New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-04
PRODUCE AND
GRAIN PRICES
Wheat Breaks or Heavy
LiquidatiOn-COrn De-
clines l1sc. to NC.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.
New York. January 3, 1916.
WHEAT.

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feature toward the close OF last week and
was attributed principally 20 an Gccumula-
ton OF stocks at Western points, as shown
in the visible supply increase OF $685.. 900
bu'hel, for the week. together with con-
tnued liberal receipts aud an Absence OF
od5etting export demand. The latter i'm
proved somewhat late In the day. however
or at least rumors were current 10 the effect
that about million bushels had been
worked, largely at the Gulf although IL was
doubtful II this was all fresh export BUSH
ness, and the market improved on II in the
last hour. with shorts quite active buyers. May
rallied about lHc from is early low point
and the whole market closed IA 10 2iAc net
lower. but with the undertone quite steady.
The big seaboard clearance aVgregating
close TO four million bushels wheat and
-four. also eXerted considerable influence
upon the later afternoon market, counter
acting the effect OF the big visible supply
increase. The disquieting news from abroad
early In the session Offset the effect Of steady
cables and helped 20 check confidence on the
bull side
The following prices were quoted on cash
wheat here's No. | durum. sl.36 o New
York; No. Northern Duluth, sl.8b. No.
Northern Manitoba. Sl8l1s / Buffalo.
CORN.
Aside from the wheat influence. there wa,
not much In the news yesterday 10 explain
an early break Of sc In the price OF corn.
Covering orders checked the decline slightly
In the late afternoon. although final prices
were still litc 10 lie under Fridays close
and only little up from bottom Of the day.
No. yellow corn here was quoted at s5I3c
prompt
OATS.
The market for oats showed heaviness
about all day and at the close prices were
&c net lower. The interior movement was
liberal. cash demand quiet, and the Visible
supply Increased 1000 bushels a little
export inquiry developed on the decline re-
sultin2 In sales Of about 100 900 bushels
Cash oats closed a. follows: No. 3 white
4slam SIC No. 4 white. a. iaa ssisc; fancy
clipped white. $40 52i1c: ordinary clivped
white. +s1ag49lac. all elevator.
RYE.
Market quiet No. 2 Western. s1.o5 CT I
New York.
NEW YORK PRICES.
\, Wheat Open. High. Low. Close. day
CHICAGO PRICES. '
Wheat Open. High. Low. Close. day.
May.....- l.242s Lzjb L22l5 l23h 1858
Corn:
July. 76% II 1873 IS TX
OATS
May. 474 Az Al AZ 80.
FLOUR AND MEAL.
The -four market was unsettled by the
severe early break in wheat, but became a
little steadier with the late rally in grain.
and practically no change was made i'm The
range of prices. BUCKWHEAT FLOUR
Market dull at S2.s5 per 100 10. RYE FLOUR
Dull fair 10 good. Sj.6OdS575: choice TO
fancy $500 s5.95. Barely
steady kiln dried. $3.50 $3.50. BAG MEAL
Quiet fine white and yellow, sl.sj coarse,
SL65. FEED-Western quiet; bran, 100 ID
sacks. s22.75gS2S; standard middling. do
sZ2.t5d S23; Hour middlings. do, $3.50; red
dog -four, 40 10 sack. S2s.7j. City quiet :
bran. bulk, $3.50; 100 10 sacks. S2i heavy
middings, do, S24; -four middings, do,
$3.50. red dog flour, 10 10 sacks. S32; oil
meal. S4075GS4l25.
PROVISIONS.
Opening steady on a little demand from
shorts the provision market turned weaker
with grain and eased of quite sharply under
selling. partly influenced By biz receipts and
weaker live hogs. Covering again developed
in the late afternoon. and part of the
earlier loss was regained. the market closing
generally a little higher than on Friday. Re
ceipts were $4,000 hogs at Chicago with
IS. 900 expected on Tuesday Kansas City
had ~ 900 and Omaha $500 tons. PORK
Steady; mess. slsGsl95O; family. s2lG
S22.6O: short clear. Sl9.5OG$22.5O. BEEF
Steady; mess. sl6.50dSl7; family, SlSO
$3.50: packet, sl7Hsl7.5O; extra India mess,
s27M $3.50 DRESSED HOGS-Steady; ba-
cons. 9i.c; $50 ID, 91sc; 100 ID, 9iec; 40 To-,
csc; pigs. 1850. CUT MEATS-PicHled
bellies quiet; 10 h. l1&c; II 10. ilitc; Il
n. l1Lc. Picked hams steady: quoted at
l4lmi5c TALLOW-Steady special. s4lci
city. Sc: country. ~ Gsc. LARD-Steady :
middle West l0.O5H loo: City iard steady :
quoted at lOc Refined ard quiet: Continent,
lose; South America. lie; Brazil. kegs.
i2c. STEARINE-Quiet; cleo. 9izc; city
lard stearine, l0Ac