The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-01
STRONG AND ACTIVE
December Wheat Closes t-8a
IA Cent Up.
ARGENTINE AND CABLES
Upton Corner Puts Pork Up
to $40.
ARGENTINE AND CABLES

Chicago, Oct. e1--Wheat was strong
and active today on Argentine news ana
higher cables. December closing 1sQZc
over yesterday. Corn closed 14c and
oats &c higher for December delivery.
January provisions at the close we're &c
lower
Throughout the session in the wheat
pit speculative eyes were glued on me
Argentine advices Numerous reports
conhrmatory Of previous one were re-
ceived, placing the damage TO the Ar
genuine crop at from 40 TO 90 per cent
An advance of 114d at Liverpool was q 50
credited to the stories seGt from n
other side Of the equator. In many
quarters there was an inclination 10 CON
slider the damage reports exaggerated
December opened 2sG5sc higher at 7l0
t45&c and on good general demand,
shorts leading, advanced sharply to 747s
At this point profit taking cause ad re-
action 10 7zlsQ745sc, but IS the offerings
were readily absorbed a further ally en-
sued. December jumped 10 74zt 075c, and
closed 11sG1Ac higher at 142lQ747sc New
York reported 50 loads taken for export
Clesrances at the seabGard were equal
in wheat and -four TO 2S9.o00 bushels.
Primary receipts were $1,000 bushels,
compared with 10000 bushels last year.
6ainneapois and Duluth reported a. cars
against 475 LAST week and 5ss a year ago.
Local receipts we're log cars, six OF coz
tract. grade
Corn was quiet, but hrm, Influenced by
wet weather west, the receipts, 3o7 cars.
and the wheat strength. An advance at
Liverpool vas also encouraging the hold
ers and of a correspondence discoura g
= rrfa a.. a. .+
OF the short interest. There was fair
seaboard demand and clearances were
5lloo0 bushels. December sold betWe
axe and 951sc and closed &c up at Csc.
Oats were quiet but prices held steady
because wheat and corn exhibited a stY
backed attitude Changing November
for later deliveries formed the main bus
mess Of floor traders. Receipts were g
cars. December sold between z17s AID
225zc and closed &c higher at &c
Tie trade in provisions was light and
feeling easier on liberal hog receipts ard
lowe- prices at the yards. October pork
furnished the only incident. TIL near
the close there we're only two trades in
this cornered product. They were at
3l700, yesterdays close. Ia er however.
sales were made at $3.50 and AT $50 20
the close being AT the after figure jan
uary pork sold between s11171a and si125
ana ciQSeQ &C down az Sll.ZU January
lard between So and s. s71b. closing Sc
lower at s6-65. and January rios tween
1924 and SIS. with the close SC depress-
ed at 1921
Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
Wheat, 100 cars, corn. 20 cars. oats, 1o5
cars. Hogs. 50O0 head.
Chicago, Oct 31.-The culmina ton Of
the October pork corner. controlled by
sir Thomas Upton came today when
pork for delivery this month. advanced
500, rising on less than a dozen trades
from 81, yesterdays closing. price. to So
at the close today The buying was by
shorts who had he'd off TIL the last
moment. It was said chat Sir Thomas
could have made the price 500 as weu 3
SO but he declared he had no Intention
Of squeezing" anybody. That h Octo-
Der deal did not furnish greater excEt =
ment today was due. It is said, to the
fact that many shorts threa tened wi
being swept OF the board. were previous
ly allowed to fix up their deals with LIP
ton privately.
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKErA