The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-11
NHEAI Is WEAKER
On Anticipation ofthe Govern
ment Crop Report.
WHEAT ACREAGE SHORT
Four Million Acres; Condition
1852; Kansas 81.
WHEAT ACREAGE SHORT

Chicago. May 1O.-Anticipation Of bear
ish government crop report weakened
wheat today. The conflicting reports Of
the strike situation at Buffalo also en-
barrassed trade. July closed al a decline
of 3-8q1-2c. Corn closed unchanged and
oats 1-Sc higher. Pork lost 1Oc, lard LA
sc and ribs 21-2c
Favorable weekly crop bulletins and a
rather bear.sh summary Of the foreign sit
uation started wheat easy. Covering
caused a moderate advance but the mar
ket received no support and turned weak
on the tradition that government reports
are invariably Dearish in some respect.
The uncertainty of a speedy settlement
of the Buffalo strike increased the weak
ness. July opened 1-Sc lower at y La
3-Sc, advanced TO Y 1-2c declined TO II
3-4d7-Sc and closed at &c. Chicago re-
ceived 81 cars, of which l graded contract.
Minneapolis and Duluth got 1876 cars, COM
pared with 421 for the same day a year
ago. The aggregate of western primary
markets was 1874, 900 bushels, against $4,000
bushels a year ago. Ciearances OF wheat
and -four at Atlantic ports amounted TO
693, 900 bushels. Cash demand showed some
improvement.
After slight dip early. the corn mar
ket became steady. Light receipts and a
good cash demand encourage speculative
buying Receipts 101 cars July opened a
shade lower at 33a1-Sc, sold sparingly at
33c, advanced TO 80 1-4c and closed at
80 1-9c.
An excellent demand for the eastern ac-
count and good cash demand strength
ened oats. Receipts PAT cars July start
ed unchanged at p 7-8a23c, rose to % lac
and closed at 23d1-ec.
Provisions declined under heavy liquida-
ton induced by lower prices for hogs and
threatened Generalization for the cash
trade. July pork opened shade lower at
$S.47 1-2GS.50, declined 10 $S35 and closed
at $40 July lard started unchanged at
$5.OOQ5.02 1-2, declined to $495 and closed
with buyers at $4.9712. July ribs opened
unchanged at $4.65, declined to s4.60 and
closed at $4.62 II,
Estimated receipts for Thursday: Wheat
% cars; corn 10 cars; oats 29O cars, and
hogs 10000 head.
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT.
Washington, May 10-The crop report
for May issued by the department Of agri-
culture follows: The May returns 10 the
statistican Of the department of agricul-
ture show the acreage in winter wheat in
cultivation on May 1 to have been about
q, 100000 acres. This is about 1900 900 acres
less than the area estimated TO have been
sown last fall, but it still slightly exceeds
the area of winter wheat harvested last
year. The reduction in acreage in the
principal states, dis compared with the
area seeded last fall, is as follows: Kan
sas, S6S 900; Illinois, 701 0O0 Indiana, 394,-
600; Missouri. $4,000; Texas, $4,000; Ohio
$4,000; Nebraska, $4,000; Michigan, 12S 000;
Wisconsin, 120, 900; Tennessee, 1880 For
the area remaining under cultivation, the
average condition is 1872, as compared with
$50 on May l, 1885, and $50, the mean Of
the average of the past ten years. The
condition in the principal states, after re-
ducing the acreage as indicated, is as fol-
lows: Pennsylvania, S.; Maryland, So;
Virginia, rs; Texas, 81; Tennessee, IS;
kentucky, 76; Ohio, 50; Michigan, 60; In
diana, IS; Illinois, "a; Missouri, So: Kan
sas, 81; California, %; Oklahoma, Sc.
The average condition of winter rye is
$685. as compared with 9f5 on May l,
1898. and 90S, the mean Of the May aver
age for the last ten years. About one
half of the entire winter rye crop is grown
in New York and Pennsylvania, where the
conditions are 96 and 81, respectively.
Spring blowing is unusually late at most
Fr-r
already done is estimated at So per
cent Of the total contemplated The pro-
portion usually done by May is about
70 per cent Of the whole
The average condition of meadows is
$40, against 929 on May ! Of last year
and 93.4 on the corresponding date in
1897. The average condition OF spring pas
lures Is S3.5, against el2 on May / 1S9S.
and 9S.4 on the corresponding days in
1897