Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-12-15 | Page 5 | Chicago Grain

CHICAGO GRAIN Chicago, Dec. 1" Firmness at Lir-rr-x)ol combined with buying on the part of the leading bouses here I brought an upward tarn today In the price of wheat Reports that the government gov-ernment of Holland had purchased 120.000 barrel of flour at Kansas City counted againut the bears. and so too did the fat that receipts for two days at Minneapolis and Duluth WOTS less than at the corresponding time a year ago. After opening a shade to 2-Rc higher, the market continued to harden. Corn rose with wheat The bulla had .in advantage also beexuse of the I good sired cash sales here yrptcrd 'y. Opening prices which were unchanged to l-8tffl-4c higher, were followed by a slight rain all around. 1 rnde in oats lacked volume. The market, however, showed a tendOOC to reflect the firmness of oth;r Rrain Provisions took the upgrade owing to an absence of offerings. There , seemed to be no disposition to soil except to realize profits A reaction In wheat took place, hut the bullish government crop report led to a deckled rally which was helped by activity on the part of exporters. ex-porters. The close was steady, 3-4 to 1 l-8c above hist night The corn market afterward became depressed during a temporary setback in wheat. The close was unsettled at 1-8 to l-4 4?3-8c net advance. Coffee Exchange Holiday. New York, Dee 15. The coffee ex-chance ex-chance it was announced today will remain closed December 26 and January Jan-uary 2 In addition to closing Christmas Christ-mas and New Years day.