Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-06
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Wheat Receivers Part of Its Severe Loss Of
Friday.
LIVERPOOL NEWS CAUSES SOME STRENGTH
Private Reports from TINT source In
dicntc Further HcnVy DAM
ages to CrOps-Corn is
quite Dull.

CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-whcat today recov
cred part OF its severe loss of yesterday.
May closing at a lilc advance. Various In
nucncea contributed TO the strength, among
item being large cash business Corn
and oats were dull and inclined to weakness,
but show little change. Provisions declined
from 2isc to sc.
The news from Liverpool gave a strong
tone to the opening of the local market to-
day. That market paid but slight attention
to the &c per bushe decline which occurred
here yesterday. Spot wheat was marked
down I'D per GENITAL, but the prices of fu-
lures were quoted as unchanged. Argen-
tine news was evidently behind the ndiffer-
ence of Liverpool to the Chicago decline
Private cablegrams reported further dam
age to the crops of that country by heavy
rains, and that there was no reason to doubt
that the next crop in Argentina would be
no better than that of the season now end
closed Friday at from So7sc to Sic, found
buyers at the opening AT from Sll2c to SIC,
and after reaction to SlSsc advanced lc per
about an hour from the end OF the days
sh ort session. There were other strong fea-
lures to the days statistical news, among
them being a good local demand for car
loads from country millers and the an
nouncement of $4,000 bu., consisting of
spring and No. 3 red having been sold late
yesterday afternoon for shipment by lake
and rail to the seaboard. Chicago received
and Duluth got 469. compared with l,Oli last
year The days Atlantic port clearances
were 414,C COO bu. of wheat and flour together.
The weeks clearances OF wheat and flour
from both coasts were reported at 1868 600
bu.. against 3,l56 600 bu the similar week of
last year. There was not much activity to
the trade, however. During the last hour
fluctuations were narrow. May reacted to
S2hc after touching S22sc and closed firm
at from S2isc to S24c.
Corp was duh and Inclined to weakness,
but price changes We're slight. There was
no special feature in the markets. and even
the strength in wheat had little influence on
corn. There was but little shipping demand,
and receipts showed some increase. May
oDened unchanged at 26Ac declined to from
26c to 26bc and closed easy at from 26ls to
2GLc.
Oats were firm early. but closed shade
lower than they did on yesterday. Busi-
ness was dull all day and nothing of any in
terest developed. Prices were confined to a
narrow range and for the most part fol-
| at from 2li2c to 2lkc. sold off to from 2lhc
to 2l2sc and closed with sellers at from 2l2sC
| to 21izc.
There was not much life to the provision
market. Hog receipts were liberal and their
prices l0c lower. This caused a weak open.
ing in provisions After further slight de.
cline the market steadied. anu at the close
| price changes We're narrow. May pork
| closed Sc lower at SLS1i2; May lard about &c
| lower at $}97i2
Estimated receipts Monday. Wheat q
! cars; corn, 1876 cars; oats, lS7 cars; hogs
| IS GEO head
The reading futures ranged as follows:
| Ar,iclns / Onen 1 Uigh Iow Close / Vaat'v