The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-06
TODAY'S MARAET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to the
State journal.


ing again today and touched the highest
figure yet recorded here during the pres
ent crop scare. AS heretofore, the con-
tinued dry weather was u strong feature.
To this was added an expectation that
the state reports would prove very
builish Country commission houses
were free buyers and local shorts were
covering. The consequence was that
Septem Der corn which closed at 495sc on
Saturday, opened ragged at 5015 051,
sold up to 515Bc, of to 81 and back to
sligo.
Corn continues TO boom. hortIy be-
fore II o'clock, September corn touched
81 q c, or cents higher than it closed on
Saturday. The price was weakened to
521ac but is now quoted at 523tc. May
is selling at 4S16c against 1920 at the
close on Saturday.
In the absence of the British cables,
this being a bank holiday in England,
the wheat market was strong with corn
in spite of the enormous receipts-1, OPS
car loads. September opened 16c high
er at "a, advanced to 543s. off to 537s "a
81, back to 541s 05414c. Business was
light
There was great excitement in the corn
pit at the board of trade today, and a
phenomenal advance in the price Of that
article was recorded. 1t advanced about
Az cents last week and nearly 4 cents
per bushel more was added today. The
professional traders on the board have
been caught short and have suffered
severely by every recent advance.
September wheat is quoted at 5434c.
Oats followed corn. september sell
ing at 30 - q 3O14c, against 291a Gl3Oc at
the close on Saturday.
Provisions were firm but q1iet. Sep
TENDER pork sold at $1315; against
$13.10 at the close Saturday. Lard was
2%W5 cents higher at $L15WLI715c.
II ibs sc higher al $6.S215.
eceipts-W heat 44S, 600 bu.; corn 1O9-
0OO oats. 291 900.
WHEAT - Steadier August 581S.
CoRN-Higher August, 513sc; Sep
TENDER, 5155c; October, 5214c.
OATs-Higher. August, 3O34c; Sep
TENDER, 3O7sc; May, Doc
PORK-Higher September, $13.15;
January $1,000.
January, $500.
RIBs-Higher. September, $6s21Sc;
January $500.
RYE-Firm. 4516c.
BARLEY-Nominal.
FLAxsEED-Firm. $780,
TIMOTHY SEED-Quiet 1886.
Shipments Wheat 225.OU0 bu; corn,
311.0oO; oats, POI. 900.
Estimated receipts for Tuesday: Wheat
743 cars, corn $50 cars, oats $40 cars. hogs
$4,000 head.
Hogs-Receipts for today $1,000; official
Saturday 1861; shipments Saturday A.
257; left over about 1000; quality
rather poor Market fairly active. heavy
lots firm; other grades weak, prices un-
changed. Sales ranged at S4.SOM5.1 10 for
light; $46O@4SJ for rough packing;
$4S0W51O for mixed; $4.9O05.30 for
heavy packing and shipping lots; pigs,
81 15Q14.75.
Receipts for today. 10000;
receipts Saturday 2,O97; shipments Sat
urday 683. Market steady. Westerns,
z 4 n. n
$1O0M49O
Sheep-Receipts today 5000; receipts
Saturday, 537; shipments Saturday,
523. Market slow.
Annsas City Ear4xet
KANSAS CRY, August 6.-WHEAr-
No. hard, 4513c; No. hard, 430 44c;
No. red, Acc; No. red, 44c; reject
ed, 39Q4Oc.
CoRE-scarce. No 2 mixed, Ala
SOC: No. 2 white. 51@52c
OATs-Active and &c higher. No. 2
mixed, 29@30c; No. ? white, 81 032c
RYE-Flrm. No. 2, 43c.
FLAX SEED-Steady $111ML13.
BRAN-Firm. 6J9g62c.
HAY-sieady Timothy $s.5O0a 90;
prairie. $6.OOW7OO.
BUTTER = Very firm. Creamery 16
Q2Oc; dairy. 14Q16c
EGGs-Firm. SIC.
Receipts 800; shipments g.
500. Market steady. Texas steers
$20O131O; beef steers. $50
@460; native cows, $125 275; stockers
and feeders, 81. 20@3.5O.
Ho0s-Receipts 2, 900; shipments 2, 200
Market opened strong, closed
weak. Bulk Of sales, $485M5OJ;
heavies $49OG5.OO; packers, S49tGl5.1O;
mixed, $4SO05.OO; lights, $4.75Qe5 90;
pigs, $46065OO.
SHEET AND LANES = Receipts. 2,700;
shipments - Market slow and stea-
dy.