The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-28
ENORMOUS GRAIN EXPORTS
Textile Markets Show Signs
of a Revival.

Gnues 20 stimulate business a. tbs west
and railroad earnings show an Increase
over last year OF Isl per cent n S-unS
Inca s.s per cent IN granger ros1s, and
N sAe other western roads I4s per cent
while eascbound shipments from Chsoago
in chree weeks have been SIS. Sos touA
| against 150.s12 last year aid Ia. s23 tons n
! LISA
This Is largely because % She enormous
movement OF oreads.ufs Atlantic ak
| ports Of waeet, four Included. have been
/ s,72S. "a bushels for the week, against l $50,
/ So7 last year. though Pacific exports were
/ only 2.IS4 bushels against ga S55 last
! year. Wheat receipts at the west did
not Diminish but run far beyond those
+ Of year ago-for the week ~ IS. rs bush
els. against 2s6s. ia last yea-. N four
/ weeks exports from both coass have been
/ LIZ. s74 bushels. against 5,704-Ss4 last
year. The marvel is stu che enormous
buying Of corn, exports having reached
( E.55o, S5 bushels tor the week against LISA
I'll last year, and m four weeks the ex-
ports have been % 2S5 ,197 bushels. against
/ $3.50 81 last year. Yet corn closes as7c
lower for the week. although wheat. after
rising from x56 TO s1.e6 FOR May, seH 20
S146 on Friday. while July options fell
I4c Official and ali other accounts agree
in estIma ting that the wheat yield win
be remarkably large this year. in spite
Of the fact that the California crop has
been much damaged by want OF rain
Starting this month with the greatest
consumption ever known, the iron indus
I Il ~ VA
orders, which reached about 10000 tons
in bars alone. over $1,000 having been
placed at Chicago and 1900 at Wheeling.
mainly resulting from the extraordinary
demand for agricultural implements
Heav ycontracts for structural work
amount during the week 20 at least 500
tons, with others reported to many west
ern cities. Plate contracts outside Of the
heavy demand for the government. are
vary large. and include $500 tons for ship
yards IN Glasgow and Belfast. Many
structural and bridge contracts AZ the
west are pending. with q probability OF
large orders during the coming week.
A better demand appeare for textile
goods, with slight advance N print
cloths and a substantial gain in sales
of staples.
Wool sales during the week have been
only 3.74s, 1000 pounds, Of which 2,4Se, 1900
were domestic, against $50, 400 a year ago
and 42l 900 in the same week OF 1892 The
manufacturers are largely supplied with
material, although some who have heavy
government contracts are obliged to buy
different grades OF wool than those they
have in hand.
Activity in the market Is prevented by
the fact tina. western holders almost uni
versauy believe in higher prices than can
Yet be realized in eastern markets, so
that purchasing IS very light
The silk mills are all busy and the COM
ing linen manufacturing is making a good
record for Itself.
Failures for the week have been 245 in
the United States against 241 last year
and q in Canada, against . last year.
BRADSTREETs
New York. May Z7.-Bradstreets will
say tomorrow:
A total volume OF business fully proper
toned to or in excess OF ohst usually no.
led at this season OF the year is tndi-
ca,ed BY reports to Bradstreet's this week
The exceptions srA II general. where the
weather conditions have made for irrsg-
u,arity and perhaps dullness. n most
sections Of the country the situation gen
orally remains satisfactory. The volume
Of bank ciearings. as was 20 be expected,
shows tho contraction usual toward tEe
close Of the month OF May, but with few
exceptions the crop situation, the railway
earnings and the reports from number
OF headtnz industries. point % a MAXIM I'm
volume Of business doing IN mos paris
Of rha country. Relatively the best trade
reports continue, as for some tine pas
to come from the central west and north
vr.s,. where me outlook. both a. regards
crop Weld and prices. continue ersias-2-4y
=z.fsfactorv. TIE wheat situation shows
,t--ls change II. he Eees but This azd u@1t
years delivery appears % have parted
company. a. sn7wn By tne increased
srrsagency OF prices q wheat t0r lulrn=ii-
ara use. %. ntsaz 70 uGir1Pai rsd Strength
h TIE near statistical position. Thi<e ~
ire o-aer hand. .he large yield e7re=aad-
owed tends % sssiaess IN prices FOR Hezt
years crop deliveries
TIE price q corn rejects less e-Ziety
aa1zt tie crsr. Induced by me return -
weather favorable % painting and growth
Weather co1dit 7ns 90 nos a -oEstHer
favor he cotton crop. dry weather beng
complained = throughout mos, q -
s,s-s At.ar. C ard CUT STATES. Reports
r-7,-, re i-oa ard steel I'D 1striss are =
v.-v tz-zs business beng done by ne
7.s-s and furnaces Tee 6e-1acf f7- -us--
chant 5r7n and bars II rep7--sd very good.
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se-s based Epoa ca-ss-ns cereal erp2
prospects
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