The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-02
Grain and Provisions

| CHICAGO. April , -Wheat prices
had a material upturn today. There
appeared little wheat for sale, while
there was a general scramble 10 buy.
Most Of the buying wSs in The way
OF short covering on the belief that
var would be declared today. May
" heat opened up Il and later ad
vs1noed 3 -. going 10 ls9 Is. July
opened up IS. advsnciDg ] IS TO
49, IA. September opened I'd Is,
later gaining IL TO ia Is. Corn
also showed much strength. May
opened up IA, later advancing : IL
10 i2I II. july opened up IA and
rained %. going 10 l2S Is. while
September opened % "a and ad-
,Hnced IS 20 III rs,
Oats showed higher levels. being
affected b. the nse in the major
grains. May opened up IA and sub
frequently gained l SIS going 10 50
Is. July opened up Ia and ad
,anced 10 as 10 50 - whilc Sep
TENDER. opening up 2-s. gained IA to
o. SIS.
Provisions, after a lover opening.
ruled higher and showed good gains
DETROIT April I. Liverpool
wheat ha6 an easy tone At the OPEN
Ing and the market wa slow In AL
the American markets the tone was
strong and Detroit prices were Ia
higher.
There e some difference ~ opin-
Ion as On crop prospects in Nebra ska
One report mas soaking rams and
another says only slight trace
LtEht rains fell in Snaas and on
the whole The crop outlook Was not
greatly improved large party OF
grain men tust returned from an eN-
tenslye "Trip thru Nebraska and gave
the ma rket = bullish turn They found !
conditions quite uypromlsing. and
consider the damage irrepsrable-
shows crop report VIII be OFT Mon
MONDAY and 81 expected 20 be bull
ish The leading chicago papers con
alder the situation hullish With de-
clines from time 20 time on technical
coud tons
The cash situation IL strong ss
ever and the general belief ~ that |
the war situation IN this country -
huliish condition. II ~ a very nerv- |
Gus market and cautious dealers sre
keepiug close 20 shore Some e1port I
buying was reported. Wheat vas
very strong early and advanced 3c.
Later eastern houses sold freely AZ \
the advance and caused some weak.
ness. The rlose was at an advance Of /
aGat4c over Saturdays close.
Corn advanced SC. oats ie and rye |
&C
No grain markets Tuesday. owing
% election In ChiCR 60.
Mondays wheat quotations Cash. /
No. 9 red t209 May opened win /
Jump - c. at f2oe advanced 20 W |
and closed az $40. July opened at /
sI.sStb. advanced 90 81 .ToH and closed |
al s. 20. No. ! white t30s. Monday
coarse grain quotations Corn cash. |
Se3 ff1s No yellow. 81 30, No. |
: yellow. ii7si4. Oats. standA I'd. |
lie No : white. 70Mc. No. white. |
80 - Rye. cash. No. a 81 20 Beans
immediate. prompt and Aprii ship
ment $50. Seeds prime red clover
tioTb. April 5000. slsike. tiise;
Receipts in The Detroit market !
Monday. Included 1900 barrels OF
flour. I cars Of wheat 10 cars 81 corn /
and - hay. Shipments were 80 |
barrels q Tour s,9e az are iss'0o
corn, 4fs.8eu bushels Of oats and so
600 bushels ~ rye.
Primary wheat receipts were irsbb-
600 bushels against i.siaooo bushels
b year ago.
Exports az wheat and flour Mon
DAY 80T 900 bushels.
Wortd.. wheat expnYts for last
week were 1851 900 bushels against l
7 g04 600 bushels a week ago and H. /
ga geo bushels a year ago
Receipts OF wheat Monday. Druiwth. |
7 cars against 20 year arc Mir
n@nrefts -7ea ears against kAA Nihht- 1
peg. 81 carx against SCI chicago. ~
cars against e4T southwest. aee t~e /
bushels against SIS aee bushels
visible supply. dccreas@sv wheat |
so. 600 bushels. corn. az 600 bushels
oats 68S0n0 bushels