The Detroit times., 1914-12-22
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

DETROIT. Dec. 22.-Close; Liverpool
\ had a moderate advance on Tuesday,
not enough TO encourage the bulls, The
| opening here was steady and a little
| later became easy.
Liverpool reported a firm opening
tone with offers light and Plate prices
demand and were quoted I'D higher
The continent is bidding heavily and
taking all offers. Buenos Ayres shows
an advance sni Argentine weather is
not favorable. Latest estimates OF the
Argentine eNportable surplus are about
lO4 .O0o,0 ou. India is Offering wheat
a little more freely owing 10 favorable
weather. The European wheat visible
supply increased over three million
bushels last week. Some prominent ex-
port houses say the foreigners are not
Following the market in its most re-
cent advance. The slow advance I'm
Liverpool compared with recent up
turns here Is taken TO indicate that
they feel themselves we'll enough sup
piled FOR the present and are not will
Ing 20 see prices go highr. Tn move
ment in this country is disappointing
to the bulls. Receipts are keeping up
well. especially in the southwest and
the days exports were small only
little over half a million bushels. Deal
ers feel that IL will be difficult mat
ter TO hold prices up IL the farmers are
determined TO Hood the market with
wheat a lot OF new bulls are now
holding wheat and the future OF the
market depends To a great extent on
lines
Early export business was slack and
wheat lost i3c. but later reports had
foreigners taking everything in sight
and the close was at an advance for
the day OF 1 NC
Beans declined sc and timothy seed
advanced l5c. Rye advanced lc. Corn
advanced iac and oats were steady
Wheat quotations: Cash No. red
S.26h December opened without
change at s1.2th. declined to sl.24 and
a 4 saa.I q - Z
sl.2sl1. declined TO s1.29 and advanced
TO $i.31A; No. ] white. S123L
Coarse grain quotations: Corn-Cash
NO 3. oSe; No yellow. cars at 6s1zc.
closing at bsc; No. yellow, csc. Oats
Standard. 62c: Go. 3 white. 3 cars at
Of &c; No. white. 50d 5Olsc Rye
Cash No. 2. s1:lo. Beans--Immediate
sass; May. s2.1O. Cloyerseed--Prime
spot s9.45 March, 1870; sample red.
90 bags az sS.I5. 20 at 50. IL at IS:
ss.s5. ." '0.'V' iino'hy--pr'me spot
Receipts in the Detroit market Tues
day included 1000 bbls OF -four. cars
or wheat, 10 OF corn, OF Nats. OF rye
and 10 OF hay. Withdrawals were I, 900
bbls OF Hour. 1000 bu OF wheat 5000
bu OF corn and 500 bu or rye Stocks
corn. 5000 bu OF oats. $4,000 Blu Of
barley and 81, 900 bu OF rye
The worlds visible supply OF wheat
SasSu ospl-tuuW nu last week. The
total IL now 207,S5S.O bu, arainst
200, 900 bu a year ago.
Exports OF wheat and -four Tuesday,
$4,000 bu.
Primary wheat receipts were !. 800. 900
bu against $4,000 bu year ago
Receipts OF wheat Tuesday: Duluth
l5l cars. against 234 cars year ago:
Minneapolis, 266 cars. against Sl2:
winnipeg. 240 cars. against S26: Chi
cage, S2s cars, against 66; southwest
Sls'ooo ou against 10000 bu.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
| CHICAGO Dec. 22.-Opening-Wheat;
May. up &c. Provisions Firm and
peo., steady May, steady: July. steady.
corn; Dec, up c, May, up y o; July, up
| &c Oats: Dec. and July. inactive:
Noon-Wheat: December. up re:
May up 10. Corn: December, down
| 1hci May. down &c. Oats: December
steady: May, down &c
| Close-Wheat: December. UP 2I.c:
May. up 1Ac; July, up lEsc Corn
December steady; May. up re. July.
up &C. oats; December. up &c. May.
up Nc Provisions: Firm and higher