Omaha daily bee., 1891-10-25
TIE SPECULATIVE MARKETS.
Wheat Weaker and Tale Mostly of a
LEGAL Character.
WINTER GRAM SEEDING INCREASED.
Returns Point to a large Growth In
the Visible supply Considerable
Activity in stocks and
BONDS.

CHICAGO, Ill.,, Oct. 2L-Whcat was nuctuat-
ing and somewhat weaker at times today as
trade was mostly lUrll. 1t presented "a rather
firm 'front.' most OF the day aud was very
steady. tho general luctuntiuu covering u
range OF only about &c with the great bulk
OF the trading at from W'ac TO % &c, Business
was very slack rs "a tulo but despite this n
steady. strong feeling was maintained most of
the day. Both the bulls and bears were abio
to extract some comfort from the news II
was clear, fine weather in the northwest with
liberal receipts at Duluth and Minneapolis
and more moisture was reported IN the winter
wheat country. King Of Toledo wired that
his returns from nearly $500 points hOwcd u
very considerable increase in the winter
wheat seeding. The exports Tor the week also
show a decrease OF nearly CoO,OO) bu
from the week previous and wish the
liberal receipts point to "A large iu-
crease in the visible supply, The bull side
was strong and higher English cables showing
more activity in New York, where foreigners
were said to be heavy buyers and numerous
cable acceptanccs on offers made last
night, were reported. There was also what
claimed to he an Official confirmation OF the
reported Russian prohibition Of oats, corn
and barley and a growing fee Ing that wheat
woulc he the victim of the next embargo.
All this tended to keep the shorts nervous
and anxious. and for Il time kept the bear in
iluenCcs in the background. Logan. Clifford,
ilminc- Bodmau and Swartl-Dupce were
good buyers early, and December sold from
njasc to $3.50. Later New York turned weak
and dropped of &c, and the selling here be-
came rather urgent when December went to
g5lc, but quickly reacted and held around
from Ojaec to Djisc, then became heavy and
sold to Vjc and gji8c, and at I" o'clock was
about hAuc, against n5itc at the close ycstcr-
day. The market kept quiet and easy during
the last hour and around !6'ic, and ut |
O'Clock was about 05l8c.
Corn showed Il little more strength early in
the session and showed some advance. May
getting the most benefit. with year next in
than expected and 0j ears of new corn on the
inspection sheet; the offerings were liberal
and there was some decline. The bull feeling
has evidently lost II good portion of its vigor
have apparently covered. The prominent
bulls of yesterday were doing but little today.
A steady. quiet feeling ruled during the last
hour, with November around 5Olsc to- &C and
to soc and at | o'clock was jOiac. May sold up
to 42lic. broke TO 42Lsc. March sold from 4Ilic
to i45sc and oil To iiaec. :.
Oats started rather firm; November selling
from c to 3)iic. and May from - sc up TO 3!G,
but the demand was sluggish, the export bust
ness light. The feeling weakened some dur
ing the last hour, November selling of to
2D'5c, and May to 3ll2c, and at | o'clock
November was 29ac with May 3l'5c.
Hog products were easy early in the session
but finally turned strong but the strength
SIT }!T9 to sli.%5Ia back to SIS, and at IL
O'Clock was %SlI.3?!s. r]Jnnunry lard sold at
~. ~ to SG.:iii4. and January RIBS at from ShS1ia
to $500. During the latter part of the session
Charley Wright began to cover II liberal short
line and January pork advanced to Sll.5O,
eased OF, and at o'clock was about ,SIl.I!3.
January lard sold up to sG.+5. and ~January
$685. and January ribs. 1916.
The leading futures ranged us follows: