Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Foreign News and Government Crop Report
Holds Chicago Wheat Down.
ti11le VARIATION MAKES A DULL MARKET
wheat Begins with "a Decline, Corn
Futures stand, But september
Goes ~Lowcr-Oats Advance
Provisions SIN.

CHICAGO. Sept. 11-Trading in wheat,
Dull for weeks. was even further curtalled
Hodey by the influence Of the forthcoming
government crop report and In no case was
the range over iRc, Bearish foreign crop
reports and heavy receipts gave the mar
ket a downward tendency, December CLOS
ing at an nc decline Corn closed I'M
changed for December, but hdhc lower tor
September. oats advanced b1ssc and pro-
visions CLOSED unchanged TO &c higher.
wheat opened weak at a decline of about
&c from Saturday. Everything In the way
of news favored sellers and a distinct In
rlination to liquidate was shown by longs
at the optning and for a short time after.
Liverpool quotations showed a decline OF
shd and the worlds shipments were $4,000
bu. or about 10000 bu. over estimated
weekly requirements. Receipts at all points
overe large and the seasonable weather pre-
yailing everywhere augured n conlnuarE.
of q big country, movement. az
and Duluth received 1926 cars, asainss
J45 a year ago. Chicago receipts were lto
cars, 9 OF contract grade. Total primary
receipts were $4,000 bu.. compared WIN
$4,000 bu. last year. December wheat
opened at D4c: compared WIN aluG LIN . .
S clos tben Price giow py rallied to 7ic under a mod.
crate covering movement. but this demand
leatisfed the market dropped again. Inc
price got under puts and stayed there m0st
Of the time until late in the session the
government report was expected this AFTER
noon and pending Its pubncauon lraueaS
did not care to do much either way, con-
tenting themselves with evening-up as
much as possible. AS a result prices tor
long periods were practically at a stand
favorable than of late and this induced
more or less scattered, liauidation, espe e
cially early in the session; New fork re-
ported an advance In freight rates Vas u %
terfering with EXPORT business. ABOUT So
loads were taken for export. Late IN me
day the market was s%tiffened by Ups Vn "a
the government report would snow a updSs
drop. This caused enough buying to al
vance the December price to 7llsc, where
IL closed. September closed unchanged AT
7OSsc. after selling at zoe.
Corn was dull and irregular, weak ca
oles and heavy receipts gave the market q
downward tendency, but a fair demand
from shorts for deferred futures held prices
steady. There was some commission and prices
Of thai option declined slightly. Receipts
were 500 cars. The shipping demand son
tinued good. December ranged from So
september closed Aaaso lower at 31lbc.
Oats was quiet but firm; though open
Ing lower in sympathy witt other gram
markets. Shorts were COCO 3 PrSces s ami re- re-.
covered and held firm for the balance OF
Me session. Receipts were 426 cars. De,
cember ranged. from 2oA@2CEc to 2pac an IN,
closed A9&c higher at 2ehc' septenlpei
closed nc higher at 2IAc., l., $50 soss,o,
September provisions early IN the sessioi
suffered a little from the spread or the
yellow fever in the south, which caused
some outside selling. Packers We're good
Tbuyers and the slight decline was recov.
cred. The cash demand was good ana mere
was some talk Of a shortage IN yop bissh np :
s8 10. October, lard unchansed at So.Z'1a aho
October ribs unchanged at 500. ~,
ESTIMATED receipts Tuesday: Wheat, ~
| cars; corn. 1000 cars; oats, oo CARS h0ss
! ~, 900 head.