The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-17

visions Dig dstreets vniois.
Chicago, Sept 1s-December wheat
opened today with sellers at from 5sis
to 59ttc against yesterdays closing price
OF 5sisc, and touched 5sA Qasc before Il
entered its protest against further
decline. Then 81. Louis wired that she
had sold 200, 900 bushels of hard winter
wheat FOR export during the last two
days and that there were foreign orders
there for red winter, which could not
be filed owing to the light stocks. This
started shorts on the run. They seized
hold of the offerings and had 10 stretch
Coo per bushel for that before they could
satisfy themselves Northwestern and
local receipts were again conspicuousiy
heavy today and were the cause OF the
early weakness. But the shakeup
given by St Louis turned the eyes of
The traders TO the other more bullish
features OF the situation. New York
wired early in the day of ocean freight
room for eighteen boatloads having
been taken TO the United Kingdom.
Liverpool quoted from u 10 I'D higher
prices. notwithstanding yesterdays sc
decline ON this side. but continental
markets were lower. The clearances
from Atlantic ports, including wheat
and -four. amounted TO 31s.000 bushels.
The receipts at Minneapolis and Duluth
were 932 cars, compared with 1902 a
year ago. Chicago received 92S cars,
only four or which were contract. Brad
streets worlds visible statement show
ed a net increase for the week of :. 227 900
bushels. The market ruled strong after
the first forty minutes of the session.
December rising TO CO.'S a nc, with very
little reaction ON the rise and no general
realizing observable to the close. The
latest trading was at 6014 q&sc.
Corn did not share TO more than a
slight extent in the activity and strength
of wheat Offerings fro mthe country
were heavier, more especially from Ill
nois points. and the weather continued
favorable for corn in the fields. Early
transactions were at slight decline
but the improved tone in wheat started
shorts to covering to some extent. May
opened &c lower, at 24Ac and gradually
advanced to 24A99sc where 1t closed.
Oats were fir1ner, mainly through SYM
pathy with wheat and corn May open
ed unchanged, at 1Szc, sold to 100 and
closed steady at 1875 G19c.
Provisions enjoyed only a fair volume
Of business. Prices, however, were
firm and ruled slightly higher through
out the session. Sympathy with grain.
coupled with lighter hog receipts, Great
ed better feeling and prices. which were
unchanged at the opening, advanced
slightly. January pork closed 21zc
higher at s467h; January lard 71ac
higher at $3.4211z. and January ribs 2lzc
higher. at s3.371z.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
Wheat, 435 cars; corn, $50 cars; oats, q
cars: hogs, $4,000 head.
AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY.
New York. Sept. 16.-Special cable
and telegraphic dispatches to Brad
streets, covering principal points of sc-
emulation, indicates the following
changes in available supplies last Sat
urday, as compared with the preceding
Saturday:
Wheat-United States and Canada
east of the Rockies, increase 1.l46, 900
bushels; afloat for and in Europe, in
crease $50 900; total increase in worlds
available 2,722. 600
Corn-United States and Canada east |
of the Rockies. decrease 959, 900 bushels. |
Oats-United States and Canada east |
of the Rockies, increase .403, 900 bushels. |
The only important decrease in stocks |
OF available wheat last week not COW |
cred in the official visible supply state |
ment, Is that OF AZ, 900 bushels at Fort |
William, Ont. The leading increases |.
are POS, 900 bushels in northwestern in
terror elevators, 100. 900 bushels at New /
Orleans, SO. 900 at Galveston and los. 90 |
at Winnipeg and other points in Mani
toba.