The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-30
HHEAI Is sustained
BY Damage in France and
Sympathy With Corn.
JULY WHEAT 1-8a1-4 UP
Coarse Grains improved PRO
visions Unchanged.

Chicago, May 2s.-Damage claims from
French and sympathy with corn sustain
ed wheat today in the face Of rain in the
northwest July closing 1-sdI-4c over yes
terday. July closed 1-4q3-sc 10 and July
oats a shade improved. Provisions clased
steady and practically Unchanged
Wheat opened firm, July shade over
yesterday at SIC to S. 7-sc OF the strength
Of cables, Liverpool quoting futures Id
higher and Paris reporting an advance
Of &c per bushel The frmness was Of
short duration. for the northwest re-
ported modeEAte rains with a prospect OF
more Of the same needed article, while
Buda Pest and Berlin were weak. These
considerations sent July down TO Sc 5-Sc.
The crop news from all winter wheat sec
tions-Kansas and the adjoining regions
in the southwest exceptsd-were Of the
most gloomy character The Indiana crop
was said to be threatened with almost
total destruction, and the Ohio reports
were nearly as gloomy. Later in The day
shorts ceverad on reports Of drouth and
cold weather in France and, becaues OF the
unfavorable domestic reports aforemen-
toned. In this way most OF the wheat
sold early was re-purchased and July
rallied to 81 1-Sc, closing firm, 1-SG1-4c
over yesterday at s7a67 1-Sc. The strength
developed BIZ corn was also a support
New York reported twelve loads taken
for export Clearances in wheat and -four
were equal TO $4,000 bushels. Primary
receipts were 553. coo bushels Minneapolis
and Duluth reported SIS cars, against 32S
last week. Local receipts were &c cars,
four OF contract grade. The cash trade
here was slow and the speculative bus
mess quiet.
There was a large local trade in corn
and prices were higher. Cables were
higher, the weather was considered too
there was an Improvement in the cash
business. Under these influences July
closed frm. 1-4d3-Sc over yesterday. at
81 1-4I3T Csc. Local receipts were SIS cars
Oats were quiet but firm under the
leadership Of corn and because Of fair
cash demand. 4 report that the oats con-
dition in the United kiugdam was the
worst in years was also a help Receipts
here we're COS cars. July closed a shade
over yesterday at q Lac.
Trade in provisions was Of very quiet
order, but prices were wei maintained.
as there was a good shipping demand
The list opened a shade lower and, after
fuctuating within very narrow limits.
closed steady, July pork 21-2c' lower at
Sly u; July lard unchanged at $3.50 I-2,
M I'M II . % p p -
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat.
70 cars; corn, 325 cars; oats. go cars; hogs,
5000 head. y
No session tomorrow
BRADsTREETs VISIBLE.
New York, May Especial cable and
telegraphic dispatches TO Bradstreet's in
dtcate the following changes in avalla-
bic supplies last Saturday:
Whear-United States and Canada. east
OF the Rockies, decreased 2374.0oO bush
els; ahoat for and in Europe, decreased
l00.le0 busaels; total supplies. dscrea Sd
500, 500 bushels.
Co-n-Unlred States and Canada. east
Of the Rockies, decrease 3,074,Ge0 bushels.
Oats-J nited States and Canada. east
OF the Rockies, increase 553,000 bushels.
Among the more important decreases
reported to Bradstreet's are those OF
50o 100 bushels at northwestern interior ell
evators; z45,ouJ bushels At Manitoba st-r-
age points; $1,000 bushels Al Caicago
private elevators and L60000 bushes at
Coteau.
The principal Increases are those %
s.. o00 bushels at St Joseph and e0,G00
bushels ar Depot Harbor.
TIE aggregate stock Of wheat at Port
lard, Oregon, and Tacoma and Seattle.
decreased 5000 bushels last