Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22
GRAIN AND PRODUCE
Higher Prices Prevail on Cash
Wheat Market-Demand
Is Excellent.
CORN is MUCH IMPROVED


Omaha, November FL, 1916.
Cash wheat was In excellent demand to
day and prices ruled from l to &c higher
The receipts OF wheat were quite heav,
and wheat Of all kinds sold readily on tn
| advance, sales being made up largely o.
| the hard winter variety.
There was not much durum wheat or
the tables and millers In some instances
paid a &c premium for good car OF thit
wheat. The bulk of the No, hard wheat
sold at sLssh @i.s4' while the No. marc are
ranged in price from Sis to Sl.s2, with the
bulk of tho offerings going at S1.s1 @1.I u
The cash inquiry for the poorer grades
OF wheat was a trt1e peter today and the
sellers disposed of their poorer samples al
good prices, the No. 4 hard wheat bring
The cash corn situation was also very
active and prices for this cereal ruled
from Nc to &c higher.
The demand generally for corn was con.
siderabiy improved and the demand would
probably have taken care Of heavier receipts
even at advanced prices.
The bulk Of the samples were In the
No. grade and yellow and white corn
OF this grade brought around 9lh @92c.
while the mixed corn sold for about s1c
The oats market was strong, with an
advance Of hQ%c over yesterdays average
price. There was good inquiry for this
cereal and the receipts which were very
light, were disposed Of generally at ssh q
Do%C, Wnlle tne Top price VI the udy was
56h and the low 56c.
Rye was in good demand, at firm prices.
and barley sold at practically unchanged
prices.
These sales were reported today:
Wheat-No. 2 hard winter, 6 cars. $1.S4;
cars H.s3h; 4 cars, s1.s3; rs car, $1.S2.
No. hard winter, 1 car. $l.sS; car, 1872;
cars, S1.s1h; 6 cars, S1.S1; car. $1s0h I;
3% cars. $3.50: l car. S17sh; car, Sl.79;
car. s1.7s. No. 4 hard winter. car. $3.50;
cars. si,7s; cars. Ills; ! car, 1i.77;
car, tl.7s; 8 cars, SITS. Sample hard winter.
l car, 3I.7s; 2 LIS cars. s1.70. No. 2 durum.
car $1.s6, No durum, car. $1.s5; 1
car, t,1si No. mixed. Y car, N.77. No.
mixed, / car, S1.77; car. N.74; l car
0ight), $1.6s. No mixed durum. l car
car flighD. s1.7S.
Rye-No. 2: L car. s146.
Barley--No. .: u car, $1.16 No. 4: 2-5
car, sl1o; l car. s1.oe No. feed: car,
;l.o4
Corn-No 3 white: cars, s2c; cars.
sihc. No. 4 white: I car. sic. No. 2 yell
low: / car, 92c. No. yellow: f2h cars.
91hc. No yellow: 1 car, 9lc. No.
mixed: sh cars. sic. No. mixed: l car,
sOxc.
ard: car. SEC. No. 3 white: cars, 55Nc;
cars 55hc No. 4 white: 3 cars, 55kc.
Sample white: car, 55Ac; VI car, s6c.
Clearances were, wheat and flour equal
to 252, 900 bushels; corn, 10000 bushels; oats.
ISL, 900 bushels
Liverpool CLOSET Wheat, steady to Nd
higher; corn, I'd to Sd higher. A.
Primary wheat receipts were 100000
bushels, and shipments l.0s1.000 bushels
against receipts of 3.364.000 bushels. and
shipments Of 2,73s,o0o bushels last year.
Primary corn receipts were 1,l05, 900 BUSH
els and shipments $4,000 bushels against
receipts Of 720, 900 bushels, and shipments of
$4,000 bushels last year.
Primary oats receipts were $4,000 bush
els, and shipments 1,047.o00 bushels against
receipts Of 1,066,000 bushels, and shipments
OF $4,000 bushels last year.