The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-01
OATS and PROVISIONS
Furnish the Features on the
Board of Trade.
DECLINE IN THE FORMER
Good Gains in the Latter
Wheat IA Down.

Chicago, July GA sharp decline n
oats and an equally sharp advance in
provisions were the features OF an excep-
tionalIy dull session On change today.
Wheat closed az a decline Of &c and corn
unchanged for September. Oats lost 2s9
&c on heavy country offerings and god
cash demand, advanced 271zc for pork,
~ 10 10c for lard and 12tzc for ribs.
Opening trades in September wheat
were made at prices Is 10 nc lower than
yesterdays closing, 75c being offered at
first. The price soon sid of another
small fraction 70 7+7sc, then recovered
to 751sc, which proved 70 be the high
mark for the day. Liverpool was sd
up, but that had no influence, the rain
factor IN the small decline being the
perfect weather in the northwest and
the comparative weakness Of the mar
kets in that section Scalpers were mod
crate sellers, but for some time the mar
ket held fairly steady at about 75c on
gradually decreasing amount Of trade,
the transactions finally growing 50 insig-
rifcant that the pit was almost desert
ed. Chiefly from this neglect, the Sep
TENDER price slowly slipped off 70 744gc,
b0L ICtbE toC L-4C-C cAP-6ACA ~ - d
fair demand, and the price vas not al
lowed TO remain at that point long, and
during the last hour the market again
assumed some degree Of stsadiness. help
ed somewhat by reports OF good export
engagements at the sea0oard Trading
throughout the session was almost en-
tirely Of a local nature, outside orders
being few and far between. September
closed at 74sG75c. Northwest receipts
were 9N cars, compared with 225 last
week and 29s q year ago Chicago re-
ceipts were SO, 0o0 bushels, against $50, 90
bushels a year ago. The ssabpard re-
ported 50 loads taken for export. The
worlds visible increased 10000 bushels.
Corn was fairly steady, within marrow
limits. There was a slight opening de-
cline, due TO sympathy with wheat. but
later the market became steady and
prices recovered. Country offerings were
light, but the cash demand was also
slow. Receipts were So cars. September
ranged from 3G1a to $3.50, and closed IN
changed at 3s9sc-
Oats were exceedingly weak. and clos
ing prices showed a material decline.
Country offerings were much freer, thu
weather ideal for the movement. and
LIQUIDATION of futures were persistent,
elevator people being prominent sellers
4 heavy cash business was done on the
break, probably 5OO,600 bushels. r.
ceipts were 475 cars. September ranged
from 2114 to 21%c and clos d 2sGNc lower
at 21hd211zc
Provisions showed more strength than
anything s.se on the floor. Stocks OF
all kinds were reported very light and
good cash demand was evident. Leading
packing interests were good buyers, and
prices were kept on the upgrade until
after noon, when some reaction due TO
realizing took place. The close, how
ever, was strong at substantial advances
all around September pork closed 2T1zc
higher, ar 81 .0215; September lard -1adl9c
higher. at sSS212d6. s.. and September
ribs PIC higher, at s7.12i5
Estimated receipts Wednesday: Wheat
225 cars; corn, 80: oats, 20; hogs. -, 100
head.
VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY
New York, July 31-Spscial cables and
kilograms TO Bradstreet's show the fol-
from the last account:
Wheat-United States and Canada. east
OF the Rockies. increase 1903 eco bushels
Afoat for and in Europe, increase l.
10000 bushels. Total supply, increase 3
S0e, 600 bushels.
Corn-United States and Canada east
OF the Rockies, decrease ,452 90 bushels
Oats-United States and Canada. east
OF the Rockies. decrease / 30 elo bushels
Pacific wheat stocks decreased $500
bushels last week