The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-10
THE GRAIN MARKETS.
Advances Were Not Heid-Entire
List was Irregular.

No serious declines took place In wheat
yesterday. but traders admitted disap-
pontment again over the trend OF values.
There was enough selling by the Armour
concerns and by various commission
houses to satisfy the demand. The Ar
nour offerings were principally in the
nature OF hedge sales; the Others rep
resented profit taking.
Export demand was less urgent. Sales
10 foreigners were estimated at 100000
bushels, The secrecy surrounding the ex-
port dealings at this stage Is greater than
ever before in the history of the trade.
And the methods of concentrating trades
are also extraordinary in Instances One
OF the large exporters ctes an occurrence
this week when a domestic fish concern
purchased 10000 btr<heis of wheat for
Norwegian account The fish interests
owed money to the Company IN Norway
for importations and they were instructed
TO buy wheat and make shipping arrange
ments for tho balance Of indebtedness.
According 10 Brudstrcet's the exports OF
wheat and -four for the week wore s.127,-
900 bushels. Tho figures had no market
effect. Last week n record OF 9.e64.000
bushels was established and the showing
n year ago WAS $4,000 bushels. Since
July I these exports amount to 100000
900 bushels. against 100000 in the
same period of 1918 Clearances may
drop Off Temporarily, II IL understood. but
as a counterbalancing feature the farm
movement will be reduced.
Yesterdays Interior receipts were only
I. ss6. 900 bushels. against l.7t2.000 year
ago. The Modern Muller said that farm
ere we're indlSposed 10 sell much. This
authority also referred TO the ideal
weather through the big winter wheat
area for field work. Yesterday there were
beneficial rains east OF the Mississippi
Tho Liverpool market was dull and un-
responsive 10 our bulge Of Thursday. This
nem furnished an excuse 20 some OF yes
terday's sellers. Predictions that the war
would terminate within three months
were not really an influence In the event
OF such forecasts being fulfilled the Euro
pean grain seeding time will have passed
Corn--The receipts OF car OF new
corn at Chicago turned the market after
early hrmness II was taken for granted
that the new crop movement was TO be
earlp-and heavy. Tho saxcing ~ wheat
prices and n lower Argentine market also
had sympathetic effect During tho
forenoon there was more or less short
covering on the wet weather complaints.
quito nttle rain 1ell IN parts OF All corn
States. Curing OF the crop is impossible
under the circumstances.
Oats-The foreign demand resulted in
export sales Of about 4oo. 600 bushels
prces were helped by this for a time. and
Furthermore. by the reports that az
Winnipeg oats were being actively pur-
chased for the Canadian Government
Bulls said that I 5000 horses were on
the battleHeds in Europe and these amt
mails required heavy feeding Hedge SELL
ing and realizing sales, together with the
reaction in other grain. accounted for the
closing decline.
observation-disclosures o; hogs helped
the market FOR n time. Packers turned
sellers outside support was not good.
Cash demand for meats lacks volume
Chicago nrices.