The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-11
GRAINS MAKE GAINS
PROVISIONS ALSO MORE THAN
BOLD THEIR OWN.
train Markets Dull but, Owing to Light
Where it Left Of--Outside Buying Or
ders Absent--Local Operators not Anx-
ious--Corn Neglected but Upheld by
Light Receipts and Wheats Eirmness--
Oats Firm with Corn--ArmOur Buys
Ribs ard the Shorts Cover.

Chicago, April flowing to light
receipts the grain markets, although
very dull, were firm and the result OF
the days trading was an advance OF
Is cent each in wheat and corn and Il
cent in oats. Provisions We're fairly
active and higher, closing with gain
Of Is cents in pork and % cents each
in lard and ribs.
Wheat opened quiet and steady at the
point where it left off yesterday For
May 541s cents was bid and a few lots
brought l-16 cent over that The gen.
eral feeling during the remainder of the
forenoon strengthened a little on the
bullish side but there was an absence Of
orders from the outside and also of a
desire TO trade among local operators.
Fluctuations We're confined between
547s cents and 551s 955h cents. The re-
sistance to further decline was en-
couraged by the figures of the days
movement. The primary market re-
ceipts amounted to only 162, 600 bush
els compared with 3i2, 900 bushels a year
ago, and the export clearanceS from
Atlantic sea ports to $4,000 bushels,
including wheat and flour. The re-
ceipts at Minneapolis and Duluth were
only ia cars compared with 299 cars
=
The Liverpool market was steady but
Paris was quiet and weak. The in
Quiry for round lots of wheat for east
ern and foreign shipment was renewed
| today but buyers and sellers views of
prices differed and none was sold.
Some No. spring wheat brough cents
over May price. The closing price for
May was $50 55ls cents.
Corn was very much neglected but
was upheld by thes mall receipts and
| the firmnesS of wheat. TodayS re-
ceipts were % cars and 105 cars are es-
| innate for tomorrow. Liverpool sent
! rather higher quotations, that market
! becoming frmer on the disappointing
news from Argentine about the corn
/ crop of that country. 1t is now said
/ that instead of a surplus Of S0,000,000 oil
40. 0C0,0 bushels from the new cror
there will not be to exceed is, 0Ct
bushels available for export. The
range Of prices for May here was 453s
cents and AIS cents with 49,. cents the
: opening price and 457s cents the latest
| In oats, as in wheat and corn, few
features Were developed. Trading con
sisted principally of exchanging from
May to June at very small difference
| The feeling was firm with corn. May
/ started at 2S7s cents, sold up to 29li
| cents, down to 30 cents and closed a
/ 291s cents. July ranged from 275s cent:
| to 27s cents, resting at the high price
Provisions Were steady early al
though lower prices were expected oil
the heavier receipts of hogs than haC
ben expected a weaker market 10
them. There was considerable chang
ing from May to more remote futures
There was a fair trade for the lOca
account, Armour being prominent as ;
seller early of May ribs. During tn
last hour Armour bought July and Sep
! TENDER ribs. This setarted the short
to covering and brough in outside buy
| ing orders themarket closing higher.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow
| Wheat IL cars. corn 105 cars, oats IA
cars, hogs q 900 head.