Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09
MARKETS on THB WEEK
LATEST REPORTS FROM TRADE
CRITTERS.
Outlook for Grain as Given by Com.
potent Observers Effects Of Cur.
rent Events on Business.


building, this city, for the week end.
ing today is as follows;
The steady improvement in business
10 now clearly manifest In the bank
clearings, which not only show an i'm
prOvement when compared with the
unsatisfactory volume of the CORE
spending week last year, but are larger
than the previous week this year. The
general expansion of commercial and
industrial operations Is shown in the
stock market, which rules stronger,
with a welcome increase in daily tran
sactions; the railway list responds to
reports Of increased earnings, and the
growing volume Of traffic, which. on
the grain carrying roads, is limited to
thu available means of transportation
and the unloading capacity of terminal
points.
The wheat situation has changed but
little, aud there has been developed
nothing OF an exciting character to in
dllce greater activity or TO increase
speculation. The trade is await NO
with watchfulness the advent of re-
ntwed export buying, and the market
responds but temporarily to any other
Kind OF news; while the clearances are
large. the movement is chiefly on pur-
chases made some weeks ago, and until
foreigners signify their willingness. or
are compelled by necessity, to take
much larger quantities at higher prices
there Is but faint prospect Of any other
excltngly bnllish factor In the near
future; having provided for immediate
wants, they are in position, now that
home grown wheat is available, to
await developments.
Tlle volume of American primary
receipts and the state of southern
hemisphere crops will constitute the
price making factors until the supply
and demand relations In Europe be-
come more acute. The latest advices
Indicate that satisfactory conditions
prevail In all wheat producing coun-
tries OF the southern half of the globe,
Australia having at last been relieved
from its long md lestructiva drouth
There are naturally svmnathst;. ro
latlons betwuen American and Euro
Rean markets whatever be the cause |
hr fluctuations, and action and reac-
RAPIDLY Int when Il has ham d ISn
mined TINT INV movam an. %'I no.. ' hoar
from speculative ca,,sas aIona il 'I I,aa
won lost force md hecoma on in,n ~ ."'
What the trade awaits md what p II w;li
accord favorable consdoratin" 10 ~ , w." ra
vival of buyinp for consImntivs mr.
nosns. hnvinn or V a,ao.,, ".,p','o pu,
m0mentarily raises nricas hut assure" ass"ras
no permnnencv to tl,a advorca '''''''
Npecnlutors are wary ~ mo,,,,lo.
ton. belieyinc lint anythino That wii,
sstablish n hioler ramge ' thann ' NOV, vi" oh
tains must have for its h.sis 10, a",' v
necessity. This State NJ Affairs re ",S
II diiiiclilf FIR the hull MOL 70 onorats
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ing unnarent md IL IN , a" "rs"t ',','
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cass of its onerations in ha s"" T"o
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rereints Tha na"eity v" "q , vi S'e". ''
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did in tl,eir INV md Sa",em n ,'" ',', ~
ations wy ~ r'''"''' "t0''
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niiss for ,ha " mras"m, e ", "'uI'n.e wv,
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comutr;ns ' i, AWAIT, p"' ',,""I ~ o'''eI
ma ,,roo,ar v tha' o., M,eh'y move
manic al" NIrie"s " y' us,,'''I m ,equlre'
thut dron,h 10 ;nt aon m'Ns,u s.ale
nlowna IN oov.,r, ', ""o,i. ,"s WHY iull
f armarss :" r o'' ILL., 'ov,nces' anu t'at
"a ne vao, I.o '''''"s "'e"V III ot''ers
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";a,,, J ~, ,n,eaeS. .,'a'' WHEAT esle-
,"%nso ", ',a ',; ~ we western STATES
crnyr rn '' w ",",u' lo'.io,' VI VI crop y
s'"""' w Rcntidl N llle Otllel that