The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-26
BREADSTUFF SALES
HAVE BANNER PERIOD
between 100000 and $4,000, 900
Bushels Taken In North America
In Past Six Days.
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CHICAGO October 25.-The banner
period In the sales OF breadstuTs for
export was seen last week. 1t was
variously estimated that between TO-
100000 and 100000 bushels were
taken in North America in the six days
closing on Saturday.
a large trade was done by Chicago
houses via Gulf ports. and they also
made big sales via Atlantic ports. as
we'll rs considerable wheat which is to
so out via Canada. The business was
merely matter Of the supplies avail
able. Every importing country abroad
bought freely not only of wheat. but
of -four as well.
when the fact Is considered that inn
porting countries are willing to take
wheat and flour, not only for nearby
shipment, but for deferred shipment
the urgency of the demand Is reflected
Some countries In the Old World
claimed to have enough breadstuffs to
last them for few weeks or possibly
month or more. but this is not borne
out by the official orders of some of
the countries for the bakers to use a
Eoodly PERCENTAGE of potato flour or
rice flour In the manufacture of their
bread-notably Norway and Holland.
1t is impossible for Germany to get
supplies as easily as France and Eng
land are getting them. The ocean
lanes are being eagerly watched by
Great Britain and France. and 1t is
said 1t is almost impossible for other
warning nations than these to get ship
ments through ut the present time.
Western receipts last week were
again liberal at 10.26S,000 bushels com
pared with ll.l79,000 bushels the pre-
vious week and 6,S3S,OOO bushels for a
like period last year.
Speculation In wheat here has been
on fairly liberal scale. The North
west has hedged some wheat here but
as an offset to this selling was the
buying of the nearby months against
transactions In the cash grain on ex-
port account. The business in cash
wheat was almost wholly on foreign
account. rs mllers have purchased In
small way only.
n weather market is likely to con-
tinue In corn. The old-time bull crowd,
made up of some of the nervy specula-
tors from down-State, are tho larger
holders here. and believe much higher
prices wifi be seen because consider
able new corn has already been fed
and the number of hogs In the interior
is quite large. The weekly receipts at
primary markets last week were g.
036.o00 bushels. compared with 3.s77.000
bushels for like period last year.
Oats were active on export account.
with the movement big. and this de-
mand likely will continue for an In
definite period Western receipts last
week were 5,925,0o0 bushels. which was
100000 bushels smaller than the pre-
vious week. but was 100000 bushels
in excess of the corresponding period
last year.
The lard market Is attracting atten-
ton. not only Of the spectators known
as professionals, but OF foreigners and
packers throughout to country 1t is
generally believed In Chicago that
goodly amounts of lard have been sold
here for export, and the opinion Is
voiced that the shorts In all of jan
uary deliveries will experience more
or less trouble In evening up their
position without meeting heavy losses.