New-York tribune., 1919-10-23
C:Htnn Statistics

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Eew York stocks se.46s 9s 654 9'.?io
Port stocks .L156.s5l 1,oo4.Is5 1.l64,43s
Interor In receipts 35sso s5oss 80
n Mt snlpmsnsa arqiHas 2ao 2sss5 ass5 s53 si5
Cereals
Wheat.-The failure of the longshore-
pected left the situation here practically
unchanged. and consequently the move
nent Of grain was still being hampered.
ment will succeed in handling q certain
amount of grain. and leading trade interest S
were of the opinion that the situation here
Will improve in the near future.
Crop conditions were Favorable as the
new winter wheat is making active growth.
although 1t seems we'll established that
the acreage VII be smaller, on account OF
the unfavorable soil conditions which pre-
vailed early in the season No new devel-
qpments have occurred in connection with
restrictions. and cash wheat in the North
western markets remain unchanged. with
a firm undertone
The demand for flour was light how
ever, and it is still believed that unless an
Improvement takes place in the near future
there is going to be a falling off in the
demand for wheat. which may have di-
rect bearing on the whole situation
aorn:-Ths corn market was feverish
ana, after showing early weakness, prices
rallied and closed firm at net unchanged
to &c net higher. A further decline Of
75c to 81 in the price of live hogs; as we'll
the near future. and the absence Of out
side interest added to the failure on the
part of striking longshoremen to return to
work, were all depressing features in the
situation.
The market was very narrow one how
Of oversold conditions and attempted to
cover prices up rapidly. Talk of Sc
ri ro99 Is losses to the Texas crop on account
paratively little influence on the market,
and continued weakness in the cash situa-
0aS'S advance had been due lar1elV
technical conditions in the market
Yesterdays Previous Year
Corn, No yellow sissis iGSi Sizes. s sl5s S
Chicago:
October ......... l.Si oa., i.s55
Onfs-rhe oat market was very narrow
during the greater part of the day but
closed firm at the top, with net gains of
was moderate. and advices from the West
indicated a fair domestic trade. There
but the labor conditions in the local har-
bor we'll as weakness In foreign ex-
change, were still very much against
active operations and advices from abroad
indicated general weakness and a lack of
demand.
Yesterdays Previous Year
white 49, scs2@.s2,s so.s2 so'7s
Nay Nye-s,arket iii weak. l7*'' '7''a
Yesterdays Previous Year
New York: close. close. ago.
Cash No. ,w:s1 .5o'A $3.50 s177
rlour and MeaI-Quotations were:
.. Yesterdays Previous Year
Minn. patent sI2.15 si2.i5 s1oso So
Gornmeal 1,arn yell s.5om3,eo $50 4.l7la
bran 400 1900
Rye -four 7.25@7.6o 7.25@7.5o goo
Sugar and Coffee
Current Year
Sugar. granuIated per lb..
.;usar, csnt-ifugal per H..
c0ss cose sa1tos H1 No. NJ J. per per- ri il TX lo
Sugar.-Receipts OF sugar at United
States States ports duying a. the week were 6o.soa
ings fell off, owing to the strike. being only
5000 tons for the week, compared with
$4,000 tons for the previous week Stocks
9l3 tons.
10 HeW h'ssn crop sugars are firmly held and 1t
714c +. o. b. Cuba.
Coffee Futnres-Aftcr opening irregular,
some moderate realizing on reports that
the strike in Santos had been settled,
prioes p, worked sharply upward on
santos spots. the Rio market advancing
zoo reis and Santos being 400 reis higher
rms brought in covering and buying by
Wall Street and trading interests, with
some OF the demand during the early
trading being attributed to European
sources prices working % to 30 points
above the previous close. These gains
we're not maintained, however, ana tn.
l,.fc session found the market sasginr un-
der realizing, closing at net losses of 4
70 II points
~, FIR, offers from Brazil were irresular.
Inc Inc cheapest sale was of Bourbon IS at
zo '=c sterling credit. IN the local spot
nlarHet the demand was more active and
prices advanced about 1Ac, Rio Is being
held AT l7Mo.
The range OF prices follows: