The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-01

| not given last year, make 1T,3lI.OS BUSH
| els Western receipts have been 1S,4l9,-
| SIS bushels, against 9,666. 1863 last year.
! Railroad earnings for three weeks OF
March have been Al per cent larger than
! last year, and 9.S per cent larger than
in 1892, and the east-bound tonnage from
Chicago in four weeks has been 4l9, 4SS
tons. against 622 9O1 last year, and SO. 400
in 1892 which indicates quite clearly the
/ remarkable depression in rates year
ago.
Failures for the week have been, in the
| United States, 1884, against 300 last year,
and IS in Canada, against q last year.
BRADSTREET'S FINANCIAL REVIEW
New York, March 31.-Bradstreet's fl
nancial review tomorrow Will say: FIX
pectations of more active and higher
money market were verified, call loans
having touched u per cent this week.
while much Of the borrowing Of money at
the stock exchange has been at to s
per cent. These tendencies. however.
have been no obstacle to the development
4 of a strongly bullish speculation in stocks,
with adcances in different parts OF the
list carrying prices IN some instances to
the highest levels vet reached. The lead
ers in this movement were he Wander
/ bilt stocks together with certain special
/ ties and industrials. though other por-
| lions of the market were more OF less
| favorably affected Signs of active ma
nipuation by large interests were abund-
ant but the fact that the market had
/ taken an upward course and that leaders
I Of Wall Street were quoted as saying that
/ fears about money were needless, had a
decided effect o. the speculative public
! Commission houses were large buyers and
1 the daily volume Of transactions. swollen
a. il was by the increased public partici-
/ patton, was considera bly, over leo 90
/ shares on Monday and the two succeed
ing days. This evidently involved the
+ transfer Of large holdings Of stocks into
the hands Of marginal Spectators. and
prepared the market for a reaction. Mon
! ey naturally became harder as the end
/ OF the month drew near. and the fact
/ that the stock exchanges are closed on
+ Friday. created a disposition 70 walt On
/ Thursday money rose 10 u per cent
while the news OF the troubles az Samoa
/ caused some temporary fears OF inter
/ national complications. The result was a
/ decline. which IN some stocks almost took
/ the form Of breaks. though before the
I day ended he leading manipulated stocks
were rallied Sharply and the close was
/ generally steady at a recovery.
+ London has shown a disposition 20 p1r-
/ chase the Vanderbilt stocks and other spe-
/ cialtles, out mas not been prominent FAC
/ tor in the speculation here Our market
/ has disregarded the decided advance In
+ foreign exchange rates and attributes the
rise of demand sterling to preparations
+ for the remittance OF the 80 90 90 which
+ the United States treasury IS 70 pay Spain
( for the surrender % the Philippines. As
for the money market the prevalent In
preston in Wan Street has been that
I firmer Interest rates are temporary. and
F that next week VIII Be marked BY the
F reurn 70 New York Of the funds which on
! ehe completion Of the April disbursements
WI no longer be required there. Among
T the incidents which contributed 70 IL
+ crease the bulIish feeling was the fact
E that the February revenue statements u
{ 4 number q important railways watch
I exhibit decreases in ust earnings. fail 70
1 show such heavy losses as have beer ex-
I pecte5 and on which more Or iess bearish-
/ ness. principally IN connection with the
/ Granger stocks. has been based during TIE
/ preceding fortnight