The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-04
WHEAT CLOSED At A LOSS.
LARGE Visible Increase and Small
Export Business Did 1t.
DECEMBER s.S TO 3.4: MAY ITO | l-8c
Corn WINS Lower ana Provisions a
shade on. but Oats Advanced
ana Closed Firm.

Chicago, November 3.--After holding
steady all the morning wheat turned
weak and closed at a decline of ssMsic Tor
Dec ember ami lgtlIsc for May. a large
visible increase and disappointment oil ex-
port business, winch was reported very
largo early In tbs Session, were IN une
main respons bic for the selling ana con-
scoucna dccrae Corn was also weak and
closed nc lower Provisions closed a shaoe
lower Oats alone of all the markets
| were firm and advanced AMBc.
A falling off IN Northwestern receipts
WAS Il factor. Chicago received Ia cars
Minneapolis aud Duluth reported sls cars
against 765 last week. Receipts iof inc
same two DAYS last year. one a holiday
were 2O5, cars. SeaboarJ ciearamecs were
euual IN wheat and flour TO 61I,UO bISnel5.
Spot wheat In Liverpool was iirin at Hsn
advance. BradstIvets report Of the ViSl-
bic made the increase in this country cast
OF the Rockies Los 900 bushels ana III NJ.
rope and anoat an Increase OF 1'2UV'oyo
bushels or 6,30s.00D bushels Increase IN all
The market. up to the t:mf OF the report
of Riadstrec,s had nuctuated over a mar
row range. December selling as h.9i nS
y6,s aud IS low as a6ls, but " turned weak
after the receipt of the Brndstreet report
finally getting INTO Il state OF utter col
lapse.
Early In the day It was claimed IN
loose way that 10000 bushels had been
sold AT New York and ontports for early
Ign shipment. but later that was
Known to be u gross cxaggerhtlon, the +
actual sales beens not to exceed ~ boat
LOADS. or 10000 Bushels. Even his was
said to include the IA boatloads reported
tho day before. a private cablegram from
Paris. reporting reaeliers of American
wheat al &c lower than It was now being
offered from here. was probably what m
diced some Of the unloading OF long
wheat that started the last break. W.
cemheI sold as low as 9o8 and closed at
Ctrn was very slow. The market was
fairly firm while wheat kept above yes
terday's pnce but when that market de-
clned corn slid off with an case that was
somewhan surpr sing. Light receipts--22S
cars-had some influence on the firm open
Ing. Therc was considerable December
for sac, and slight Widening OF the De'
comber- May option spread resulted. Tho
shipping demand was rather poor Ca
bles wero Ad higher. December ranged
from 263s to 26A and closed isc lower at
2Gl4,
oats were stronger than anything on
the floor and good trade was done, The
bnYng was, quite general, an excellent
cash demand. heavy seaboard clearances-
$4,000 for two days-and small receipts
1863 carsal helphg TO create a firm mar
ket The market fen back "A little later
In the day. but the closing was strong at
1917 10 1914, CLOSING i4mAc h CHER at 1871,
PROVISIONS were steady during the early
HciWls, Ihe yellow fevcr situation WAS
improved by frosts. Packers, however.
gave the market no support and prices
weakcned. although no material dccllne
ensucd, Trade was very dull. AT this
close December pork was 2iec lower a.
I.01G 5Ils, December lard shade lower
AZ ion3.22I9 and December ribs unchanged
al A.
Estimated receipts tomorrow--Wheat 1870
cars, corn 40 cars oats 20 cars, hogs
60. GEO head.
Tho leading futures ranged as follows,