The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-12

Chicago, Oct 1-Butter-stesdy; crea-
merry 13Ql917c; dairy 12G17c-
Egg@FirTn; fresh, 14c.
Poultry-Brisk; turkeys 7d9c: hens &c;
spring Chickens Sc; ducks 61zQ7c.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City. Oct. 1l-Wheat steady: Nc
l hard, &c; No. 2, 6oas2c; No. 3, 57lzd6Oc;
No red, &c; No. g. 55dsSc; No. spring
59Gs11zc: No 3. 5slsc.
Corn-Lower; No. mixed, 27AqZc; No
2 white. 2712d2c; No. 3. 2T127l4c
Oats-Dull, weak; No. white, &c.
Rye-Firm; No. .. 47lzc.
Hay-BeSt higher; choice timothy IS. 75G
100; choice prairie 500.
Butter-Ffrm; separator 1879 G2oc; dairy
1e cents.
Eggs-F1rm; fresh BIC.
ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis, Mo-, OFT. u-Closing: Wheat
higher. No. red cash, elevator. Sc bid
track ssa7oc; December s7%97sc bid; May
CSC bid; No. hard. 64Qe5c.
CoTn-FNgher; No. cash. 291.c bid; Oct.
Ss1ec asked; Dec. 2S2sc asked; May 3O9sc.
Oats-Hgher; No. 2 cash. 22lac bid;
track, 23l2c; Dec, 2224c bid; May. 24l4c; No
2 white, 251zd2sc.
RyeSteady, Az cents.
Pork-Higher; standard mess jobbing.
S.75.
Lard-Highcr; prime steam, .465; choice
$40
Butter-Unchsnged
Eggs-Steady. 13 cents. =
NEW YORK.
New York. Oct. u.-Wheat-Receipt
3S3, 500; exports 1890 Spot market firm
No. red 745sc (. o. b. afloat Options
closed &c higher. Sales included No 2
red May, closed 7O14c.
Corn-Receipts, I74SOo; exports 50, OOS.
Spot market firm; No. 2, &c T. o. b. afioat
Options active and strong all day on high
er cables and a very large export de-
mand, closed 19Q%c net higher. May
closed 377sc.
Oats-Receipts $4,000; exports 5000
Spot firmer; No. 27dZT4c. Options dull
and nominal.
Butter-Receipts 1855 packages; firm
western creamery 15a21c; Elgins &c; fac
tory 111zG1f5c.
Eggs-Receipts 1850 packages firm;
western 171aG1sc.
LIVERPOOL
Liverpool. Oct u-Wheat-Spot No. 2
redwestern winter, firm. IS I'D; No. red
northern spring. 6s I'D. Futures closed
quiet; October IS I'd; March IS 6ssd.
BRADSTREET' VISIBLE DELAYED
New York, Oct. u.-Bradstreet's state
ment Of the worlds available supplies is
delayed until tomorrow in consequence of
the non-receipt Of some telegraphic ed-
vices.
THE ENORMOUS EXPORT DEMAND
New York Oct 1.-THE recent enormous
export demand for wheat continued on
heavy scale today. had begun 70 attract
the attention OF spectators generally.
and today there was a sharp advance in
the price, December reaching 20 11-l6c in
the afternoon. which is the highest fig
ure attained on the present bull move
ment. The bears. who have been persist
emily fighting advancing tendencies. were
compelled to get under cover and new
purchases for investment account were
among the days features Probably not
less than Is loads Of wheat were bought
toda for export. making 2f5 loads thus
far this week, or about $4,000 bushels
For the past three weeks Europe has
been buying wheat in this country al the
rate Of about 100000 bushels per week
to say nothing Of the large demand for
-four corn. oats and rye. Last week the
actual clearances OF wheat and -four from
the couutry were $4,000 bushels. or about
half a million bushels in excess of last
year. Since July 1 the total shipments are
only 9.00o,1ho bushels behind last year and
at the present rate are fast catching up.
Even France has been a buyer. taking all
offerings from 81. Louis today az nc ad-
vance and asking for more. In addition TO
this nor1 hwestern mills are unable 70 get
wheat to keep up their orders. as the
grain IS nearly all wanted for export. Be
sides the demand for wheat today. Eu-
rope took about so loads Of corn. % 90
bushels oats and $4,000 bushels OF rye.