The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-27
THEY START WE'LL
GRAINS SOMEWHAT REFRESHED AZ.
TER THE HOLIDAYS.
Moderate Increase in Visible Supply.
Rumors Of Cholera Quarantine
Against Argentine - Large Re
ceipts, But Good Buying il Corn.
Oats NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lower.

Chicago. Dec. 2s-Aided by fair buy.
! Ing the grain markets, although quiet
were firm and closed higher for the day
/ by u cent in wheat and q cent in corr
and oats. Provisions were weak anC
unsupported and closed at declines.
The wheat market showed no sign
of weakness or WEAKNESS at the omen.
ing, which was little remarka bic afte,
suffering an infection of three consec.
utive holidays. The European markets
were still buried under their more pro-
longed holidays. The receipts here and
In the northwest, however, were light
In comparison with the figures which
followed the similar holiday adjourn
ment last year England's visible sup
ply was estimated to have declined
$4,000 bushels last week. May wheat
which on Saturday closed at ssh cents,
opened substantially at the same value
TO-DAY, and after a monetary dip to IS
cents. 1t gradually hardened until
about an hour from the start ii reached
osas cents. The visible supply increas-
ed $4,000 bushels, which about coin
c1ded with the general expectation
News OF cholera in Argentine, it was
fumored from New York, was receiving
confirmation by the announcement, it
''~S SeAiHf VI DeilS declared
IN Brazil against Buenos AyreS. The
primary market receipts today summed
up IZ2oOo bushels against l ,337 900 on
the same day last year The price
Whlch had saGged off TO 5SIs cents on
the Wis bic supply statement recover
ed to os%@5Ss cents and was firm at
ABOUT oSN cents near the close The
market closed at Ssh cents for May.
Corn was oppressed at the opening
int
snorts were quite eager to cover and on
mat buying, the market recovered the
early loss and added q cent in addition.
An Increase of LOSS. 900 bushels in the
visible supply caused prices to recede
again but the dip that followed at
tracted more shorts and gave the mar
ket an appearance of strength again.
Inc opening price for May was 47si
cents as against 48 cents at the close
on Saturday. 1t gradually advanced
until it reached ASS cents and about
half an hour from the close it had full
ly recovered and was holding firmly
around 1875 cents after having sold as
high as 4S1e cents. The market closed
at 4Sss sents bid.
Oats met with sale and were firm
er. sympathy with corn could be cred
tied to governing the course of the mar
ket to some extent. Shorts were quite
anxious to buy. The visible supply
showed decrease in oats of $4,000
bushels and the stocks of contract oats
in store were also on the decline to the
extent of 10000 bushels since last week
May started at from 1885, cents to 3l1k
cents, sold up to 311s cents and closed
at that figure.
The provision market was steady for
few minutes at the start but soon be-
came weak and continued to become
weaker as the session progressed. Com
pared with the closing prices Saturday
pork at the close showed a loss of %
cents; lard l21k cents and ribs lost equal
ly with lard.
Hogs-Receipts were 10000 but 1900
are estimated for tomorrow. Swift and
Company and Cudahy of Milwaukee
were named as the principal sellers.