The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-13


kets responded only in a half hearted man
ner TO the advance yesterday. Liverpool
and Paris advanced just about ~ cents
each, although the former son made up the
difference. September wheat closed mere
yesterday with sellers at S0i2c- First trades
this morning were made al from sl3sc 70
S15sc. After few moments hesitation
pandemonium broke loose in the pit and
the bears fell over each other in their rush
to cover When September reached SAC,
long stuff came out freely and the market
sagged to s2%c. After some hesitation
another advance Sc in which carried the
price to the highest point for September
reached in years. s4i1c. Realizing sales
again turned the tide and reaction follow
ed to s31.c at the close, net advance or
lie. Next TO wheat, oats showed the best
advance and closed s4T3sc higher for Sep
TENDER Corn la eyed and closed 4sc higher
for September.
Chicago. Ills. Aug. 2-Butter-Firm;
creamer:es. 11G15c: diaries, sdl2c.
Eges-Firm: fresh. 1o1zc-
Poultry-Strong: turkeys, S0lOc; chlcKens,
TIC; spring chickens. 10c; ducks, S99c
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 12.-Wheat-Con-
tinues to advance, 21ad3c higher than yes
terdays close; No. hard, Sol4c; No: 3. 1872
No T. 75I2c; No soft, Si2c; No. 3, &c; NO.
1, 7sc; No. spring, 76qHc.
COrn-Nery quiet, NO. IhiAeu' -S7zO' w.
white. 24c.
Oats-Weak; No. mixed. 1614c.
Hay-Firm, unchanged.
Butter-Higher; creamery. 14c; dairy, lie.
Eggs-i5c higher.
ST. LOUIS.
ST Louis, Mo-, Aug. 12.-Receipts-Flour,
.,Ooo3 wheat, 81. 900; corn, 5000; oats. 5000
Shipments-Flour, 1,Co; wheat, o,rV' cOrn'
81, goo; oats. 10000.
Flour-H:gher; patents si6GG475; clear,
SO. SOG4 90; straights, Si25a4.S5; medium
s.. 2d35O.
Wheat-September opened CSC higher, ad-
vanccd PIC, fell back 12sc, reacted tnat
much and later eased off lc, closing &c pe-
low the top. The widest market so lar on
the crop was that of the first half hour OF
the session today. 1t showed not the very
slightest appearance of a let-up IN IT'S up
ward flight until September struck yvc'
which was nearly cents above yesterday
close Only longs were the sellers, out
they realized freely, though the oHerings
were not near enough to meet the demand
during tn advance. It was nothing In the
market news, either foreign ror domestic
that created the early craze TO BUY IL was
simply a panic that suddenly struck me
shorts and was started at about the same
moment in ST. LUIS as inc Chicago. Inc
close was strong for the day. August ana
September closed 31sc higher. December Gee
higher. and May Sc higher; spot strong ana
higher: No. red cash, elevator, $50 on
track. $1,000: No. hard cash, S2S4 % o312c on
track: September, S914c; DECEMBER ooSsC piu
May 9lc bid.
Corn-Strong in sympathy with wheat,
with a strong feeling; futures &4c hgher
than Yesterday. Spot higher; No. cash,
&c asked; September, 26l4c; May, Zs12q
2e5sc.
steady: No. 2 cash. elevator. 17c, on track
1eo. No . white 22Ibc: September, Ilfsc,
May, 2li2c.
Rye-H;gher. 45i2c.
Flaxseed-Higher.
Butter-Firm; creamery, ud15c; dairy, so
11l2c.
Eggs-Higher, &c.
Pork-Heher: new mess jobbing, $40;
old, $40.
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NEW YORK
New York, Aug. 12.-Wheat prices shot
I'D today in leaps and bounds, SURPRISING
bv more than a cent a bushel all previous
records since the bull campaign opened
Chicago at first led the rise. but gave pace
TO New York later in the day. cash Whea
in all markets was very strong. LocallS
No. northern was quoted o12c over Sepl@in
Der. and No l red 4i2c over, while late IN
the day the latter option attained prem.-
UNI of 15sc over December. Only rev
days ago they were on an even pass, Whhe
some Of the conservative puIls oeploreu
such a remarkable advance on top or re-
cent bulges as being 90 rapids and d,sas-
trous to general speculation. Popular op-
inion favored il on the idea that the nome
and foreign situation justified dollar wheat
in New York The range on September
was from SSasc, the opening figure, TO Ss'sc'
from which it dropped cent busneI'
nnly to recover later in the day. reaching
s0Ssc Right at the close lot OF lonS
wheat was Unexpectedly dumped on the
market, precipitating a sudden break 70
S95sc for September, or cent below the
highest point Total transactions Tor me
day were II $4,000 bushels. Official CLOS
:ng prices were lGl12c higher thah last
night.
New York. Aug. 2-Flour-Receipts. H.
04l barrels: exports, 24.749 barrels. strong.
winter patents. si.6Dd5.OO: city mill clears
s5O065. g; Writer straights. III 3odi-9c' WIN
neapolis patents. s.S5d5.25; winter extras.
So Sds. 60; Minnesota. bakers Ssonf.l5; win
ter low grades. $3.00qS3o
Wbeat-Receipts IA 700 bushels: exports,
29n, 81. bushels. Spot strong; NO. red.
s4s.c. Options opened stronger on higher
lbIas ruled fairly active and higher all
dav. reaching the highest point Of the ses-
sion on a scarcity of September shorts ana
the strong cash positions broke sharply to
the close under realiZations. went of Ia
1Ibc net higher: No. red August. SEQ
ela,c. closed 911sc; September, sSl4NSO3sc,
closed $3.50.
Corn-Receipts, 25.4Oo bushels; exports,
193.Sls bushels. Spot firm; No ?. S2i4c.
Options firm. 5sTa4c advance; August. S27sc;
September. 32Sd33ssc. clsed 33isc.
Aats-Recepts, 1920 bushels; exports.
3i., so bushels. Spot steady; No. ?. &c.
Options quiet but stronger, &c higher; Sep
TENDER. PC.
Califrnia dried enthusiastically; evaporst-
ed apples. prime wire-tray. SIG: wood
dried. prime, 52.c; choice 20 fancy. 6G5izc.
Prtlnes. So 70 nc. as TO size and quality.
Apricots. royal. 7Tsc: Moor Park. gallo.
Peaches. unpeeIed. edsc; peeled. 1iGiic.
Butter-Receipts, Se0s packages. Firm:
western creamery. uTl5c; Egins. l5c; fac
tory 7df0tzc.
EggsIReceipts. 5.lS2 packages. Firm;
western. 13i3al4c.
PACIFIC COAST WHEAT.
Spokane, Wash. Aug. 2--The Spokes-
man Review has crop reports from spec-a
correspondents. The estimated wheat y:ed.
as gwen by the reports. IS as foows; Wash
;ngton-Spkane county, 100000 bushes;
waua WaNa 4W0,ono: Adams, 10000 I:
Whitman. 3.5ao0o: Lincoln. l2id0.Ooo; XIX
ti:as. +a.orn; Yakima. 3O00oo. North Idaho
-Iatha county, 2oCo.01o; Neg Perez, 1,0eo,-
90. Total. 100000 bushels
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