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LOCAL MARKET STEADY
PRICES SLIGHTLY EASIER
Private cable advices on Wednesday gave
the English wheat market on the previous
day as steady with a firmer tone Indi
cated in some Instances. The cargo of
the Nolisement. 8200 tons bulk wheat from
Sydney, with February bills, sold at 21/
quarter. oXf 4 '3.000 tons In the AnKlo
Saxon, trom South Australia, brought 22,';
and 1J0O tons by the Purlrl aold at 22/3 to
Waples. A parcel of 500 tons. January.
Joo Western Australia. soM at 22/1 Ij. and
iOO tons. February-March shipment, from
Victoria, was taken by Naples Ht 21/7-a. It
was mentioned In one cable message that
for small parcels in desired pnsltlcns. 23/
and 23/8 bad been -paid. Business was
reported In Wo. 1 northern Manitoba at
38/4U Bo. 2 at as/ltt. and 63 Ib. Rosa Fe
at 21/3. All these parcels were- afloat.
Liverpool futures firmed %d. to 4/5*4
cent*! for both March and May. »fcd. to
4/7 tor July, and %d. to 4/8 for October.
This market was quietly ateady. with few
aellers. and a moderate demand for actual
wheat, and was affected by the better Ar
mnttne exchange, the close was firm
Chicago options firmed l-16d. to 3/3 13-18
Jushcl for Mft»h. wai unchanged at
3/5 11-16 for May. up »,d. to 2/10% for
July, and «4d. to 2/10,3-18 for October.
WtonloeK advanced 7-Wd. buthel f or an
positions. Ttay closed at 2-7%. Ju'.y at
^8 S-16 and October 2/9 5-16d. Mr. O.
3. Nlcholls's American advice stated that
phjeago opened steady In sympathy -with
Uverbool. and some export demand: later
*J» «-»'«_ea«ed..on reports of rain -In the
south-wtrtj and advices of -now In Canada,
with a low barometer. Value* Improved
towards the dose on 'shorts™ covering
and the tone remained etcudy.
There wan only a limited amount of
trade reoortad In the local wheat market
m Wednesday, farmers continuing to show
ȣie '^S to '??? ***** wwe *''*
™2»-, 'J111 ta ?«-»« Instances were advanced
ffcT^ESSI1 ?? rmn*e fcr growers' lota In
J'r,,«ountrv Mn* ??n **? °»««« of 21 to
^J-'j'-Hncks. Port Adelaide or chief shte
Mngports. There was again some enquiry
Cor parrels, but no business was nw.e DUb
mi!nJr73f ''JL1? ****** request for borne
SSS^lumPjFPj*00*1 *nat remained
slow. Mllloffal had moderate demend.
WHEAT CHASTER
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