The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-16
Market Gossin.

Furnished by Goodwin & Chamberlin.
Brokers. successors to Topeka Grain ana
Stock Exchange:
Crowd unloading cause of the break in
wheat. Pittsburg Observer thinks scalp
ing crowd got long above "A. Their sell
ling out caused the break
The four ports and New Orleans clear
ed IA s24 wheat. 4s13 flour, equal to 1885,
800 wheat Corn 537 600.
There will be session of the Chica-
go board Monday, the 22nd is Washing
ton birthday.
Dupree and Seaverns selling oats and
Baldwin and Farnum are selling wheat.
Boards closing cables: Antwerp
changed at 121z up Paris flour 5000 low
er. Wheat 10Q20 lower. Berlin Il low
A pit observer says: considering the
wheat bought this morning and that puts
couragnig TO bull:
Our second cable dull half penny lower.
Farnum wires: Cant tell why but
think there will be some money made in
One private second cable quotes Ia de-
cline for the day.
Provisions are steady and are showing
some strength. Offerings and trade light.
No outside work to speak Of
Chicago: Wheat rallies hard Shorts
bought May freely and July was in good
demand by commission houses.
Primary receipts 239 000 shipments 81
600. Flour shipments $500.
Beerbohm in Corn Trade News says'
will not exceed $4,000 quarters against A.
600 last year.
Boston clears wheat 91,241; flour 4,1S3.
New Orleans clears 277.76S corn.
London bought L. N, St P and N. P.
Pfd. moderately.
Our pit observer says: I can't see any
thing to indicate any tendency. market
steady, trade light but Wen scattered.
strong, good No 1 half cent over May,
Chicago: The St. Louis buying here is
covering short wheat they had called
Bache says sell the stocks market on
rallies.
best BUYERS through brokers repreSen-
ting southwest Think buying is for St
Louis account 1t ought to rally market
some.
Chicago: A pit observer says: Wheat
6 raqng not heavy, tone ta1rly spe5 5yin
wheat. There is a New York cable here
which quotes May wheat in Liverpool at
Minneapolis cars today 1874; Duluth 60.
Receipts of hogs SO, 900; left over 1900.
quality good, price easier 5 lower. Re
ceipts of cattle $500; hogs tomorrow 49,
Chicago: Provisions open weak and
lower, more hogs than expected causes
local selling. Buyers of yesterday best
Puts 70; calls IS. good this week on May
Chicago: Schwartz. Dupree and Prin-
gle good buyers of wheat says a pit OBJ
New York: All markets are strong and
have better tendency No alarm over
Manhattan. Long stock coming out on
account of rumor that dividends VIII
Harry Richardson wired: Would buy
stocks and sell wheat
Minneapolis: Two firms sold 10000 bar
rels of flour yesterday and reported de-
cided Improvement in export demand
Chicago; The war thernometer-Bir
fish consols-up again this morning Liv-
erpool cables q lower emphasizes the
same idea and markets will probably
start off on u peace footing and shorts
having literally covered yesterday there
will be selling again until we may strike
some cash business from this point which
is the crying need just now.
Liverpool spot wheat steady, corn flrrl-
steady Il higher. London cargoes on pas
sage wheat steady corn firuer. country
markets. English steady, French quiet
Berlin firm y lower. Liverpool receipts
days $4,000 quarters of which 1000 IS
Year ago Duluth 1877: Minneapolis 255;
Chicago 157 cars of wheat
New York The shorts having increas-
ed and London and foreign markets be-
ing better. look for a strong market and
advise purchase of all active stocks.
Joe's tip: Come has gone to Flori-
da. This probably accounts for weak
Better buy some of both any further
pressure. Sugar is a sale for turn only
on sharp rallies Hold the Changers.
Chicago: Estimated cars for tomorrow
wheat 10; corn 240: oats 220
Chicago: CARROTS wheat 41-4; corn 5I4-54;
Puts May wheat 1914; calls 7zs4a75. Puts
May corn 235s; calls 2312; curb May wheat
Cowen wires: John Dupree says for
eigners have been big sellers of wheat
Chicago: BradstreeTs east of rockies
decreased 1,237. 600 bushels. Europe and
afoat decreased 1,6SS. 900. Worlds total
decrease 2.925. 900. Corn increased $4,000.
Oats increased Sc 600 bushels.