The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-26

Chicago, Aug. a5-Butter-Firm; bes;
creamery i:01$c; dairy 1o11jc.
Eggs-Firm; fresh lie.
Live Poultry-Firn; turkeys sG1oc
chickens lie: springs 9 1-2c; ducks
as 1-2c.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, No, Aug. 25.-Wheat-
Demand active for hard at about cents
over yesterdays closing price. Soft was
also in better demand at higher prices;
No. hard 81 1-2@s9c; No. 8, 81 1-2GS7c;
No. 4, s3GS5c; Nc: soft, sO@94c; No. g.
9OGs1c: No. 4, SIC; No. spring. s5c; No.
3, S1@S4c.
| Corn-Fractionally higher in some cases
No. 2 mixed, 22G24 SAC.
Oats-Firm; fairly active; No 2 white
10 1-4@20 lie; old fancy, q 1-2d22 1-2c.
Hay-Fairly active and steady; timo-
thy, $3.50; choice prairie $3.50:
Butter-Creamery higher owing to
scarcity; dairy 10a12c.
Eggs-Strong; Missouri and Kansas II
cents.
ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis, Aug. 25-Receipts-F1our,
1000; wheat, 1900; corn, Il 900; oats, &c.
900. Shipments-Flour, 5000; wheat, 49,
600; corn 143, 200; oats, 10000.
Flour@The reaction in wheat reflected
to flour. which was no higher, though
quotably firm.
Wheat-Reacted from yesterday, clos
ing with August 2 1-2c, September 1-2c
to 2 5-Sc, Dectmber 5-Sc TO 2 3-4c, and
May &c higher than yesterday. Decem-
Der opened 3-Sc higher, dropped back
that much, then advanced lie, relaps-
ed 1 1-2c, and closed with buyers 3-4a1Sc
to the market today as a powerful bull
factor and soon had prices on the jump.
ST. Louis held back, but it was not long
before 1t was flying under the impulse
OF an urgent demand that came from bull
and bear alike. Subsequently the mar
ket was nervous and unsettled, but clos
ed firm. Spot higher; No. 2 red, cash,
elevator. 81 1-4a97 1-2c; track 81 1-4as9c;
No. hard cash. 80 Sac track; Angus,
81 lac bid; September 81 1-4a97 3-Sc:
December 81 1-4a97 3-Sc; May, go Lac.
Corn-Wheat came to the relief of this
market and rallied prices but receipts
were so heavy and foreign advices so
bearish that the market rather drag
ged. Trading was light, yet a fair
amount of speculation. The close had
buyers lac below the top, at advances
of 1-2c for September, 1 1-sc for Deem
Der and $50 for May. Spot higher; No.
2, cash, q Lac; September. % SAC; De-
cember % 7-Sc: May. 81 1-2c bid.
Oats-Strengthened in sympathy with
wheat and corn. There was some trad
ing in May a. SIS to ga cent advance
late Spot higher; No cash 10 1-2 cents
bid elevator; 1919 1-2 cents track; No
white 22@22-14 cents; September 10 IA
cents bid: December 10 ga cents asked;
May 90 IS cents
Rye-Firm; 90 cents bid.
Flaxseed-Lower, 81. 03 1-2.
Hay-Receipcs Of timothy heavy at
Sc 5oG9 90; prairie scarce. Sc. 0oa6.5o
Butter-Firm; creamery 1919 I-2
cents: dairy 1OI1s cents.
Pork-Higher: standard mess tobbing,
new SO 25: old $3.50.
Lard-Higher: prime steam s455:
choice s4.60.
NEW YORK.
New York. Aug. 25.-F7our-Receipts
Il. 9e1 barrels; exports $500. Quiet but
strongly held at some advances: Mime
sofa patents s5so96 90; Minnesota bak-
ers 81. 4064.75: winter patents $3.50
5.15: winter straighIs S.. ooep5 20; winter
extras sS.65Gc.90: winter low grades
So. 40Q3 so.
Wheat-Receipts 1S5.e25 BUSHES; ex-
ports 1s1,0+4. Spot firm; No. red
81 "a "a. Options opened strong on
rally al Liverpool, was irregular ali day
on conflicting news. including weak con-
tinental cables, export buying and gen
e-al covering. Closed 3-4d3 cents net
higher; No. red August 81 90 81: Sep /
tenber s1.ooS-4
Corn-Receipts So 45o BUSHES; exports /
10. 0sS. Spot firm: No. ., "a SIS cents. |
Options opened strong. with wheat and |
was firm sill day with few reactions. /
helped by less favorable weather and /
predicted lighter receipts, closed 7-s61 /
cent higher; May 40 34 cents; Septea1- /
Der 81 SIS cents
Oats-Receipts rs oe0 bushels: exports 4
49, Spo; steady: No. =. 2s "a cents. /
Options quiet but firm. with the other 4
closing IS cent higher: August 4
g IS cents: September 3 IS cents.
California dried fruits-ouiet. Evapor- /
atei apples. prime wire tray l-e cents: 4
wood dried 5 So cents; choice cents; 4
fancy 8 IL cents P-unes 31-2 20 = IL 4
cents. as 70 size and quality. Ap-icots. /
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