The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-26
IT'S THE WEATHER
WHEAT LARGELY INFLUENCED By
CONTINUED DRYNESS.

Weather Bureau Reports CloudIess Skies
from the Mississippi to the Mountains
Receipts are Larger but Larger Visible
supply Decresse--Gains Three-Foutis
of Cent--Corn Taken by the Ear by
Wheat. a. saturdsy-oats Influenced
by Dry Neutrality-suspicious. Active.
Strong and on the Gain.
Chicago, March 25.-Wheat vas firm
early and strong TO the close. II left
off with a gain Of = cent per bushel.
Il was entirely a weather market, re-
ports OF probably damage being num-
erOus- Corn was firm in sympathy
with wheat and gained = cent. Pro
visions were strong. closing also at a
market advance. oats gained Z cent.
Wheat was still under thrau Of the
dry weather at the opening and con-
tinued 10 be dominated by that
throughout he entire session. At Liver
pool the market was quoted at =
pence higher at the opening but that
was taken TO represent the Influence
there OF cent per bushel here on Sat
urday. The closing cables came firm
for the most part with Berlin strong
and from i. marks 10 IL marks hign-
CT. May opened at from 53le 10 555s
cents as against 54l4 cents at the close
Saturday. II gradually worked of 70
55l+ cents but rose again before the Wis
ible supply statement was finished,
touching 552t dj5-s cents at one time.
The tendency for an hour after that
was toward a somewhat lower range.
Minneapolis and Duluth reported re
ceipts OF 456 cars against 80 on the
corresponding day last year. Pri-
mary market receipts amounted TO
$4,000 bushels against 4l3, 600 a year
ago. The xpOrt clearances Of wheat
and flour from the Atlantic ports
amounted to $50. 900 bushels. The Wis
ibie supply decreased loo. 900 bushels;
q year aEo the decrease for the week
vas .0S6. 900. The dry weather spectre
would not down. The weather bureau
reports cloudleSS Skys from the MissiS-
sippi rive to the Rocky mountains.
and in the last half hour Of the session
the price rose from around sos cents
TO 561s cents, and at the close ia was
still bringing 50 cents.
The corn market advanced appar-
entity under protest and due to the
strength in wheat. The re-
ceiptS were 222 cars of which 80 We're Of
the contracting grades. May opened
from f6ls cents 10 1855 cents. sold at
then up 10 A. cents with 461s cents the
price at the close. \ decrease in the
visible supply for the week Of only
100000 bushels as compared with de
crease Of 575, 900 a year ago. was one Of
the Influences which tended to diScOur
age holders, but failed TO prevent the
shorts from feeling timid and the lat
ter class Of buying put the price up.
Oats We're quite active and firmer
reports OF dry weather caused free
buying among shorts. and the difference
between May and July prices was mar
rowed from III cents on Saturday 70
s cent at the finish today. This proved
10 be the principal feature of the mar
ket. May started at 2g2s cents sold up
10 2934 cents and closed at 295s n 3 cents
July ranged from 29Ss cents 10 25Ts cents
and rested at an advance Of = al cent,
al 29ls cents. The visible supply showed
an increase OF 1000 bushels III oats
but had 10 effect whatever.
The provision market was again nerv-
ously active and strong. There was an