The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-05
DUE TO DULLNESS
WHEAT CLOSES LOWER, INFLOENO'
ING CORN AND OATS.
Days News Generally Favorable to Better
Prices - Northwestern and Primary
Market Receipts Lighter - Liverpool
Firme<, Though London Tends Down
ward--yisible Supply for the Week De-
creases Over a Million and . Quarter
Bushels--Corn fingers Around the Start
ing Point--Receipts Light.

Chicago, Feb 4-The board of trade
markets were very duh today and chiefly
owing TO the fact, closing prices were at
slight declines. Nay wheat, corn and oats
each finished Il cent lower and provisions
closed with moderate losses.
Wheat struck a slow gait at the open
trg which could not be aroused into &
quickstep during the entire afternoon.
The statistics connected with the days
MOI ement at the principal markets were
generally favorable to the bulls with the
exception OF the very slender clearances
O. wheat and -four from the Atlantic sea-
board Minneapolis and Duluth reported
i7s cars received today, against 243 on
Monday OF last week and 81 a year ago.
The primary market receipts were about
$4,000 bushels, against 203, coo a week ago.
The Liverpool market was quoted firmer
at the opening, owing, it was said, to de-
creasing shipments, but London quoted a
downward tendency of prices. Liverpool
stocks Of wheat increased 1900 tons last
week. The quantity Of wheat and flour
On ocean passage was reported as having
decreased 1,O43,0 coo bushels. The price Of
May wheat at the opening ranged from
b25s cents to 52sz cents, but after that and
UP to the completion Of the visible supply
statement, the tendency was slightly up
ward. It reached 53ts 1884 cents about
G:S9 O'Clock, and about noon II had again
reacted to 522s cents. The visible supply
sor the week decreased !. 2S9, 900 bushels,
which leaves the total at So, $4,000, as com
pared with g, G93, 900 bushels on the CORES
bonding day of the year before, and ST.,
3yJ5l0 at the similar date in 1888. Under
moderate selling the tendency was gen
orally downward during the last hour,
Nay closing at 5234 cents. The extreme
guinness was The only apparent cause
for the decline.
Corn did not show any inclination TO
move Ear from the point IL stopped at
on Saturday. The opening sales were at
from 43 10 42% cents for Nav, and during
the forenoon hrmness III wheat, il rose
70 +3isTt3h cents, with a tendency after
that chiefly in sympathy with the weak
ness which in the afternoon was developed
ty wheat The receipts here and elsewhere
were light May closed a i3 cents.
though prices showed a slight decline,
the market held comparatively steady.
Values were Influenced principally by
those of corn and confined TO narrow
range. May started at 2S14Q2s3s cents, sold
to 28i. cents down TO 2s3s cents, and closed
at that price.
The provision trade was light for future
delivery and also light for cash. Al
though the general feeling was one of
extreme hesviness, the decline In prices
was not indicative Of much weakness.
urday, pork IS 10 cents lower, ribs cents
and lard 21a cents lower. Hog receipts
today numbered $500 and the liberal num-
Der Was chiefly responsible for the de-
cline
Estimated receipts for Tuesday:
Wheat, 80 cars; corn, 200 cars: oats, 1So
cars; hogs, 5000 head.