The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-09

Furnished by Goodwin & Chamberlin.
Brokers in Grain, Provisions and Stocks
Our Liverpool cable says steady at Id
decline.
Chicago: Hogs 10000, cattle $500.
Kansas City, Hogs 1900. cattle 1000,
Omaha, 5000 hogs, cattle 1000 head
New York, March 9.
Bache's letter: The price of consols
creased trouble or for that matter
slightest apprehension abroad relative
to Cretan affairs. Markets are trifie fe-
verish especially those of Paris. The
report that Greek Warship Hydra fired
a broadside into the Kazrungusta seems
to be made out of whole cloth. st.
discussing Senator Lexow's intention
to submit his trust investigation to
state legislature at Albany. today the
Herald describes results as huge joke
Robbins bill of last year which was
vetoed on grounds of unconstitution-
atty is to be introduced again. Indus
sharp attacks and quick recoveries-
Best judgment OF conservative bankers
is that a reduction even to per cent
basis will not break price below so
basis will result in Manhattan selling
at 90. The executive committee of w.
U. will recommend usual dividend
Sage has been adding to his holdings
of the stock. Boston is most confident
buyer of c. B. & Q. Outlook of Grang-
ers is brighter. Reduction in refined
Chicago: Car lots, wheat 80, con
tract 8; corn 4O1, contract As; oats, ABS,
contract Al. Year ago Duluth PAS; Min
neapolis POI; Chicago SO cars wheat.
Joe's tips: I'VE suggest that you
keep long industrials and that you
have no hesitancy in holding Omaha
| for 20, Q. for &c. r. /. for 80, and st. P.
sometime i'll near future will reach IS.
Remember that we have dividend de-
| claring stocks near at our hands, Man
| is a purchase it's good for 80 in the
/ in01a6iQt6 fl1fI1r6 On Sh3TD break
| in ]. G. buy just for rally. Bull L. &
n. for turn and get a little W. U.
| National lead common, n. P. preferred
! also. Sugar will sell much higher"
| New York: Price of consols 112 1-16
show that all foreign markets are stead
| Ter and do not bear out the alarming
| pers-
Chicago: Boards cables. Liverpool
| spot wheat steady, corn I'D lower, fu-
| ture wheat sd lower; corn I'D lower.
| London on passage, wheat weak Sd
| lower, corn firm. Country markets,
! English steady, French markets firm,
New York: Somerhoff says market
for sugar looks heavy, tobacco being
bought by insiders
! New York: w. & Co says WOrmser
| Chicago: Minneapolis wires: Our
| weather man says cold wave coming.
Chicago: There is fair buying by
commission houses and is we'll distrib-
| uted." says pit observer
| Chicago: Corn easier, some buying
| by shorts, buying wheat against puts
Chicago: Total amount wheat and
flour on passage is 21,2S0,OoO bushels.
Corn IA, 100000 Last year, wheat was
%, 400, 900; corn II, $40, 600.
Chicago: Receipts. hogs 10000; left
| over 1000; good weak sc lower. Re
ceipts, cattle 5000 steady, hogs tomor-
Receipts: Minneapolis 176; Duluth
| ISL cars.
Chicago: Provisions easier on lower
prices and weakness in other markets.
Chicago: New York wires; Not
much feature to trade outside little
| buying of Sept wheat by Ruprecht,
was no foreign trade that could see"
Chicago: Minneapolis says: Sales 2
| mills Saturday $4,000, yesterday $1,000
barrels flour. On advancing market
| they can sell it like hot cakes, but on
declining one they all wait, hoping to
! get it cheaper"
Kansas City receipts: Wheat 1870;
New York: Better enquiry for cash
wheat here. The brokers report a good
| milling inquiry.
Chica go: Second Liverpool cable says
rather quiet. wheat I'D lower, buyers
| holding off.
Chicago: Crosby says he hears 2oO.-
900 cash wheat taken at Duluth for ex-
Chicago: A pit observer saws mar
| ket acts little heavy considering news:
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wheat 45.157; flour $4,000, equal $4,000
wheat; 495, 600 corn.
Chicago; Boards closing cables:
| Antwerp 1212 lower. Paris flour I'M
| changed to 20 lower; wheat 5000 lower.
| Berlin Il lower from opening.
Estimated cars. wheat Is, corn 175,
oats 220
Chicago: Minneapolis says: 'I am
| told by best authority Duluth May
wheat will go over cents higher than
Chicago in 80 days now Il premium.
| Kansas City: A reliable party at Abb
| ilnee, Kan, writes: The late sown
| wheat which comprises fully 1-3 of the
| acreage is very poor, in fact most of it
| dead. The other 2-3 is doing very we'll
| and looks at present time as though it
| would make a fair crop. Some farmers
| that have a poor show are inclined to
| hold back their wheat but generally
| they are selling and this month will see
| the wheat practically all out of farm
| ers hands,
Chicago: Est'd govt. will show to-
| morrow So millions reserves in farmers
| hands as against 142 million estimated
| by Thoman, 124 million by Snow.
st. Louis close: Wheat, cash SO. May
SO. July 721z; corn cash, 203z, May 22A
July 235s bid. Oats cash, II bid May
1914
Chicago: Pit observer says: 1.-The
rally is on war news, shorts are the
| buyers
Chicago: Farnum says sell wheat,
scalpers holding it up on war news
Chicago: OF tOday's cash business
| $4,000 was one northern and for a San
dusky, Ohio, miller.
Privileges were traded in as follows:
Puts May wheat, 1880 calls 76A 076
curb 75A; puts May corn 245s, calls 24sz
Todavss Rance of Prices