The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-24
b[L Day 5 Weakness
Leaves December Wheat IL
Lower, December | IL
AND DECEMBER CORN IA
December Oats 1-8 Down
Provisions Higher.

Chicago, Sept. 23.-Wheat today was
| weak from beginning to end and closed
at 1-2c decline for December and 1-2c
for September. The support the market
received On account of the failure Of a
big bear firm Thursday had ceased and
an inclination TO realize developed. Corn
| closed lac lower for December. Deem
| Der oats lost 1-Sc. September in both
| markets was steadier. Provisions closed
1-2 to 10c higher.
Wheat showed heaviness right at the
start. Yesterdays sharp advance here
was followed by an advance of only 1-S9
Lac at Liverpool, while other foreign
markets did not show any greater i'm
provement. Buying consequent on the
failure of the most prominent bear house
Thursday had apparently ceased, and al
though the market for a short time ex-
hibited some nervousness over the rumors
of further failures, the reports involved
only small firms, and the market was
soon left to the influence of normal con-
ditions. A tendency to realize on pur-
chases made earlier in the week gradu-
ally developed, and though the pressure
did not become heavy at any time, it was
sufficient to gradually force prices down
ward. The price finally got we'll under
put figures, and buying against those
privileges caused a Lac reaction. Be-
fore the close, however, the market had
again dropped back into dullness and
prices slowly declined to their former
level Almost nothing woe 5o,a T., CO.
TENDER. There was no demand for that
option and a few selling orders were suf-
ficient to cause a decline of 11-2c. Pri-
mary receipts were heavy and the cash
demand poor, which increased the heavi-
ness Of the speculative farket Total pri-
mary receipts were 1927, 900 bushels. COM
pared with $4,000 bushels a year ago
exceed 900 bushels. December open
ed lac lower at p 5-SG3-4c It declined
to 2 3-Sc and closed at p 3-sa1-2c.
Corn was firm for September, but weak
for deferred futures and dull for every
thing. There was scattred realizing all
day by recent buyers of December. A
fair demand for September from shorts
hcpl tIidI ppllOn STEADY. hecelDtS were
liberal, $50 cars, and a large increase in
the local stocks was expected A heavy
shipping business was reported with 70
loads taken for export at the seaboari.
December ranged from % 3-Sd7-Sc to
80 1-Sc, and closed lac lower at % 7-sc.
Today's prices were considerably over
weekly calls.
Oats were quiet and rather easy, with
receiving houses moderate sellers all day.
Outside longs realized to some exetent
Sympathy with other grain markets was
apparent. Receipts were 500 cars. The
cash demand was rather light Deem
Der ranged rom % 5-Sc to % Sic, and
closed 1-Sc lower at % 5-Sc.
Provisions were dull but steady. pork
leading. Early there was tendency to-
ward lower prices but there followed a
sharp advance of meats at Liverpool and
some covering by outside sellers. At
the close January pork was ? 1-2d5c high
er, at S9.72 1-2Q75. October lard showed
1Oc advance. January lard closed I'M
changed at s5.52 1-2 and January ribs
2 1-2d5c higher at S5.07 1-205.10
Estimated receipts Monday: Wheat. 255
cars; corn, $40 cars; oats, 400 cas-; hogs.
81, 900 head.