Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-23
LOCAL GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat Active but Hardly so Firm
Corn Steady and Oats Quiet
and Weak.

In store-wheat, 90. $40 bushels: corn, 1885,
7O2 bushels; oats, l2O,045 bushels; rye, S'OO7
bushels.
wHEAT-Recelpts past "a hours.....7 &c. 2C
Same time last year
While the demand continues good. there
was an absence of excitement so nOticea-
Bile on Wednesday, and sales were general
ly &c lower than the close Wednesday.
There being no market in Chicago. buyers
were more cautious. but at the same time
wanted supplies. and the offerings were
pretty well disposed Of by the close. The
short interest. however. is narrowing, and
futures are being sold less freely. By sam
pie on track here at Kansas City: No. 2
hard, 2 cars choice early at sec. 1 car fancy
at Zoe; later, u cars at 6slec and 10 cars at
eSlzc; No. 3 hard. 2 cars choice early at
Sc; later. 10 cars at 6711c and u cars at
sc, Is cars at &c: No. 4 hard, 3 cars choice
early at SIC, l car choice early at 65lkc;
later. l car at SAC, 5 cars at 64Rc and 1
car poor at SIC; rejected. l car at 59c and 1
car red at &c; No. 2 red, Z cars at lie and l
car at Ike: July. 5000 bushels at 70%c; No.
8 red. 2 cars at 6Sizc. l car at CSC, 5 cars at
Sc and 1 car late at 6T1zc; No. 4 red, l car
CORN-Receipts past a hours 100
Same time last year s 400
A steady and fairly active market was
had yesterday. both for mixed and white,
but while the demand was very good, there
was no disposition to bid up prices. BY
sample on track here at Kansas City: No.
2 mixed. Z cars at &c and 2 cars choice at
22Izc; September, 221kc bid, 22%c asked; No.
3 mixed. u cars at 2lI5c. 1 car at 2lkc and
4 cars at 21Sc; No. 4 mixed. 3 cars at 2Oc, 4
cars at 20lsc and l car at 2lc; no grade, 2
cars at lie and 3 cars at 19c; No. 2 white, 6
cars at 22izc, 1 car at 22lzc, 4 cars choice at
22a4c and 2 cars with special billing at DC;
No. 3 white. 5 cars at PC, 1 car at 21&c;
No. 4 white, 1gd20c.
OATs-Receipts past "a hours ........22,OO
Same time last year .......-........... 5000
The arrivals continue good and sales
slow and values weak, Good heavy sam
hard to move and are only taken at very
Kansas City: No. 2 mixed, / car at i5c and
No car I G miasd. It fsd Ia; 20. 2 W Mhita,. 1i't car at
20c, l car at 20lzc, l car choice at 2lc and /
car choice at 21&c; No. 3 white, 171zd1Slkc, 1
RYE-Receipts past "a hours.
Same time last year
No oTeS,ngs. hence No p,too.
nominal No. 2. 2Sa29c; No. 3. 26d27c.
prices are UNCHANGED We quote
brands: Soft wheat, per barrel. patents,
S.20d350; extra fancy, S.O0d3.10: straights,
$2oa2So; low grades, s2.2oa2.40 Hard
Patents, 8.10d3.25: straights. s2.sOd30O;
bakers, S2.2Nd2.6O: low grades. S1.60d2OO.
Established brands and city mills, 5Od5Oc
per barrel higher.
Mixed feed. S9a35c per cwt., sacked; bran.
3ldS2c per cwt., sacked. and bulk, 25d26c
per cwt.; l car sacked at Sic.
C0RNMEAL-Firm but dull. Quoted at
46G41c per cwt., bulk.
CORN CHOP-Demand light. Quoted at
39Gs0C per Cwt., sacked.
CASTOR ~BEANS-Slow sale and lower.
Prices nominal. Car lots, Slip Der bushel;
less. S1.G7 per bushel.
TRANSPORTATION higher. Cash and
July. 812dI4c per bushel, upon the basis of
pure.
HAY-Receipts past "a hours. ....14O tons
Same time last year .................. 40 tons
EhinmpntC- E0 tons
Steady and fairly active-that is, all the
upper grades. Quoted as follows: New
prairie. choice. $3.50: No. !. A.7565O0: No. 2,
Choice. $500: No. /. S7.O0d750; No. 3, 5000
$50: No. 3. S.50G5.75. Clover, mixed, 5000
$50: No. 2, s5.O0d5.50.