Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22
MARKETS on YHE WEEK
LATEST REPORTS FROM TRADE
CENTERS.
Outlook for Grain as Given BY Com.
petent Observers Effects Of Cur.
rent Events on Business.
Special to the Reflector,

80, 49,. :. a.,
building, this city, for the week end
inc TODAY is as follows:
..o;, no.
war In eastern Europe nay y. as gan. W IL
come the OBJECT OF gfea!esI ,n.eles on y,
commercial ana nnancial ci tn ;n %n
bids fair 70 oversnauow a. o; tWhon n tho
ences until IL nnally enus. n.t;nu o will
END Will come, now niauy n m;Ii he ifs
become emDroiled, wilas a VIII ,,h;o, ~ will
final result, are quesIion asoo MnG honds
determine the value VI ., o. tLe
grain ana PROVISIONS .mio" ~ croat
civilized world. For so. ,';f s,a'o .m mono
lneaslness mas Deeil nla,,aTTs a. n,''
European nnahc'ers, esPe,I,"n ,,no "v
don, IN consequence ,. y, no this" th;s snx.
ties Of the Eastern s.. .S .m ,nor;can
iety has been iehec!eu III ',;.a n, ,han ~
EXCHANGES more Wy l''ao ',. ~. i""n s;,, =,
any serious declhe ~, Va1 ,;I '' ron o
atlon Delng SUCH .'la.' Willy '.i sI1 tonJ
decline ID securities ap, h";,o "a in o,'r
10 depfess Soiit i',ee ~ ' u%T'" s,;m,I.t
country war VIII nave s t,a, n S,,,
ing eiIect IN 30 many vsa0i ,, ov', ',;II
tnat the ev'i eilec's VI .no . oraot. -
in great measure De cos,,''e q onn,,trv
Although Tue conu'.Ion VI eoGu,
roads has improved ~ lna,l m iT %aanerS
their state ~ many olheie s.,'i ~ aa m"P;oh
general business, lne VOLUME ,;do ~ WIZ =
is still Unsatisfactory, az ev.a aS. h,n u
a small decrease III the WEN MA; Z o; IN,
clearlngs OF tne couni ,s, n "um e, fnr
proved ROADS ana nlghel pl"es . nv,
grain and stock, winch y war ., vi guy ;n;
magnitude VIII assure, u 'nalAe ;.d lm
provement III commercial anu 'l nauo
trial affairs may De a'l,lc ~ ,'"st ''p0
cla!ly IN tue ives, anu N ,.,t r,"St mi.
Wheat, being ivy ploa ,,,'ta ,hoe ~ uI h,
versally used anu sPccu'au! .at - ~ fa u1
civilized natiohS' was We t'Se ~ ,i ;es
the effect OF the opening " ,,oo,', i ,hs
between the I'lrksama ulee anhs a t1
first to score sudden al'a s Saoo"a nn
advance: mat u snou,u ,a o ~ ,,nsse a.,
object OF great interest,", a''u ' ~ pvn nJa,
slo. pa aond;tin3s hut natural for sell
present conaltlo'is' o'Vta,u'a, .a ,o' 'v
dom has IS Deeh Ill 81 salo',s '., p'' h,.;n'
stocks over tlie entire Mo,i tho ' n,as
slla,'e Is .p imnreasad snnvlies from tht
peot .S u, 'h han;' nh.re ,,npncollrapinc
so ,a thn nntinok for American ant
a M'uo, ono o orons hecominp less promis
! pvho XXX ~ these Conditions III,
ny .,A; Wmu" 81 " ,he clnsino Of the Oar
p poSnl1na 'tHe,ehv cuttins off Southern
4 pnse;nn ond ljanuhian sllppljes-i
a nuSo," il !. evidnnt ihat t]is cereal i
d dauiu, u e. for some time at least, to as
u o',Oan > 'o NY position as ~
Saiac " nf t oreat speculative interest.
op iSho ~ .nsstbv If European operators
,o tno aP"t for n,anv weeks, has at las
t hoom us lT into pagerness All,
oee,, va" a"h 70 them NAV he attribute
s al"I haGyin " ~ the hu, inc Juror While
VIC Ie 81 aa ~ tSe Are, hnlye following III
aes ',,nti a., WV NV The T'Is Of appressiy
asait;ao ~ ,Io Inv huviny was accom
nooilliI, IT,, od , nurcbasps nv th
p a.;a ~ S St"o"@ nnerators who so SUI
c cosst1, VI fo 01s phe market down
t tes ,aosrt severa decline and by III
.ne aeve. Of several strong bull trat
ass'o ,,,hn ho W. %een similarity standin
sis h WHY r"so witch J,I nave shown seyel
, py loio'nH' "n''" nav
'o1 War news while being responsible
for VI" ,ha major m, norton Of The advanc,
~, ,vas nv mot t%s onIv str, ngthenjnp facto
t MaS a'I bs; Hre danes, c news of slim,
1 I,tre D na,pre the demand for flour b.
i ia" rssn M" as urgent tie marketir
hT f fopUn.r showing decrease, an
o ny ,a ad~ices beinp less encouraging /,
o Wv pph "u,Cuy viali the Illinois crop +
az ~nr ag boin% decidedlv gloomy, foresha
pU m;n Oean rst" v Of INF little more thu
V NV asod iV sown. tbree. fourths of Il
one eoeo se SU% is renorted as havil
acle '' ss'1o svoS0 IN and the condition
Dttu ploWcu u.' or" wy .'i.'t -