The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-22
CHICAGO Markets

Chicago. Aug. 2l.-Wheat-Opened
strong. aided by the uniformly firm ca
bles and urfavorabie foreign weather.
The stock market was also strong. The
big advance in cotton since yesterday
encouraged buying Of wheat, and Sep
TENDER, which opened irregular, and
about Il cent higher, at 5512 q 55A cents,
advanced to SO cents, TeactinS to 551s
cents
Corn-Dull end shade easier. Local
receipts ran below the estimate, but
trade was light and demand poor. Sep
tember opened unchanged at % cents,
and declinde a small fraction.
Oafs-Quiet, but steady and price
changes were infrequent. September
opened unchanged at 171a cents.
Provisions-Fairly active. There was
considerable selling of September pork
and a good cash demand for lard.
Pork-September opened 21Icents low
er at s5.S7is, and reacted to $500.
I.ard-September opened 21a cents
higher at s3..21a.
Ribs-September opened 2R cents
higher at $3.50. reacting 20 s3.27lA.
CASH GRAIN
Wheat-No. red. Sole: No. red 55I
Sc; No. spring 551kc: No. 3 spring 81
northern spring soc.
Corn-No. 2, 22i2 G254c.
Oats--No. Tx 9171zc.
CLOSING.
wheat-August SIC: September 65%c;
October 57Ac; December 5s4c; May
63%c.
Corn-August 227sc; September 227sc;
October 231zc; December 24c: May 26:sc
Oats-August lie; September 17s9
TIC; December 171ac; May 1880.
Pork-August and September 1873;
October s597iz; anJuary s6971a.
Iord-August $40: September $40
G3. 49,: October S3.471s; December $3.50;
January $3.50.
s. 271k03sO; October s3.321td3.S5; jan
uary $3.50.
LIVESTOCK.
Cattfe@There was a fairly active de-
mand today. The prices were nrm- VI
tbe 9. 500 natives, very few We're strictly
cboica and not many sales occurred at
high nrices. About half a dozen cars
Of fine cattle sold at s4.7od4.s0 but with
these exceptions, s465 was a top price
for strictly choice steers. From that
nrice sales were all the way down to
s3.15G3.25 for a few lots Of inferior
steers. the bulk of the cattle crossing
the scales at s440d4.5o. There was a
good COW and heifer trade at sl.50d3.Io,
prices showing very little change. Bulls
sell at s1.75@3.25, largely at s2.0o92.l5.
and choice calves were active at a
further advance Of % cents, the best
fetching 1856. Texas grass steers sold
freely at So 4oG310 and northern rang
ers averaged Is cents lower, steers SELL
ing chiefly at s3.25a3.50.
Hogs-With rather small receipts OF
hogs and a good demand from the pack
ers, prices ruled strong at an advance OF
cents. Heavy hogs sold at -. 15G3-25,
largely at s3.006315; medium weights
at S3.o5QS $50. largely at s3-i5G3.30 and
light at So 2563.65. largely at s3.50G3.eo.
Sheep-A few inferior sheep have sold
at 81. 25Gi rs and a few extra choice ex-
port sheep brought $3.50. but sales were
largely at s23G3.35. Western range
sheep comprised the bulk of the offer
ings and sold largely at s2-75G3.35. Ex-
porters took a fair share OF the best
fiocks. Lambs sold at s2.50T5.50 and
early sales were made as high as IS. 50.
Receip;s-Cattle $500; hogs 1900;
sheep II. 600.
Chicago, Aug 71.-Butter-Fsrm
creameries sG1sisc; dairfes sG1+c. Eggs
Firm; fresh lie. Pouitry-Steady:
turkeys 7ka1oc; chickens sGslze: ducks
7h4s1zc.