The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-09
Grain.

Memphis receipts: Corn 2, oats ) and
hay A cars.
Hog receipts: Chicago, SO, 900; Omaha,
IA, 800; Kansas City, Is, 900; Sioux City,
$4,000; St. Joseph, $1,000; st. Louis, A.
900.
Chicago.-Receipts: Wheat, 166, 900;
corn, 49, 900; oats, 1854, 900. Shipments;
Wheat, $4,000; corn, 10000; oats, 49,
900.
st. Louis.-Receipts: Wheat, $4,000;
corn, 1870, 900: oats, $4,000. Shipments:
Wheat, 5000; corn, 5000; oats, $4,000.
New York.-Inquiries as to steel for
export, it is said, nave been accumulat-
ing fast with many of the larger COM
panies. Many of these have come from
European sources and while few Of
them have as yet developed into direct
orders. the outlook is considered highly
favorable, as indicative of a demand
that must eventually be filled.
Chicago,-The country is very bullish
on corn, as men here from the corn
| sections see it. They want $3.50 and
more for their corn, and as one corn
man from the interior said, farmers in
many instances think that with wheat
at 1926 they should get $1.75 or more
for their corn"
Characterization traders had it
that there was to be no price-fixing for
hogs at the meeting on in Washington,
it being devoted to provision allotmentS
and other matters. The hog price-fix-
ing was postponed until jan. 23.-Tri-
bune.
New Y~ork-There is a distinctly more
hopeful tone to mercantile reviews, and
there is likely to be growing bullish
sentiment in Wall street. Look for a
continuation of the rallying movement
due to the anxiety of the shorts. The
Marine deal seems hopeless and I
ATa-.-A
preferred selling toward 100 before long.
-Hensley to Shepard & Gluck.
Chicago.-Argentine weekly ship
ments: Shipments in corn show a lib
eral increase to 1 800, 900 bushels; the
largest in 8 or II weeks. Oats 100000.
Chicago.-No rain or snow anywhere.
Forecast Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and
Wisconsin, fair tonight and Friday
colder tonight, warmer Friday; Dakotass,
Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas, fair
and warmer tonight and Friday.
.Chicago.-very sharp break on open
ing on the belief that the corn advance
Is extreme and belief that the United
States will import large amounts OF
Argentine corn. There are more indi-
cations that the small. stocks of corr
at Chicago have for the moment lost
their effects.-Wagner & Co.
Chicago.-BroomhaH cables it has
Just been confirmed that a big fleet OF
vessels has sailed to Australia to loaC
foodstuffs. Uudike selling Februar!
corn.-Wagner & Co.
Chicago.-Food administration recon,
mending Argentine corn restriction
with little better movement shoulC
check further adVance.-king Farnun
& Co. to Reese,
New York.-Kennecott Copper com
many says owing to lack of an immedi
ate demand for copper and high cos
of production the company will mate
; rally curtail output.-Hensley.
, Chicago.-Ware & Leland large sell
ers corn, probably a million. Look
like increased receipts.
: Chicago-Buying in corn appears t
he largely from shorts. Sample cor
&c to &c lower. Ticker says the pas
; few days there has been selling OF cor
, in Chicago for London account. Firs
in many NOTWITHSTANDING & Co.
; Omaha receipts: Wheat 2S, corn To-
oats 25, rye |, barley l6,
Chicago.--Broomhall guesses Argen
tine new crop surplus at 1877, 000, 900 an
Is, 200, 000 oats, No milling demand &c
white corn, Looks as il white cor
will drag,-Wagner & Co,
Chicago. -Clearances: Wheat an
flour, 1,1SS, 900; corn, 100, 900; oats, SAL
600.
= New York,-Dow Jones & Co. says
American Beet Sugar is drilling for Q
: on its big acreage in California. tt
d ompany owns and leases about 14,3.
!; acres in Oxnard and lo,267 in CHR
counties.
New York; am informed that at
It meeting Of American Cotton Oil dTe'
tors this week it vas disclosed tn;
!, the export business of the company
Vt showing a very pronounced increase
Morse.