The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-20


Chicago, Aug. s.-Butter-Firm: crea
merry 11a16 lie; diaries 10al4c.
Eggs-Firm; fresh II 1-2c.
Live poultry-Steady; turkeys 9a10c;
chickens 1-2c springs 10c; ducks Sa. :.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 19.-Wheat-
Some sales We're cent above last prices
yesterday Receipts large and there was
an active demand. No. hard S2as3 ID;
No. 79aS1 1-2: No soft, 80 3-4a92; No.
8, SO; No 4, Sass; No. 2 spring 80; No.
3, nominally. 7Sa79.
Corn-Half cent higher. No. mixed
% 1-2a23 ga.
Oats-Fairly active, steady; No. 2
white 1Sa1S 1-2.
Rye-No. 2 nominal,y, IS.
Hay-Active, choice prairie new S.;
new choicetimothy IS.
Butter-Very firm; cellars well cleaned
and movement of all grades active; crea-
merry 12a15; dairy 9a12 -.
Eggs-Firm; Missouri and Kansas
stock cents.
ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis, Aug. 19.-Receipts-Fiour
5000; wheat 81, 900; corn $4,000; oats $1,000.
Shipments-Flour 5000; wheat 5000;
corn $1,000; oats 10000
Flour-Higher, advancing in sympa-
thy with the rise in wheat yesterday;
patents s4S0a49O; straights s4.40a4.50;
clears s4eoa41O; medium s3.25a3.75.
, Wheat-The speculative market open
ed easy and following the pace set by
Chicago, fiuctuated widely during the
first few moments. December opened
lac lower, went off 1Sc more, advanced
/ 5-Sc. declined that much, went up $50
and then declined SAC, closing with
sellers az the bottom. For the day Sep
TENDER was off l 1-sc, December SAC.
August 1-Sc and May 3-4c. Spot dull,
higher; No red cash. elevator SO 1-2c
bid; track SO 1-2a95c; No. . hard cash SO
aS9 S-Sc track: August 90 1-ic; Septem-
Der CSC asked; December 80 LAC asked.
Corn-The market declined in sympa-
thy with wheat, closing fractions lower
than yesterday Spot higher; No. cash
IS 3-4c bid; September 26 S-Sa26 lie; May
so 1-Sa301-4c.
Oats-Futures Strong and higher, bids
failed TO any great extent, 50 scarce
were sellers. Spot higher: No. 2 cash.
elevator IS 1-2c bid; track IS 1-2a19c; No.
2 white % 1-2a2Sc: September is lac bid;
May q 3-Sa21 1-2c.
Rye-Higher: 47c track.
FIaxseed-Higher. s1.0T 1-2a1.09.
Hay-About steady; prairie new s4.Ooa
$50: timothy new s6.5oa1000.
Butter-Firm; creamery 13a19c; dairy
1Oa13c.
Egg+Firn, 12c.
Pork-Firm; standard mess Jobbing
$500 new; $3.50 old.
Lord-Better; prime steam 1872 IL;
choice $40.
NEW YORK.
New York. Aug. 19.-By a close vote
the produce exchange today decided to
continue the branding and grading OF
flour. A proposition was recently made
10 discontinue the practice.
Flour-Receipts 25.3iS barrels; exports
9.75e. Quiet and flrmer. closing irregu-
lar: winter patents s4.75a5. 40; winter
straights 81. 50@i.75; Minnesota patents
So. 1905. 90: winter extras s.. 25@3.75.
Wheat-Receipts 1872 $50 bushels: ex-
ports 324,749. Spot irregular: No. . red
90 cents Options opened lower under
foreign selling and disappointing cables,
recovered and advanced 70 the highest
po,nt OF the year on nervous covering.
OUT collapsed in the late afternoon under
heavy unloading and light export de-
n,and. closed 1-4G1 Is cent net lower.
latter on December; No. >. red, August
9S certs; September 81 cents.
Corr-Receipts 62.4eo bushels: exports
45.77S Spot quiet; No. ., SO 81 cents.
OPTIONS lower, Is cents lower; August
SO 3-S cents: September SO 3-s cents.
Os.s-Receipts IS, 400 bushels: exports
S4.sa7 Spot higher on mixed: No. ?.
IS IL cents. Options unchanged 70 IA
cent lower; August IS cents; September
- IA cents.
Hay-Weak: shipping $3.50 cents.
California dried fruits-Quiet and
steady. Evaporatei apples prime wire
tray L. cents: wood dred prime 81
cents; choice cents; fancy 6l-2 cents
PrJ;nes IL 70 : cents. as - size and
quality. Apricots. royal 7d7 l-2 cents;
peaches. unpeeled e9s cents; peeled II
gil cents
Butter-RAcslpes LIS packages; very
firm: western creamery 11I1s cents: e.
gins IL cents.
Eggs-ReceiPts 7.IsS packages; finn.
State ani Pennsylvania 11Gis ceats:
western Is cents.
LIVE RPOOL.
Liverpool. Aug is.-Wheat-No. : red
western winter firm, IS 81: No. red
Z a-taern spring firm. - La.
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