The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-28
WHEAT GETS SUPPORT
In LiverpooPS Firmness and
the Visible Decrease.
MAY is 1-4a3-8 HIGHER
Coarse Grains Sag and Pro-
visions are Higher.

Chicago. Dec. 27.-The drmness Of Liv-
erDool and the decrease in the worlds
visible came as support to the wheat
market today, May closing AQ4sc over
yesterday. Corn closed &c and oats sc
| lower, provisions IOG1z12c higher.
There little animation in the wheat pit
today ibut the tone of the market was
firm Liverpool was the chief factor. That
market showed an advance over Friday
and reported an upward tendency in the
price due largely TO an increasing con-
sumption and the Russian, German and
French reports of a lack Of snow pro-
lection against the cold weather With
this array Of information the bulls exhib-
tied some confidence in their position. May
opened 1sq14c over yesterday al 6s2s a &c.
Shorts were moderate buyers and the
market advanced early TO s6e34c but eased
off on selling against calls to 6912G5sc
Trade was very light, confined almost
entirely to the local professional field and
around the last given quotation the mar
ket chung throughout the session, clos
ing A42sc over yestoTday at 69i5d5c.
Bradstreet's decrease In the visible Of
900 bushels was a steadying influence
late in the day. Atlantic port clearances
IN wheat and -four were equal to 24S coo
bushels and the seaboard reported thir-
teen loads taken for export Primary re-
ceipts were 40S,600 bushels, against S23,-
900 last year. Minneapolis and Duluth
reported 800 cars, compared with 1913 last
week and 6S7 a year ago. Local receipts
were l5S cars. 60 Of contract grade.
Corn was easier. Influenced by liberal
receipts-706 cars here-and talk by the
elevator people of freer country offerings.
The market was a small one, with some
changing from January to May and scat
tered selling by longs. The contract stock
q, 2S10O0 bushels increased 6e, go bushels
May ranged from 32&4c to 33c, closing &c
lower at 32&c.
There was enough selling of May oats
to drag the price off a trif1e. The mar
ket was very quiet. In the contract stock
(6Sl,00 busheis) there was scarcely any
change. Bradstreet's showed a decrease
Of 10000 bushels. Clearances were g.
coo bushels and receipts here 500 cars
May sold from 235s to 2324 GTsc, closing 1.c
depressed at 234sc.
Provisions were firm, influenced by
small receipts of hogs at the western
markets and firm prices at the yards.
There was some important buying Of lard,
one firm a once taking in 10000 tierces
Commission houses were also buyers,
principally Of pork and ribs for May
delivery. May pork sold from sl0.3712 TO
SO. 55, closing 1od1212c over yesterday at
SO. Az; May lard from $40 to s.. s213dS5
and closing 10d121Ac better at $50, and
May ribs from s.. 45d5. 47l5 to $ So with
the close 10G12c over yesterday at s. 52Ia.
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat,
40 cars: corn. 10: oats, 100; hogs, 3d. 600
head.
BRADSTREETS VISIBLE
New York, Dec. 2L-SDecial cable and
Geographic communica tons to Brad
streets show the following changes in
available supplies as compared with the
last accounts:
Wheat-United States and Canada east
of the Rockies, increase 1,647OO0 bushels
OiverpoOl Corn Trade News; af1oat for
and in Europe. decrease 10000; total
supply, decrease 1913. coo.
Corn-United States and Canada east
of the Rockies, increase 6T3.000 bushels.
Oats-United States and Canada east
of the Rockies. decrease 10000 bushels
Among the more important increases re-
ported, not given in the official visible
supply statement are those of 500 O60 bush
els at northwestern interior elevators
and 2I7.G00 bushels at Louisville The
principal decreases are those OF 3r COO
bushels at Sioux Falls. 1900 bushels at
Manitoba storage points. 1900 bushels
at Coteau, 100 coo bushels at Joliet and
5000 bushels at Akron. The aggregate
stock OF wheat held ar Portland. Ore,
and Tacoma and Seattle. Wash. in
creased 10000 bushels last week.