The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-14

on Corn--Oats in Good Buyins--Pro
visions Higher.
| Chicago, April 13-The wheat opera-
tors are becoming convinced that the
wheat which was loaded in vessels here
in the winter was alright and of unbler,
| ished character. The market became
| firm and closed "a cent higher TODAY
than II did no Thursday. Corn and
oats Were very weak, corn closed g
cent lower and oats Is cent lower. Pro-
| visions ruled steady and a shade
| higher.
The same disturbing element which
| set the wheat market in a ferment on
| Thursday was worked over agin this
| morning and was the principal element
| IN creating the early fluctuations. 1t
| was discovered that after having part
! ~ unloaded the 100000 bushels of wheat
| which 1t was said was to be put back
| into stores instead of being sent to Buff
| falo on the original charter, the owners
/ OF the grain vessels again and the yes
| sells TO nrocede with it 10 its original
| destination. That gave the bears
aHother opportunity TO work a scare
on the other party, and they i10w
- 71~AA tCN a lIldC wheat Was
| belnS Reloaded because 1t would not
on re-inspection grade No. ,. Upon
inquiry at the firm of vessel agents
VINO made the charter they confirmed
the re-loading of the wheat but said
the wheat was in the best of order and
weighed sixty-two pounds to the bush
ell The opening price for May wheat
was 54A cents, at which the buying
orders exceeded the selling. The price
worked gradually upward to 551s cents
and after reacting once to 545s cents,
II alternated during the greater part
OF the remainder of the session be-
tween 55 cents bid and scents sellers,
and closed at 80 cents sellers The
movement of the crop was in favor of
the bulls. The weeks shipments OF
wheat and -four from both coasts
amounted to 2.934179 bushels. against
2,633,933 bushels on the previous week
j he clearanceS from the sea aboard We're
equal to about Go, 600 The receipts at
primary markets for two days We're
only 302, 900 bushels. r. @. Dun & Co,
says that in the last two days the pri-
mary market receipts We're ZOOS 467
bushels, as compared with 4,22300e
bushels on the corresponding two weeks
OF the year before.
Corn was weak The western pri- !
mary market receipts for two deys
were 273,000 bushels. The bears were /
out in force, encouraged by the favor 1
able weather and light eastern demand .
Led by Captain Phillips, they poured
short corn upon the heads of the bulls +
until they overwhelmed them and at
the close the lowest prices of the day !
were current. May opened at 549.
cents, sold at Asa cents and closed at
ASH cents
In oats, between good short buying
and the continued disposing by longs
sales We're numerous and readily eff
1ected- The Patten Bros, and Bart
lett-FraZier led the buying. while the
country orders were principally to sell
The market started bout steady. Later
the offerings became more general and
a reaction occurred. May sold from
.S3s cents to 2S5s cents and closed at
e cents, after having sold at 2Sas
cents. July opened at 271s cents, ad-
vanced to 273s@1A cents. declined to -
cents and rested at 271s cents.
The provision market ruled quiet
with quite moderate fluctuations, but
accompanied by firm undertone. The
The smallness of the receipts of hogs
WAS the ruling factor as before the
weakness ot corn was restraint OF
moderate extent. Pork, compared with
final prices, closed with a
gain of from 212 to cents. Lard is up
and ribs 3 cents high
er. Hog receipts today was 5000 head
and $4,000 head are all that are ex-
pected next week
Estimate for Monday: Wheat. 80
ears; corn, 1S5 cars; oats go cars; hogs
20 900 head
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