The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-21

Chicago, Dec. D.-Cables were "a higher
only and our market opened from Il 20 a
cent lower, but soon became strong. N
sympathy, apparently with the very strong
December market. The clique started out
by putting December 20 S.o2. soon after
the opening. Clearances were fairly large
nearly $4,000 bushels Receipts IN me
northwest were 1.OG9 cars. against $50 year
ago. Receipts IN Chicago were 5s cars.
As We approach the end OF December, the
situation becomes intensely interesting. The
bulls seem TO be getting plenty OF wheat
on December contracts but are paying Tor
IL freely and each hour seems 10 addd 70
their strength Everybody knows that the
price for December wheat is out OF al
proportions. We; the situation Is OF such
peculiar character and the bull clique have
been so successful thus far that IL seems
as though they would carry their schemes
through. We shall not be surprised. witi
their continued success. 70 see sharp al
vances upward in the May option. There
are evidently some large shorts on May.
who have been banking on the theory that
the December deal would collapse. and tha;
Nav would sustain 4 big break In conse-
quence thereof Blu: this hope seems to
be unpromising. at the moment The VS.
bic supply showed an Increase Of 10000
bushels II looks very much Ike the shorts
would be forced 10 cover between this ana
the last Of the month. on the other hand
should a settlement be effected. on the
December option. a considerable break
would be inevitable. The plain facts are.
IL is royal fight now between the bull
clique and a very short set Of shorts. with
the chances in favcr Of the bulls Tho II
uation in corn Is practically unchanged
This cereal remains strong and Is unques-
t!onably a purchase. IL advanced = cent
today. Provisions ruled quite strong to-
day under the influence of light receipts
and good early buying. Later IN the DAY
strong houses were reported as sellers. II
would be perfectly natural for provisions %
get an occasional setback. but this pro
duct is purchase on all weak places
Calls on May wheat were good for ! cen,
To-Day. and calls on May corn were good
for an even half-cent fiat.
CHRISTIT STREET COMMISSION CO
CASH GRAIN.
Chicago, Dec. 20-Cash wheat: No. red.
se0<I %: No. 2 red ssGSs: No. . spring. =
Gs9; No. 3. CGss; No. hard winter. 20.
No. 3. sSuss: No. l new spring. 80
Cash oats--No. 2. 22ae2i4; No. 3: sslfcs-
Fiax-Cash. S.1s: northwest. IL, De
cember. s1.1salIs; May. N-zl1za1-z
Receipts today: Wheat, SIS cars: corn
row: wheat. 500 cars: corn. 80 cars: oats.
4cocars- Minneapolis receipts OF wheat to-
day. SO cars.
chicago. Dec 1.-Butis--steady: cream
cries 15G2i: da:r'ss. 12a13
Eggs-Firn: fresh, %
Dressed pouitry-Easy: turkeys, I9llh:
chickens. 5izas: ducks. cas-
KANSAS CITY
Kansas city. Dec. 2o--w heat-About o
cent higher. very firm: No. ! hard. Edss
No. ?, s,i10s5: No 2, s1as3. No. & 75g9;
No. I red. g; No. q; No 2. ~: No. Z.
s74ss: No. ? spring. s26s8: 10. :. sasl
Corn-Activs. y cent higher: No. ? mix
ed. Z5izGZ1s.
oats-Firrn; about steady: No. white.
RxNN-o a.
Hay-Tirrn: higher in some cases. choice
timothy. s8sSds7s; choice pralr... TIC
But;er-Weaker; creamery. Tals; dairy.
AaI7.
Eggs-yery firm: fresh. f71s-
ST. LOUIS.
81 Louis Dee. 9.-Recs1 pts-FioBr. a.
ooo. whsai. 300; corr. ZOO. oais. e.
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shlprnents-FlouT. 200. vses;. a0e:
corn. 500; oats. 100
Flovr-oui... steafy ara unchanged
Whest-H Eher, closing win buyers &c
for December ana May above saturday.
May opened ~ algrer. improved ~ more.
fel back ;zc. and tAsa advanced lssc-
cash, elevator. 3; track, tlgg. No. . hard
cash. $3.50: December. 'i-eH<. January.
ss1s: May. So. July. So
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al advance % ~ - - orr Saturday.
Spot steady: No cash. =. DsesrnbeT. zs
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