The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-19

mand. The strength in value OF all cere-
ais. all the leading breadstuns being
higher this week. is OF course due 10 the
constant foreign demand more than Off
setting very large gains in domestic sup
| plies. which. however. are below any
corresponding period for years past. Com
PARSONS Of four months exports. July to
October inclusive, point to wheat and
-four shipments httls below those Of last
year, and only 10 per cent below those
of 1891. the heaviest ever known. The
strength of cereals finds imitators in
coffee, whose statistical position shows
some Improvement; sugar. which IS rela-
lively higher for refined on growing
strength OF raw supplies; coffee, which
retains its old bullisi tone. and sven
cotton. which Is higher CT small move
ment and improving tone Of the goods
nl&,ket Wool sales continue CT good
voi ITO on more confident buying If
small manufacturers. who. however, r.
port the finished goods trade IN satisfac
tory. Heavy sales Of bonded wool for re-
export TO England are reported this week
Rather more inquiry is noted for pig
iron, and the tone OF prices is strong. in
contrast to that of steel, which is being
shaded by those eager 10 book new bust
ness. The steel rail situation IS appar-
emily unchanged and much business is
held up awaiting settlement of price and
other details.
Wheat( including four shipments for
the week aggregate 5579.ln bushels,
against 3.s74. se3 bushels last week. $685.
1872 bushels in the corresponding week OF
1897; 3,sS7. 2s3 bushels in 1896: 2.el6.sSS bush
els in 1895, and 1872, 673 bushels in 1894
since July /, this year. the exports Of
wheat aggregate s2.SSe,i5I bushels,
against SO. So, 40 bushels last year. The
corn exports for the week aggregate
3,531.72i bushels. against 2.l42,7I5 bushels
last week, S.309 800 bushels in the week
a year ago. 2s75721 bushels in 1886; l.
749 167 bushels in 1895. and 1926 bushels
in 1894. Since July l, this year, corn eX-
ports aggregate 56.Ole.il9 bushels. against
Sc. SO 40 bushels in the same period a
year ago
Business failures in the United States
this week number go. against IS! last
week, 235 in this week year ago, S0S IN
1896, 323 in 1895 and PIG in 1894
The total number of failures IN the Do
nninion Of Canada this week Is "a. against
30 in the preceding week. 81 in 1877, II IN
1896; ~ in 1895 and q in 1894.
BRADSTREETS FINANCIAL REVIEW
New York, Nov. 1S.-Bradstreet's imam
cial review tomorrw will say:
Compared with the preceding week, ooth
the stock and bond transactions on the
New York stock exchange have been on
nd haUa haap 6lVpSt ed
of any excitement. At intervals reaction
airy tendencies have appeared. rejecting
the taking of profits by traders and large
operators The tone, however. was In the
main strong and the public shows greater
interest in securities than for long time
past. there being an excellent investment
demand for bonds and dividend-paying
stocks. When concessions appeared,
good buying demand asserted itself. al
though there was evidence of good deal
of changing of speculative holdings from
one part of the list to another on the
part Of the public and the stock mar
ket professionals. The only positively
week features were few stocks like Nor
thern Pacific commin in which realizing
sales out-weighed the buying. or Delaware
and Hudson, which broke on Friday on
reports that recent purchases OF railroad
lines by the Vanderbilts Is adverse 70 9TH
er companies interests. There is also a
great deal OF irregularity in American
Sugar, which after a further advance in
the beginning of the week, on covering
OF shorts was dull and seemed inclined TO
recede On the other hand numerous ad-
vances were scored, the most prominent
features being Atchison preferred and
the adjustment bonds of the same COM
pany and the Baltimore and Ohio securi-
ties. The Changers, however, under the
lead of Northwestern and burlington were
very strong and the preferred stocks or
both the St. Paul and Northwestern roads
made new records. Besides this there
were bullish movements in Peoples Gas.
Pacific Mail and a variety Of railroad
and industrial stocks. LOndOn'S partici-
patton in the American markets was ir-
regular. In the beginning of the week
there was selling from that quarter which
was supposed TO be on orders from Ber-
lin. which market is inclined to realize on
securities that can be readily disposed OF
at a profit Later on there was some
buying from abroad. though not on a
large scale London. however, was bull
ish on certain specialties. particularly
Denver and Rio Grande preferred. The
market here took a mild interest in the
reports that the Paris peace conference
might be broken off by the Spanish DEL
egates. Some attention was paid IN the
early part Of the week TO the slight har-
dening tendency of the New York money
market though the advance in time loans
was merely factional and II would seem
that any serious advance IN money would
not only bring funds from interior cities
to New York, but might result in sales
OF boarded foreign exchange and bring on
a gold import movement