The Detroit times., 1914-12-14
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

DETROIT. Dec. -t4-Close: Wheat
had strong opening on Monday be-
cause OF higher prices In Liverpool
and generally strong foreign out
look, The local market was up a cent
10 start with
Mediterranean countries are active
rate that helps greatly in advancing
prices. Italy is prominent as a buyer
and Is contracting for a large share OF
the Argentine surplus. Australia has
porter and will buy 100000 Blu. OF
foreign wheat, Liverpool bases its ad-
vance on strength here on Saturday;
iirmness I'm 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
opened Sd higher and later advanced
to Sd over Saturdays price Spot
wheat in Liverpool Is up y 42d. Corn
in Liverpool is strong and higher
Primary wheat receipts show a con-
siderable decrease compared with
TO receive great deal. Duluth re-
ceipts are small. The market is con-
sidered TO be in good shape for an adj
eign needs. Montreal reports exports
OF l,l76.63G sacks of -four not previous
y reported. great deal being for
wheat movement continues rather
large. but Michigan farmers are said
70 be holding for higher prices. Cash
wheat is In good demand for both
Cash wheat was strong In all the
markets on export buying and closed
AZ an advance OF &c. May was UNI
Corn advanced &c and beans sc. The
otter coarse grains and seeds were un-
changed
w.
vance of ic at TisI declined to
sl17%. advanced TO slIsh and closed
at Sis; May opened at sl.25%. de-
s1l6.
Coarse grain quotations: Corn: Cash
NO MS; S s stne; No. ysilow caEs at
s4c
oats: Standard, 5 cars at 6OHc; No.
white. l car at 500; No. white.
Rye; Cash No. 2. s1.l0.
Beans: Immediate and prompt ship
ments. t2.45; December, $3.50; January.
cloverseed; Prime spot. 1910; March.
$3.50; sample red, 100 bags at $3.50, "a
at IS; prime alsike, 1910; sample al
ssiks rs bags at $3.50. 20 at IS. IL at
Timothy: Prime spot, s2.70.
Receipts in the Detroit market
Monday included 1000 bbls. OF -four,
oats. 5 of rye and 6 Of hay WITH
drawals were 1000 bbls. OF -four. 1000
ou of wheat 5000 bu. OF corn stocks
are 479. 900 blu. OF wheat, lts,l00 Blu. OF
corn. 4S,s0o bu. OF oats, $4,000 bu. Of
barley and $4,000 bu. OF rye.
Primary wheat receipts were l.ssf-
900 bu-. against i,ts4.ooo bu. a year
Northwestern mills ar. buying wheat
In Kansas City.
1 10000 bu.
Receipts OF wheat Monday: South
west. iSS,000 bu.. against 235, 900 bu n
year ago; Duluth, IS cars, against 1853.
Minneapolis. 636 cars against 67s:
| Winnipeg. 32l cars against 1881 .
Chicago, l3o cars, against 10
Worlds wheat exports last week
were $4,000 bu., against l0,oB7,OOO
hu. week ago and IL .o0sy00o bu a
year ago
The Kansas wheat crop is OFFICIALLY
| placed at 1S0,p24SS5 bu and corn AZ
| S7,S3S2s4 bu. The Missouri wheat
crop was Ss.s3o,OOO bu. and corn 49,
Liverpool corn closed i1aAd higher
Increases I'm the American visible
! supply: Wheat. 3.S65. 900 bu; corn, a.
| 1872 600 bu.; oats. $4,000 bu.
The Canadian VIII sat visible supply
| decreased 1923 900 bu, last week.