The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-30
CORN MARKET HAS
TONE OF FIRMNESS
Advances in Hogs and Unset
tied Weather Cause Prices
to Rise.

Firiner hoHa, unsettled weather ana
rumors Of q $500, 900 private loan 10
Germany gave yesterday a firm tons 70
the corn market Trading, however. wa,
slow, but prices were up IA 10 II,
cents a bushel at the days hisA Tn.
close was near the bstt prices. Good
commission house buying and short GOV.
ering came into the market at the Oman
ing. The rise of 10 to Is points IN
hogs, predictions of rains in man.
sections of the belt and the strength l.,
securities at the outset were govern.
ing factors. The market options f,rc,u.
ated only slightly after the opening mn.
til midday, when there was anothe- IN
ward turn due TO email receipts. tal,.
of German loan and frruer cash nosj.
ton. The rumor of giving credit IN
Germany was declared later unfounded
This report was responsible for strcnp+l
In rye and barley, which had n senti-
mental effect on corn. The market con
tlnues in the rut which it has been m
the last three weeks. and nothing but
entrance of some new factor will move
it. Professionals still control t.
Considerable attention is being given
still TO the movement. One report from
the West was to the effect that farmers
were willing to ship corn hut elevator,
could not handle It. Another said that
farmers were busy marketing hogs
There liz no question that car shortage
will hinder the movement Cars are
being sent into the Southwest for the
wheat crop and there has been n cal
. for cars in which to ship coal Rains
are hampering shippers and the perlni,
system Is not working to theig advan.
tage. The big crop shipping months for
farmers and country grain men are De
cember, January and February, which
usually average Is per cent. OF the
years, total Gales against about 10 per
cent. for November and per cent TO-
October. AS offerings increase in Ar
gentina prices continue to seek lowe
levels. Spectators have been operating
| or, the short side, feeling confident thai
lower prices will be established as Euro
pean demand is not being maintained.
Oats vera DUH and steady throughout
the session. The tendency was 10 fol
low corn az It has been for the last
few weeka Shipping difficulties, due %
the marine strike, are holding up ex-
ports. Trade in Argentina continues OH
a moderate scale, exporters being Re
luctant to purchase substantial quaint
/ ties at present levels. Offerings Of The
old crop are in moderate supply. but new
offerings for forward shipment are eN
pected to be offered soon more freely
Provisions were firm on advances iU
hogs and grains.
Local grain. &C, quotations follow
CORN---In thu local cash market No.
yellow and NO. . whmite were quoted a.
3l.5SA O and Z. New York.
OATS--In the local cash market Ne
white was quoted at SIC; No. white
to s1Isc.; No. 8 white. S0i3 to Sic; No, 8
white, so to s0hc., all elevator.
RYE-Market Arm No. western
Sl.52 free on board New York.
BARLEY-Market Arm. Feeding, 81 g..
mating, $3.50 to Sf.50 free on board Ne.
/ York.
BUCKwHEAT - Market Qule:. Me-
ss.g5 to SO a hundred pounds
HAY-Market quiet No. : $40
$50; No 2, s1.66 to $40; No. 9, sL55 ID.
3li5: shipping, 1870 10 $40.
sTRAw--Market STEADY. No. rye, 5.
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