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Show iHEAT PRICES BREAK 10 BEiSJILE PII irket Extremely Weak All Day Because of Heavy Selling and Financial Troubles, local exchange today broke nearly 3c ' bushel irom the final figures of yes-uay. yes-uay. At the close December .delivery wed a net loss of 2J2Je. Com was vn lie; oats were off liHc. and pro-Ions pro-Ions were 2Jc to 57jc lower, 'he wheat market was extremely weak day, because of aggressive selling by nl and outside longs. Prices were down ut lc at the opening, owing to sharp lines at all of the principal grain cen-s cen-s of Europe. As trading progressed, weakness became more pronounced, bank failure In this country, the sus- islon of an Inlluential financial concern ppn in Germany, and apprehension of fresh J declines In foreign grain markets tomor-J tomor-J row, following the slump today In this I J country were the principal factors In j J causing the persistent selling. A break J of nearly 5c per bushel In the price of J wheat at Winnipeg, where receipts are j said to be Increasing, Inspired additional fl sales on the local exchange. J The fact that no acceptances of Amcr-J Amcr-J lean wheat for Bhlpment abroad were rc-J rc-J portod by exporters except for a mod- crate auantlty at Duluth, was a further aggravation to the bearish situation. At the low point of the day. the price for May delivery was almost 3 cents below j yesterday's close. There was a rally of about c from the bottom, but the close was woak. December opened 3c to PJJjMj lic lower, at $1.0331.04J. sold off to pjJjW $1 02, and closed at 51.021(-1 02R. May ranged between 51.07s and $1,003, and closed at $1.0S11.0SJ. a net loss of 34c. Clearances of wheat and Hour were equal PPH to 750.000 bags. PPPJI Primary receipts were 1.119.000. com-PPPJ com-PPPJ pared with 1,080.000 bushels the same day a year ago. Minneapolis. Duluth and PPPJI Chicago reported receipts of C53 cars, Jan . ... S l?i S 17a S 10 S 12i j May S 45 S 15 S 35 S 37i CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was easy to 10c lower; No. 2 spring wheat, $1 If.-31.1S; No. 3. $1.02l.l"i; No. 2 red. ?1 00X1.03. No. 2 corn, f.32c: No. 2 yel-low, yel-low, CSSlic: No. 2 oats. 53c; No. 3 white. 50(g;u3ic; No. 2 rye. S6c; good reed-Ing reed-Ing barley. S55'92c; fair to choice malting. 5102105, No. 1 flaxseed, northwestern. PHj 5125; prime timothy seed, $3.80; clover, contait grades. $17; short ribs, sides (loose). $f.87ifftiS.fi0; mess pork, per bar- 1 rel. $1-1 751-1.S71; lard, per 100 pounds, $925 short clear sides (boxed), ?S.G2i S S7l . whisky, basis of high wines, $1.35. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. fl Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 39,900 37.100 Wheat, bushels 89,000 27S.O00 Corn, bushels 31S.0OO 219.100 Oats, bushels 300.500 210.300 Rye. bushels 2G.900 3.000 Barley, bushels 100,100 75.400 PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On the produce exchange today the butter market was weak; crcamocies, 231 f72Clc dairies. 21g24c; oggs steady; at PPJ mark, cases Included. 171520ic; firsts. 22c, prime firsts, 24c; cheese steady, 15 15&c Now York Produce. NEW YORK, Oct. 17. Butter Easy, unchanged. PPJ Cheese Firm, unchanged. Eggs Steady, unchanged.' New York Sugar. NEW YORK. Oct. 17. Sugar Raw steady, fair refining. 3.40c: centrifugals, PPAl OO-test. 3 1'Oc; molasses sugar, 3.n5c. . Rcnned steady; crushed. 5.70c; pow-l dcrcd. 5 lOi ; granulated. 5.00c. Pjfl ' Minneapolis Wheat. Hj MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 17. Wheat De- ! comber. $1,080; May. $1.12 ; No. 2 hard, l 128 . No. 1 Northern, $l.Ug; No. 21 Northern, $1.09B8M0i!; No. 3 Northern. ' |
