The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-16
Market Gossip.

Furnished by Goodwin & Chamberlain
Stock Exchange:
New York: Clark. w. & Co. say: eve
believe in buying any of the best stock
on any slight reaction
Chicago: St Louis heavy seller of corn.
Chicago: Aldrich says: Sell this
this talk of export business Comes from
people supposed to be long considerable.
wheat
Chicago: Ben Bryan SAYS: "I think
time. Reported Billy Lnin large buyer
ag Kansas IL City City 50 receipts Wheat +
Chicago: Baldwin sold May wheat to-.
day. Norton and w. sold three loads
wheat to Liverpool this morning.
st. Louis receipts: Wheat 13.5O0 against
800: corn $500 against 1900: oats 3. 500
against p. 100 bushels a year ago.
Minneapolis 256; Duluth IS; last year $40
Chicago: At this time of the year quier
sagSlng markets generally prevail The
fact that with all the news mostly builiSh
that we have had for last two months
does not result in any advance in price
OF wheat would seem to confirm usual
rules.
Chicago: Argentine shipments wheat
none; corn 10000 quarters
mission houses selling. Think it shoals
Bradstreet's: Explores wheat (hour in
Guided as wheaD both coasts of Unreal
Isl 600 bushels.
Chicago: Hogs today 2zOo1: left over 2
Hogs for week 10000: estimated Monday
55. 900: next week 100000 head.
reads: "Open lower but is unchans-
ed" 1t would seem offerings of wheat
creasing to any great extent. judging
by comparatively firm tone of Liverpool
markets as compared to ours
Puts. good next week 7Sc and 24l5c: calls
S3l5c and Csc. May wheat and corn
more hogs than expected and liberal es-
Inmates. selling by local longs. shcrts best
New York: Market derived strength
from trade statement. Favora Bile report
in senate committee on bill for appoint
ment Pacific roads committee has effect
Sentiment decidedly bullsh. Union Pacific
as under plan has considerable future
Expected leather declare 1 per cent in
February.
l: corn 261, contract %; oats 233. contract
MINNEAPOLIS says: Sales flour by two
Joseph's tips: The big losses in market
will be made by those who are anxious
to grab profits on Omaha. O.. Rock Island
and Gas. Keep long Tobacco. Sell little
St Paul if you viii on any further bulge
Hold Pacific Mail and Southern railway
Bache's New York stock letter: The
London market continues dull but firm
Foreigners have only few buying orders.
Most important items of news end one
which should have considerable fatora-
bic effect on business of country and by
same railroad securities is statement
by Senator Sherman as follows: 7 do
not believe this government should inter-
fere on matter OF Spain and CuDa. or at
tempt to either settle the war or take
any steps determining natural rule OF
/ Cuba in case CubanS win" It is most
! likely that higher prices viii rule Tor
coalerS. Chicago Gas and Q. Possibly
considerable short interest was covered
yesterday but there are left outstandine
/ numerous bear contracts KesHe has
still to cover Sugar. Gas and Western Tn
| ion. Flower says Chicag go Gas VIII sell
So this month. White is bulling Sugar for
| 120 within thirty days
Chicago: Beerbohm and Broomhan
agree that Europe requires to import for
/ the three months ending March 81. about
| 90 million wheat and flour. They credit
! the Atlantic ports with 20 million bushels
| of it, AS there WITS only 1I971.000 bushels
in store and afioat last Saturday at New
| York. Boston. Philadelphia. Baltimore.
| Buffalo and Montreal.and nearly half of il
| owned by miIlers for grinding. there il
some doubt to where the shipments
are to come FROM
Chicago There has been good cash
| business done here today in wheat.
Chicago: Primary receipts -30S090: ship
/ ments 10000: flour SO 200.
New York: The four ports and New Or
/ leans cleared 123 S64 wheat; 1851 -four;
| equals 252, 500 wheat; 207. $50 corn
| Chicago: English farm deliveries 81
! 800 quarters. average price SIS Sd. Prev
/ ious week "a 900 quarters at 31s-0d-
Privileges sold follows Puts. May
! wheat 1910: calls s12sc: puts. May corn
! 24s4c; calls 2424c; curb. May wheat s03sc-