The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-23

Chicago, Ills. Feb. 22-Cattle-Prices for
cattle ruled very steady and the compare
lively small number of cattle were readily
taken at strong quotations. Todays sales
were largely at s4.00d47. sales being on a
basis of So 50d4.oo for the poorest dressed
beef steers, up 10 s45oG5.G0 for good to
choice export and shipping oeeves. with
prime cattle steady and largely nominal at
S5.10a5.35 Texans were unchanged.
Hogs-The market opened weak and a
shade lower than AT the close OF last week.
but an active demand soon firmed up the
prices and the days sales were at about the
same prices as last Saturday. Sales were
made from s3.2JQ335 for heavy packing
hogs. up to $3.s0dS.621s for the most desir-
able droves choice mixed and butchers
lots selling largely at high as the best
light weights. The bulk of the offerings
crossed the scales at s3.46d3.55.
Sheep-In sheep there was a fairly good
demand, but prices were about 1oc lower
on large receipts. Sales were made OF
sheep at 81 5Od3.o0 for common. up to $1,000
40 for choice to prime lots, westerns,
which comprised the larger share OF the Of
ferings. selling chiefly at $36eqS.90. Yearl-
ing brought 50 9OG4.S and common to prime
lambs were wanted at $3.75a5.3S. chiefly at
s43o14.90.
Receipts-Cattle 1900; hogs 1900; sheep
2000O.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City. No., Feb. 22.-No grain met
ket today.
Butter-Steady; creamery, 17a1sizc; dairy,
10013c.
Eggs-Firm; fresh. 12Iac.
ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis, No., Feb. 22.-No markets here
today, holiday.
NEW YORK.
New York, Feb. 22-Beeves-Receipts, 2
days 2.717. Slow. 1oc lower for steers and
oxen; bulls loo lower steady. Two cars
unsold. Native steers, S20dS.0O; stays and
oxen. s3.2Oa3.J0: bulls, s250d3.5o: dry cows
SO. European cables quote American steers
at 10le911I4c |; sheep, SdSc: refrigerator
beef, 7I4Qsssc. Exports today s92 beeves.
sheepEReceipts, days, SID On sale "a
cars, ZOO head. Sheep quiet. steady: limbs
slow. lsd14c lower; sheep. S.ooa4.7o; lambs.
s4.75Gd5. 80.
IIogs-Receipts. days. 11.4s7 head. Firm
LIVERPOOL.
Liverpool. Eng. Feb. 22-wheat-Spot
steady, demand poor; No. red spring. SIS
dog; No. red winter. nothing quoted: No.
hard Manitoba, nothing quoted: No. I
California, 6sSlad. Futures closed quiet.
ed from Saturdays closing prices; business
about equally distributed; February, 6s4d;
March. 6s41zd; May. 6s524d: July, esd.
FOREIGN STOCK MARKETS.
New York. Feb. 22.-The Evening Posts
London financial cablegram says:
The stock market opened panicky today
or the Crete news and consols touched 1ili4-
All the markets, however. closed with
sharp recovery, corsols rising TO fl2 BIS buy
ers on reports not yet confirmed that the
Powers had agreed on autonomy for the
gC vernment of Crete. The continental
bOurses followed the same course as the
London market from start to finish Money
rates are Tightening. The Bank OF Eng
land lent q small amount today. French
exchange 25.19. The London market rate Is
21d firm. The rise is maily due 10 offerings
revenue and the displacement OF some mil
lions of cash this week in connection with
the payment of railway dividends.
LOANS AND EXCHANGE.
Paris. France Feb. 2-Prices on the
bcurse were firm all day.
Vienna. Austria. Feb. N-On the Oourse
today prices opened firm and closed easier.
London, Eng, Feb. 2.-Business on the
stock exchange opened fiat all around but
improved later owing TO more favorable re-
ports regarding the action OF the powers.
Berlin Germany, Feb. 22--Business on
tie bourse today opened firm on the COM
bined attitude Of the powers. Later prices
fuctuated but closed firm on a report that
ar uitirnatun had been sent 70 Greece.
London Eng. Feb. 2.-The amount OF
bullion gone into the Bank or England on
balance today f13s. co..
London, Eng. Feb. 22-Gold Is quoted
AZ Buenos Ayres today at 3os; Lisbon. 4
Ii: Rome, 1856.
aPris, France. Feb. 12.-Three per cent
rentes Ie2 francs ~ centines for the ec-
count: exchange on London - francs -
centimes for checks.
Berlin. Germany. Feb. 22-Exchange on
London, eight days sight. 70 marks Al.
prennigs.