The Detroit times., 1917-04-25
Grain and Provisions

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CHICAGO. April 2b.-Msy whes,
SCARED TO ;s.4s today. establishing .
new high level There was little
wheat for sale and buyers bid Wp
their prices 20 all their orders. Re
ports that the Canadian wheat crop
lad been over estimAted was a bull.
ish factor. May opened up , s-ic
and gained . i.sc, going 10 s2i7 AZ
noon. During the morning IL
reached t2.4s July opened up lie,
later advancing SC TO .21S. SEP.
TENDER opened up sac, subsequent
ly advancing &c 10 tis7.
Corn had a strong undertone end
followed wheat advances May
opened up lo. later gaining &C TO
Sl47. Jily opened up 6-se and I'D
ysnced l Use 10 s1G IS. septeu-
Ter opened up ! S-Sc and subse-
quently advanced T-se TO si.s4 Is.
Oats ruled higher but were less
inclined towards bullishness than
the other grains. May opened up
3-sc. later advancing l-4e TO 6sc
July opened up 3-sc. subsequently,
gaining 6-sc to 81 7-sc. September
opened up l-sc and advanced T-sc 20
zee.
Provisions ruled stronger. pork
showing good gains With the
strength in the hog market
DETROIT April 7S.-ciose. wheat
was &c up al the start. while com
mission houses were advising their
customers that prices are too high
and the stuH ought TO be sold on
eulges Foreign buying caused the
trouble Tuesday.
Foreign governments are said 20
need about q million bushels DAY
and are looking 10 Canada 20 furnish
that quantity until the American crop
IL available Cash demand IL the
receiving special attention just now.
and II IL quite enough 20 boost prices
sharply. There - much speculation
as o. how the May shorts are TO fur
nish the wheat delivery day. Chit
eaEo stocks are down 20 almost moth
ing and there IL no chance 20 bring
enough wheat from other points 20
relieve the situation. The contract
lake shipment
Household buying 10 said 20 be
over Local mtilers say the demand
has disAppeared and business n back
at normal but tho export demand IL
so Rctiv. that lack % household trade
IL not felt The Allies will require
every bushel 81 wheat row in sight
and ~ H. difficult 20 see how there
can ne an important decline this side
.6f the new crop. New crop seedin
- ~ al a. "A
outlook ~ considered favorable.
Wheat was strong all day and
closed on top AZ gain OF lie IN cash.
Ioc In July and Te in September FOR
corn advanced &c and oats = a &c
Wednesday wheat quotations.
Cash No. rcd. 8, 30 MAY opened e
higher ~ s2Ti. and advanced 70 81 a.
70 81 u: September opened AZ. 1870
and advanced 20 sISS. No. white.
Wednesday, cosrs. grain auots-
tlons Corr---Cssh No. }. tl.S9A No.
oats-sisndsrA TsHc bid No }
white. 80 hIa NJ white. &c
Ry~-Cash No. J. g..
Bsars-tnm-diat. prompt and
Arrti shirrN@nf 1915 bid
seeds-fvime r~d clover s1o.s5 Or
toh~r. tio.4S; alsike. $3.50. timothy.
Receipts In the Detroit market
"Wednesday were I 0ao bhis ~ -four
3 cars - wh~at - COW ard ~
oats ehfnruents we've nHA hhls ~
fowr 200 ~ - wh~st 900 m o.
corn and 1900 ~ ~ oats stocks
sc sfi non ~ - what III N0A IN
~ corn. - 900 bu % oats. and -
AeA IN - rye
Primary wheat re~~lpss were s2a
AAn hu against iiSsaaA ~ year
az
Fvnorta ~ wheat and hour We'd
ns-@sv RfT 0n0 hu
Receipt. ~ --Nsaf wnAu~sNav' nv
i-ssh rs~a s~~tnst vsar 80.
sst-ws-reif. ~ rp-~ ag~'-~f
war-f~@u va ~--s ~F-i-sf go 49,
~.-o 90 rars .w.I~s4 80 s0ufNvrest
t7s nna bu. a--i--' so 900 IN