The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-04-17
SPECIAL MARKET LETTER.


nished us by McLAIN Bios. s. Co.
Commission MERCHANTS Rialto Ruild.
- 49,
ns' Nnio"So'
Additional storms over a large area
OF the Central west last week nave LETT
the DAD IN the alnlcteu sections, ID
an Utmost impossible condltion. great
" retardlng spring traue Dy Pacing an
embargo on communication DetWeen
rural nelghGoriIoods ana the
OF commerce, and until the marketing
OF grain, STOCK ana an KINDS or country
produce Is t's'!rISd Wltiio':I literler-
ence Business ~ r"inmrF''i. eeaters
must contiii:iv $50 ana iiiS;i' iSiirSory.
There has :@c'i ~. ~ a. . G"'nestlc
nature. Tt'Tiri'- - :'''i''":' e'iough 10
greatly o. :t'' "''ai' .'':rs ~! tAe
dlsQme'ih- 'i""> ",."'.'Z .'n;ii dofoatt,
Whefe 'he '',!~" 81 ~ lie
YanI aii;s "'''N Isl Niti W.
dlSGuiH.'i ''>''
Inc His' ct q: 4 S'''
gulniry COLI 80 'r''r"~
anG the iuEk, va ''-.' '-'. III : ''''':'
drop IN EiiSiirh 'f ':"'' .'i -'-"'d'
uneaSlnoSS IN '.i'' So" ''ai - '::'!-
ket. lite tii "'f"."tE =, J." "ir'I an
actual DcSilhih" ~ '"' !~isit.'-. t"p1,chdS
naturally mcl;eS aAi1Ey'i"i: - = ii !"tf
IN the great Euro ''Hi n''i's. irii"r
the struggle is L" hr '"!;'.'1 "a 500 IL
eastern Eurnie e. or Na"ii'i "'r " 49,
the lnli2 rtii "itl i' N.'i,u''i 'f"i. -i!-
out E'i''ir. lSihS q@">'I'!:" i"-
and III 4. i ~ sc' -! iEs'|'i.''s '.
sto@E aTi t"i:i" market Gity -
pat.
NJ. u;elica as but liz" r.
intelesI "a tne SrrnritieS T.: ii :
countries, size Is m'ii!"rliT lH'~i.>t"!
through tilr Sympathetic cur-L siat
will for a time iruAih!G be manifest in
her security !iafSctS
News :hat would drm0raiizr foreign
bourSeS would temporarily derress do
mest!c stocks and bonds. and would
promptly be reflected in or grain and
provision markets by .lct; speculative
activity and responsive advances.
Wheat will dJIlbEirSs be the leader,
owing to its commanding position i'll
the relation of supply 10 consumptive
demand. Anything that will alarm
iDgly accentuaJe the present prospect
of meager stocks before The harvesting
of or winter wheat crop will he The
signal for 20 buying Tor r",,Samn-
tive and Speculative a"cnint. a!r! the
closing of ;lie ~I'agriame'.es world, while
Russir AMI -Arirrira .rfi'nue IL rh!pi
sources OF sUprit. i' ~ tie &rruest
possible advantage (. 80 =; an hold
ers. 81 npe:;us ir-v,.n ~. -. nii.@
they are Rapidly rctitrjH :''r %;n:kS
in store, anu are pr.;r; .-,t:. ieI:csut
on two eNl,Ori:u. c-a.i!.yivS for heir
replenishmrui. been for sGm- time i!,-
different To the situation. Their apathy
has largely been due To the abundance
of cheap potatoes. rye. bailey and corn.
and the condition OF their growing
wileHt crops. which until recently have
been generally satisfactory. Lat I'D
vices. however. state that in France
ard England the prospect is less en-
~coarag:ng in consequence of damaging
rains.
I4oniestic adviees reflect some i'm
preyeuarnt in the crop in localities
where .iIa9st an entire failure Wa, px-
peeie..
The A;ril Government report i.i;i-
Gates 4 fairly favorable outlook. the
general average condiiion being placed
at sl..4 yer cent. 1TIlrnr IS Il great dis
parity n the, percehs.;G r.. of different
SyaIes. SsIsie:rYeadihs rxpfsfs Ihe con-
Hicti:ia private hIvices which for some
umedlstnfbed the stability of the mar-
ket. The percentages Of the leading
States are as follows. VIZ: pennsylvania,
S96; Ohio. So; Michigan. So; Indiana,
IS; Illinois. 40; Missouri. 80; Kansas.
so; California, SO.
Speculatively our market is in condi-
ton to respond to bull news accom-
panied BY liberal bnenrg orders. the
severe and continuaEd decline havingre-