The Detroit times., 1917-02-08
Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO. Deb. e.--Wth the un.
certainty SIN surrounding the inter
national situation. Wheat confined
10 remain nervous today The mar
net was depressed and buyer were
scarce MAY wheat opened ioNn
and subsequently, lost SIS 70
los IS Juls opened down IA later
losing half 10 l;tc. September losf
half on the opening bat gained -
later. going back tC 1854
Corn started out lower in symps
Thy with wheat hut later reacted
May corn opened down -. later
gaining Il 10 iei July opened
Gown IS. subsequently, regardinS &
&c 80 c.S
Oats were weak. littie 'rad.ng %.
ing IN evidence Nay opened down
Is and remained unchanged az
- Is. Jul, opened down IS later
losing 81 20 Sis
Provisions showed sliSh, gsirS
over opening hgunes.
DETROIT. reb S--July wheat held
steady al the opening Altho cash and
May were weak AZ a drop - &C. CHE
cage was easy and the Liverpool mar
kei vas quoted Arm with great
dsAl OF ANXIETY - TO future supplies.
The eh!ei trouble with cash and
May wheat - the submarine cam
faign. which Is holding many ships
In port and has reduced The export
movement to almost nothing MANY
ships are loaded and sfratd 20 go 90
sea The shippin1 trads - psraivrsti
and will probably remain 80 until b.
70 seen whether the British arc able
&c cope with tire German t-ooats.
The sinking % big ship WedreS6ay
Uak the cause Of hix break ard
trade L. 80 nstly urs~ftisd mat deal
ers WOULD rather d nothing for The
present. Spectators now - the mar
stand punishment Thrv take heavy
deals and bring action 20 the mar
ket. - far. there - nothing new In
the Political outlook since this coun-
Try bad the break with Germany. but
everybody 10 on edge and expeetirx
o. netting serious TO happen any mo-
uent Railroad congestion Is "a bad
a. ever. In fact, some aspects az the
s sis,.t a., s a9s,s 10 be ssovins
Unless exports can be resumed
soon there viii be no showing of re-
= ret stocks on which 70 advance
prices kverything u now Up % ths
British and prices depend on Their
at'hty TO get ships thru tn. block
ace Much complaint IL coming thru
from widely separated points IN ths
winter wheat states and observe
erect heavy damage 60 show a.
focn as growing weather comes Th@
-Four demand has been increasing re-
Gently and mills In Minneapolis are
doing an active export trade
Toe decline IN wheat vas checked
cash houses we're buying The close
Nas steady At o decline % nc IN
cash and May and no change in July
.orn advanced &c. oats lost isc
ard rye gained ic-
Thursdays wheat quotations. cash
No. red. s. 80: NAY opened Win :
drop of &c At sI.ssL declined "a
si.sel and advanced to lisa July
orened ~ ,i.5g. declined 10 tI.5e and
advances 20 IL. No. ! white. 81 -
Corn. cash No. :. 81 ca No yellow
tiet. No. yellow. ti.e31 oats
standard. sF'sc, No. white. SIC. No
. white. See. Rye. cash No. ?. o. a.
n,ert. 81 80. Fsbruary. Ease. MARI
tete seeds Prime rcd clover
Nl.io. March. ;ii; slsike. iii-ie. tim.
Thursday were 1000 bbls OF rouF. II
cars az wheat 20 % corn and ol
oats shipments were : 0e0 bhls al
i -four. :. 0ag bu - wheat : 600 bf 81
corn. 5000 hu Of cats and 5000 b.
OF rye
\ Receipts % wheat Thursday- pu
luth. - cars. against tS year sgn
MINNEAPOLIS. $50 cars against zsa
Winnipeg. .st cas-. AGAINST iss. Chi
cago. e. rArs. aEstnsf 80 southwest
4 rs zoe bu. against 3f0 900 bu
/ Primary wheat rec infs acre 11t
eco bu. against i.feS 900 bu a yea
ego.
Exports ~ -h.at ane Sour Thurs
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