Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-04-02 | Page 8 | Farmers Ready to Sell Their Corn and Oats

FARMERS READY TO SELL THEIR CORN CORNAND AND OATS Telling Drawbacks Appear in Price of Both the Coarse Grains By Joseph F. F Pritchard I CHIC CHICAGO AGO April 1 Th l-Th The The fact act was wal fully demonstrated on th the board bor of ot trade toda today that tarr farmers f an Or or more mor willing to sell 11 their corn and oats Them Ther were wert 10 los los- loss s of or as much as lS l Jc lc c for the better belter beter grades of or corn and ad Ic 4 for th the better betler grades d 5 of or oats while lower grades of or corn were unchanged and oats wore were oft off offIc of Ic Ie At the moment there ther arc telling drawbacks to the price of or both the coarse grains rin In oats th there ro Is an embargo still stU In forc on the eastern railways which prevents pre shipments of or this gram graIn gramIn gin In corn the big exporters exporter who were In en Inthe Inthe the market a few rew weeks ago and buying freely for tor or the allied aled nations are arc no longer long long- er In evidence e Corn futures were lower the tho May erl option option op op- op- op tion Lion 10 losing He c net for the day dy after previously pre pre- selling l l c c under Saturdays Saturday's final price Oats Oata futures were even easier uler April bein being down Ic and nt May rny 1 e Primary markets r received bush bushels ls oats to today t double the receipts of or a year ago ago Shipments from primary primal markets were bushels ls l In excess of or orthe the corresponding da day last year yer Primary PrimI receipts of or corn were large at nt 1 bushels buhel compared with wih for tor the corresponding time a year ago Shipments were bushels front from primary points compared with Uh for tho the same lay day last year ear Freer Jeer exports of ot ho hog products last week eck was a n steadying factor In that market There ore are ae liberal stocks at ChicagO Chicago Chi Chi- cago cao and other western markets but butI much of or the rhe held hel In various I positions art arc art owned b by the United States and allied governments I nied Jo