The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-21
ADVANCE N HHlI
September 5-8a3-4 Better at
II 3-4a7-8.
COARSE tGRAINS HIGHER
Western Damage Reports OF
Corn-ProviSions Higher.

Chicago July n.-A reduction IN the
California crop estimate and gloomy re-
ports from the northwest caused an ad-
vance In wheat today following cary
weakness, September closing 9sQs4c over
yesterday. September corn closed AG9sc
better. and OTIS at ike gain Pork
closed 22lac. lard 10c and ribs &c in
proved
The experience OF yesterday, 4 We <
opening and a strong finish, was repeat-
ed on the board OF trade today, n the
wheat market September opened sc
TO &C under yesterday, at Ts@s 20 l6S4c
scalpers selling On bearish news. LLV-
erpooI showed poor appreciation Of the
advance here yesterday and receipts
there for three days, ST. 0G0 bushels, con-
tanned only 114,eo0 bushels from America
Argentine shipments were also large,
amounting, according 70 board figures, 20
I, 1900 bushels. Following the opening
dip, however, reaction set in TIE
Chronicle estimating the California
yield, reduced the prospect from l,00o,0n
tons 70 $50 coo tons, or Is 10000 bushels,
compared with 100000 bushels year
ago. The estimate was rather startl ng-
The talent mad been paying more atten-
non 20 CLlcI pD41ASr anu lie dA4AAS ---NC
uent sent sherts to cover. Later n the
day very gloomy reports from North Da-
kota came as bull influence and helped
along the advance. The market during
the forenoon climbed 10 &c, dropped on
prodt-tak!ng TO 772s d777lzc, and then re-
covered 20 1874 G7Szsc and closed strong,
5sG&c over yesterday, at T7s4g17sc- Inc
corn trade was slow. New York "a
ported 30 loads taken for export ard
ssaboard clearaaces in wheat ard -four
we're equal 70 1900 bush as Primary
receipts were 10000 bushels, compared
with sSS0 go bushels last year Mnneap-
oils and Duluth reported rs cars
against 142 last week and Al year ago
Receipts here were 40 cars, % Of con-
| tract grade.
| A very urgent shipping demand fol-
( corn and great reluctance on the part o.
/ holders 70 accept even the higher bids
4 from the seaboard were largely instru'
mental in causing the market for tae
I commodity mentioned 70 rule strong Re
( ports OF damage 70 Kansas and Ne
+ braska corn that rains could not repal
was likewise 4 factor. and the whea
strength another. There was eastues;
at the start on rains in the corn ne
but II was Of short duration. Septem
her sold between 5Sssc and ss1@c, and
cOSsd A4QNsc over EoSl1LcAy' At % =
Receipts were Al cars. Shipping bill
were fully as good as they were yes
terdav. Sc over September. C. l. Z Buf
faIo for No. 2 Car lots were even bet
ter than yesterday on covering by west
eru people, who sold on the rains
/ Oats ware strong IN sympathy VIII
wheat and corn, but trade was quiet
September sold between z314 ard 3 (
2S7sc. and closed 14Gasc up, al 25ssQ2l22<c
Receipts were I'll cars.
Provisions were strong. partly on III
grain strepg 9Th, partly on 4 good cas-
demand and partly on light hog receipt
in the west September closed 22f5c owe
yesterday. az s11.S71-; September lard %
Up. at s6-771a, and September ribs =
better, al $5.s71..
Estimated receipts tomorrow: What
50 cars; corn. $50; oats, IS; hogs, L,g
head.