The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-05
No OUTSIDE ORDERS
And Board of Trade Markets
Were Very, Very Dull.
WHEAT WEAK AND LOWER
Oats Unchanged YelIow Jack
Still Scares Provisions.

Chicago, Aug. ALI speculative mar
kets on the board Of trade today were
dull to stagnation for the want Of out
side orders Wheat was weak, party on
heavy receipts, and closed at to 7sc de-
cline. Corn advanced Ac pm reports Of
changed. Provisions were still under the
influence of the yellow fever scare and
closed 21a to sc lower. Yesterday ;
heavy export engagements, which last
night were placed at 100 loads. were the
sole influence in wheat trading at the
opening, there being no Liverpool market
ON account of the English holidays.
Opening trades were maze at slight
ADVANCE, September at 74ssG7415c, COM
pared with yesterdays closing OF 75AQ
753sc. But the market was not sup
ported. On the contrary, there were
plenty of selling orders, principally by
yesterdays buyers, and the market soon
broke to 75tzc. Business which up 10
that point had been moderately active,
then dropped away almost entirely and
the cessation Of the pressure resulted in
another advance in September TO 7o5sc,
but after the total primary receipts had
been posted, the market again turned
weak and remained dull and heavy TO
the close Bull trades were apparently
unwilling TO hold their wheat over sun
day, and their Discrimination was per-
haps increased by the weakness shown
by provisions. Receipts OF new wheat
also had their customary effect on trad
ing. The shipping demand was reported
slow, while southwest arvices predicted
large receipts next week. September
slowly sold to 747sQ75c, and closed at
Toe.
Northwest receipts were 227 cars,
against 217 last week and 240 a year ago.
Chicago receipts were 176 cars, e of con-
tract grade Total primary recap 5
were 1854 eco bushels, as compared with
675, 900 bushels a year ago. Atlantic port
clearances of wheat and -four amounted
to $4,000 bushels.
Corn was dull and steady within a
moderate range. The opening was at
slight decline. but complaints of dam
age from hot winds in Kansas, and ex-
pectations of material drop in govern
ment crop figures, with a good cash de-
mand, caused enough buying early to
send the September price we'll above BIC.
Later, part of the decline was lost on
realizing, but the close was steady. Re
ceipts were 2S5 cars. eptember ranged
at 371sc.
Oats were in fairly good demand by
spectators and shippers, and the mar
ket was firm all day within harrow
range, despite liberal receipts and favor
able weather. The cash demand was
coed, although the actual business done
was rather small on account of light
offerings. Receipts were 4S7 cars. Sep
TENDER ranged from 211s to 21asc, and
closed unchanged at 2114c.
Provisions were lower from the start,
and before the close material decline
had taken place in pork, while lard and
ribs also suffered. The market was still
under the influence Of the mild yellow
fever scare. Part Of the early decline
was recovered late in the session on
moderate buying by packers, who report
ed a good cash demand for meats. At
the close September pork was zoe lower,
at s1185; September lard &c lower, at.
50. and September ribs 21zc lower, at
81. O71a97.1 10.
Estimated receipts Monday: Wheat. 215
cars; corn. 30; oats, go; hogs, $500
head.