The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-15
Grain aad Previsisss

CHICAGO, March i6s-The strike
situation failed TO bear grains on the
local market. wheat and oats open
ing steady and all grains and pro
visions registering good gains The
firmness shown In stocks and cotton
led the market 10 believe the i'm
rending strike was not az serious
az II might appear TO be. Actual
shortage OF wheat also served tn
keep the market strLng.
May wheat opened up IL. later
gaining l 80 To LIS rs. July open
cd up is and later gained TO
1858 September opened up I'm
changed subsequently, gaining "a
to i4s 90.
Corn opened m vim slight losses
Int regained strength as the hog
market rose May opened down Is
later gaining rs 70 lO7 81. July
opened down IS later gaining Is
tc Zoe a. Septeruh@r opened down
IA subsequently rising lis TO
los 3-4.
Oats opened frru both May and
July being unchanged. Later May
gained "a 10 81 SIS. while July gain
ed IS to IS "a.
Provisions registered sharp gains
following an advance In hog.
DETROIT. March lB.-There was n
showing OF strength during the early
stages. although most OF the dealers
thought wheat was weak some COW
sring OF shorts was In evidence
The market is surrounded by trcu-
0les OF all kinds and dealers scarcely
know which way 70 turn. Things
were bad enough with the scarcity o.
cars- sinking OF ships and bad crop
reports. but BOW the situation II
made more acute ~ the threat e.
the most unsatiEfactory ever known.
the outlook promises something
worse with political conditions al
most the worst possible there APP
stili worse before improving All
these circumstance have the effect
~ curtailing trade and keeping eau
ticus dealers ashore
With wires sin working badly the
wheat market il very gutet. There
are reports OF re-seiiing hy export
era and nothing much doing IN fresh
buying. Cash wheat ts In moderate
demand IN this market. the purchar-
ers are rnillers In the east and south.
Local millers are only moderate buy
ers and the -four trade is slow. Dry
portions OF the winter wheat belt
have received some moisture and the
general feeling is that new crop fu-
lures are pretty high.
belief that the STRIKE situation
shows Improvement and reports -
export buying helped strengthen
wheat The market closed AZ an sd-
rye advanced &C and beans CSC.
Cloverseed declined isc.
Thursdays wheat quotations, Cash
No. /. red. sistss May opened with
sSs chang 5ry At oRanes and at as, and
ysneed 20 ,i.5sh No. white.
t1sfn Thursdays coarse grain quo
tations: Corn. cash No. J. tliod111
Nc gea.lso ,s :. ,l III Ne. g.l-
s S~ sse o' No SiiiV White ssse; No s"
white: s71e, Rys, cass NS; : n,Ss
ard April shipment 50 80. Seeds
sio.ss; alsike. sii 90 timothy s2so
Receipts in the Detroit market or
I ThurHda were 1000 bbls OF sour.
ears Of wheat. - Of corn. % oai,
and OF rye. shipments were 90,
bu Of corn and SEQ bu ~ oats
/ stocks are esf GOO bu of wheat. 3sT =,
| eco bu % corn. $4,000 bu % oats an'
/ 81 Gee bu OF rye.
4 Primary wheat receipts were s4T-
eco bu. against l.cS0.0oe bu yea
4 ago.
I Exports Thrraday wheat as.
| 0on fa. aaur 0un ueFyHg
Receipts of uh AZ Thur -daN pti
i tufh. cars a~ulrFt 81 year aru
I Miwnea polls Ief ears. aEatnat 19h
wlnnineR. fsf Cars rueirst sal Chi
"a 20 - cars AGAINST ias. southw "A
s0e GOO bu against ft1 n0e bu.
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