The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-02
TRADE Is PlRAYZE)
So Far as Ticker : Service
Abolition Can Do 1t.
DULL DAY IN GRAIN PITS
Private Wires Handle Such
Quotations as Pass.

Chicago, Aug 1-GoId and stock tickers
gave no Chicago board of trade quota
tons on grains and provisions today,
and exchanges in other cities and local
commission houses and bucketshops had
to depend on other means to secure the
quotations. Therecent ruling Of the board
of trade barring the Western Union Tel
egraph company from sending out its quo
tations. went into effect today, and what
the .tickers of that company handled in
cluded the fluctuations of the New York,
Minneapolis. Duluth, st Louis, and other
exchanges. Local commission houses
with board of trade connections were sup
piled quotations by the new Cleveland
Telegraph company, which is under con-
tract with the board of trade to handle
its quotations exclusively in Chicago and
to furnish them only to legitimate houses
In consequence very few bucketshops
had Chicago quotations. The Milwaukee
exchange was supplied with Chicago quo
tations directly over the wires of the Chi
cago and Milwaukee Telegraph company
and the Detroit board was supplied by
one of its members having a seat on the
Chicago board. The Kansas City ex-
change did not blackboard Chicago quo
tations, but used the prices of the New
York market. The shutting out of the
bucketshops and many outside markets
apparently did not have much effect on
the local trading.
New York, Aug. There were a good
many disappointed brokers around the
wheat pit today. All visions of a heavy
speculative trade at the expense of Chi
cago, whose quotations were cut off from
the tickers today and replaced by New
York prices. vanished. Instead of clam
orous activity, there was holiday dull
ness most of the session, so profound at
times that messenger boys, nodded and
pit traders sat aroud the ring edge in
sleepy attitude waiting for the country
to appreciate Chicago's bad form and ex-
clusiveness and send their orders to New
York. But somehow the public was slow
to change its custom and orders did not
come in as expected. Optimistic brokers
said the test was not a fair one; more
time should be allowed, more news any
way did not warrant much activity.
Others sat aroud and goomily watched
the Chicago board, where, prices were oc-
casionally chalked down as they dribbled
in over private wires, wishing again for
the merry ticks which formerly kept the
two markets in constant touch. During
the first hour just twenty wheat and
eleven corn quotations were received
from Chicago, while a couple Of million
bushels would cover the morning trans
actions at New York. Later in the day,
however, business picked up a little and
with it came advanced prices, based on
a better demand (ofor cash property at
the west, both for domestic and export
purposes. Final prices, which were top
for the day, showed 5-S. .3-4c advances
over Tuesday night. Future sales were
about 350O,oo0 bushels.
st. Louis, Mo-. Aug. 1.-The Chicago
quotations were cut off from the st. Louis
Merchants Exchange today although. it
is said. many of the bucketshops contin-
led receive them. When the market
opened the operator for the Chicago black
board posted this notice: mo Chicago
quotations will be posted Although cut
off from the Chicago quotations, traders
were not wholly in the dark as to the
course OF IrdQe, though many u TIC
private wire houses posted the continuous
quotations and some of the Ducketshops
managed to get them.
Milwaukee Aug. 1.-The Chicago and
Milwaukee Telegraph company supplied
the Milwaukee chamber of commerce
with Chicago quotations today, while the
bucketshops received their figures over
special wires. The prices did not compare
in many instances there being differen-
ce from IA to IL on the various options.
Very little trading was done.
Cincinnati O., Aug. 1.-The Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce had no market
quotations from Chicago today. An ar
rangement had been made to receive
them through a member of the Chicago
board of trade. but there was failure
O telegraph cooperation. which caused
the plan to fall through. New York con-
tinuous quotations of grain were sub
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