The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-15
WHEAT MAKES GAINS
Revived Export Demand the
Main Factor.
CORN 1-8a1-4 CENT UP
Oats Unchanged Provisions
Unchanged to Lower.

Chicago, Feb. IA revived export de-
mand was the main factor in moder-
ately active wheat market today, May
closing 1sGAc over yesterday. Corn closed
1s@Ac up, and oats unchanged. Provis-
ions closed unchanged to 5d712c lower.
Disappointing cables influenced wheat
early, May opening &c under yesterday,
at sS4 Q6S2sc, Later the market rallied
| to 6S1zQ684sc for May on Berlin cable
announcing damages, to the German crop
and New York messages reporting the
continent a good buyer. There was not
much substantial support, however, and
trading dropped off considerably as the
session advanced, May gradually easing
off to 6sAc. Near the end a sharp ad-
vance was caused by the decrease IN
worlds visible a report that Kansas City
had sold Is boat loads for export via
Gulf ports, and the assertion that local
sales for export were good. Shorts were
good buyers on the reaction, which car
ried May to 69c. The close was firm, May
h0Ac up, at 6S7sc. Atlantic port clear
ances in wheat and -four were equal to
352, 900 bushels New York reported twelve
loads taken for export. Primary receipts
were $4,000 bushels, compared with 3d.
900 bushels last year.
Corn was firm and fairly active. The
buying was principally by interests COW
ering shipping sales. Cash business was
large, one concern selling 10000 bushels.
The fluctuations of wheat Influenced corn
more or less throughout the session. Re-
ceipts here were 622 cars. May closed
HQl4c up, at 34$sq34$4c.
The oats market was steady and fair
amount of trade was done. The seaboard
was reported a good buyer from receiving
people here. Local receipts were 351 cars.
May closed unchanged at 23$4c.
Provisions were irregular, firm in the
middle, but easy at both ends of the ses-
sion. Lower prices for hogs was the chief
influence in the depression Trade was
dull. The bulge which carried the market
to the high point for the day was due to
light offerings for a time and buying by
shorts. May pork closed 5Q71ac under
yesterday, at S10.95 to s10.8712; May lard
PIC lower, at sos, and May ribs I'M
changed at S5.9713.
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat,
So cars; corn, 375; oats, $50; hogs, $4,000
head.
BRADSTREETS VISIBLE.
New York, Feb. H.-Special cable and
Geographic advices to Bradstreet's show
from the last account:
Wheat-United States and Canada east
of the Rockies, liverpool Corn Trade
News, decrease 865, 600; afloat for and in
Europe, decrease 1000, 5000 bushels; total
supply decrease. 1,s65,OO bushels.
Corn-United States and Canada east Of
the Rockies, increase 239, 900 bushels.
Oats-United States and Canada east of
the Rockies, decrease 1900 bushels.
Among the important increases report
ed and not given in the official visible
supply statement are those of 100000
bushels at northwestern interior eleva-
tors and $500 bushels at Newport News.
The principal decreases are those of 145,-
900 bushels at Manitoba storage points;
10S000 bushels at Portland, Maine, and
$500 bushels at Chicago private eleva-
tors. The aggregate stock of wheat held
at Portland, Ore, and Seattle and Ia
coma, Wash, increased sc, 900 bushels last
week.
GRAIN AND PRDDUCE MARKETS