The herald., 1897-10-27

lowest point. The trading was chiefly in
December and to this future was con-
fined the advance. The opening weakness
was because of further q cent decline at
Liverpool and plentiful rains in Nebraska
and Kansas. On the other hand, receipts
We're light. One feature of the days trad
ing which had a marked effect on final fig
ures was caused by disposition of shorts
in wheat to cover and to put them out for
May and as a result of this the spread be-
tween those two months widened to Is. A
weakening feature during the forenoon was
a reported decline at continental markets,
but when the public cabegrams giving the
close at Paris and Antwerp came to hand
it was found that the reductions were not
as great as had been privately reported.
The rain in Kansas and elsewhere of the
day before was said to be spreading in this
direction. but ii was to be accompanied or
Immediately succeeded by much colder
weather. This augured no good to the be-
lated crop and caused some buying. The
receipts at primary markets were very
close to the quantity on the same date of
the year before. Today they were SIS, 600
bushels; last year, 1,173,O0O bushels. Brad
streets report of the worlds visible made
an Increase since last week of 4,313.0O0
bushels: 1,9130O0 bushels of it on this side
and 2,400,0O0 bushels in and afioat for Eu-
rope. That caused one of the weak spots
in the days market, but the bearsh i'm
preston due to it was of short duration
The market grew quite strong toward the
close. st. Louis reported that all contract
wheat there. about three-quarters of a
million bushels, had been ordered out. The
local crowd had got short and when it at
tempted TO cover there was very little for
sale. December opened at about unchanged
AT from 9312 to $685. and eclined to 49, 1t rose
afterward to 941s, fell back to 1914 and near
the close sold up again to 94i2. closing at
94$sM941a. May ranged from 9O3t to 917s and
closed at 91s4. The net gain for the day in
December was ] cent and in May only Il
cent per bushel. Corn was very dull and
the slight fluctuations of the day were
caused principally by the movements of the
wheat market. December ranged from 257s
to 26 to % and closed at 257s. Oats were
firm. partially through sympathy with
wheat and corn, but mostly on account of
the excellent cash demand. December
ranged from 1873 to 49,, closing about n
higher at 1885. Provisions were higher
from the same causes that have weighed
on that market for a long time. Too many
hog receipts and yellow fever We're the
cries of the bear traders.
The leading futures closed as follows:
Wheat No p
Octopefi, new '........................ ..9312
December new. ew......................9 94ssM941S
May .......................91s
Corn No. 2
CStopel .''..'............ ..............249S
CeceiHber ....................... .2Jfs
h'tN .EJ's 2Y3i
Oats No. .
Octopef '.......................
OeceiHDef ........................... 1S3s
May ........................ 201sM21
Flour, firm: No. spring wheat S71a0iS9lb: :
No. spring wheat S00lS7; No. red. $3.50
9ela; No. corn. 247s: No. oats. 1872 No. =
white, fob. 22la: No. 8 white. f. b.. 2O1sM
q; No. rye i6h@l6s.; No. barley nom
inal; No 8, OBJ, 2SN52: No. 4, fob. 27N37:
No. l flaxseed, 1.ol; prime timothy seed,
2.65; mess pork. per barrel 7.75M7.S0: lard.
per 100 pounds, 425: short ribs sides. loose.
l.35M4.O; dry salted shoulders, boxed. 4s4
n5 short clear sides. boxed. 5M5k: whisky.
distilers' finished goods, per gallon, 1.22
Receipts Shipments.
Flour. barrels. ........... 1900 S00O
Wheat bushels. .......... $4,000 30i COO
Corn. bushels. .3S1. 600 AZ. .oO0
Oats, bushels. s........... .3S1 600 49, Goa
Rye. bushels. s............ "a GOO ..
Barley. bushels. s.......... 9S,000 200, COO
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