The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-04
HAIqOSESSIR|)NG
Liverpool Firm; Cash Business
Northwest
NOVEMBER 5-8a3-4 HIGHER
Corn Unchanged--0ats and
Provisions Up.

Chicago. Oct. s.-wheat was irregular.
but closed strong. November AQ%c
higher Corn closed unchanged and oats
,sc up. Provisions closed 71zqlec and
1eG2I19c higher.
Wheat was as inconsistent and tickle
as a summer breeze. weak and strong BY
fits and starts Till near the end Of the
session trading was largely of local
character, with scalpers on the verge Oh
nervous prostration from trying TO keep
on the right side for shifting sentiment.
Liverpool did not reflect the decline here
yesterday and the northwest still had
Tad weather. With these considera ttonS
to start with. November opened 1sn34c
higher at ia q729sc- On lack OF outside
support the market dropped to l6ssc-
Liverpool showed greater hrmness later
and shorts took back carrier stuff, caus-
ing rally to 119c. The arket was not
big enough to stand the profit-taking
which met this bulge and again weak
ness appeared, November dropping 10
771sc Al this point strong talk Of casA
business from the northwest. buying by
interests of that section IN tbs mar
ket ard indica tons that shipping busi-
ness here would soon pick up. caused
sharp rally near the end November
jumped rapidly to IT'S and closed strong,
AsG%c over yesterday, at 7TS4Q775sc. New
York reported Is loads taken for export.
Clearsnces in wheat and -four were ecuai
TO 10000 bushels, and local cash sales
were 10000 Primary receipts agsregat-
ed S1,07S,00O bushels. compared with l.
III 900 bushels. Minneapolis and Duluth
reported All cars, against 31s last week
and e25 a year ago. A Duluth authority
declared present receipts TO be the prob
able maximum Of the movement Of this
arop in the Northwest. Local receipts
we're 16} cars, four of contract grace.
Corn was moderately active and firm.
The opening was a shade easier because
of an Improvement in the weather west.
giving promise of a larger movement he
fore the end of the month. Country &C
ceptances 10 last nights bids. however.
were very light ard from this the market
derived considerable of is firmness. The
seaboard reported an excellent demand
for cash, but the demand was not APP
parent here unless II was done outs de
the usual channels. The market scored
a good advance on buykg by shorts,
but lost it on profft-taking. November
sold between 37ssc and SSc and closed
unmhanged at S715c. Rece pts were S44
cars
oats continued IN their course of dong
nothing worthy of special mention, but
in a small and modest way followed the
huctuat tons of wheat. November sold
between 2214 and 2215c and closed &c
higher at 231kc. Receipts were 135 cars.
The small stocks and buying by pack
ere, both of which created a scare among
shorts, gave strong provisions market.
January pork sold between 1l.77ik and
$12 %. and closed 271Ac over yesterday. at
So. e21h January lard between $3.50 and
s7.0I12 closing 71kd10c higher, at S.071e,
and January ribs between $685. and
&C. 1914, with the close 12ikc better, at
IS. 42Ja.
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat,
go cars; corn, $50; oats. 3s0; hogs, 5000
head.
GRAIN AND PRODuCE MARKET