The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-27
May 81, 1895.
Watch for the living pictures at the
Golden Eagle show windows tonight.
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to the
State journal.

CHICAGO, May 27.-The wheat mar
ket again opened excited and higher TO-
day and within few minutes touched
point only &c under the top figures dur
ing the recent boom. Liverpool was
quoted at 1902 pence higher Frosts
were reported IN Nebraska and Mime :
sofa on Saturday night and in parts of
Illinois and Wisconsin last night and re-
ports of crop damage were received from
Illinois and Indiana 10 add to this
heavy buying orders came. in from the
country and added to the bull feeling as
did the expectations of heavy decrease
in the visible supply.
On the other hand the weather map
showed that the frost area was restricted
and there were areas of low barometer,
Central Calgary, northwest territory
and Montreal indicating general rains.
These last as an Offset TO the bulli5h news
tended to unsettle the market and make
it nervous with rapid fluctuations. July
wheat opened with the sales all the way
between 500 and S114 against 1919 at
the close on Saturday and sold at once
to size, dropped to S915, jumped TO
S13f, broke to 1875 then grew trim again.
linen with indications that the visible
supply would only show a decrease Of
about l, 50U, 900 bushels against estimates
ranging from 100000 to 100000
bushels on Saturday. the July wheat
broke to 1917 or &c lower than Satur-
days close after having been 24c high
en-
July finally sold off to 78N, but after
the posting of the visible supply show
there was rally to 1873, the market
closing at 1884.
Corn did not follow wheat in its up
ward movement. chiefly on account of
the enormous receipts, some 1890 car
loads, and prospective rains. July
opened unchanged al So q c, sold at So &c,
recovered the loss. but broke 70 5338c.
Oats started higher with wheat. July
opened &c up at 3014c, but worked off
"a 2915c.
4 new feature was injected into the
provision pit. The granger, encouraged
by his success in bulling wheat and
corn, seems to have turned his attention
to hog products. The estimated receipts
of live hogs today were $4,000, or some
10000 more than were expected, conse-
quentlv the price of the animal
on the hoof was weak 10 5 cents lower.
Provisions were expected to go lower
with the live animal, and packers OF late
proceeded to sell against their receipts at
the stockyards It was soon discovered
that grain commission houses were in the
provision pit with large outside buying
orders, and their purchases turned the
tide against the packers. Septembe
pork opened 215 cents lower at $l2 5719.
but advanced without reaction to $12 81 =
when it eased off to $12 s.. September
lard solj from S67715 to Sc 8215, and Sep
tembe ribs from SO 40 to 50 90, break
ing to Sc Az.
Hoes-Receipts today, 5000; left over,
5000 Official receipts yesterday, II, 1923;
shipments, 1890; market more active;
heavy, stronger; light. weak. Light,
S415@4 IS; mixed, s425@455; heavy
$415@ 50; rough, $415@430
CATTLE-Estimated receipts today,
1900, including 1900 Texans. Official
receipts yesterday, 648; shipments,
319 Market quiet aud barely steady.
SHEEP -Estimatsd receipts today, IA
900. Official receipts yesterday. 1854;
shipments, 297. Best grades steady; 9th
ers weak to Ice lower
Estimated receipts of hogs tomorrow