The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-12-12
COMMERCIAL.
WEEKLY GRAIN REVIEW.

We are indebted to Messrs. Lynde,
Wright 4 Co., of Kansas City, for the following
reliable review of the grain trade.
WHEAT-IE the early part of the past week
foreign markets showed indications of harden
ing in sympathy with our own improved home
markets. Increasing failures. however, and
"lock-outs" in the manufacturing districts of
England have thrown out of employ ment i'm
mense numbers of skilled workmen well as
ordinary laborers, and gloomy feeling pre-
walls as to the future. The result must be {.
compromise between capital and labor and a
lower scale of wages. or the suspension of nu-
merous manufactures. Lower wages mean low
er bread, and breadstuffs already are begin
ming to respond by weaker markets. The alb
sence of speculation in British markets leaves
| values tn be adjusted on the old basis of sup
ply and demand. Should no political troubles
intervene. this condition viii continue. and
English miilers will he content at present,
| To buy from day to day what is needed. in
stead of filling their warehouses with present
offerings. Our home markets are still under
the control of the New York clique, who are
owners of about the entire stock of spring
wheat in the leading markets.
Fluctuations during the week have been
light. and favor buyers. This morning there
are visible symptoms of another turn of the
crank which will awaken up the shorts and
place values some points higher. How far
prices Will be pushed, or when they will be let
down is mere conjecture. Foreign orders are
taking No. 3 spring and the higher grades of
winter. Winter wheat is comparatively I'M
changed. and must necessarily sympathize to
some extent with any advance in spring.
Frenchmen are still liberal buyers of our win
ter wheat, but not disposed to recognize any
material advance.
Constitutes have not changed since our
last review but there is a better feeling grow
rtx%.
stronger wheat markets we may have higher
corn.
RYE-There has been a slight appreciation in
this grain with the regular weekly movement
but no new features in foreign or home mar
kets have developed. Stocks increased 10000
bus.
Oars-Prices unchanged; exports have fall
en- to almost nothing. Farmers deliveries have
been liberal and tendency is rather toward
lower prices.
KANSAS CrTY-trrain; spring wheat, No. 2,
&c bid: No. 3, 6ac bid. Winter
wheat, No. 2. cash. 77Jzc bid; No. 3,
75lsc cash: No. cash sales, IL &C. Barley.
nominal at soc. Oats. No. 2, - Corn. No. 2
mixed. cash. pc bid.
LIVE SToCK-Choice native steers. 1918 TO
si.Oa; prime native steers. s3-5old $50; good
native shipping steers. az. 1850 TO 1850 fbs.
$S.i0G s.65; fair Egi shipping steers, av. 1850
to 1853 ibs. sS.00@s fair to good butcher
steer. Az. 800 to 100 lbs, S265d3.25; good
feeding s:eers. av. 1000 to 1900 lbs. s2-so&
$40; good stock steer AZ. SO TO 1000 Ms.
good flesh, S2-5e,d ESQ choice ,ws and heif-
ers, S259i 800; Coz cows heifers, S2.25
@260: common {. fair ~ and heifers,
SL75@20; mich COWS. ei5.0oSr 5000.
Hogs. heavy packers. s2-55G2-so; hight and
medium grades. <2-40ld2.j0. sheep, prime
natives. s275@s.0o; good medium, taoc9
$3.50: common s;ockers and Mexirans, $L25
@l.75
PRoprcx MAxKEr-Apples. slIeaa250 per
bill Batter. good TO choice, ia l5c. Eggs. lsG
20c. Prairie chickens, s1.50Sf l-75 pcy dozen.
Quails. eo175c- Chickens, sI-J9,dl.71 per dog.
Turkeys, Co &c y q dressed. Cheese. fresh Kan
sas. q. 7s &c: choice Eastern SIC. Crsnberri
t6.oc6 100 per bbl- Hides, green. id5iSe
per D.
Miivaukee-wheat, dull; No. 2. sssIc cab
and Dec: 81 &c jan: SIC Feb.
So Louis-Whea;. Dec s7i.c: Jar ss1Zc:
Feb ses.e Com. Dec 2ssle;Jsn-, - sc; Feb
S1llc.
Chicaz,-Whca., Dec SAKE bid: jan 50 Va
81 &C; Feh-- So. &c A>kei- Corn. De- 81. c bad;
JAM 81 &c bid; May, So G355<c- Red winter
wheat, Dec. s1td Sc: Jan, Sc
Toledo-whezt easier: No. red wahAsh
% ds5c Dec; &c Jaa-: M. red &c. Co-n.
daH: SIC cash; ne~, 81 = G3li<c-
Liverpool - Brcadssaffs weaker Wheat
spring. IS I'd 10 81 81; winter, - ldd TO -
Corn. new. - Cd 10 q. Sd
London-Ccz-a,s - sis 10 sss-
New York aad q sino-e not reported