The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-11

IN stocks Raw and refined sugar nave |
alike moved upward partly because OF IN
favorable Cuban crop advices and also IN
sympathy with the improvement going in
European best markets. Refined has been
marked I'D, notwithstanding the trade
war now going on Wheat IS weaker
Notwithstanding crop damage reports, and
other cereals are in sympathy, chiefly be-
cause the growth Of bearish views Of sup
plies held by farmers and a tendency TO
discount the generally expected heavy
government estimates Of wheat IN farmers
hands.
Reports from leading markets east and
west are Of an active spring jobbing de-
mand particularly for dry goods, but
shared in by clothing, shoes and other
staples. On the Pacific coast business Is
fairly good except az San Francisco,
where general trade is below the average
owing TO uncertainty regarding the crops.
Wheat Qncludlng four shipments for
the week aggregate 4,S9S,S1 bushels,
against 5.S155S5 bushels last week; 4.iS4 761
bushels in the corresponding period Of
1898; !. 599. $50 bushels in 1897; ,209 bush
els in 1896 and 2,791,160 bushels in 1885.
Since July l, this season, the exports OF
wheat aggregate 173fn,I55 blshels, against
| les, 81, 5l4 bushels last year.
Corn exports for the week aggregate
! 1885, S6 bushels. against 5.7s+,S63 bushels
| last week; 3.2S5. 056 bushels in this week
year ago; 5,31o, 514 bushels in 1897, Laos. SIS
| bushels in 1886 and SS2.956 bushels in 1885.
| Since July / this season, corn exports
! aggregate III, ~. 627 bushels, against 49,
! $50, 795 bushels during the same period
| year ago.
| Business failures this week number H.
as compared with 10 last week PAT in this
week a year ago; 227 in 1897; 22 in 1896.
and 262 in 1895. Failures for the week in
the Dominion of Canada number 81, as
against 81 last week, 81 in this week a
! year ago, Sc in 1897. IS in 1896 and 80 in
1895.
! BRADSTREET'S FINANCIAL REVIEW
New York, March 10.-Bradstreets
! financial review tomorrow will say: Al
though the volume of transactions at the
! stock exchange this week suffers by conl-
parison with recent ones, there was in the
main renewed exhibition OF bullish
| speculation, which, however, had many
/ signs Of a manipulative origin. The an
thracite coal stocks were the chief fea-
lures and the objects of the principal &C
tivity on the part of the large interests,
| and while some of the industrials. and
speciaIties were prominent in the trading
the standard railroad stocks seemed to be
comparatively neglected. Indeed, while
realizing sales became more abundant as
the week drew TO its close, the process
was somewhat accelerated on Thursday
By the fact that the ST. Paul directors on
that day made no change in the half-year-
" dividend rate of "a per cent and that
indications were considered unfavorable
10 any increase of the IL per cent semi
annual rate on Union Pacific preferred. It
might be observed, however. that on
Wednesday last the absence of any
change in the American Sugar company 5
dividend-the directors declaring the usual
3 per cent for the quarter of the common
ency to liquidate and in the opinion of the
streetsat large checked a disposition on
the part Of industrial stocks to break.
which 1t was expected would ensue had
the Sugar dividend been passed or even
reduced. As already indicated. profession
! al leadership was responsible for the more
though there were reports that the sharp
r upward squirt IN the coalstocks was en-
couraged by powerful inside interests
who based their action on the pending an
nouncement of important deals in connec-
ton with the anthracite trade and the
corporations engaged in it, there was am
pie ground on which to form the conclu-
sion that operations by manipulative oper-
ators were more effective. The part which
the public, acting through commission
r houses, has played in the movement has
: been one of decreased Importance. judg-
. ing from the activity of such interests
! though there is'no apparent disposition tc
: liquidate and profft-taking sales are con
T Quoted so leisurely that the bear trader:
d met with comparatively little success il
d hammering prices. Londons interest ir
n our market has been confined to few
= specialtes.
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