Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-16
GRAIN And PRODUCE MARKET
Drop in Wheat Prices Brings About
Rapid.Fire Offerings.
CORN is HOLDING UP WELL
yellow Cereal StapdtnE SEBASTIAN
italy Harden of Drop I'm other
Grains--Oats Close some
what Lower.


Those spectators who recently ad-
Nanced the opinion that the conflict
abroad was 90 be a most long Grawn out
yssterdnS TSs sepS hS az % .9H wss OF
the rapid fire description and the. hest
prices OF Yesterday were greatly below
the resting spots OF Saturday.
Following the activity and sharp price
losses OF the day ano with the clearing
away Of the smoke OF the Ression. II was
seen that net losses Of 6AtqS%c were made,
ana that there were still large amounts
of wheat on the edge OF the pit and
which was for sale.
An army OF holders attempted to dis
p psrs 81 Sa,5 5he,r wheat and selling orders
matter what the sacrifice. might he
The cry was TO sell the grain. as the
defeat OF the Austrians and Germans led
many to believe that the war would soon
be at an end
Corn held up remarkably well when the
extreme weakness in wheat is considered.
Corn lost lSsd21sc. Cash was lower with
FUTURES. There was an increase OF $4,000
bushels In the visible and stocks in
creased over 100000 bushels. Western re-
ceipts were eI7.OOO bushels. which were
to0,00o bushels smaller than the CORES
pondlng day last year.
Oats were off S5sfISa,c along with other
grains. The cash article was off 1d2c.
There were export sales here OF 300
bushels to New York and Baltimore, and
more would have been done except for
the delay in payment asked by the sea-
board. Many weary holders we're forced
TO unload and many stronger bulls who
sold out last week were in the lead as
buyers
These sales were reported today;
wheat; Nc. hard winter / car, g6iac; 3
cars. CSC; car, 9r<c No. 3 hard winter,
car, Mhci car. 9si4c. 1 car. p6ito. 2
care. s4e, cars, sSke No. hard winter,
car, aetc; car, s4c; cars. &c; car
(poor). e0c. No. grade hard winter, /
car, Sc. No. 4 spring. car, e0o rs car,
Soc No. mixed, / car, uOo No. 2
durum. 1 car, Ole. No. durum, 2 cars,
sic. Rejected, car. Ssc. Rye: No. 4,
car. rec. Oats: Standard, cars. exc
NO. white, cars. exc; cars. 42c. No.
I white. car, &c; 2 cars. 4lhc. No
grade. / car. nhc. Corn: No. 2 white
yellow. | car, nc. No. yellow. car.
I2o. No. mixed, I car, 72c. No. 3 mixed
cars, 7l&c No. I mixed, / car, Tbc
NO mixed, 2 cars. Tic, No. 6 mixed !
The buying OF January lard and ribs b,
prominent bear concerns helped the entire
list early, but there were declines on freei
selling, coupled with the weakness In
grain later. This selling was principally il
me way OF liquidation, but part of the
session the offerings were scarce. Cast
trade was still unsatisfactory.
Wheat was 2A to Sc lower
Corn was unchanged to nc lower.
Oats were IA to 2hc lower.
Clearances were: Wheat and flour equal
10 2sS,Oo0 bushels; corn. 1900 bushels;
oats, 1000 bushels.
Primary wheat receipts were 3,s4I, OOc
bushels and shipments l977.O00 bushels.
against receipts of 2,253,OO0 bushels and
shipments of 10000 bushels last year.
Primary corn receipts were 5l2,CO0 bush.
els and shipments $4,000 bushels, against
receipts OF l.3ll 900 bushels and shipments
of $4,000 bushels last year
Primary oats receipts were |, 2sS. 000
bushels and shipments of 10000 bushels.
against receipts of l,15s,0O0 bushels and
shipments of $4,000 bushels last year
Wheat. Corn, Oats Barley. Rye
L(,hlcann IN ana COG