The Topeka state journal., 1898-07-07
Market Gossip.
Furnished by the Wickham Commission
Co., 112 East Fifth street. Topeka, Kan.

Furnished by the Wickham Commission
Co., 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan.
Exporters are nibbIing for some corn.
Clearances of this cereal are gratifying.
Kansas City: A telegram from Hutch
inson says: ''The hot, dry weather IS tell
Chicago: Corn holds strong in face OF
grain is good, principally from outside
any break. Any further decline in wheat
Kansas CITY: Crop reports from Kansas
are not favorable as they might pc
Harvesting is progressing satisfactorltly.
tions. Corn is doing nicely and weather
Chicago: Provisions are in good de-
mand, packers best buyers we see nc
bought. Prices viii look cheap in the
Chicago: Wheat starts off with very lit
tie snap; trade light; local crowd inclined
Chicago: Heavy liquidation of corn not
ed in the first transactions Market duu
Offerings now only limited, and demand IS
fair. Corn will do to buy.
Northwestern receipts; rms year, MIN
cars; last year, Minneapolis III cars, Du-
luth 5S cars, total 235 cars
Chicago receipts today: wheat, none'
corn, 223 cars; oats, so cars.
Liverpool: Wheat 1zd higher, corn sd
Receipts of hogs: chicago. "a 600, .541Oc
higher; Kansas City, 5000, 5@10c higher;
Receipts fOe Of cattle Chicago. $500 higher;
Kansas City, $500, higher; Omaha 2,Oeo.
Rev York: Stock speculation is at a
standstill, waiting for some new Impulse:
has brought with it a slackening of deal
ings. It is evident that there is nothing
that could be called d pressure to hqui-
date. Operators for a decline do not find
it easy to shake out holders of stocks ana
attempts at covering so far have not Ine5
with much success. The time is near
at hand when very definite estimates may
be made up with regard to the country 8
wheat crop After this is done. however,
there will remain uncertainty for time
concerning the yield of corn The course
of the wheat market still has great inter
est to speculators in stocks. It is import
ant to watch the progress of the export
demand. Statistical conditions assure
probable large movement in the new crop
profitable to the United tSates as those
of the past year is a question yet TO be
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat I'D
PriviIa ages: September wheat puts. 675sc;
September wheat calls, 69lss; September
corn puts. 1924 September corn callS.
$3.50; September pork puts, $e. 50; Septeni-
Der pork calls, S10.25.
Chicago: Corn holds strong since early
break; Houses with western connections
best buyers. Long interest is not very
large for this time OF year ana market
is In singularly good condtuon for a hnI
campaign if weather will be accommodate
ing enough to bring about any sort or a
Chicago: Wheat market is dull and un-
interesting; There is good buying on
every break, which fact holds the market
steady. Bulls We're badly ratified early
in the day. but later sustained the mar
ket and stopped the decline. Do not get
too bearish on breaks.
four ports equal to 632 600 bushels wheat
Chicago: Estimated receipts for tomor-
row: Wheat, cars: corn, 220 cars; oats,
20 cars; hogs. 10000 head.
tember wheat. 64c; calls September wheat,
75c; puts September corn, 31o; calls Sep
New York: sales to noon. 123.55o shares
of stock.