New-York tribune., 1915-12-07
PRODUCE AND
GRAIN PRICES
Wheat and Corn Markets
Advance to New High
Records.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.
New York. December 8. 1918.
WHEAT

GENERAL MARKET REPORT.
New York December s. 1915.
WHEAT,
IN ~. wh.a. market trading yesterday vas very
active. With quick snd Violent GuctuAcons Pncss
made rev high records ioF Tie season Al the ASn
point of the LAY values were ssSsne SsS'. me
The rsnse q Trtcss durins the las; week or
since e was announced that canada had eonmAn-
dr.red about II 600 Ooe bushels Of sheAs. hAs Been
the most violent witnessed since during some Q, the
PERIODS o. activity las; winter the mosemsni oein.
In October when the rsd, rushed 10 buy sprips
wheat 70 make up for tbs cehciency IN supplies
caused by the DELAYED movement Of winters
The uuhhc has come into tho market on the ouy
ing side. and yesierdSys advance was accomplished
In the face Of tremendous prOft taking BY leading
commission houses. The present movement Is sp-
required 20 furnish wheat TO Europe than had
previously been expected. This Is Que largely 10
mage 10 carry the new Arsratine and Australian
crops 20 Europe, ship owners are Averse 10 placing
lheir vessels In services sghjet 90 such long hsGls
Moreover the trade Is still impressed by LAST week
private estimate showing an appRrpni reduction oi
abou, 200 100000 bushels IN this years crop Of
Az tho close Of the day the feeling Vas intensely
bulish IN many quarters. although some conser's
tive operators of the Opinioa that values had
been advanced too rapidly 10 hold and even some
oi the Leading commission houses Witch have been
enthusiastic on the bull side recently were advising
longs 20 take prohs. The sharp advance interfered
materially With the export demand. but there were
orders here. .nd fair volume Of business vss
executed. sales being estimated u high a. 500
bushels. In the local cash market No J dgranl
Nor Duluth .i24.. and No l Nor Manitoba.
sl.26. Buffalo.
Corn also advanced 70 new high records en- sctive
buying prompted By the strength m wheat and oil
priy.ts crop estimates which Indicated = yield Of
600 bushels 300 900 900 bushels les.
tnan the last soyernment estimate. The visible
1S efsass Of s'iiOo0 last last yssr IN he oci cash
marke, No yellow corn was quoted si sake.
prompt shipment
Dat, follo-sd the lead Of vhe.. and eorn. and the
May position In Chicago made a new high record
for the season, while December vss only s,c under
he previous high The Iisibl. supply. decreased
lOos.0oo last year. he local cash nsrkr. wa
ss1 s;m; o,, NJ , whi,.. GsE.s: Ee wai,s, ls,ss
RYE.
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NEW YORK PslcEa
E.. R,s.iss'T Sai's .~.......ff fi':; '-%'?y '!;
CHICAGO PRICES.
Wheat: Open. High Low. Close. day
December sLls .l.2o NliE ,lls. .Ile}.
4'y '''''''' 4'A's A'-V'< AA0s 4Nf Alos
R.; R;S'%e,' .,a.. 4 Il. .f.s ..f.s s5x s5x 4. ssss
Oats,
R;;:"e'' G:; ','..... g: 81. ~ a~ g ~ az 8 s.
FLOUR AND MEAL.
Flour prices were advanced ,hsrpl, 70 conform
posed o. pay The higher figures. snd IN consequence
!he volume of business was small. The FOLLOWING
~ sps aS 'qssa Th sn 9s Ass Sq .SS;
clears. s. 500 So winter strIghts S. "a s. Is:
Extra 10: ! winters nfOeH s5: oI,r. No 2 win.
1HSi I2S 'iFff SassR: & dun ';gs' Sa
s. elos, S5s to 5tSsEsI s%7 iss1s, t' to cSS sfS
MEAL-fiuner: kiln dried. sS.7O5ss.l5. BAG
MkAL-Finn; ine white and yellow, 81 IS: coarse.
100 ID SACKS ss9i5: heavy middlinn DO ;5siS:
tolr middliHSs do, tSl so: red dog -four, $40 ID
;ssf ; ..Sdsrd s WS sa; a. S;a ss 100 n %
do f2e; rel DOG -four. liO ID sacks. tgs iO oil
PROVISIONS.
Receipts o, hoSs at Western points we're very
heavy and in consequence the whole hog market
showed weakness which was reflected in a vesker
weight VI hogs was sild TO 10 light however. aud
consequently the lard msrkej only moderately
Areciet. While late n the day there Was a g.n.rs
rally IN sympathy with the strength In grain. Re
cepits Of hoss az Chicago were sOOOO stimsted for
Tuesday. 10000; Kansas City scsivsd $4,000 and
!t HFfE .ssay iassa ?'i tu s'fsss sss
lsasRs Rs'A' DRhsss6B RhsSeB' aoos sr' s.. IaSi'
Ss. S.S1' os' s' r Iis lG MEtssss Est isS .s' s.. H.
barely steady; quoted: ltkc. rAILOw quiet
special. sac; city. ''.e: country. 7l.SSc. LARD
quoted i,G9tse; yenned lard barely steady. Con-
unent lO.5oc: South America lO65o: Brazil iess.
J !, L s5e5 g, compound quiet: -, quoted shss.c;
stearins l0ae