The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14

Liverpool opened steady and since gain
ed strength and is now I'D higher.
JOS Tips: we wish to make it distinct
" clear that people who buy Chicago Gas
SHOULD recognize absolute facts which
6 per cent dividend. 1t sells gas as cheap.
II net cheaper than many other cities In
verse legislation in this respect. co1se-
Stocks should sell near par. AnaIysls OF
the Q. reported by recognized Statisticians
are such as to restore confidence in that
property Q. VIII be selling in the neigh
bo~hood of so. The St. Paul earnings,
second week in April will be out Friday,
they will be appropriately about same as
were those of last week. a deficit of per-
haps $50. 900. Second week in April
pan pany. ear reports ' but O SOS 8S5. st. Paul
however, is a per cent dividend paying
ems to the fact that there is going to be
no war in Europe. it will take hold of St
to L. & N. Bear party that is working
in Reading harps upon the fact that the
mon shares. consequently there is no risk
in selling Reading and especially in pres
The news bureau says: San Francisco
situation unchanged in wheat, May open
ed s1211a, closed $1.20, sales very light
Spot wheat duh, inactive, quoted $40
with no demand.
flour; cable inquiries are more numerous
today.
F. P. Frazier has returned from Paris
after two months absence. found great
business on other side fair but total crop
| in France does not look very good, there
| IS, however, a great deal spring wheat
News bureau says: A proposition is be-
| fore the board of trade to change present
| rules viz: Instead of No. spring being
| the speculative grade. contracts be filed
! with either No z red winter or No 1
| northern qualities, which now sell from &c
| to 18c over No 2 spring.
News burea-u says: Wheat market the
weekly weatbe- crop bulletins issued from
Washington says: The week was too cold
and wet to be favorable for farm WORK
1t has been too wet for seeding in NORTH
west and but little spring has gone into
Chicago: Loaded of elevators 81. 300
wheat; 300 corn 1850 oats.
Boa.rd cables: Liverpool spot wheat
steady: corn steady. Future wheat
steady, u higher: corn quiet, Il lower;
Berlin. May 4. July y lower.
Wheat opens with free offerings and es-
peciauy for July trade; ST. Louis is SELL
Provisions opened with free selling. G.
P. & c. Co, free sellers ribs: light sup
port shorts about only buyers. Commits
sion houses and elevators free sellers
The other side bidding more freely for
wheat here. $4,000 sold late last night.
Roard's closing cables; Antwerp un-
changed: Paris dour 20 to IS Ger times low
er: wheat 20 lower; Berlin Il lower from
opening.
little changing hands far. Outside
commission houses selling some. c p.
Minneapolis cars today POI. Duluth 50:
Minneapolis cars last year $40. Duluth 109
ever since opening. Crops must have re-
covered from yesterdays bad plight.
Primary receipts 439 900; shipments 297.-
600: -four 60 900.
Corn ran into stops and with free sell
ing by elevator people prices were run off
sharply Counselms-n good buyer.
Our second cable steady at decline OF
y peony--LOgan.
Barrett is the best buyer of wheat
crowd is taking the balance of it.
There viii be no session of this board
or any other board Friday. April is.
The four ports and New Orleans cleared
43, 1898 bushels wheat, 4.5O6 packages flour
equal to a. 200 wheat, 900 corn.
Receipts today: Wheat 3. grade -; corn
81, grade "a: oats ia. grade Is
Cars estimated tomorrow, wheat 5, corn
As. oats 145.
St Louis. close: Wheat. CASH 92c bid,
May SSc bid, July 73c. Sept. 10Ac; corn,
cash 21c bid. Mc-y 213ac. July 231sc. Sept.
24e: oats 18c bid. May 1Slsc., july, 18c bid.
Wheat is acting steady and good buying
might put 1t higher.-Aldrich.
Puts, May wheat 67ssc; calls 699sQ699sc;
puts, July wheat &c; calls 6Sl5e; puts.
May corn 233zc; calls 277kc curb, May
wheat 6814c; July wheat e75sc.