Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-22
GRAIN AND PRODUCE
Cash Cereal Market Takes a
Sharp Decline and Receipts
Are Very Light.
WHEAT DROPS EIGHT CENTS

Omaha December 81. 1915.
Todays cash market was very dull. both
on account OF extremely light receipts and
because Of the fact that there was a big
decline In prices.
Cash wheat was very weak. and with the
price Of this cereal ruling from &c to SC
lower the sellers were not very anxious to
sell at such a big decline and consequently
a good percentage OF the samples were held
over.
The inability to ship grain from this
market has contributed largely 10 the doll
ness In the local cash market AS shippers
do not want TO load up their elevators when
they cannot get cars TO move their grain.
At noon today only six cars OF wheat
| were reported sold. Three OF No.
hard brought si.57, car OF No. sold at
*.5t. car OF No. : hard brought $3.50, and
a car OF No. durum mixed sold at 31.53.
The corn market was much the same as
wheat and with prices ruling from &c to
| &c on, the trade In this article was very
quiet. A curious thing about the corn mar
ket was the fact that corn coming into this
market In foreign system cars was in strong
| demand at premium prices, as these cars
\ can be shipped to southern points, whereas,
cannot be loaded for points outside their
own territory. No. . white corn was quoted
| at s31sc to s5c. No. mixed sold at s5hc,
and the only car OF yellow corn which was
sold graded No. and brought S3hc.
| The oats market was at a standstill and
not a car Of this cereal was sold up to
| noon and no quotations we're given on this
cereal. but the market would probably be
lower. in sympathy with the other mar.
kets.
Rye was quoted &c lower, and barley was
quoted nominally unchanged. with practic- |
ally no trade in either of these markets.
Liverpool close: Wheat, unchanged: corn |
unchanged to I'd lower. |
CARLoT RECEIPTS.
wheat Corn Oats |
Chicago .........,..,........B 1875 81
Omaha ,:.........,........H 30 10
These sales were reported today:
Wheat-No. hard winter; . cars 3l.5t.
No: hard winter: l car. sLS7h: car.
,l.5 No. I hard winter: car. $3.50. No.
durum mixed: car 3I55
Rye-Sampie: / car si.2s
Corn--No. 3 white: car. S6c; ! car, s3nc.
No. yellow: car, sac. No. yellow: I
cars, sac; l car, s3%c. No. 8 yellow: /
car, save. No. mixed: . cars. sac. No.
mixed: cars, s3he. No. 4 mixed: 2 cars.
Ssc.
Omaha Cash rrices--wheat: No. .
hard, t1.s6@L57h: No. 3 hard. 1850
1.57h; No. I hard, s14s@L5o: No. ! spring.
Sl.s2@1.57; No. 3 spring, 3i.+S61.54; No.
drum. ,lSsSl'ss; No; durum, $500
white, san @sbc; No. 4 white. SS@s4c; No.
white. s3@S3hc; No. s white, s2h @85c;
No. yellow. s3T @ SAC: No. 3 yellow, san
csc; No, yellow, SO gs9hc; No. vel.
low, sS0sshc; No. yellow, ssh asSo;
.sp hAAeo' oon vow nlxtu, bjW
s3hc; No. 4 mixed. san Q8Sc: No S mixed,
sax @S2hc: No. 6 mixed, s2Qs2kc. Oats
No. white, 4s@4shc; standard, ASH @ 4sc;
No. white. 4Sh @4skc. No. I white. $50
Shc. Barley: Mating. ascGSi12; No.
feed, tG92c. Rye: No. 2. sl2s@1ss:
No. ., &1.27012s. .-...
Omaha Futures.
Today's trading showed decidedly mixed
sentiment December wheat opened steady
with little trading but both the May ana
July articles were very active with opening
prices several cents lower. The early de-
cline was the result Of the peace negotia-
tons but later the market turned and heavy
buying. stimulated by foreign export or.
ders, forced May wheat TO sissy and July
to &1.3sh, gain Of sac for May and SC 70,
July over the opening quotations.
! There was considerable interest In corn
but the market was inclined to be led by
the action OF wheat May corn closing 2Sc
higher and July 2Ac higher.
Oats was sympathetic and advanced INC
on May. while December oats was quoted
Local range OF options,