Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-09
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GRAIN

| CHICAGO (Monday(, Sept. s.
/ Features were hard to find in the
grain trade today. 1t was blue Mon
dav and the wet weather added TO
! the depression. What showed some
! sembIance of firmness at time, but
| coarse grains were inclined to drag.
Provisions exhibited a rising tendecy
Wheat had a see-saw action.
! Bulges were hard 10 hold while
shorts were inclined to run for cover
on the dips. Liverpool strength due
to unfavOrab BILE United kingdom
weather and broader export de
mand causing the local advance in
the market. On the upturn there
was selling both for northwest and
southwest account and this caused
! prices to react. After mid-sessior
local bulls were encouraged by the
rally in Winnipeg to reinstate lines
recently SOLD out.
There was some talk of frost in
the Canadian west but the low tenn
peratures were in regions north OF
"53. Advices from Winnipeg stated
that agitatOrs We're trying to inter
fere with the harvest in southern AL
berta by calling strike of transient
labor. Cash wheat was weak with
contract grades selling at SATURDAYS
inside premium while inferior quail
ties were as much as / to cents
lower There was evidence of eX-
port business having been worked
over the week end but the quantity
was not large
Milling demand for wheat remains
quiet. TomorrOWs government re-
port is expected to show q total
wheat crop close to $4,000 bushels.
Wheat had a strong finish, last
prices showing gains of, IA to rs
cents. The strength in Liverpool
reports Of enlarged export demand
caused shorts to cover September
$1.22 IL; December $1.27 5-803-4;
May $1.34; July $1.25 3-8.
Corn was easy in tone Locals at
tempted to force rally early be-
cause of the wet weather and the
forecast of probable frost for Michi-
gan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. They
succeeded in forcing a moderate up
turn early but prices sagged later
under their own, weight because of
the absence Of buying power. Cash
corn held steady. Country offerings
to arrive were moderate and consign-
ments are now heavy. Stripping dc
mand for corn was moderate.
Corn were 38c higher to 1-8c low
er. September $1.18 1-4O1-8; De
cember SIP 3-4@5-8; May $1.I3 So
05-8; July $1.13 "a.
Oats syEDEasiZed with corn and
lower prices were registered. Buy
ing power was not so good as Of late
down their lines. Carriers bought
September and sold December at 2
|-S cents difference. OFFERINGS to
arrive were nil and cOnsignments are
heaFy. ShipDing demand was good.
oats were 3-8c to 5-8c lower. Sep
TENDER AZ 81; December 81 SO. Nav
S. So.
Provisions ignored the decline in
hogs and sold at a higher range of
prices. There was good buying bas
ed on the strength in Liverpool and
the broader cash demand. OFFERINGS
were light
Lard closed ? 1-2c lower TO 7 lie
higher; ribs 1-2c higher, and bellies
unchanged to SC lower.
Local cash sales were BOG. 600
bushels of wheat; $4,000 bushels of
corn and 258,000 bushels of oats,
The Seaboard reported 500, 600
bushels of wheat, 200. 900 bushels of
oats, 10000 bushels of rye and 800
600 bushels barley taken for ex
port
Vessel room was chartered for
100000 bushels of wheat at . 1-4c
TO Buffalo and Georgia Bay.
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS.