The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-23
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

DETROIT. Dec. 22.-Close: Liverpool
had moderate advance on Tuesday.
not enough to encourage the bulls. The
opening here was steady and little
Liverpool reported firm opening
tone with offers light and Plate prices
higher. American winters were In
demand and were quoted AID higher.
The continent il bidding heavily and
taking all offers. Buenos Ayres shows
an advance anu Argentine weather is
not favorable. Latest estimates OF the
Argentine exportable surplus are about
10000, 900 bu. India is Offering wheat
little more freely owing TO favorable
weather The European wheat visible
supply Increased over three million
bushels last week. Some prominent ex-
port houses say the foreigners are not
following the market in its most re-
cent advance. The slow advance in
Liverpool compared with recent up
turns here is taken TO indicate that
they feel themselves Well enough sup
piled for the present and are not Will
ing to see prices 20 hlghT. Tn move
ment in this country Is disappointing
ITO the bulls. Receipts are keeping up
well. especially in the southwest and
little over half "A million bushels. Deal
rrs feel that~it Will be a difficult mat
ter TO hold prices up Il the farmers are
wheat. A lot Of new bulls are now
holding wheat and the future OF the
market depends To great extent on
lines.
Early export business was slack and
wheat lost Iac. but later reports had
foreigners taking everything in sight
and the close was at an advance for
the day OF I "a c.
Beans declined &c and timothy seed
advanced l5c. Rye advanced 1c. Corn
advanced &c and oats were steady.
Wheat quotations: Cash No. : red.
sl.26A: December opened without
change at s1.24lf, declined to sl.24 and
a q
sl.29h. declined 20 $l.2s and advanced
ITO sl.31h No. white, Sl.23A.
Coarse grain quotations: Corn--Cash
No. 3. CSC; No. 3 yellow. 9 ears at eShc.
closing at 69c; No yellow, Csc oats
Standard. 52c; 60. 8 white, cars at
5lhc; No. 4 white, sea 5olsc. Rye
cash No. 2. sl;10. Beans-lmmediate
and prompt shipment, $3.50. January.
s2.55. May, $40. Cloyerseed--Prime
spot. $s45; March, 500; sample red,
80 bags az $S.15, 90 az 3d. u at IS
prime alslke, Ss.25. sample alsike, ] 8
SEE See at $3.50 Ti"o'hy-Prlme spot
Receipts in the Detroit market Tues
day Included 900 bbls OF flour. s cars
Of wheat, 10 of corn. or oats>2 of rye
and 10 OF hay, Withdrawals were 1000
bbls OF -four, 1000 blu OF wheat, 5000
bu of corn and 800 bu OF ry/ Stocks
are 4G2.Soo bu OF wheat, LA, 100 bu OF
corn. 500 bu of oats, 10000 bu OF
barley and $1,000 bu or rye.
The worlds visible supply of wheat
lHcTtdStu osDl GfNND Du INST week. Inc
total is now 2O7.s5S,00O bu. against
205, 54s, 900 bu n year ago.
Exports OF wheat and Hour Tuesday,
$4,000 bu.
Primary wheat receipts were 1903, 900
blu, against $4,000 bu a year ago.
Receipts OF wheat Tuesday: Duluth,
l51 cars. against ga ears a year ago;
Minneapolis, 25S cars. against 3l2;
Winnipeg. 2fO cars. against 325: Chi
. cago, 32S cars, against sc: southwest,
7 $4,000 bu, against 10000 bu.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
CHICAGO. Dec. 22.-Opening-Whe
May. up Isc Provisions Firm and
Dec. steady May. steady; July. steady
Corn: Dec, up c; May, up nc; July. up
sc. Oats; Dec. and July, inactive;
Noon--wheat: December. up &c;
May, ap he. Corn: December, down
ihc: May. down &C. Oats. December
steady; May. down sac
Close--Wheat: December up 2kc;
May, up lac; July, up 1Nc Corn;
December, steady; May. up &c: July
up sc oats: December. up &c: May
up &c Provisions. Firm and higher