Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-12
GRAIN AND PRODUCE
Decline on Market, Although
Traders Show More Will
ingness to Sell.
WHEAT IS FAIRLY ACTIVE

The cash wheat situation was fairly &C
and the market was on a decline the sellers
were more willing TO let go OF their sam
pies today than they were on either OF the
two previous days. The wheat demand to-
day seemed to be confined mainly TO the
hard winter variety, with the No. hard
selling q trifle more readily than the No, O.
the demand for No. hard being rather
quiet at the high level No. hard wheat
sold around 3l.ss0I90 No hard ranged
from ;l.86 to $3.50 and No 4 nard brought
tl.s3n18. the market generally showing
decline OF &c to be under yesterday
quotations
The corn market was rather quiet during
the early part of the session, but the trade
became pretty lively about noon and good
part OF the offerings were. disposed of be-
fore the close of the cash market. Corn
was again quoted from nc to lie lower,
with the bulk Of the sales being made up
of the No 2 and No. 2 grades and the diff
ferent varieties ranged in price from ne
to 92c. with the white bringing fractional
premium.
The oats demand was strong and as The
receipts were extremely light most Of the
offerings were quickly taken up at a NC
to lc decline the No white selling at
b3h a534c.
Rye and barley were very quiet, rye being
quoted nominaiy &c to &c lower and barley
unchanged.
CIearances were: Wheat and -four equal
to 2,lt0.OOO bu,; corn, $4,000 bu.; oats. $780,
900 bu.
Primary wheat receipts were $4,000 bu,
and shipments COS, 900 bu.. against receipts
Of 9sS,00O Blu and shipments of $4,000 bu
last year
Primary corn receipts were 900 600 bu,
and shipments is4. 900 bu.. against receipts
Of $4,000 bu and shipments Of $4,000 bu'
last year.
Primary oats receipts were AS 900 bu. and
shipments 1000 bp, against receipts Of
1000 tu, and shipments Of 661, 1000 bu. last
year.
CARLOT RECEIPTS.
Wheat. Corn. Oats.
Chicago .......,...,,... 90 923 lOl
Omaha '..'.'..,.''''.' 70 ~
These sales were reported today;
Wheat-No. hard winter: 7 cars $3.50;
$780, car. $3.50; Q cars. SIS; ! car,
sl.Sh; cars, 31s7; cars, N.S6 ~; 4
cars, sl.s6 No. 4 hard winter: car. $l.S;
car. SLS3; l car, $l.S2. Sample hard
winter: 2 cars. SIS. No. durum mixed:
car. $3.50. No. mixed: l car, $3.50. No.
$l.s1.
Barley--No feed: car. sl.1o.
Corn-No. 8 white; 2 cars. s2c; cars.
si&c; car sihc No. white; l car
eihc, No. yellow: car s2c; cars
sl%c; cars. sihc No. yellow: cars,
slkc; . cars. 9ihc. No. mixed: car.
s2c; ! car 9l%c. No. mixed l car, 92c:
car, s14c. No. 3 mixed car s2c; 8
cars, si%c; ~ cars, 81 tsc.
oats--Standard: car. 63Ac' No: j
white: 4 cars. save; 2 cars. 53hc. No.
white; 2 cars, t3hc; car. 53c Sample
white | car, b3c.
Omaha Cash PrIces-Wheat: No, 2 hard,
Sissy @1.s0; No. 3 hard, Sissy Gl90: No.
I hard. sls2@1.S; No. spring, $3.50
1,92; No. 3 spring. sl.S291Ss; No. durum,
Corn: No, white. GIN @s2c; No. white.
81 a92c: No. white, 9l@slHc; No.
white, BON @sio; No. white, s0h gslc;
No. yellow. sin 6si%c; No. 3 yellow, alR
low. 0oa @sie: No. 9 yellow, sOh qelc; No.
mixed, Din @ssc; No mixed. 81 y @ 92c;
No. 4 mixed, eias1sc; No. 8 mixed. sO%@
slc; No. mixed. sob gslc. Oats; No.
white 5SS oslo; standard. saw @63&c;
No. white, 53k a5sbc; No: ! white, $40
feed, s5cdu.1o. Rye: No @ n.t2@L4S;
No. ., {l-41@1,42
Omaha Futures Market,
The wheat market was very Irregular to-
day. and while the opening prices were a
triae lower than the close yesterday. the
market closed very strong with May show
Ing net gain of 3Hc on the May and
about &c on the July.
The news today WAS not particularly
bullish, but the advance was caused In
Some dcgroe by shorts getting In the mar
ket. and also because OF a light export in |
quiry. which stimulated buying by the
longs,
The corn market was not very active and |
the trade 10 this market was confined to |
kn hau al lob H. lob
while the oats market was extremely quiet |
with both the May and July quoted un.
changed
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