The sun., 1918-12-20
GRAIN SHIPMENTS
WILL Be ENORMOUS
Steady and Heavy Flow to
Europe Will Continue
Through Winter.
EXPORTS FOR YEAR HIGH
Bushels Of Wheat
and Flour Transported
to December 1.

LUG eNpOTI gram SITUATION ~ SUCH az
to indicate that the movement outward
! of wheat will he on a tremendous scale
| through practically the entire winter.
The exports. as far as reported and es-
Inmates OF the wheat and -four movement
up to December /. point to total pos
sibly In excess OF 100. 900, 900 bushels up
to that date. 1t Is not believed that the
exports shown for November Will include
more than a small amount II any, of
the Grain Corporations purchases of
, flour for export beginning with Novem-
Der /, which are estimated at over S,000,-
600 barrels up to the middle Of Decen-
Der and which represent practically 49,
000,0 bushels of wheat additional.
There lie also a tremendous amount OF
wheat being loaded at the North Atlantic
ports, as we'll as at the Gulf, besides all
the large amounts OF wheat at Eastern
lake ports which will be distributed for
export during the winter, or as soon as
the traffic conditions become such that
II lie difficult to bring grain forward from
the interior by rail and in order to meet
tonnage ALLEGATIONS II is necessary TO
have quick delivery from a relatively
nearby point.
! In addition to the programme for
wheat. there II every indication pointing
to large shipments of rye and barley.
while the shipments of oats so far this
season have been at the rate OF about
| 10000. 900 bushels a month. and there
appears to be but little indication that
these will not continue. The supply OF
oats for export from North America Is
TO come largely from the United States.
Notwithstanding the Canadian figures on
the crop this year. the quality of the
| Canadian oats was very disappointing
| and the question OF the quality has en-
tered into the matter Of exports very
! materially. On account OF the quality
| II is understood that very small guam
| tity of Canadian oats has been shipped
this year, throwing the flling of prac-
tically the entire demand upon shipments
! from the United States.
The question of the exports OF corn II
| still a problem. but the demand so far
has been comparatively moderate and
there appears to be very little demand
! from any section of the market This Is
| probably due to the fact that there Is
decided tendency IN Europe TO take the
| fine, dry old corn from the Argentine
! lust as far as possible. The taking of
| this corn and moving IL at present will
satisfy an immediate demand for good
quality corn on the other side, while the
American corn will have time TO cure and
| be In condition to ship freely the latter
1
| country 10 ready to sell corn In volume
so as to accumulate an available supply
\ at points of export delivery. SO far the
| farmers have sold very little new corn
and there has been no indication Of any
movement of volume from the producer
CHICAGO, Dec. ls.-Prospects that
squeeze might be encountered In hlling
! contracts for nearby deliveries had a
DacPnlhPT
and January corn, but later months were
inclined TO sag. The close was unsettled.
January, si36% to S1.36s, and May,
Is1.34A to sl35, with the market as a
whole Nc of TO q c, UP. compared with
+ Yesterdays finish. Oats lost Nc. TO NC.
The outcome in provisions was un-
changed to 35c. lower.
Slowness OF export call and OF do
nestle shipping sales tended to depress
oats
corn market were not noticeabiy changed
and prices moved In rather a feverish
ooH. ,o for ,S fs' n.s po.
tons In the local cash market no, :
/ yellow corn was quoted at U.s. y no.
white. si,s5X. cost and freight Now York.
OATS-Prics changes were narrow, but
the undertone was easy. The local cash
market was easy; standard quoted at III
70 sihe No. white $40 80; whms:
clipped white, 81 to ste; ordinary clipped
white, 81 TO sac, al! elevator.
RYE-Markct steady; No. Western.
N.TIn. cost and freight New York.
BARLEY-Market steady feeding, t.o1
20 ii.o5; milling. si.io to slib. cost and
freight New York.
BUCKwHEAT-Market dull; sound mill
ing, s3ss asked, cost and freight New
( York.
uAy-N.rks, steady: No l. Stb: No.
2 al so to tl.s5: No. ., go to $40.
CHICAGO PRICFa