The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-25
ID IHE BOTTOM MARK
For the Present Crop Goes
Wheat on Liquidation.
DECEMBER AT IS 1856
Coarse Grains Lower--ProVi-
sions al Little Change.

Chicago, Nov. A.-wheat. depressed by
the forced liquidation Of December, today
slumped 10 the bottom mark for the pres
ent crop, closing sc to &c under yester-
day. Corn sold Of with wheat and lower
cables, with final prices 4 10 sc lower.
Oats closed 4 to sc under and provisions
with little change.
Wheat statistics received no additions
influential ore way OF the other. but the
backs OF the weary bulls, trembling from
the heavy load. and who scoffed all trade
facts and figures. bent still further and
the price went 10 the bottom At the
opening December was unchanged at
e512 10 66:sc May a shade up at 1880
405sc. The business of unloading a lot
OF long December began straightwsy,
May sympathetically following. The mar
ket sagged under pnts, and buying
! against those privileges failed TO have
much effect DeceWoer near the close
was at 65s4c and May at 10 lie, where
/ slightly better support materiaiized and
| December closed g TO &C lower al s57sG
&C and May 7sQ1zc under, at 7O14 d7Gzc.
/ As tomorrow viii be observed at a holi-
/ day, out Of respect TO the late vice-presi-
! dent, traders worked TO even UP deals
for recess Of two days. New York re-
ported only IS loads taken for export and
there was no foreign inquiry here. Re
ceipts at primary points were go, coo bush
els, compared with 1900 last year. Min
neapolis and St Paul received rs cars,
against 500 last week and I,153 a year ago
Local receipts were 80 cars, IS Of contract
grade. Atlantic port clearances in wheat
and -four equalled 20S.0o0 bushels.
Its sympathy with wheat proved the
undoing OF corn, the market being weak
throughout the session. Larger accept
ances were reported, this also being q
weakening influence. The shipping de-
mand was slow and there was some buv-
Ing to fill in holes made by sales when
the price was higher. Liverpool was low
er and Argentine shipments large De-
cember opened 1sc lower. az 317sGs2c. sold
from 3112 10 &c, closing 156ssc under
yesterdays last figures al 311zd3l2sc. May
opened &c lower at 33isc ranged from
327S to $3.50. and closed 4 TO sc lower at
327sG33c. Receipts, $50 cars The trade
was dull throughout
Oats were meak NTH other cereals,
selling OF May being the feature Bust
ness on the whole was small and scat
tered. Receipts were 175 cars and clear
ances 149CG0 bushels There was no i'm.
provement in the shipping demand. De-
cember ranged from 221z d22Ss 10 227s clos
ing hG3sc under yesterday, at 225sc May
sold from 1875 TO 244c, and closed &c IN
der, ct &c.
Provisions were steady due to the firm
ness Of Liverpool on American products.
The opening was little changed from yes
terday, and fluctuations throughout were
narrow. January pork sold from So 500 !
9.52is, closing a shade over yesterday, at
SO. 50G9. 5212; January lard from s. 12Iz to
SIS, with final figures unchanged al
Sl2h January ribs sold from 81 .93akT |
IS to A.s7I2, closing a shade up, at S495 |
a. e7I4.
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat. I
20 cars; corn, 275; oats, 10; hogs, 1900 /
head
GRAIN AND PRODUCE Markets
CHICAGO.
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