The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-21
NoRTHwEsTERN RECEIPTS.

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| Chicago, April 2O.-Advancing markets
abroad and war talk at home caused an
excited opening in the wheat pit today.
| Within a few minutes July sold up TO the
CALI price and held steady at that fig
ure. Later when the news was received
of the actual signing of the congressional
resolutions by President Mckinley, the
market remained absolutely motionless
Liverpool market showed an opening ad-
vance Of 7sg2b pence in futures and
pence in spot wheat. cargo OF No. ]
Manitoba was reported sold 10 London to-
day at s1.26 per bUshei. S cents above yes
terday's price. Coupled with this advance
was rumor from Liverpool that the
French import duty was to be reduced.
July opened 11sq12s higher. at SSl.assA
Domestic crop news OF a reassuring ma
ture and heavy receipts had little effect
Atlantic ports cleared 100000 bushels,
wheat and -four Chicago got 81 cars,
against nine cars last year. Minneapolis
and Duluth received PIP cars, compared
with 20S cars last year. July continued
10 gain strength until after reaching S9Ss C,
or cents above where il closed the day
before. a good deal of long wheat was
sold between that and Gee, that rather
overloaded the capacity Of the market
and just then New York flunga bomb into
the pit in the shape Of a dispatch giving
a rumor current there 10 the effect that
the RothschiIds had refused to advance
more money to Spain, and consequently
that Spain would be unable TO go 10 war.
The market had a sullen collapse of 1c
a bushel on that. running down in ten
minutes from 6S15c to SS1sc, and then, af-
ter a short fight around the latter figures
it had a fresh tumble to 87izQS74sc, and
was bringing S75sc at the close. May sold
zetween s1.l0 and sL1l, closing at s110Is.
Corn was helpless by export sales of
over million bushels. July opened IA
sc higher, at 3224c, closing at S212c, a
shade higher than yesterday.
Oats were strong early on the advances
abroad and in sympathy with wheat.
July opened 1sc higher at 237sc declining
TO 235sc at the close, a net loss of &c.
Provisions were strong throughout on
war prospects. July pork closing at $3.50.
a net gain Of 621zc. July lard and ribs
gained PFC each. both closing at S5.3713.
Chicago, April 2o-Butter-Steady; cream
cries. 16d20c.
Eggs-Firm; fresh. 101kc.
Live poultry-Dull; turkeys 9G10c; chick
ems, SQS12c; ducks, Sc.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City. April 20.-Wheat-Hard Ia |
&c higher; soft slow; No. l hard, So; No. 2, |
93d95; No. 8, 9Oae21z; No. l red, 9S; No. 2,
81; No. 8, e2Qs4; No. ? spring, $685. No. 3, |
S6GS9.
Corn-steadys higher; No. mixed, 2sl3g |
%.
Oats-slow; steady; No. white. 2SG2s.
Hay-Prairie, higher; choice, Sis; limo |
thy, $3.50.
Butter-Steady to firm; 14a17 dairy, u |
d15c.
Eggs-Firm; higher; fresh, &c.
ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis, April Observation-Disclosures; No. |
red cash. elevator. Sl.01; track, S1.O2lk; /
April. $101; May, s1-O3 bid; July, SIC bid; /
1873 asked; No. 2 hard cash, /
9715c.
Corn-Higher; No. cash, 80; April, S01s |
a3OA; July, S01a bid; September, S19s.
Oats-Higher; No 2 cash. 2712; track, 27& |
as; May. 2794 asked; July. 2S7s asked;
229s; No. 2 white 291aG3o
Flaxseed-Higher; $l.25.
Butter-Firm; creamery, 15Q1s1k; dairy. |
-1a15c
Flaxseed-Firm; &C.
NEW YORK.
New York, April ADMINISTRATIONS
IS, OPS bushels; exports. 12SO4. Spot steady;
No. red, $1.11ss (. o. b. anoat, nominal
Options closed 24Q7sc net higher. No.
ed May, $1.G99s; No 2. $50. Options closed
Unchanged to &c net higher. May, 362tc
Oats-Receipts, 259,000 bushels; exports,
2, 619 Spot strong; No 2. Bic bid; No. 2
white. 3224G33c. Options closed Hc net
higher; May. 3O9s
Butter-Receipts. ssh. Steady; state Is
l1S; western creamery, 1918; Elgins, Is;
actory, 15d17.
2ggs-Receipts, 1924 packages; steady;
western, 11I4Q1112; southern, 1912.