The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-12

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Chicago. Aug 11.-Septenlber whea.
| advanced cents today and closed
strong at 81 1-2 cents. This is the high
est point touched by September wheat
since 1891 and compares with 81 cents as
! the price ruling one year ago today. The
| opening strength Of the market started
| a scare among shorts and their covering
| was carried out on an extensive scale
! throughout the recession. Foreigners ac-
cepted freely Of cash offers a. 5G10 cents
for September premium They were
crowded with selling orders and some
evidence may be found that the Deem
Der premium disappeared today. Crop
news from the northwest and the de-
cline in condition shown by the govern
men: crop report were the chief factors
which combined to stir up the shorts.
Chicago. Aug 11.-Butter-Strong;
creamery nG15 cents; diaries 1-2d1 II
cents.
Eggs-Firn; fresh 10 cents
Poultry-Steady. Chickens cents;
spring chickens 10 cents; ducks sG9
cents.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City. Mo-. Aug. n.-Wheat-
Continues TO advance. 1 to 1-2 cents
higher No. hard 76 1-2 cents; No. 3.
rs IL No 4. 10; No. 2, soft, so 1-2; No. 3.
rs: No. 4. IS; No. . spring, 73d73 IL.
Corn-Steady-No. mixed 3 cents;
No. white "a cents.
Oats-weak; No. mixed is l2 cents.
Rye-No. nominally $50 80 cents.
Hay-Good demand: unchanged.
Butter-F'irm; creamery 13 IL cents;
dairy 10 cents.
Eggs-very firm; fresh Missouri and
Kansas stock S1-2 cents.
ST. LOUIS.
81. Louis. Aug I.-Receipts-Flour
1900: wheat 1900 bushels; corn $4,000
bushels; oats $4,000 bushels.
Shipments-F1our 1900; wheat 10000:
corn 10000; oats 5000.
Flour-Dull. but higher; patents $40
"a 25; straights s3.s5d4.0o; clear 50 80
Q3s5: low to medium 81 .00d3.25.
Wheat-Tne speculative market ruled
strong and the highest price OF the sea-
son was reached by September. The
heavy export clearances OF yesterday
had made the shorts nervous and when
rush 70 cover. followed by an advance.
September went up 10 SIS 1-2 cents. the
highest pr.ce reached but eased off and
closed 3-S cent below the top. August
closed at the top. with December is -
IA cen. below II. Compared with yes
terday. futures closed IA cents 10 "a
cents higher. Spot In good demand and
higher: No. red cash. elevator. ssG
Sc IA cents: track So 1-2Gss IL cents; No
. hard cash 81 1-2 cents track: August
Sc IA cents: September S. is cents. De
cember Sc is cents
Corn-Futures firm in sympathy with
the trading in wheat. but there was
comparatively little done; the closing
prices were fractions better than yes
tertay. Spot better: No. 2 cash * 1-2
cents: September p 1-2d25 IS cents;
MAY % IL cents asked
Oats-Duu and nOminally unchanged
for futures, with spot also steady No
. cash. elevator. Il cents bid. on track
171-2 cents: No. white 2ld22 cents;
September II IA cents bid.
Rye-Higher. ~ cents On track
FIaxseed-Higher. 81 cents
Hay-Firm on choice timothy. other
grades steady: timothy new 81 goa 1870: |
old 5000 L. 50: prairie 81 oeds 90.
Butter-Firm: creamery HAS cents; !
dairy soil IL cents
Egg+Higher: l-2 cents.
Pork-Lorer: standard j5obins ness |
s. 59as. 30.
LArd-Hlgher; prime steam H.1o; |
choice AIS.
NEW YORK
New York. Aug. I1.-Oa top - yes.e-- /
day's2 cent advance came another Jump /
IN wheat prices :7day. TIE bulls had en- 1
ire control ot the market from s.a-t % 1
finish. Several tines ne bears attempt 4
ed = raid the MARIE: n an effort . .
scare on. long ssun. but they found 4
prices Ike a rock. AID each tine were 1
obligei 10 cover a; j considerable rs.
Buyers were plentiful al day. encouraged /
BY the senss-iona, advance O. 36Z Ia 4
cents in the Liverpool prices and 20
francs in Paris. figures tAst created II 4
the minds ot the bull traders visions o.
further export demand OF a c1n.insed
heavy scale- September Eaez: s,srts1
az sc. xa!ch xzs CSC higher thar &. !
closed las nlzat- From ;hs-e Il moved
Upward steadily until early in t.e a.tsr-
aeqn - i-sc was reached. eclipz.nz al
previous records Cor ne season TIE
bulls SAD !: would 20 - 4 dollar 51Ea-
p in New York before tae p-essot 5u-'