moisture ron tGc spr AE
growing There was probably never a
better winter wheat outlook THAN the
present one, Acreage ~ large, lhr
plant is healthy and thus far into tnV
winter lttle or no harm mas been done
or course, this Is al very oear4sn
or the new crop luihres, bnt ths ="
sitlOn OF the old crop is considered
quite hrn keeeipts are small ana
farmers ga the northwest are believed
20 be pretty we'll sold out The me
outlook for the new winter wheat crop
has not resulted IN any activity in
south western rarm sales and the grow
crs appear 10 have their minds set on
a higher level OF prices Tor which tnry
are "a bile and wililng 10 wait No im-
provemCut IA noted in milling demand
and the general cash proposition )
slow This has lasted SO long that
revival OF activity IS expected soon.
Wheat made a small gain and lost
Il. closing al saturdays last prices.
Corn was unchanged excepting tn
No. yellow grade. which lost --zz---
oats gained - and the seeds were
unchanged.
Wheat quotations cash No red
99a,c: May -n--4..-.4- it44out change at
SLO2, advanced TO 81 o-4 and closed
at slio2. July opened a. 9l;4c; ad.
Coarse grain quotations Corn-Cash
No. 3, G3lec. No. yellow 1 ear az
81 t2c. No. yellow. cars az o3c s AZ
- nc. az 62c, az 6214c. oats
standard car at 42c. No. white. :
ears ~ 4Iiac. No white. 4lc. Rye
Cash No. :, &C. Beans Immediate
ana prompt shipment. $685. February,
fl.32. Cluverseed Prime spot. $50,
March. $3.50, sample red. 80 bags AT
tNe5. a at s.. 20 ut $3.50; prime al
sike, $l0.75. sample alsiSe, 20 bags az
1915. Timothy -Prlme spot, 500. AL
falfa-Prime spot, 1928.
Receipts in the Detroit market Mon
day included 1000 bbls Of flour - cara
Of corn. . OF oats. or rye anu : ot
hay Withdrawals Were 1000 hpls Of
Hour and 1000 bu Of corn. stocks are
$4,000 bu OF wheat. -tl,AOO bu ut COZ II.
"a 500 bu OF oats and "A. 700 bu OF rye
Liverpool wheat closed ia higher to
isd lower and corn unchanged 20 Nd
higher.
The Argentine corn surplus Is Now
figured TO be 100000 600 bu
Wheat on passage amounts TO Sc
10000 bu. against 33. SG40 hu a
week ago and S1.T04, zoe bu year ago.
Receipts OF wheat Monday. South
west. 900 bu, AGAINST $4,000 bu =
year ago. Winnipeg, % cars, against
143. Duluth. 10 ears, against %; Min
Reapolis. 800 cars, against 900. Chi
cage 20 cars. against -.
Primary wheat receipts We're ,Otb,-
600 bu. against l.3g4,VO0 bu year ago.
Wheat stocks at Minneapolis de-
creased $4,000 Ia In two days
Exports Of wheat and -four Monday.
620 900 bu, or which 1000 on were
Canadian.
Last weeks visible supply changes:
Wheat. $4,000 Du decrease: corn,
$4,000 bu Increase. oats, 2IZ,00V bu
decrease.