The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-14
Good Demand for Hogs.


Chicago. Feb. 13-Corn took the grain
markets in hand and excited them for
while, but wheat in the end shook it
self loose with loss for the day of !.
rent while corn is 14@% cent higher.
Today's receipts Of hogs numbered only
$4,000 and prices Of pork are higher by
10 cents for barreled and from 21e to
cents for ribs.
Wheat opened very quiet and from
1885 10 5312 cents for May, as against
03as cents at the close of the market on
Monday. To a considera BILE extent the
tlarket seemed to have narrowed it.
elf down to struggle between those
who have already bought the visible
-ssssod u!eleI ol AIeAII9p GBIV .ioJ GIddns
sion of their purchases. and an attempt
Of some others to decry its value and
make them drop it. The price declined
to 532s cents early in the day but about
noon rose to 55a4 cents in sympathy
with bulge in corn at that time, but
on Bradstreet's reporting a decrease of
only 56S,000 bushels for the week in the
worlds stocks, although in this coun-
Try the decrease was $4,000 bushels.
selling was renewed and a drop to So
cents took place. The weakness was
due in some measure to the reports
erom the seaboard of lack of demand
from exporters.
Corn was very irregular and worked
up and down over range OF cent per
hushei. 1t was weak at the opening,
then strong, from that weak again and
finally wound UP firm at 447s@45 cents
tor May compared with 4iM cents on
Monday afternoon. The opening price
was from 44as cents to 443s@s cents,
and it rather dragged until it was re-
ported about II o'clock that there was
an active demand at st. Louis for corn
10 go east by rail on which report it
rose quickly and rather excitedly to
35k cents.
Some inquiry was reported for corn
lor Dubuque, Ia, and ten car loads
were sold to go there. Eastern ad-
vices were to the effect that their recent
sources of supply were drying up, and
that they expect to have a draw from
Chicago before long. Bradstreet's re-
ported the visible supply reduced 90
300 bushels as compared with an in
crease of $4,000 bushels at the points
included in the official visible supply
sta tement.
The oats market was active during
the greater part of the session and
quite a good business was transacted.
During the early part of the day the
feeling was easy. Later, however. the
demand improved and with the in
fuence of a recovering market in corn,
prices closed a shade firmer May
sold from 2S3s cents to 2S1a cents and up
10 29B cents, closing at 29@291k cents.
i3radstreet's report showed a decrease
& 100000 bushels in oats, and that, with
= decrease of LOCO bushels in the
stocks of contract oats in store, also
eciDed to firm up the market
.'roViSlonS rose in consequence Of the
good demand for hogs and the better
prices at the yards. Such confidence
and demand for the raw material not
outstanding its extreme plentifulness,.
gave the market for the products its
h5.a tone. The strength in corn assist
n 10 sustain the markets and the
l..,citers lent their aid in encouraging
~" buying.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
wheat. seven cars; corn, 275 cars; oats,
$50 cars; hogs, 80, 600 head
Against Puts and Calls.
Chicago Feb. 13.-Just as the board of