The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

heavy lines % whea. held by weak and
scared holders September whea. OPEN
ed a: 9S L. cents, 5u. advanced 70 eS
cents. and then shot down so rapidly
that few cared TO buy. Thep rice drag
sed 20 81 cents. al which more orders 10
buy were received than could be exc
cu-ed. Near he close II advanced to 81
cents. but closed al 81 ca cents De-
cenber closed a, 80 - cents, and Nay
at 81 81 cents
BRITISH GRAIN MARKETS.
London. Aug. 2&-The provincial corn
market today. in spite o. the fact that
the wheat is higher than il has been in
several years. shows a general tendency
OF prices 20 recede. The farmers are
somewhat disappointed a; the failure 20
get the anticipated 40 shillings pc. quar-
Ter.
WESTERN WHEAT BLOCKADE
Kansas City. No. Aug. 2i.-FaTmers
throughout central and western Kansas
are using every means possible % ge-
their wheat on the market al the pres
emf high prices. Teams block the streets
OF many towns and mills and elevators
are crowded 10 their utmost capacity.
The railroad yards in many OF The larger
towns are blocked with loaded cars.
which cannot be moved The shipments
we're never before 50 large. AS a result
OF the boom in wheat several large Gales
OF farm properly have been made. and
holders have increased values - per
cent;
EVEN THE WHEAT BELT ROAD.
Denver. Colorado. Aug. 2A-Articies %
incorporation have been filed for ne
Wheat Belt railroad. which viii connect
with the Denver and Rio Grande in
Sagu1che county. and extend in a west
erly direction about thirty miles. The
directors OF the new company. James L.
Hunt. David Miles. Jesse NJ WoTden,
Eoenezer Worth. James o. Abrams and
Myron N. Suttley. are some OF the larg-
est whea; producers in S2guache county.
The route OF the railroad is directly
through the richest wheat raising cOun-
try in Colorado. Il Will enable the far
mers % find a ready market for their
products.
NEW GRADING RULES.
s. PAU. MINI. Aug. 24.-Upon The
recommendation OF Chief Inspector
Clausen. the railroad and warehouse
commission today adopted an amend
ment 20 the rules for grading No. >
northern ana No. wheat. 10 be in force
and effect during the present crop year,
ending August 81, 1898. The amend
ment referred 70 does not affect in any
way the contract grades. No. 1 hard
and No. l northern. nor does Il change
the tex. OF the present rules FOR No. .
northern and No. wheat, but supply
supplements the rules for the two latter
grades by providig for the classification
of whea, of hard. fiin;y character. pos
sessing superior milling merits: that IS.
rich in gluten but slightly deficient in
weight. There is considerable wheat OF
this character in the present crop and
II viii be admitted 10 grades OF No >
northern and No. 3 wheat. provided the
test height OF the same is 100 pounds
less OF said grades, and provided thar,
in all others, wheat Is qualified for ad-
mission in said grades.
FRANCES FLOUR PROBLEM.
Marseilles. August 24.-Flou- opened
yesterday al 81 francs. 40 centimes. and
closed at oil francs, 90 eDtlmeS, Win
prices firm on the news that -four had
risen 20 confines in New York.
Russian wheat received here rose
fracs. 30 confines, and Algeria wheat
rose l franc so centimes.
Paris. Aug. 24The Figaro. discussing
the increased price OF bread IN France.
says today:
The political side OF the question
dominates the econmic side. There was
two possible solutions OF the question.
the STATE 20 fix a maximum price for
bread or the government 20 reduce the
customs duties"
Continuing. the Figaro warns Premier
Merline that IL is inadmissIble tor him
70 allow himself 20 be entitled he dear
bread minister"
DE,ARER BREAD IN ENGLAND.
London. Aug. 24.-Breah mas risen IL
d per quarter loaf In London and IL IS
expected 20 rise ! d per loaf
Leeds, Aug. 24-The Corn Millers' as
ISOLATION has advanced the price OF
-four Is per sack. making lis advance