The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-10
CHOICE LOT OF BEAR NEWS.
Large decrease 10 the Visible Was
Very Salient Feature.
GOOD CASH DEMAND SUSTAINED CORN
Provisions Were Weak From the
start and Closed Lower, rs
Did Oats.

Chicago. November "a decline of Iss
marked ioday's trading In wheat. This
was the result of very choice collection
OF bear news, Including weak cables. ia.
yoratle State crop reports and large
visible increase. Corn was sustained by
good cash demand and closed un-
changed Oats declined about 4. Provis-
ions were weak from the start and closed
lcI9o lower.
Wheat started at from ,4dN below the
price Il closed at yesterday. Copions
rains had been falling since the previous
scsstnn and 1t was stiil wet when trading
commenced. Crop prospects IN Nebraska
and Kansas In consequence of recent
rains were said TO be the brightest in
years. The Liverpool market was 7sd
.ower than 1t closed the day before when
1t was first heard from here. although
the records showed that 1t had opened at
a trfiing Improvement
Chicago had 2i7 cars Inspected into
s,ore, besides another cargo from Du.utn
OF 7s,o1o bushels No. l Northern spring.
Minneapolis and Duluth reported ll3S
cars, against lOis week ago and AS the
corresponding day last year The Mich
igagl state crop reports showed a condition
area was per cent greater than last
year. May wheat opened at SAsass1l,
ag a4nst yesterdays closhlE price OF yUAn
yp9s, and December gradually went TO S'B.
Later IN the day there was little out
cropping OF bull items that stayed in the
haG1s Of the sellers for a time. The
eieatances from Atlantic ports amounted
In wheat and -four 10 5Ss 500 bushels.
There was a sight recovery in Liver
pool. reducing the net decGno In futures
iur the day to ied per GENITAL and following
THAI, the ta.ing o. 10000 bushels Man
itoba wheat al New York for the conti-
nent Freezing weather was predicted
throughout the West fer tomorrow. Brad
streets report On the worle's VISIBLE sup
ply showed an Increase Of 5,2l00O bushes
This Item increased the sell llg pressure
ard May. which in tine meantime had raj
he'd 10 SOS. declined 10 S9A again. Paris
quotations came lower, both for wheat
and flour. Receipts at primary markets
were .265eli bushels, against 722,0co bush.
els last year. The market became very
weak near tho close, although there was
no Increase In the volume OF trade May
finally sold down to sSs., and closed ut
ss1&dS9
Corn was firm In spite of the weakness
IN wheat. The continued rains, small IN
terror offerings and the strong position OF
the cash market. were largely responsible
for the sentiment Trading was very
quiet. consisting mostly Il changing or
scalping. The extreme weakness of wheat
had a lutle influence toward the close.
oats were somewhat easier at a slight
decline. Receipts, Az cars. The visible
increased 5000 bushels. Contract stock
decreased 10000 bushes, which had "A
good influence. The shipping demand was
good.
Provisions were very heavy. At the
close January pork was 20 lower, jan
uary lard l0nl2ia lower and January Ribs
loal2ik lower.
Estimated receipts Wednesday Wheat.
90 cars, corn. 2a5 cars: oats 200 cars. hogs.
1900 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows.