The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-03
GIL GRAIN

CASH GRAIN.
Chicago, Feb. Cash wheat: No. red
So; No. 5. s2de5; No. spring, Ssq91; No. 8,
S3GS6; No. 2 hard winter, S9Q91; No. hard
S5dS7; No. 1 new spring, S6G9S.
Cash corn-No. 2. 624q2714; No. 3, 2s14
G262t.
Cash oats-No. 2, 241s; No. 8, 23G24.
Cash fax-sL26; northwest, $780,; May,
s1.z71z.
Receipts Of wheat today: Wheat, Al
cars; corn, 256; oats, 149. Estimated car
lots tomorrow: Wheat, Al; corn, $50 cars;
oats, $50 cars. Minneapolis receipts of
wheat, 225 cars.
Chicago, Feb. 2.-Dressed poultry-Firm;
turkeys, 11912; chickens. 61AG715: ducks,
6971a.
Butter-Firm; creameries 13Q1S1s; dairy
Hall.
Eggs-Firm; fresh, 151k.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, Feb. 2.-Wheat-About
steady; No. l hard, S912; No. 2. S71AGS9;
No. 3, 85A9S7; No. 1 red, So; No. 2, "a; No.
9, 92lz; No. spring, IS; No. 8, 1914.
Corn-Weaker feeling; No. mixed 24l2
a247s.
Oats-very steady; 1Ac lower; No. 2
white, %.
Rye-Steady; No. 4S.
Hay-Unchanged; choice timothy, $500
$50; choice prairie, s7.00G7.25.
Butter-Firm; creamery, 1917; dairy, y
914c.
Eggs-Firm 13c.
ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis, Feb. 2--Receipts-Flour g.
00O; wheat. 1900; corn, $4,000; oats, $1,000
Shipments-Flour, 1900; wheat, 5000;
corn, So, 900; oats, 1900.
Flour-Unchanged.
Wheat-Lower, closing &c above yes
terday for May, with sc off. May opened
steady, improved &c and declined nc,
closing with buyers &c above the bottom.
Spot steady; No. red cash, elevator, 49,;
track, 974; February. 9713 May, 97's bid;
July, S1s+; No. hard cash, SS12G9O.
Corn-Futures easier with little change
from yesterday. Spot steady; No. 2, cash
26;a; February. 2594; May, 1852; July, 2717c
bid.
Oats-Dull and firm and a fraction high
er for futures. Spot firm: No. cash. ele-
vator, 81; track, 24A; February, 24c bid;
May 242z; July, %; No. white, 25A62S
Rye-Lower; 47c.
Flaxsed-Quiet; $l.22.
Hay-Higher for choice grades; prairie,
$55097.75; timothy, sS.G0G9.75.
Butter-Firm; creamery, 15q1s1k; dairy,
Sd15c.
Eggs-Higher; 14c.
Pork-Higher; standard mess, jobbing,
$10.1215
Lard-Higher; prime steam, s46215;
choice, s4.721z.
NEW YORK.
New York, Feb. Wheat was quiet
and weaker today, after a rather bullish
start The feature of the chief interest
was a bad break in February, which clos
ed nc net lower against 9s@7Bc decline on
other positions. Attending this drop was
a reduction of cash wheat premiums, No.
red to &c over May f. o. b. af1oat, and No
l northern Duluth 12c over, to arrive An
accumulation of selling orders from the
northwest and other points, together with
deliveries of. $4,000 bushels on contract
caused the smash. News of the day 9TH
erwise was bullish, cables being particu-
larly strong and foreign buyers Of cash
wheat to the extent of forty-four loads
all ports, mostly No. 2 red May, closed al
9G3.c; after ranging from 971249614.
NEW YORK.
New York. Feb. 2.-Flour-Receipts, 1S,
| ISL barrels: exports, 1926. Quiet and con
| siderably weaker in undertone.
Wheat-Receipts, $3.50 bushels. Spo
weak; No 2 red, s1.03Ss. Options ruled
| firm all the forenoon in foreign buying
and better cables than expected. Later
| however, there was a bad break led BY
February. which was Influenced by deliv
| cries on contracts and reduction of casl
premiums, closing 1&4c net lower agains
5s7sc decline in other positions. Expor
trade was fair; No. red February, $LO1l2
May, $3.50.
Corn-Receipts, 1566oo bushels; exports
81. 900. Spot easy; No. 2, 357s. Options
quiet and weaker, following the drop Il
wheat. small clearances and disappointing
export demand, closed 1sc lower; Febru
airy. 341s; May, 335sc.
Oats-Receipts. 44.4O0 bushels; exports
AS. Spot steady; No. .. SO. Options mac
tive and easy at unchanged prices; May
2S17c.
California dried fruits-Apples firm; 9th
er fruits quiet and steady. Evaporate
apples, common. 5d7s4c per pound: prime
wire tray, So; wood dried, prime, Size
choice. S24: fancy. sdel4c. Prunes. SqS
per pound. Apricots, Royal, 5l3q1c pc
pound: Moor Park 9G10c. Peaches. IN
peeled, 7G1Oc per pound; peeled, l2G2oc.
Butter-Receipts, 4,6Sl packages; firm
Western creamery, 1890; Elgins, 20; fac
tory, 11I14c.
Eggs-Receipts. 5.S17 packages; firmeI
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