Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-05
H. C. scHwITzeEBEL. Assistant Cashier.
OLDEST NATIONAL
BANK IN The CITY.

no shipments Of wheat from Argentine last
week, and the foreign markets all adVanc-
lng,and all the wheat buying world looking
towards America for supplies. the specu>
lative as well as the cash market was a
bullish one. September options advancing
in Chicago from last Thursday up to Tues
day. 3zsc. Wednesday the market was
again higher. both cash and futures. Sep
TENDER in Chicago advancing FEC ana caSh
wheat here. No. , hard and red sold up "a
Sc. and in brisk and general demand. The
export trade being especially sOlicItous for
supplies. BY sample on track here at
Kansas City yesterday: No. ? hard, early,
= cars At I4c. : ears at Hl2c. 2 cars AT '4"4c.
later. % ears at lJC. ; cars at f5l4c, ? cars at
15lzc. ) cars to arrive at &c: No. 3 hard.
early, ? cars at 72c. ! car at 12l4c, 10 cars at
PFC: later. 3 cars at t}2C and 10 cars,
choice. at 74c; No. 4 hard, early. I cars at
sUlac. = ears at 1C. / car at 1l2c; later, ,
ICdrs at 12c and , cars at 12i2c; rejected nom
inal. 6Ud65C: No. 2 red. , cars, early. at 1ilic,
later. car at &c and = cars at 1Sl2c; No.
3 red. 8 cars at &c and l car. smutty, at
14c and ! car, smutty, at 14lzc; No. 1 red,
l car. poor, at dc and car, choice, at ilgc.
CORN-ReCeipts past a hours........ 1850
Same time last year 80
For week ending Wednesday: 80.
Same time last year ..................s $50, 100
oHiIuieAlS &c .- .ino,f
While there was not so much life to the
market for this grain as in wheat. yet there
was a fair movement and the week scored a
general advance. The influences here were
entirely different from those at work in
the wheat pit. Here it was a dry weather
market resulting from crop scares and the
demand was mainly of "A COUNTRY order
character. The exports last week were the
llighteSt for some time. being but l.A42.15
bushels. against 2.29S. 0G00 bushels the week
previous. The advance checking the for
elgn demand and also making home buyers
cautious. No. 2 corn here advanced from
ld214C from Thursday up TO Tuesday. and
No. 2 white. lI2al2ic. September deliveries
also sold up the same time in Chicago lIsc.
The market was lower yesterday. under
the Influence of the general rains I'm Kan
sc and cash here l+u1zc, at this reduction
there was fair trading though no real life
TO the market. Operators here were dis
posed to go slow, though In Chicago there
was free selling throughout the session.
BY sample on track here at Kansas City:
No. 2 mixed, ! car. early, at &c, l car at
bushels early at pc, 5000 bushels at 2i24c;
later, 10000 bushels at 24i2c: No. 3 mixed,
: cars at &c and car late at 234c; No:
No. ? white . cars, early. at 25l4c. later. Z
cars at 25c; No. 3 white. 3 cars at 244c, and
No. 4 white. 3 cars at pc.
OATS-Receipts past "a hours. 5000
Same tune last year q. ------------22O9
For week ending wednesday: WV
receipts - .l12.GO
Same time last year 900
ohlpIHtHtS e. 10 54,NVO
This grain was neglected the past week
under the excitement in wheat and corn.
The market was featureless. Trade was
light and what demand had mainly Of a
tAAdA dNAFAs AhFN dAt 4dlltt LDo kIttH
yet 10 store with safety and this with the
excitement in the other markets initiated
against them. Prices made little change
during the week. but closed firm Wednes-
day under the light arrivals. Demand. how |
ever. still limited and mostly from the local
feed trade. BY sample on track yesterday
l car choice at lie; No. 3 mixed. nominal,
15G15lzc; No. 4 mixed. Bale; No. 2 white.
3 white. 16617c and No. I white, l5d15lsc. |
RYE-Receipts past "A hours ........-..6J |
Same time last year
For week ending wednesday:
heCelpls sou
time last year .....-..........-. coo
Some inquiry and market higher. The
only car on sale for over a week was sold
yesterday. It was a No. ? and brought
which IS quite an advance. No. 2. IL |
here. would have brought 34G25c.
FLOCR-Very little moving. but prices
higher in sympathy with the recent sharp
advance in wheat. Soft wheat. per barrel. /
patents. 8.90d410: extra fancy, 20: |
straights. S.0a3.g0: low grades. S2.&a3OO: |
Hard-Patents. S.10G3.S5: straights. s.. 40T |
bakers. S2.Sed3.30: low grades. 81 9D1 |
go. Established brands and city mills, 30d |
SOC per barrel higher.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES light and mar
firm. Mixed feed, 35a35c per cwt.. sack
ed; brin, %5d34c per cwt., sacked; bulk, q
CORN MEAI-Steady. but slow sale
at 59d5lc per cwt-, bulk.
CORN CHOP-Slow sale but unchanged. |
az 4Jd46c per CWt., sacked.
CASTOR B~EANS-None coming in. Prices
nominal. Car lots, $L25 per bushel; less.
800 per busheI.
FLAXSEED-HIgher and in good de-
mand. Cash and August, Sic per busheI,
upon the basis of pure.
HAY-Receipts past q hours 2O tons
time last year ..................67 go tons
shipments 81. ...------.---....... 20 tons
Selling fairly: prices steady. New prairie.
choice. $3.50: No. ]. &i75G5.00: No. q $iGG8
%: no grade. S2.J0a3.Gl. Timothy-Choire.
S.C0: No. l. sL0OG7.JO; No. ?. ss.OOd6.J0; No
; 5:glH515. Glover, mixed, s6.00a6.50; No.