The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24
GRAIN MARKETS.

Tire wheat market wa vc~, sou1..--.
dur'-2- the sht-N sc;Sigu' 81 %1esreAu,ty. =
decided Sirkirr SPIN vas W,tucsttd al
one stage Z. reflection. OF T. gesce ru-
mOrs that had 2. do H:h the aIle-cd uu-
comfortable pesfidS ~ Austria HunEary
Iseport- that -th"ro would be- All 'nvcSti-
cation Of the .Cnirrgu Hoard auf Trade
also eNcrted depressing lahuance A.
though authorities AT Chicago wired that
nothing was t. bee feared on this ,Ic.
All offerings Vere gradually absorbed.
Howevcr som" "f the professional oper-
aturs wirt sold on the bcsirish Items we're
forced 10 cover. Il was c"uteudcd that
the cash heat situation was the strong
est OF the season and that the best prices
~ the crop were bid to country holders
without Inspiring significant Liquidation.
This reluctant selling caused t1e list
TO rise quickly on comparatively Hight
orders. Exporters managed 20 dispose OF
more thau 600.Uu0 bushels 10 Europeans.
but II was evident that the tenacious hold
ing or sold up position Of the farmer WIS
an obstacle 10 the complete hiliDE Of eX-
port demand
The foreign markets were without much
change. An official report giving the
French WELD AZ 3e2 600 ooo bushels
against $4,000, 600 a year ago was dis
credited. The shortage in that country
the past season had been previously esti-
mated AT from 20, 00O 600 % 1000 0OO
bushels and why there should no such a
drastic revision in the figures at THE late
date is beyond comprehension.
Argentine wheat was stronger on the
damage inflicted by recent storms II IL
said that much OF the surplus in that
country has already been contracted FOR
The visible supply statement on Mon
day should exhibit moderate decrease
Receipts are falling of in an impress We
way. while the disappearance OF wheat
promises TO continue liberal for some time
The movement for the week NJ interior
points was only 400 900 against SIT
600 last week and 4460, 000 last year.
the shipments were jl64 ono bushels
SOC. 600 and 2,5l3.Oo0 respectively The
exports were 500. 900. against $500 600
and 1900 900 for the corresponding
periods
Coru-There were irregula~ price
changes. due 10 tho varying wheat tone
Underneath there seemed 20 10 strength
and the close Of the list was near the
highest OF the season, Farmers are hold-
Ing confidently. There We're private re-
ports from Iowa Of half OF their crop hav-
ing been sold. Export demand was fair
but actual sales We're limited % few
hundred thousand bushels. Home cash
demand was again larger on account Of
the heavy feeding resulting from the very
cold weather through the country. The
receipts we're not 50 heavy. tota1IlrE H.
9N5, 600 bushels for the week, agains, IL
10000 the previous week AMI J,204 400
last year. A very fair increase i'm the
Wis h'e supply Is anticipated for Monday.
Oats--Thtre was a very steady market
The bulk Of the selling was traced 10 the
occasional declines il wheat Canadian
oats are IN demand from Europeans, and
the inquiry Tor domestic sur Is satisfdc-
tory. Sentiment is rather bul sh ~ - ma
jority OF quarters
Provisions Prices we're slightly higher
early on the smaller hog moveMeu. but
expectations Of large receipts This week
were against me list Closing strength
Of grain checked the offerings.
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