The Detroit times., 1914-02-16
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

DETROIT. Feb lG.-Close; LIVER
pool came in with little improve
was not much life Ia the American
markets and the wires brought moth
ing IN the line OF important dope.
The weakening feature abroad was
found In heavy Russian shipments. but
the worlds total was not large and
the Liverpool market Armed up after
an early feeling OF weakness. At the
/ decline a lot OF short covering was
done. Msnitoba offers were few and
strong and there was an active de-
mand for Canadian spot wheat ia
| Liverpool The continent was IN the
market for cargoes and the strength
In wheat was helped along by strong
corn market.
Weather in the home market was
! favorable and there was no sign OF
"a crop scare 10 boast prices, The mar
\ ket however. was considered Arm be-
4 cause OF what il considered 10 be a
/ stronge cash situation. Farmers are
not selling freely and in the north
west they are believed 10 have little
! for sale. The winter wheat farmers
have not been liberal sellers at any
time since harvest and IL is generally
| believed that IL viii require a fair
advance 10 dislodge farm holdings. Ex-
! porters are in the market all the time
| picking up lotS-H hereyer they are Of
fered on favorable terms. but mill
buying is slow and millers continue
10 complain that -four buyers are all
bear!sh and holding of for lower
prices.
Wheat gained !. O. in the early trad
ing and lost ID later. closing unchang-
ed froSI Saturdays close
Corn declined ne The other coarse
grains ana seeds were unchanged
Receipts in the Detroit market Mon
day 1000 bills. OF -four, 9 cars OF
wheat 80 OF corn. 10 Or oats and !
OF rye. Withdrawals were 1000 bbls.
OF flour aud 5000 bu. OF corn. Stocks
are 667, 200 bu. OF wheat. 2s4.000 bu.
Of corn. $500 bu. OF oats and 1880
bu. OF rye.
Liverpool wheat closed 3 9ikd and
corn y @ 3. higher
Stocks OF wheat in Minneapolis de-,
creased 200 000 hu In two days Min
ncapolis Is buy ing wheat ia Nebraska
Receipts OF wheat. Monday $4,000
bu.. against 40r00U bu. a wear ago
Duluth, 10 cars. against 40; Mime
apolis. esq cars, against 6l3; Chicago
1863 ears. against 90. Winnipeg. 80 cars
against 1856
900 bu.. against $4,000 bu. a year
Exports OF wheat and -four. Monday
Wheat on passage increased s.25e.OoO
bu last week. The total is now 40,
$4,000 bu
The visible supply OF wheat decreas-
ed $4,000 bu last week corn in
creased $4,000 bu. and oats decreased
S7S0 900 bu
World's wheat exports last week
We're l2.NlbV00 bu., against $4,000, oOo
hu. week ago and l2,sf4000 bu
year ago.
WI eat quotations. Cash No red
9Sia NAV pDened without change NJ
sl02s. advanced to sl03 and closed
at s1.02a. July opened az 92tac adj
vanced 10 s32,c and closed at 92t5c;
No I white CSC
Coarse grain quotations-Corn. Cash
No. 9. e2c. No. 1 white car at soc;
No yellow. 3 cars at 64hc. 2 at 64c.a
No I yellow. Q cars az 6fiac
oats Standard. . cars at see: M, >
white. I car at AZ he. No. 4 white~Sfc.
sample l car at zoe
RYE Cash No p I car at $40
Beans Immediate prompt and Feb
rurav shipment. 81 So. March 81 81
ClOversced Prime SPOT SIS March.
xSS5 sample rcd. 60 bags az IS 90,
20 At sS25. at IS. prime alsike 1903.
sample alsike. q bags ~ SO IS. Is az
$3.50
Timothy. Prime spot, $3.50
Alfalfa Prime apot t725
BARLEY Sample, cars NJ sis5 per
cwf