The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-09

eHs IOr IrOHts--MfuCay w eahness Oh
Visible supply and Exports-Larger Pri
mary Receipts--Corn Strong and Higher
Oats Dull-provisions Buoyant.
Chicago, March S-Wheat was firm
today and closed Il cent over the latest
trading price of the previous afternoon.
The strength of the Liverpool market
and the impression conveyed by the
uablegrams from Paris that the grow
ing French crop has been injured, per-
bapS seriously, by frost, were the chief
causes Of the Improvement Corn was
quite lively, ending y cent higher and
oats gained Il cent. Provisions con-
tinued their advance
The Liverpool market was y pence
higher at the opening and that, along
with a threatened cold wave following
upon the heels of the present spring
like mildness, gave the market a firm
start. The opening transactions in May
We're at 54s TO 54i4 cents compared with
b31s cents at yesterdays close. During
the remainder of the forenoon the
price had a struggle to maintain itself
against the effect of selling out by
spectators who had bought yesterday
Ut 5334 cents. y reported slightly
weaker tone to the Paris market had
more influence during the forenoon
Than some other cableSrams which
were of a decidedly bullish character.
) report of some wholesale trade in
wheat for shipment at Toledo was In
u similar manner minimzed by the
statement that it was worked because
of "a heavy cut in rail rates. Estimates
Of only 500, 600 bushels decrease in the
visible supply and clearances of only
eeJ,0o0 bushels of wheat and flour from
the Seaboard. We're causes of weakness
which near the noon hour caused the
previously prevailing fiImneSS to give
rlace to weakness and about that time
637s cents became for n snort time the
trading price. The primary market re-
ceipts were 333, 900 bushels against 220.-
REQ bushels last week. Closing cables
confirmed the advance at Liverpool of
from y to q cent per buShel Antwerp
was quoted = cent higher, Paris a shade
easier for -four unchanged for wheat
and Berlin repeated yesterdays quo
tations May rallied on fair buying
and closed at 541s cents.
Corn was strong and higher, opening
ut Il cent over yesterdays close, ad-
Vancing u cent more in the course OF
the forenoon. The strength came from
the improvement in the demand for
tdSE 'btfl- a SO NoiS Npl ntb ii'it
yesterday afternoon for direct ship
ment to Liverpool at the opening of
lake navigation. Liverpool cables came
strong at advances from y TO = pence
per central. The demand here for No
. and No. yellow through billed was
good and it advanced equally with the
grain in the price of May. The open
ing for May was 10 cents. 1t rose dur
ing the forenoon to 4512 cents, reacted
i cent and closed at 45H cents sellers.
The same dull and embarrassing
state Of affairs continued to exist in the
oats market. Fluctuations We're mar
TOW and followed corn almost entirely.
May sold from % to 291, cents and
closed at 291s cents bid. Receipts
amounted to 146 cars, 105 Of which
graded contract.
Provisions were buoyant and active
during the greater part of the session.
the only weak spots being the result of
sales 10y Scalpers who had profits on
pHevious purchases. The talk of d
scarcity Of cattle which has been cur
rent for some time was given as one OF
the reasons for the advance. Specula-
tors for long account, shorts and pack
cIs were apparently all on one side of
the market. May pork closed at 81,
the price it sold at today. and 10 cents
over yesterdays top quotation. Lard
and ribs advanced 215 cents.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
Wheat 80 cars, corn 275 cars, oats 175
ears, hogs 19. 600 head.