The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-25

No. 2 hard. ss@s4c: No. 8. 7ka7sc: No. =.
74f7sc; No. red. s.; No. g. Sc: No. 4.
So: No. spring. S1A No. 8. IS SOC.
Corn-Spot AGizc lower; May. AGisc al
vance: No. mixed. N3.A222is;c.
oats-Hisher and active; No. white.
Rye-Nominal: No. 9. sc.
Hay-Steady. unchanged.
Bu;ter-Weak; creamery. 15GiscH; dairy,
sa1sc.
-Egs-Firm; strictly fresh. 7l497sc.
ST. LOUIS.
St Louis. Mo-. April -Rece,ptSFlour
1.12o; wheat. IS; corn. 4. $50. oats, IS go
Sh.pments-Flcur 5.l2o; wheat. e.iss; corn.
S. 400: oats. $500
Flour-Market quiet but nom:nally ua>
changed: patents. sisod5.co; extra fancy.
s;.SQi7e; fancy, S3.SGi.o6; choice. S..5er
335.
Wheat-The market was strong and high
er at the opening and there was rush 70
buy at the opening bell Local receipts
were heavy The ruling option. July. apen>
ed al size, &c up from the close yester-
day. II was offered at so6Soisc, sold down
70 SGtc, fuctuated for a while between 81
and sll-c. ard then went up with rush 20
s2ixc, but sold down TO NTsc. and at SEC on
call After call. the market again became
very strong on account OF reported DAM
age to the California crop by hot winds
and more war news. July was bid up 10
S27sc. but eesed of 1 little. and closed at
S.-,0&Ac. May sold al S1.oo for the first
time since 1881. ard closed at SOC bid and
si.oo asked. May was steady TO 1c higher.
July 2a12l2c higher: August &c higher.
and September 2Ssc higher than yesterdays
finals Spot strong; No 2 red cash. eleva-
tor, sl.o5 bid; track. 81 %; No. hard cash,
Sc bid; May. s1.eo asked: July, S2,sa%c bid;
August. 7ei2c asked: September. soc.
Corn-There was but little trading IN this
IN the speculative market the attention OF
tie uacers being taken up with wheat.
The CLOSE for futures was fractionally high
er. Spot easier; No. cash. PC bid: May.
bid.
Oa.s-Firm and higher for futures Spot
lower; No. cash, 191.c BID; May. 1850 bid:
July, 1850 bid.
Rye-Held at SIC.
fiaxseed-Steady at 74c.
Whisky-Steady. sl.1s.
Hay-Qu!et steady and unchanged
Butter-Steady; creamery. l5alsisc; dairy,
sGI5c.
Eggs-Firm. Sc.
Pork-Higher, s. S6s5.
Lard-Higher; prime steam. $o5; choice.
$40
NEW YORK.
New York. April A.-Flour-Receipts H.
2sl barrels; exports i.eS2. Strong and high
er with the advance in wheat Minnesota
Patents. s4.Soq4.so: Minnesota bakers, Ss5
Q3.95; white patents, AeS04.15: extras, s. .
aS.65; winter low grades. s275G2.s5-
Rye-frm, NO. western, Nc.
Wheat-Rece,pts 925 bushels; exports 81.
so. Spot stronger: No. 3 hard winter.
S27sc. Options opened strong on higher
Liverpool cables, eased under realization.
but later developed strength and excite
meut on large export orders and fears OF
sensational news from abroad before Mon
days opening. Final prices were 17sG2o
ne. higher: No. red April closed Si7sc;
May. s2i1aS3&c. closed sa4c.
Corn-Rece:pts. 1o5075 bushels; exports.
e
tons irmer, AGssc net higher; April. 5oa4
May, 30I4c.
Oats-Rece.pts 1900 bushels; exports TO-.
247 Stronger but dull all day, &C ne;
higher in sympathy with cash oats; May.
23L.c.
Hay-steady; shipping. 55dsoc; good to
choice, 7oG75c.
Lard-stronger; western steamed, A12H;
refined firmer.
Pork-Steady: mess, ss.5Gs 80: short clear
sS.75110-l5: family. sS-.5qio.5o.
Fruits-The tone Of the market was firm.
~ held for apples Other fruits unchanged.
choice 3%d4c; fancy. 4l4G4&c.
California nuts-Quiet; walnuts. ssd7i2c
per pound: almonds, paper sheiled. 2glSc,
soft shelled &c.
Butter-Steady; western creamery. 1Sal7'
Elgins. II; factory. sal2
Eggs-Steady; state and Pennsylvania,
s&. Gloc; western, sa.aloc; southern, s&T
SIC.
LONDON.
London. Eng, April A.-The weather
continues unreasonable. and the cold re-
tards vegetation, with the result that this
wheat crop is making slow progress. Whea;
in the market advanced Esd on the war
news and on the advance in other mar
ketc. There was some excitement and r.
regularity. but the business became steady. |
and gained fully Sd on improved inquiry, |
especially for white wheat. But buyers |
were not eager. California wheat. January |
delivery. was quoted at 32s. Northern spring |
wheat parcels. May and June delivery. |
was quoted at 30s5d.
Flour was up Is, and in moderate de- |
mand.
Maize was firmer. Mixed American maize, |
steamer, afloat. found buyers at rs 81.
Barley was firm.
Oats were firmer. American clipped oats |
mixed, April and May delivery, were quot |
ed at 12s3d.