The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-23

Chicago. April 22-Liquidation and short
selling on the board Of trade today large
ly Offset seavy foreign buying and ad-
vancing quotations abroad May wheat,
however, was independently strong and
closed at an advance Of 212c. Corn and
oats practically unchanged. July pork
and short ribs declined 1252c, and lard lost
sc.
An excited liverpool wheat market, with
the May futures there up equal to about
414c a bushel, started this market today
on a momentary rampage. The actual
inauguration of war-like measures look
ing to the reduction of Havana was the
mpelling cause of the excitement at Liv-
erpool and the opening burst of buying
enthusiasm here. The elements of an ex-
cited bulge in Chicago were lacking. how
ever, for the heavy local short sellers
had covered on the previous days advance
and on the opening advance of 12QSc in
July they were ready TO put out fresh
shorts. New York reported all offers ca
bled the other side the night before ac-
cepted. The demand from country traders
for No. l northern spring, were urgent at
&c over the price paid here yesterday, but
Letters broker in the sample market said
he had refused all bids. Atlantic port
clearances were 10000 bushels in wheat
and flour. The total clearances for the
week from the Atlantic seaboard have
been 5000, 900 bushels, against $500 600
bushels. the week before. Argentine wheat
shipments for the week were LIE, 900
bushels. against 1000, 900 bushels the pre-
vious week. Spot wheat at Liverpool
opened I'd higher for California and 1G34d
higher for futures. But Cudahy brokers
were persistent sellers Of September and
December. presumably on fne crop pros
poets, and, on the advance in ocean
rates, the crowd began to believe that war
was bound to affect grain prices on this
side adversely. They accordingly sold
July which declined to Ss2sc. rallied o S9c,
but dropped back to sS14c, near the close,
rallying finally 70 .S8 ?GSS12c. Moy open
ed 1c higher at s1.l3, advanced to and
closed at S1.14"
The weakness OF wheat near the close
caused a corresponding feeling in corn.
July, that closed yesterday worth 33q33Isc.
closed at that today, after selling up TO
$3.50.
Oats covered a narrow range, but held
firm. There was some liquidation. shorts
taking the offerings Provisions acted
similarly to the grain markets. The final
prices today were at the following losses,
compared with those the day before: July
pork, 15c; lard. &c; ribs, 1212c.
CASH GRAIN.
Chicago. April 22.-Wheat-Cash. No. 2
red, Clip: No. 8. 979Le7; No. 2 hard, 800;
No. 8 hard. 81; No. 2 spring. s1-0o. nomI-
nal; No. 8, spring, 98GLe5; No. l northern
spring. Slip.
Cash corn-No. ?. s2al No 5, S3L
Cash oats-No. 2, 27GI27l4; No. s, 2774 927%
6aY-S1 mort
May. $13o.
CHICAGO.
Chicago. April -Butter-Steady; cream
cries, 1917; diaries, 12G16c.
Live poultry-Steady: turkeys s41ec
chickens, Sc; ducks, sqSi4c.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, April Enthusiastically
81 cars: very active: hard &c higher. clos
ing strong; red, steady to higher; No.
hard, 81; No. ?, 941kde6: No. 3. 92l7d94; No.
red. S1.oI: No. 2. 99a1.00: No. 5. 81; No.
spring. 92g94; No 8, SSGS0-
Corn-Active. higher; No mixed, 2el+d
2915
Oats-Fairly active. generally higher;
No white, 2sIh
Hay-Active, higher: choice timothy,
SO. IS: choice prairie. $500.
Butter-Steady; creamery, l49l7; dairy.
I29l5c.
Eggs-FirTn; fresh. 40.
ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis. April 2.-Wheat-Hlgher; No.
cash. sl04Ia track, $l.05izGL05; April,
s. 04Is: May. .1oS; July. S37sQS4; Septem-
Der, -; No hard cash. ss'a-
Corn-Higher; No. cash. 5lk; April,
81: May. 81 asked July. 3lis asked; Sep
TENDER. 32l
Oats-Firm; No. 2cash. May and April,
q: track. 2G4: July. ~ bid; September,
22ssc bid; No ? white. 5lG5lA-
FIaxseed-Nominal; Sl-2a-
NEW YORK
New York, April 22.-Flour-Rece.pts IL
sS5 barrels: exports. 1854 Strong and
higher on a fair jobolng trade Minneso-
"a bakers. A25d4.s s.: winter patents, 81 %
rs -; winter straights. st-7e94 $; winter
extras, s2.759415; winter low grades. 3. 20
G3eo
wAsa. Receipts. IS. so bushels; exports.
I77.--7. Spot market firm; No ? red. 81 81.
I. O. b. afoat Options opened strong and
active, closed bearish, I4Glisc lower On
distant months; May. IAc higher; No. >
red May. E.uis-
Coru-Reoelpts. 4Szss5 bushels; exports.
fs3 Ise- spot steady; No 2 SIC Options
irregular and easier: closed isc net higher:
May. &C.
oa,-Recelp;s. $4,000 bushels: exports.
Is Sc. Spot stronger, No. = 81, No. :
white. &c Options fairly sc;ive. ba;
rather easy. closing &c net higher
New YORK. Aprn = -Butier-Rscespc
2ssI packages. western creamery. 1875 :
E.Eins. =; factory. I251ss
EEE-Reces7ts. I1.i29 packages: steady /:
western L. 2Ils. southern. Is1 Is3z-
LIVERPOOL
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