Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-14
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
Large Owners Of Cash Wheat Are
Reported Big Sellers.
ARGENTINE LIMITS EXPORTS
Producers In Southern Hemisphers
WIN Hold Surplus on Account
Ot UnfsVOrabIc start ot
New Plant.

OMAHA, Aus. Is, 1914
Those owning large lots OF cash wheat
in the United states, and who sec no im-
mediate relief. were again big sellers Of
hedge against their holdings. one OF
the FEATURES OF this market yesterday
was the continued buying Of houses recog-
uIcd as exporters with bis lots OF wheat
were selling also The action Of Liver
pool in declining iiEn9%c in Yesterday
tailed TO show any great rush
OF buying There were five cargoes OF
wheat arrived off the English coast yes
terdsy and there were thirteen cargoes
awaiting orders, The country markets OF
the United Kingdom were firm as the
result of abnormally small supplies there.
The Argentine government has limited
wheat export to guard against European
war possibilities and the over cNporte-
ton OF this grain. The wheat plant OF the
southern hemisphere has been started on
its way in rather untavorable manner,
ami The producers 0! that country viii
hold tho little surplus until the prospects
The wheat crop of both France and
Austria. Hungary are being harvested
under most unfsvorable circumstances.
Not In many years has the flour situa-
present time. When the war broke out
across the sea supplies held by every In
terest IN the flour trade, with the possible
exception OF millers and SPECTATORS was
light The war developed buying power
that was unlocked for and prices ad.
vanceod from Si00Ql.b0 per barrel.
te G9Tn futures sold in the sshtiss yes
Oia" the highest point on the crop Tues
day. The scarcity OF cash corn at the
present time Is impressing the trade, even
encouraging buying OF the distant monthA
in fact Of improved crop prospects result
ing from the recent rains. There is no
question about the supply in the cast be-
Ing down to famine level, and they will
have to huV corn i'm the west continue
ousy. Offerings from the country 10 this
market yesterday were more liberal par
ttcularly from Iowa, the latter section
also undertaking the east, but the total
offerings from first hands were not
enough to cut much figure In the trade.
oats followed corn In its advance, Ac-
tlNlty was again a feature of the trade
and there was further buying of Septem-
bcr oats and selling of the distance by
the elevator people.
Provisions rallied sharply from an
early bresk yesterday and closed higher
than previous resting points II was a
very nervous market however, and
prices were subject TO pronounced fluC-
tuations on small volumes in the trade
Wheat was unchanged to lSc lower
Corn was &c higher to hc lower.
oats were unchanged to hc higher.
Clearances were: Wheat and flour
equal TO 10000 bushels corn, 1000 bush
els; oats. 10000 bushels,
Liverpool closed: Market nominal,
wheat. Hc to lc lower; corn, unchanged
Primary wheat receipts were l,67b,O00
bushels, and shipments $4,000 bushels,
against receipts Of ], 29S 900 bushels and
shipments of GA, 900 bushels last year
Primary corn receipts we're $4,000 bush-
els, and shipments b09, 900 bushels, against
receipts of $4,000 bushels and shipments
of 2lsO00 bushels last year.
Primary oats receipts were Las, 600
bushels and shipments 1,226000 bushels.
against receipts of 1,ae4OO0 bushels and
shipments of 476.0oO bushels last year.