The Detroit times., 1914-08-15
.GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

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DETROIT, Aug. is.--Close; Ih1ro
vas not much early nsws from the east
excepting lower prices early on Friday.
~ Galveston reported cargo OF
vheat cleared from that port for LN-
Antwerp reports all outstanding
train contracts liquidated by mutu1,
greement. Italy has pron IRON rauteeins
ii risks. There Is o,be a meeting on
friday In washington between govern
bert officials and grain men 70 WIZ
ut some plan for the export o, An AZ
Gan wheat It appears that much ae :
pends on the outcome as all the conn
nv needs In a chance to sell wheat 10
oreigners and relieve the congestion
n storage at eastern p points "a NV
here are at loss TO understand now
ne Galveston cargo got away:
Home news makes little difference In
he general situation. Receipts are
arre enough to show ina. tn .rhe Chief
Source OF weakness Is the sellins
hgainst receipts. hut there Is stiil some
e,selling of wheat bought for export
Holders are tired and discouraged ana
n no way TO export Is found weak
|nnrket is predicted. ,
Wheat was quiet and weak all day.
.losinu ut n decline OF 20 In cash. &c
IA December and NC I'm May.
Corn and oats We're unchanged. I'VE
(.loyerseed4 declined 30 20c. Timothy
,rd alsike declined zSc and Alfalfa ID
Wheat quotations: Cash No. 2 red
wheat s7c: September opened WIN
lecline OF NC at sShc and declined TO
PING; December opened at saos am
k1eah and declined To s1.qah; No.
white. a6hc No 2 red. o5 y c, -,
Coarse grain quotations: Corn: Cash
Mo. q. SIC: No. yellow. cars at S'c'
-. al Inu ~
white. seHc. No. white. 4iAc; old
standard i3hc bid: old No, white
VAC; old no. : white. 4sc
Beans: Immediate; prompt ard An
gust shipment. s2.so; October. 81 40
Cloverseed: Prime spot, u0.75; Octo-
her pnd December. sl1.1o; prime alsike,
Timothy: Prime spot s2.75,
Alfalfa: Prime spot. $S.Ib.
Receipts In the Detroit market Fri
hay Included 1910 bbis. OF hour cars
pf wheat OF corn. ~ OF oats and Of
bay. Withdrawals were 100 bills. OF
Hour. $4,000 bu. OF wheat, 10000 blu. OF
horn and 1900 blu. Of oats. Stocks are
| $4,000 bu. OF oats and $3.50 bu. OF rye.
liverpool wheat closed Td lower and
horn ia higher.
Primary wheat receipts were 1874 900
|bu:. against l,47o,ooo bu,. a year ago.
exports OF wheat and -four Friday.
|3s2,060 Blu. III t7
The British wheat crop Is estimated
lat 5S,560,Q0O bu. or an Increase OF 10
|per cent over last years production,
Receipts OF wheat Friday; Southwest.
|s33.000 bu.. against $4,000 bu. year
hgo; Chicago. 214 cars. against $40: Du-
|luth. 30 cars against 81. Minneapolis,
1851 cars. against liz n year ago.
Weeks exports OF wheat and -four
were 3.72eo00 bu., according to Brad
streets.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
CHICAGO. AUG l4.-Opening -
September up C: December
down &c; May down Nc Corn: Sep
TENDER down 7Sca December down &c;
May down NC. Oats: September down
&c. Provisions: Easier.
Noon--wheat: September down &c:
December down &c: May down &c
Corn: September up hc; December
up &c: May down Nc Oats Septem.
her Up hc: December steady; May up
Ciose---wheat: September down 1 sc;
December down I &c: May down &c.
Corn: September down NC; December
down NC; May down lSc. Oats: Sep
TENDER down nc: December down sc;
May down &c. Provisions; Generally
steady.