The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-16
GAINS N PROVISIONS
Bring This Market Into Chief
Prominence.
WHEAT DULL AND LOWER
Corn an Eighth and Oats a
Shade Down.

Chicago, Dec. 15.-The wheat market TO-
day weakened on the expectation of a
bearish government report, May closing
nc under yesterday. May corn closed sc
and AMY oats a shade down. Provisions,
supported by a light hog movement and
an excellent demand, were strong, May
pork closing S0c, AMY lard 121zg15c and
| May ribs J5c higher,
Provisions were emphatically strong,
| sentiment was decidedly bullish and the
market active throughout. Openig fig
ures were over yesterdays close, the hog
supply being light and prices at the
yards firm. With the price up there was
an excellent demand, commission houses
| coming into the pit with good outside or
ders. Spectators bought with evident
confidence IN even better figures later on.
Packers were not evenly anxious 10 take
profits and as the session progressed bid
! ders steadily advanced their figures. The
profit-taking at one time checked the ad-
vance temporarily, but the close was very
near the top. May pork ranged from
sl020 to s106216 and closed SOC over yes
terday at S10Gs; May lard from S5.65 to
$50. closing 123s9l5o up at SITE, and
May ribs from s5.45a5.47l4 TO $50 with the
final price l5c higher at $50.
Wehat was dul and heavy, there being
a good disposition 10 await the govern
ment crop report, which was not due IN
I'll after trading hours. The opening
was steady on the strength of light north
west receipts and the steadiness OF the
Liverpool market May opened a shade
up az 6est Gss5sc. Buyers were chary,
however, expecting the government report
to be rather bearish, and the market
eased of, May touching $3.50. A slight
reaction caused by buying against puts
followed, but the close was at the put
figure, the wind-up leaving May &c lower
at 6Slao Primary receipts were $3.50
bushels against 10000 year ago. The
-four news was not encourag ing to hold
ers Of wheat and 1t was taken for granted
that the government fgues would show
a crop around b5o,oOo.ooa, which Is about
so.DDQOJ9 over the crop suggested in Sep
TENDER.
Corn was a BIZ easier on freer country
offerings and better weather for tho
movement, The strength Of provisions,
however, had steadying influence and
the market sustained only a slight loss,
closing steady. The market was dull,
receipts were light and the demand small.
May closed &c down at 231sG531+c.
The oats market was stagnant and life
less, such slight motions as 1t made were
In sympathy with corn. May closed
shade under yesterday at 24i5c,
Receipts tomorrow: Wheat, IS cars;
corn. $50; oats 10; hogs, 30.oO0 head.
UNITED STATES WHEAT CROP.
Washington, Dec. 15-The N.aiistician
of the department Of agriculture reports
the wheat crop Of the United States for
1899 at 547. 10000 bushels or 1913 bushels
per acre. The production Of winter
wheat is placed at 231, 10000 bushels and
that of spring wheat a 255, 10000 bushels.
Every important wheat-growing state
has been visited by special agents of the
department and the changes in acreage
are the result of their Investigations. The
newly seeded area of winter wheat is es-
timated at 80, 10000 acres, which is about
100000 acres greater than that seen in the
fall Of 1898, The sowing Of wheat Is still
going on in California and some Of the
southern states, and the foregoing esti-
mate is subject to correction. The aver
age condition is gil The acreage sown
with winter rye is estimated at i per cent
less than that of last year. The aver
age OF condition is $50 per cent The COM
pIlation Of the annual returns from in
dividual farmers is approaching compile
ton. Any slight changes that may he
called for In the average yield per acre
of corn. oats. barley and other crops as
published October 10. will be made at an
early date and the final figures will then
be available.
NEW SOUTH WALES WHEAT.
Sydney. y. s. w, Dec. 15.-The official
estimates of the wheat area of the colony
are 1851 acres. with a probable yield
OF l3sso.70 bushels; available surplus for
export 5000 tons.
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