The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-23
Market Gossip.


Our Liverpool correspondent on Feb
ruary 18th says: shipments are not
excessive, though United Kingdom gets
more than its share, and we hear of
elf. sales being cancelled both from the
United States and Black Sea ports at a
profit to buyers. MillerS buy very eau
tlOuSly while prices are falling, but we
can trace no real reduction in use of
bread, 50 demand must eventually re-
Vive; meanwhile your bears seem to
think new crop looks we'll enough to fix
new level of values; the only recent
change is instead July being penny per
GENITAL under may; they are today near
~ the same price; there does not seem
to be more than enough stocks and re-
serves to last till harvest, so that there
ought to be a difference. It would be
otherwise if a surplus had to be rid of
or carried over to a loss. Corn is incred-
IDLY cheap.
Chicago: Pit Observer-Opening dull,
trade light; Mitchell best buyer.
Chicago: Beerbohm says: Russian
crop recent adviceS state that in Poland
and western governments crop outlook
is good and in Baltic provinces salts
factory, but in Saratoff, Woronege and
some other southern governments the
autumn sown crops are said to be de-
stroyed. Italy's latest official reports
says that the crop prospects in the
north are more favorable, having been
improved and period of cold dry
weather, but in the south it's the re-
verse of satisfactory. The Hundarian
mills ground 100000 quarters of wheat
last year against :, $40. 900 in 1895.
New York: Prince and W. says buy
stocks; it does not matter what price.
Chicago: Estimated cars tomorrow:
Wheat, 20; corn, 290; oats, $40.
Chicago: There was no BradstreetS'
report today.
Josephs tips: IF no news be good
news, then we may reasonably expect
some improvement temporarily; frac-
tional declines may be in order for
grangers. Buy grangers on half point
dip. Hold Chicago Gas. Omaha, N. P.
Keep a little Sugar on hand"
Chicago: G. and d. buying corn.
Chicago: Fitzhugh Lee tells the As
ISOLATED Press in Havana that he has
not resigned.
Chicago: The floods in the Mononga-
hela and Allegheny valleys are greater
than since 1891.
New York: Railroad stocks strong,
industrials weak No feature at open
ing.
Chicago: The four ports cleared
wheat and flour equal to PSI, 300 bushels
for two days. It is consumed very free
immense shipments We do not know
what to expect if railroad freights are
reduced and steamers get only corn for
weight.
MINNEAPOLIS says: Flour sales Sat
urday $4,000 barrels by two firms.
Chicago: Loaded from store, wheat,
1872, 400.
S4A; July, 711z bid; corn. cash. 2OA
February, 20: May. 22A; July. 297z; oats.
cash, 161kQ16az; February, 161z; May,
Puts. May wheat, 74ss@741s; calls, rs;
puts, May corn, 241k; calls, 241z; curb
May wheat, 7514 @753s-
Our Liverpool cable says spot de-
mand disappointing. half penny lower.
Chicago: Car lots: Wheat 40 cars;
con- none; corn, 236-27; oats, 376-49.
Chicago: Minneapolis says: Flour
sales Saturday, AZ, 900 barrels by two
firms. Loaded from store, wheat 1922
400 bushels.
New York: Stop orders broke Lea
Their.
Board cable: Liverpool, spot wheat
quiet y lower; corn, dull, q lower; To-
ture wheat quiet, II lower; corn, easy,
4 lower. On passage, wheat, steady;