Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-26
MARKETS Of THE WEEK
LATEST REPORTS FROM TRADE
CENTERS.
Outlook for Grain as Given by Com.
petent Observers Effects Of Cur
rent Events on Business.
Special to the Reflector.

outlook as furnished ny McLaln DrOs.
& Co., commission merchants, Rialto
building, this city, for the week end
ing today is as follows;
ne sensational advance in wheat
which the entire country halls as u
harbinger of brighter DAYS. has 50 alb
sOlbed the attention of all classes tIint
for he moment, all other factors ~ de-.
ternining the veal or woe of CONNER.
cia and industrial affairs are accorded
but Indifferent consideration. The
stock market has felt the diversion OF
interest. and while there has been Il
p fair reaction from extreme quotations
nothing of an alarming nature has oc.
cured and the marNet has ruled fairly
steady. with a marked diminutiOn ol
business.
The wheat markets of the country
have ruled active and buoyant under
the stimulus of strength at Liverpool.
and the operations Of the Wall street
combination, which have at times been
spectacular in effect. So steadily and
persistently has it engineered the adj
vance that the majority of experienced
local traders have been unable to anti
cipate its operations. and have in CON
sequence become attentive SPECTATORS.
The fact that the combination disposed
of its holdings around Use and after
wards sold short. only to cover at A
loss. and then inauplrated bull cam
paipn more aggressive than the first nj
much higher prices. puzzles the trade
and makes the more conservative ole.
ment cautious
The rapid advance with the attend.
ant excitement and the ioyolls herald.
inc of dollar wheat throIlghollt the on
tire conntry bns so raised the homes
of farmers who but a few weeks aoo
would have willingly accented In tor
their crops fiat thrre a i noticeahle
tendency omnn, tbnso IL ,ho '' u;",n.
wheat sections In hoard thar orn;n
thereby rendering the task of bidrlinc
IN the market mich easier
Although there ia m awakened in.
terest in our market and considerable
nervous tension in the What nit tho
volume Of business has nnt bean lar ,,
md when comnared with othar .aasa Sm,
of such nhennmanni "dua n'"s' 10 se sn'viI
There il inf n graat sLor, rosist;n "' a..
advance which il chiaGv o,msod hn5 VA w..
INABILITY NJ would. NO n,,roIasors y sn
cl,re wheat wben thev hid tor T. W tho
sales a,e laruely hv hold.rs h.y inv
nrollts may y "o'''i' SAVING
During ner,ods ~ s,oh ovo;to,,o,,
mt I;,tis o tta ,vu' " '"I' oNo'.o."e".
that doeu NOT S,;r,', pt" h w "". INV" S
evsrvthinc ~ sn", ,'',,,. o"yo'o t n,n'
maanjGod tIa r o" h";n.. 10 " a',i,
trs5a hocoma u 'u ros.,,o to.s Sn"v .l'ai
~aoas0i, v, 80 49,, ,ossl,o.1u vnlouRn we
to nrotao, nn "u tnnJnn.s i,no.a' na, gus
fairs now avjS,s "e d s d, S,n.u VI a.
who wonld H Ill" o.. ... 10 uav,"s many
corn " who,a 'n0 w Si"". ~ wneav my nv,
suf,,co ond uior. ,o .%a oapl.a' Mlll
or" ,s,a Any mnoi0 'i'o a'Vohua'' risks
Tharo " IL a', "'.h,. ..,u.
,o.a uu.e - no..''ng especially new IN
T; ,u'Sn aI IVY. W llole' except that
;oan r povl ""o peG,' AZ eAclle' M amer
na "" u amnn n'.', oe'ng .ne greatest EURO
a p0"m Ipuou";.se cell'er, u mas lelt tne
otH Ioa t%a a 'n puist more tnan any
u '.h1' snG llioIe sIanle lore gn markets,
v mn,,e ,Hn,pw'n g ours moderately nave
l orPo' raIuo ,a,u.iy rarls Deing parllcu-
M'n IeI"ctant' noteworthy feature
u h t,ns SITUATION h ~ .l'a!' wllle the world
ousans Mneal On Il'e rrehcll snort
IT,, ", ,ha ,,all oil any qsner one factor,
enae VIC prominent Frei'ch market,