The Detroit times., 1917-06-26
Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO. June. -S.--Trading was
light on tho wheat market again to-
day. altho generally fSvoraole wealth
er turnout the grain country sent
wheat down 20 5 cents under sat
urdays close July o~ened At Ss.os.
down Sc. sept opened Sc lower at
sisK Both futures at non con-
tinued az the opening ngures.
The corn market was irregular and
gtnefAiN lower July opened NC
higher AZ stS6, later losing &C. Sept.
ope.ed a. Si.t-. on sc. continuing al
mat ngure. Dec. cpentd &C on at
Sl10ts suhsequently losing &c.
The oats market also VAS weak.
July opened &C on and later lost an
other ist 10 Gee sept opened Nc
lower ~ $50. and continued at that
Hgure Dec. opened up Se al SSe.
Provisions Sere slightly higher on
a fairly active hos market.
DETROIT. June 35.-Ciose; Chi
cago had a sharp decline N wheat A.
the opening which Detroit "a not m
med ftelN follow slth0 the market
WAS quoted w~Ak Liverpool was
quiet and steady
one ~ the reasons why wheat Ia
weak il the uncertainty as 20 what
's Go he done IN Washington. There
are reports that prices are - De re-
dpced une-third bat the method Is
not disclosed There - a general be-
ief that the wheat crop Will BE- taken
p hand and distributed IN such a
way that all viii be properly sup
p,fed AMI neither miller nor dealer
VIII be permitted 20 hog any portion
- the crop. 81 the same time much
~ The crop will Be handled by COM
mission men and the Leading grain
exchanges Vii remain open. The
crop situation j. holding the market
down owing 20 the outlook FOR album
=
against the wheat 49, the trade -
IN such a nervous condition, dealers
believe sharp advance would
Liverpool had an increase IN stocks
and the tone turned easier. There -
no scarcity ~ supplies and consump-
ton = moderate The Pacific coart
reports liheral arrivals ~ Australian
wheat that = being forwarded east
Mlilrrs are not doing much Demand
for four remains slow nctwithstand-
ms he decline IN prices
A. tho close cash was unchanged and
the futures were Of &c
oats advanced nc and cash beans
lost Csc
Receipts in the Detroit narke, on
Monday Included 1000 bbls OF -four :
cars O., wheat - u corn IA 81 oats
! of rye and 7 - hay Shipments
eos ooo ~ OF wheat. $1,000 bu OF
corn. 10000 hu q cats and 10000
bu - rye.
Worlds wheat exports last week
were 1888 goo bu. against l27s7 900
hu III week hefore. and 1902 100 bu
a pear tgo-
Mondays wheat quotations Cash
No red. 81 IS July opened without
change a. tzi2 and declined 70
s2os Septern Der opened az sl.sS. ar1
declined 20 srst No. ! white. 81 80
Mondays coarse grain quotations
Corn-cash No :. 81 To,s No. yell
low. siT2i1 No yeliow<f -
osts-stsndard. 72c BID No. 3
white. II y No I white. 7oisc
Rve-Cash No , s725
Bcars--Tmredtate and prompt
shipment ss25. Octoher ISIS
Se~ds-Pr rod clover SO 40 (.
October $3.50, aisike. 81 40. timo-.
A wear ago.
Receipts OF wheat Monday, DIV
luth. 3 ears against los a wear ago;
Minneapolis. as cars. against 4tl:
Winnipeg ~. cars sga!nat Iii
Chicago. cars against as south
west l4i 900 bu. against $40 900 hu
Primary wheat receipts were s2s
600 III, against i,ias00o bu year
ago
Export. ~ wheat and -Four Mon
day. $50 900 bu.
wheat Ass. 900 bu decrease corn.
10000 bu increase. oats. 2.3is.o 900 bu
decrease