The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-15

The Uuuai ENpeateutS tor sailing tho Mar
ket Ovsrshedowed by tho Aii.AbsorD.
Ing Topic ot pence or War 0a
tho afghan Question.
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special 10 the hontincl.
CmcAoo. March ii-war news has been the
feature OF the pest week IN the speculative mar
kon on Change. The enormous stocks, the weather.
decreased acreage everything has been los. sight
OF in watching foreign dispatches. aud ~ thess
curing tho early days, were OF n character waicn
seemed 20 indicate tha. tho Russian.
English difficulty might not be settled
20 easily after NIL, values advanced
rapidly. aud those Who took Nat Jones advice
anu sold abort" around SOC covered at q big loss.
Even the chronic bear himself IL ftid 90 have
'nopped" ana gone long II this was 90 Ia got
cuught both ways, Tor towards the close The "a.
nouneemoat OF arrangements looking a n settle.
mcnt between tho two great powers on the other
aide without bloodthcd together with liberal real.
islng by Biily Murray ana other heavy holders
caused n sharp reaction although thoro stlll re-
mains liberal gain to' tho week Will the bear
aud lion actually come 90 u conflict after 30 muen
growing IA the question operators would hko 10
have settled. oi course, predictions I'm regard 90
declared, Il doubtless viii not be long
before dollar wheat will be seen again,
s ,s ,ha, may toow ON o,bo.dR"t hsng shoas
difficulties abroad be seltiei peaoaably values
would probably fall back ntsc. Then the ques'
ton would DO IL wheat eao because stocks are
prices sre lower lacked by mo fact that the
acreage IA supposed 20 be much decreased, aud the
probability That split Ia railroad pools q. the
In charges Tor trantporlion 10 tho scaboard, the
bulls think they have n strong case. lno bears
base all their hopes on the immense stocks Ia
sight, and tie large supplies still estimated 90 Dc
In iarmerA hands. The increase In the visible
supply this week was not up 10 expeciailons.
holders m the Tact That II has not
b On footing up big decrease each week Tor tue
pat Two months Il M unhcard otftatc al things.
CfOp damage Dries have been put entirely Ia tnc
shade by more exciting news and. although
number OF sections report the outlook decidedly
unirN obe. and there are fears oi dr0nth IN Cali.
lotnia, operators pay no attention, Now the sen'
ent We shall have very nervous and excited mar
ket-as ono broker expressed n, "a Wild deaf
Win prices iluolnating sharply az cables favor
war or peace. On such n metket acalpcrs viii bc
the only winners, aud outsiders operating GA
small margins will stand good ohauce OF being
fiogen out upon whichever side tney inveH.
Corn IN NJ stand'suil. aympatnizlng but little
ia either the upward or downward movement OF
wheat There are few who care 10 sell snort In
the present condition oi supply aud demand aud
eran IN cribs win prevent any lgrsc lncre ,se IA
receipts On the other hand, the crowd OF bulls
have gradually loaded up until they have got
Etuh 10 advance "on iR merits THIS makes
trade slow. II needs good buying 20 boost the
market aud even then the large number OF little
Longs" who would drop tholr grain on any rise
would make II hard WORK 10 get up
much OF boom. Yet the market Is
regarded as Oh n more legitimae basis
than any other article and hence IN considered the
Provisions have ruled quiet and cay. Pork
looks irail but everybody believes there Il a Dix
power under IL ready 20 send prices citing a.
soon as GOOD fore, OF bears can be induced 70
sell. When the crowd talked Dullish and believed
prices were going 10 be marked right NO PACKERS
went 'shorr' ana shook tailers out with "A dollar
drop. Now they are In a position 10 drive "saorts
In rs soon az II IL made worth their while.