The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-19

Chicago, Dec 1S.-Cables were a turn
dearer this morning, and our market open
ed slightly stronger and ruled steady dur
ing the day, until Shortly before the close
when it advanced to 9212G929sc, closing at
S212c. The delivery by Armour &, Co. of
over 100000 bushels of wheat to the
clique late yesterday. and the prompt man
ner in which the clique received and paid
for ii, though delivered 10 them late, was
the sensational feature of the day. The
Letter crowd seem TO manifest no fears
about their position, and some of their
following freely talk high prices in the
next thirty days. The situation presents
itself as a fight royal, so far as the Chi
cago market is concerned. Abroad, the
feeling exists that we have called atten-
ton to for some weeks, the usual Deem
ber weakness. Clearances today were not
large, $50. COO bushels. Receipts IN the north
west were $50 cars, against 460 a year ago,
and were 4 nor for this large clique hold
ings OF wheat in Chicago, we should feel
very bear.sh, but the market has shown it
self 10 have two sides. In other words,
the situation presents itself with a consid
cradle uncertainty. If the Letter crowd
carry out their threatened program prices
may be forced a great deal higher We
still feel that good mony can be made on
either side of the market. Corn is strong
and is a purchase, especially on the weak
places. Provisions are strong and will do
better. Weak places, however, can natu-
rally be expected
CHRISTIT STREET COMMISSION co.
CASH GRAIN.
Chicago. Dec. 1S-Cash wheat: No. . red
90; No. 8 red, aoGe5: No. spring, IS; No. 3,
sass: No. hard winter, 30; No. 5, S3GS7;
No. l new spring. 90
Cash cOrn-ouiet. 2Giza2sls: No, s, sH9
Cash oats-No. >. 20lza2e.
Flax-Cash LIsi4: northwest, SO; De-
cember. sl-16l.: May. SILK.
Receipts today: Wheat, 2s cars; corn,
22s cars; oats. 2S Estimated car lots to-
morrow: Wheat, 425; corn, 80; cats. $50.
Minneapolis receipts OF wheat today, $50
cars.
Chicago. Dec 1s.-Dressed poultry-Firrn:
turkeys. 1li-412 Chickens. sasi2; ducks,
cas-.
Butter-S;eady; creameries. 1a2o; diaries
I20is
Eggs-Steady: fresh. 20.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City. Dec. Is.-wheat-Recelpt
q cars; offerings light. feeling firm. &c
slis; No. 4. sois; No. l soft, 81: No. . %;
No (. So; No. spring. S2GS2is: No. ,. 7sl2.
Confirm; &c higher; No. > white. z33s-
oats-Firm; good demand; No. mixed.
s2d2is.
Rye-No. :. a.
Hay-very firm: choice prairie, S.sd
7.75; choice timothy. sS.jesIS.75
Butter-ouist: creamery, 1s; dairy. Is.
Egg-Very firm; fresh. IS: storage, 19
isc.
ST. LOUIS.
St Louis, Dec. 1s.-Receipt-Fiour s.
coo: wheat, 5s.ooo; corn. I21000; oats. q
GO
Shipments-Flour. 1900; wheat. n.coo;
corn. 1I3.cco; oats. 200.
Fiour-UnchalgeG
wheat-Higher. closing sc for Deem
Der. s.G4sc for May. and &c for July above
yesterday. May opened I.Gisc higher. i'm
proved sc and hung there urti after call;
then advanced &c mora, closing firm with
buyers isc below the top. Spot higher; No.
red cash, elevator. ssis: track. SSf7sI0o;
No. ? hard cash, SS; pecenbe-, SIS: Jalu-
ery, e51.; Nay. 50; July, So.
Corn-Futu7es firm. ifI@xc above yeste--
day al .he close Spot easy; No. > cash
5i=. December, el7s: January. 2fis: May,
Z7I&.
Oats-Higher for futures Spot steady;
No. cash. elevator. ~: track ~. He-
ce;nbe- M; Nay. rs: No. whi;e, &C
Rye-Firm: s5is.
Fisxseed-Higher. sLTSis
Hay-UGchsnSei.
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