The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-15
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

DETROIT. Dec. 14-Close: Wheat
had a strong opening on Monday be-
cause OF higher prices in Liverpool
and generally strong foreign out
look. The IDEAL market was up a cent
10 start with.
buyers Of wheat and are bidding at a
rate that helps greatly in advancing
prices Italy Is prominent as a buyer
and is contracting for large share OF
changed from an exporter TO an inn
porter and will buy 100000 bu. OF
foreign wheat. Liverpool bases it's adj
vance on strength here on Saturday.
tirmness in Plate offerings and free
buying OF spot wheat. Argentine hold
ers are very arm in their views and
this is made more bullish by reports
OF some deterioration in the crop out
look In private cables. The active buy
ing by Italy is causing anxiety In
liverpool Cargoes OF winter wheat
20 Cd over Saturdays price Spot
wheat In Liverpool is up u ID. Corn
In Liverpool Is strong and higher.
Primary wheat receipts show con-
siderable decrease compared with n
week ago. but Minneapolis continues
TO receive a great deal. Duluth re-
cetpts are small. The market is con-
sidered TO be I'm good shape for an adj
vance owing 10 the greatness OF for
etgn needs. Montreal reports exports
OF Ll76.s3o sacks OF -four not previous
" reported great deal being for
France. The southwestern winter
wheat movement continues rather
large, but Michigan farmers are said
TO be holding for higher prices. Cash
wheat Is In good demand for both
milling and export
Cash wheat was strong In all the
markets on export buying and closed
at an advance OF Nc. May was un-
Corn advanced nc and beans &C. The
OTHER coarse grains and seeds were un-
changed.
n.ls; December opened with an adj
vance OF 1c at s1.IsL, declined TO
sL17&, advanced to s1.IsA and closed
at Sis: May opened at sl254. de-
chned 10 s125A advanced TO sf25&
s1.15.
Coarse grain quotations: Corn: Cash
No, .; sac; No. yellow, cars at
ssec' closing at 6ehe bid; No yellow,
oats: Standard. cars az 5oxe; No.
3 white ! car at soc: No. white.
car at 49c.
Rye: Cash No. 2 s1.lO.
Beans: Immediate and prompt ship
ments. s2@5; December, $3.50: January
s2;55: May. .s2.70
Cloverseed: Prime spot. 1910: March.
$3.50; sample red, 100 bags at $3.50. "a
at IS; prime alsike, 1910. sample al
s axe 70 bags at $3.50. 20 at IS. Is at
Timothy: Prime spot, sg.7o.
Receipts In the Detroit market
Monday included 1000 bbls. OF flour.
IL cars Of wheat, 90 OF corn. 10 OF
oats. OF rye and of hay With
drawals were 1000 bbls. OF -four. l. 900
bu. OF wheat 5000 bu. OF corn, Stocks
are $4,000 bu. or wheat, 14g1OO bu. OF
corn, $500 bu or oats 10000 bu az
barley and 32,50O bu OF rye
Primary wheat receipts were 1852
ago
northwestern mills are buying wheat
In Kansas City.
Exports OF wheat aud flour Mondav
! 7SS,000 bu.
Receipts OF wheat Monday: South
west, 4SS,OO0 bu.. against 235. 600 bu "A
year ago; Duluth. SO cars, against I5s.
Minneapolis, 635 cars against 678.
winnipeg 321 cars against 1861
Chicago, 1870 cars. against 10
Worlds wheat exports last week
were $4,000 bu against lOO57 600
/ ou. week ago and il COS 900 bu. a
| year ago
The Kansas wheat crop IL officially
1 placed at 1SO.924sS5 bu and corn M
| SI.33S,294 bu. The Missouri wheat
crop was Ss.9SO,O0O bu. and corn iS5's
! 0O0. 900 bu -
Liverpool corn closed bms,d higher
| Increases In the American visibIe
supply: Wheat, 1855. 600 bu.. corn. a
| l62 GOO bu.; oats. 72i, 900 bu
| The Canadian VIII at visible SUNNY
decreased i.32s.0oO bu., last week