The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-23
EYE On THE CLOUDS
Business in Grain Was of the
Quiet Sort.
NO CHANGE IN WHEAT
Corn Also Unchanged--0 Other
Markets Lower.

Chicago, May z2-Business on the
board Of trade today was of a quiet or
der. Wheat and coin closed without
tchange in price from yesterday, oats 1sc
flower. Provisions at the close were
TO R1zc reduced. There was no change
In the news.
The wheat pit kept its weather eye on
the clouds floating over the northwest
today. The night had furnished no
moisture to the ground out in that sec
ton. and this, together with Liverpool
cables which did not reflect the decline
here yesterday, served to steady the
market at the opening, which was Il 70
&c up for July at 6554 q663sc to e57sc.
Trade was very duh and mostly in the
hands of scalpers. Following the open
/ ing. July sold down to $3.50. but later
recovered to 66%G67c. shorts covering be-
cause there were damage reports from
Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky and In
diana. A Springfield, H., wire said the
crop in this state promises very poor.
The close was steady, July unchanged at
663sc- Primary receipts We're $1,000
bushels, compared with $1,000 bushels
last year. Minneapolis and Duluth re-
ported 32S cars, against 2S4 last week
and 43S a year ago. Local receipts were
IS cars, l Of contract grade. Clearances
in wheat and -four were equal to ISL
600 bushels. The cash business here was
slow. New York reported Z loads for
export.
The corn market acted heavy the
greater part Of the session, but towards
the end received some support and
closed steady. Thissupport came mostly
from bulls. The weather was favorab e
and cables lower. Country offerings
were smaller. July sold between 3611 and
374371sc, closing unchanged at $3.50. Re
ceipts here were 121 cars. Trade was
quiet.
The trade in oats was not larges and
the market was easy most Of the time,
with corn There was some increase in
western offerings and the shipping de-
rnand was fair. July sold between 215s
and 2sc, closing &c under yesterday,
at 2154c Receipts here were 80 cars.
Provisions were easy on liberal selling
by commission houses, although hog re-
ceipts were light and prices at the yards
higher. Packers were moderate buyers
against cash sales. July pork ranged
from 81 5211z to s11.3z1k. closing 1214c under
yesterday at 81 -: July lard from s5.971k
to 6.s71sds.So, and closed sc lower. at
81. S712G6. 30; July ribs sold between s6.s215
and ss,5Oa6. 5211s, closing nc down, at
Sc. 50G6. 521a
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat.
90 cars; corn, 10; oats, 100; hogs, $500
head
BRADSTREET'S VISIBLE
New York, May Especial cable and
telegraphic 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 1888 eco bushels
liverpool Corn Trade News: afioat for
and in Europe, increase 100000 bushels
Total supplies. decrease 1,323, 600 bushels
Corn-United States and Canada, east
of the Rockies, decrease 1.7S3, 900 bushes
Oats-United States and Canada east OF
the Rockies. decrease 1872 900 bushels.
Among the more important decreases
reported to Bradstreet's, not given in
the official visible supply statement are
those Of 10000 bushels a Manitoba stor-
age points; 10000 bushels at Northwest
ern interior elevators, and 1S0000 bush
els at Depot Harbor. The principal in
creases are those Of 2S4o coo bushels at
Chicago private elevators; T.00a bushels
at Rochester, and $1,000 bushels at C3eva-
land. The aggregate stock Of wheat
held at Portland. Ore. and Tacoma and
Seattle, Wash, increased 111.o90 bushels
last week.