The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-25
AL QUIT BIT FIRM
Wheat Market Swaps the
May Option for July
CLOSE 1-4a3-8 TO 3-8 UP
Oats Decline-Corn and Pro-
visions Higher.

Chicago, April A.-The grain and pro-
visions markets were quiet but firm to-
day. wheat closing 1zG9s to &c higher,
corn u to 9sG57c improved and oats hdAc
lower Gables were a strengthening fac
tor. Provisions closed from 712q1O to 1872
cents over yesterday.
1t was placid. uneventful niddle-of-
the road sort of market in wheat, not
seeking to take spoils from anybody, but
rather seeking TO persuade the mighty
bulls and the growing bears TO lie down
together and be good. The business of
the day was in swapping May for July
considerable of which trading was done
al olnerence Of 19sc. The cash bust
ness was not large. An incident of the
day was the heavy shipments. ASH. coo
bushels, making the shipments from Chi
| cago Tor two days 100000 bushels. The
sustaining influences of the market were
the steadiness Of Liverpool in the face
OF the decline here, the corn strength
and lack of new bearish news. The
weather was all that could be desired
by the traders, mild temperatures over
me growing belt and showers where need
cd New York reported 2S loads taken for
~-@RSA - ~A%AG-At4S PcAl CledTanC6S IN wheat
and flour were equal to III 900 bushels
Primary receipts were $4,000 bushels.
compared with 100000 bushels last wear.
Minneapolis and Duluth reported 364 cars.
against 271 last week and 1873 a wear ago
Local receipts were Go cars. none of con-
tract grade. May sold from e4%G64z5c
early to 65A and closed A626c over yes
terday, at 65Ac; July from 66asc to 65240
0b@c' and closed sc up, at 66Ac.
Corn was quiet and strong the most
important market on the floor today Ca
bles were strong and more rains caused
apprehension of delay in planting and
moving reserves. The best item Of the
Gay was the renewed export business.
which developed, probably, as a result of
the recent decline. Considerable May was
ilquidated, but not on a sufficient scale
to depress the market. The cash business
was about 100000 bushels, Of which nine
loads were sold for direct export
The oats market was largely helped
by the corn strength, a better demand for
futures and demand for the cash article.
May closed 1s@14c up, at 2278c, July 1sG1lc
up, at 231sd23Ic.
The provisions market was quiet and
rather irregular. The opening was at
prices over yesterdays closing figures.
but small decline followed because hogs
were easy at the yards The decline met
good buying and the market reacted.
closing firm. May pork closed 1Oc over
yesterday, at s12 So; July nc improved. at
81 70; May lard 10c better at S7.021A; July
TIC up, at $40; May ribs 71ha1Oc over
yesterday at IS. 9212Q6. IS; July 10d121bc
better, at $1,000. 0215.
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat
so cars; corn, 233; oats, 50; hogs. %, 900
head
BRADSTREETS VISIBLE.
New York April 24.-Special cable and
Geographic communications to Brad
streets show the following changes in
available supplies from the last account:
Wheat-United States and Canada east
of the Rockies, decrease !, 66S, 900, Oliver
pool Corn Trade News, afioat for and
in Europe, increase 100000. Total supply.
decrease 96S,O00 bushels.
Corn-United States and Canada east of
the Rockies, decrease 415O00 bushels.
Oats-United States and Canada east of
the Rockies, decrease 1,0740o0 bushels.
Among the more important decreases |
reported TO Bradstreets, not given in the !
official visible supply statement are those !
Of 10000 bushels at northwestern inte- /
rior elevators; 247, goo bushels at Chicago |
private elevators; 145, coo bushels at C1eve- /
and; $4,000 bushels at cortland. Maine. |
5000 bushels at Fulton and Newport /
News, and 5000 bushels at Joliet, Fort |
Worth and Manitoba storage points The
increase is that Of $500 bush |
Els at East Dubuque. The aggregate /
stock of wheat held at Portland, OREGON. |
and Tacoma and Seattle, Washington, 7
decreased $4,000 bushels last week.