The Detroit times., 1917-04-03
Grain and Provisions

I CHICAGO AhFH s r-AhheHA pFlSF7
had a material upturn today. There
appeared little wheat for sale. while
there was a general scramble to buy.
Most OF TIVE buying vas In tho way
OF short covering on the belief that
var would he declared today May
wheat opened up Ia and later sd-
vanced 8 IS. going 10 1919 Is. July
opened no rs. advancing ! IS 10
l67 IA. September opened UP is.
later gaining ? l.. 70 l54 is Corn
also showed much strength. May
opened up IA. later advancing : IL
10 l2i 10: July opened up IA and
aained 2 ia. going 10 l2S Is, while
September opened Up "a and ad-
vanced 2 IS 20 M IS.
Oats showed higher levels. being
affected by the rise In the major
grains Nav opened up Ia and sub
sequenuy gained / IS going 10 81
Is. July opened Up IA and ad-
yanced 10 IS 20 50 "a. Whilc Sep
tcmber. opening up IS, gained Ia TO
S. SIS.
Provisions. after a lower opening.
ruled higher and showed good gains
DETROIT AprIl @ - Liverpool
" heat mad ar easy tone AZ the open
Ing and the market vas slow. In AL
The American markets the tone Nas
strong and Detroit prices were lc
higher
There ls some difference % opln-
iCu AS o. crop prospects q zebra ka
Ons report has soaking rains ana
another says only shEhi uart
Light rains fell In ansae and on
the whole. the crop outlook was not
greatly improved A large party Of
grain men last returned from an eN-
tsnsive trip thru Nebraska and gave
the market clllish turn They found
conditions quite unpromislng. and
consider the damage irrcparable.
snoW crop report viii be out Mon
Monday suf iE expected 20 he bull
tsh The leading Chicago papers con
slider the situation bullish. With de-
cIincs from time 20 time on technical
conditions
The cash situation Is strong as
ever and tho general belief IL that
the war situation ~ this country Is
a hulliHh condition. n BE very nerv-
ous market and cautious dealers are
keeping close 70 shore. Some export
buying was reported Wheat vas
very strong early ard advanced &c
Later eastern houses sold freely al
the advance and caused some weak
mesa The close was az an advance OF
202Ac over Saturdays close.
Corn advanced Sc; oats L and rye
No grain markets Tuesday. owing
20 election IN Chicago.
Mondays wheat quotations Cash-
No 3 red i2o9, May opened With
lurrp II rc, A. s. o. advanced 20 tZli
gl.ssl4. advanced 20 81 20 = and closed
az 81 70 No. I white. :. ~ Mondays
coarse grain quotations. Corn. cash.
No. 3 gl2e No yellow. 81 80 No.
4 yellow. Sl2Sis. Oats standa I'd.
-ic No. 2 white T0H-. No. I white.
immediate. prompt and April ship
msHt g. 81 seadS. prime red clover
sle75: April. tio.te alsike. $3.50;
timothy. S2so
Receipts in the Detroit market
Monday. Included 1000 harrels Of
md - hay. IN pmeuts were z. zoe
barrels % flour Stocks are 2sseeo
yusheI % wheat 10000 bushels OF
.orn gfS 900 bushels 81 oats and Sc
ioA bushels ~ rye.
Primary wheat receipts were i,ssN-
100 bushels against 10000 bushels
year ago.
Export of wheat and flour Mon
iay. a07 0Ge bushels
Wortda wheat exports for last
week were s.bsl 900 bushels against
eos .0e9 bushels a week 20 and H.
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Receipts Of wheat Monday. Duluth
! cars against - year ago. Mn
aaaRal4a -1sa cara against AAa- W4nnt-
1eg 81 CO ~ against ST.. Chicago. ~
-ars aEsfnst 9t+ south west A0V'o wv
bushels against s7s 600 bushels.
visible supply. decreases wheat
see 90 bushels. corn. t21000 bushels.
oats. 6ss.0O6 bushels.