The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-24

Chicago, April 2s.-Butter-Firm: cream
cry, 12Q16c; dairy. 9al4c.
Eggs-Firm: fresh, sGiSAc.
Live poultry-Steady; aurkeys, &c; chick
ems. &c; ducks, 9d10c.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, April 2s-Wheat-SKghtly
higher, but slow; No. 2 hard .s12ds2hc;
No. g. 1890; No. t. 72G75c; 10. red,
Csc; No. 3, CSC; No. 4. s0qs5c; No. 2 spring
SllS3c; No. 3. TGsOc.
Corn-About steady; active; No. mixed
21s4022Mc.
Oats-Firm: No. . white, nc.
Rye-No.2. SIC.
Hay-weak: choice timothy. $50; choice
prairie, s6.5Gd7.OO.
Butter-Lower on heavy supply; cream
cry. 15dl6c; dairy. SAFE.
Eggs-Steady; strictly fresh, 1i2G7S.c.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. Louis. Mo-, April 2.-Rece:pts, Flour
1000: wheat, 5000; corn. 1900; oats. f.
coo: shipments. flour, 1000: wheat, 4,0ov;
corn. 5000; cats. 1000.
Flour-Nom;nally unchanged.
Wheat-The opening of the speculative
market was higher. but there was little
snap to the trading and the undertone
was weak. War news of Importance was
scarce. cables were irregular, local receipts
were moderate, but receipts IN the north.
west were fairly heavy. Crop news were
conflicting and there was a fair specula-
irregular. Throughout the greater part of
the day the fluctuations were frequent and
wild. the market steadily advancing. At
the close. which was excited at about the
highest point Of the day, prices had made
the following advances over yesterday:
May. 31sc: July. &c; August 21sc. and Sep
TENDER, &c. Cash wheat again broke the
record. No. 2 red winter selling at sl.03
per bushel This is the highest point reach
ed since 1890. One car was sold at that
49, H. = % LA
Milling Co. The news OF the sale helped
materially to bolster the market in futures
No. red cash, elevator, 81 bid: track 8. 029
Les; May. a9c bid: July. sol2c; July, 0Ac
asked. September. Tssc.
Corn-Futures quiet. but strong, and frac
tionally r.gher. Receipts were heavy and
there was a good cash demand. but hold
ers were asking higher prices. No. . cash
2eIsc bid: May. 22i.c bid; July. 237sc bid:
September, 2J5s G25i2c.
Oats-Futures dull. demand slow and pri-
ces a shade under yesterday. Spot high
er: No. ? cash, 19c bid; May. 1sGl9isc: July.
19i.c bid.
Rye-Held az 36c.
Flaxseed-Steady: 74c.
Hay-Firm; prairie. siooGs.5o: timothy,
Ss0G1250
Butter-Firm; creamery. 1S@ls14c: dairy.
SGl5c.
Eggs-Strong; Sc.
Pork-Steady; standard mess jobbins.
..S15GS75.
I.ard-Steady: prime steamed $40; choice
si.01Izc.
NEW YORK
New York. April 23.-Flour-Receipts 1s.-
992 barrels; exports isis. Firm and held
higher shutting out buyers.
Rye-Strong: No. western 3sizG4ac.
Wheat-Receipts. II, 800 bushels; exports
1919; spot firmer with fair demand; No.
red nominal: No. hard winter Sic.
Options opened strong on bad crop new.
and covering, vas hammered down by the
bears. but recovered, and was strong later
on export business, bullish Kansas crop
reports. and war news. closing at II<Hl2.c
net advance No. red April SIC; May. 50
slSl1sc. closed at sliac.
Corn-Rece,pts, 1920 bushels: exports.
1854. Spot firmer; No. 2. 0asc; options
steady; April 30iac; May, so.
Oats-Receipts. S1,So bushels: exports.
e0,:5S Spot quiet and steady: No. ., DC;
options. dull. firmer and l.a5zc higher,
May. 22izc.
Hay-Steady.
Lard-Quiet and steady; western steam
ed. S4STia; refined dull.
Pork-Firm: family. ss.15G1050
Cottonseed o.l-Firm.
California dried fruits-Evaporated ap-
pies. firm: other fruits quiet ard unchang-
ed: evaporated apples. choice, S3.gisc,
fancy iEdia.c.
California nuts-Ouiet. to about steady:
walnuts, 6i5T7izc: paper shellei almonds.
i2HlSc: soft shelled, sc.
Butter-Receipts. l.5i3 packages. Steady:
state and western creamery. 13Hi1c; e.
gins. lie: factory. Sdl1izc.
Eggs-Receipts. 1913 packages; firm;
state and Pennsylvania. e1sGlec; western.
q. fri0c: southern. 2<Gsc-