The Detroit times., 1917-03-24
Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO. March 2i-Nheat had
good upturn on opening traces
today. but later LOST he advance on
free offerings. Az the close. how
ever. the late futures recovered for
good gains May wheat opened up
l.. bat later lost -. closing At l91.
july opened up rs, later gaining
rs and closing az ] % rs. septem-
Der opened up "a later advancing
IS 20 las IS. Corn Was strong.
Locals bought up on wheat strength.
MAJ opened down "a. subsequently
Gaining I IA 90 l.lSl-4 July open
ed Up Is later advancing 3,S and
closing AZ mass. September open
"a unchanged but later gained ! IL
closing az il2 IL.
Oats averaged slightly higher
MAJ opened unchanged. later gsired
as anc closed az ssh Septen Der
opened up Is, lost IA and closed AT
52SA
Provision opened unchanged but
later showed sharp gains.
DETROIT. March st-Cios. opsn-
ng PRICES IN the wheat market here
were up &c and strength Was fe-
ported IN Chicago and Liverpool Tho
British market reported scarcity and
good demand The general fceung
was bulnsh
a good authority states that Ar
g~ntine b. about 20 prohibit thc yv-
port % wheat This Us causing weak
ness In the Argentine markets. rut
IS huiilsh Ia other respects an thf
news In the wheat market futprs
high prices There is not An import
ant point la favor % a bear except
ing the fact that prices are already
very high. making ar adVaur~ difo-
cult All foreign neWs " buli.sb as
% supply and demand Weathsr
abroad is unfsvora Die. acreage short
ana every thing points 90 "a heavy dee
mand not only for the present CROP.
1ut also Tor wheat not set sowu ln
the home news conditions iu Ntnra--
ka and other scuthweste points are
serious enough % hold a bear pa ek
from selling although there has been
feeling that new crop options wer.
quoted too high.
cash wheat - IN active demand
and there appears L. be nothing in
slight 90 pot the stun lower Coru
and oats were adva ncing along wtth
wheat Ia the early trading and ai'
markets wore strong Kanssv and
Nebraska expect much wheat acrea ge
g. b abandoned and moisture is
needed over q wide acreage
SNOW issued a bulnsh report show
ing the season 20 BE- backward and
much wheat wtnterkill~d in Tennes-
see and Kentucky. Wheat declined
after an advance Of g. and closed
with July lc hiEher and the other
deals unchanged compared VITA Fri
days close
Corn aAvancsd t. oats a. me ,,.r
&c and cloSerseed i0c.
Saturday. wheat quotations cash
No red t1o4. May opened Ntth
gain % nc az s. os =. advanced 90
az si.sS. advanced % 81 ssL end
closed 81 Sis5ts Nc white. Scat
Saturday, coarse grain quotations
Corn. cash No. 2. sl.20. No 9 yelloN
standard. $50 bid 40. : white. s7lsc.
No white. ssiac standard az Nchi-
gan Central. Sc bid. rive Cash 80
= 81 So Beans' Immediate prompt
ard April shipment. $50 seeds.
mos. alsiks. siI so. timothy. g. 90
Receipts In the Detroit market on
Saturday were 600 bbls % fOuT.
cars OF wheat y 81 corn. 3 ~ oats
and I 81 hay. Shipments were 1000
On OF oats and goo bu % rye stocks
are zes. 900 bu Of wheat .3B 600 hu
% corn, 335. 0oa hu % oats and $4,000
bu OF rye.
Exports OF wheat and Sour sat,lr-
day SIS. 600 bu
frirnary wheat receipts were sea.-
600 bu. against 100000 bu year
ago.
Receipts - wheat Saturday Du-
luth. cars. against 80 year agn.
Minneapolis. 80 cars against 772.
Winnir-eg 3Tg cars. against sol Chi
cago. 50 cars. aHainEt ia. southwest.
liz 900 bu. against 49, 0oe bu-
Minneapolis miiler~ have advanced
the price OF -four znc.