The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-15


Fluctuations Foreign News 10 Effective.
Chicago. Sept 1I---Snarp advances
in all the foreign markets had their
eTect ON the hooal wheat market today.
December closed ;.o higher than thu
final figures OF Saturday. Corn and
oats were strong with wheat and closed
i 20 sc higher respectively. Proyts-
soass advanced ~ TO ~ cents
The most influential news received
before the opening which vase thought
likely to affect wheat. was the heavy
worlds shipments
Private cablegrams reported ship
mcnts this afternoon for the week from
the Black sea ports at from 4.5eo eco TO
4.seo. 900 bushels. which suggested u to-
tai Of about s.Sco.eoo bushels OF the
worlds clearazsces> In addition TO thar
The receipts at Minneapolis and Duiu,h
were l,15o cars. compared with 1.s.& cars
ON the corresponding week the previous
year. Chicago receipts were ls5 cars. of
which only eight were contract Re
ceapes here a year ago were 81 cars The
MARKET consequently got q weak start.
but a god demand sprang up at the de-
cine and lifted the price before al hour
OF the session had passed. TO so;s4soS<c
for Decesn Der. the first transaction hsv-
ING been at from 5sSs 65s;sc. about 10
below Saturdays close. Great irregu-
larssy characterized the fluctuations dt-
ring the remainder OF the forenoon. the
market going from stronx to weak and
back again TO strong eeveral times. but
keeping suhsta ntiaiiy within the limits
OF the range already given. The sasi-
bic supply statement showed an tn
crease OF l.l0s 900 bushels and soma
decline followed this announcement Re
ports were SAID 10 have been received OF
damage TO the growing WHEAT IN Argcn-
tine from iocusts ard that caused th,
buying of some wheat ST Louis wired
that loo.00o bushels had been sold there
for export and SINE more was bought
ON that LdvTpol cables. which show
Ell an opening advance OF I'D. came
still stronger at the close, "a did also
Berlin and Antwerp. This caused
shorts Co scramble over and consequcnc
sharp upturn OF prices. December touch
Hrg COS QsoS, the high point OF the day
Near the cloese realizing sales caused a
deciine 10 $3.50, bat ube influence OF
the strong cables and the Official figures
one million less than the bears antci-
paued. creta~si another buying boom end
December advanced 10 sel,e. where IL
closed.
Corn was bles>ed with more a-.ivry
than usual and prices al the close show
ed quite substantial advance. The
rainy weather was "A bull factor, gt being
regarded as putting corn in bad siap,.
TO resist a freeez. The r.Arket was
also helped by the strength OF wheat
and held firm IN spite OF c0nSidcra BIZ.
local selling. May opened unchanged
at 2lisc. advanced to "A nc. and closed
a. 24%c.
Oats were quiet and wEtshou; gnsieuerd-
ersce the greater part OF the session.
prices being influenced mostly by the
advance OF corn. Toward the cfcps.
increased offerings and rather large es-
tinfausss for tomorrow created an seasger
feeling and consequent slight decline.
Map opened unchanged at i9o. advancsd
20 ls14c, and colsed steady at isnufsi4.
Provisions were firm but quiet After
n slight decline. caused by unusually
heavy receipts pr5ccs rallied on fairly
good support by packers. the small CO.
innate for tomorrow slso hsap.nr 10
10 market anuary pork
cIosew IA cents higher. AT 81 IS. Janu-
ard lard about az cents higher. az
50. s0a 3.s2k. and January ribs "a CENTS
higher. a. 81. 27k
Estimates receipts today: Wheat. 2s5
cars; corn. sso cars. cats, zoo: hogs.
i. 600 head
VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY.
New York. SEPT I{.---The yLs1bie SUM-
ply OF grain Saturday. September IL.
hs complied by the New YORK Protac,
exchange. Is as follows: Wheat. az
10000 bushels. Increase. 7.I07. 600; corn.
ls.c03,ea bushels. decrease. 774. Go: oats
s.s.l. 900 bushels: Increase. 50. 90: rye.
l'In'v9 bushels. increase s.cco: barley,
l.laz.0co bushels. increaes sf9. TO-