The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23
MARKETS TODAY.
New Stock Exchange Is Opened
In New York.
Large Crowd Present and PeO-
pie Interested.
WHEAT is STRONG.
Good Demand but Offers Are
Not Large.
Live Stock Trade Is Featureless
and Prices Firm.

Wan Street New York April o.
sTOCIIS-Tha first day of business In the
New York stock Exchange opened with
better prices and general feelings Of conf
dcnce- There was an unusually large
gathering Of members. many veterans att
tending as Il matter of sentiment
The crowd arrived long before the OPEN
Ing Promptly at 10 o'clock President
keepler. who stood with Chairman Talbot
a. the north rostrum. brought his gaVel
ooWm So great was the noise. however
that tie sound of the gavel could not be
heard ~ feet away
Bach 81 the l6 trading posts had its
crowd OF eager. expectant brokers, bur the
greatest crowd congrcealed about post No
s. where Missouri Pacific was the feature
Ahe nrhitrataee crowd AT the south end OF
the room was making lots of noise, but
the b6aid brokers over at the east wall
were quiet orderly lot
The new rule excluding all visitors save
those bearing members cards accounted
Tor the small attendance in the gallery.
just before the opening the floral Offering
or the Consolidated Exchange. gigantic
horseshoe of roses was brought in and
placed under the rostrum-
The stock market features included Mis-
souri, Pacific. Union Pacific, ST Paul. Rock
Island, Erie Pennsylvania and Reading
Chicago April g. WHEAT-Wheat
opened strong today with good general
eemand May being is0i4c higher. at le14n
l5itc and July i2n5sc higher. at I3u l3isc.
Offerings We're light and this. together
with strength in cables and small receipts
caused an advance in the hrst half hour
4iD tr 7s1s07gi.c The exnort demand was
good and this. together with reported
scarcity JIM the German crop. counteracted
she effects of good weather in the wheat
belt and impaired firm tone 10 the mar
kct Minneapolis and Duluth receipts were
i25 cars with local receipts of 10 cars,
none oi contract grade KING total re-
ceipts for the three points Of lH cars,
against rs cars last week and l9S cars last
on good demand by commission houses
MAY advanced to 7S56c. Local traders
howe ven proved good sellers and the mar
ket eased off later, the close being at 7SAc.
July, after selling up to $3.50. closed at
78c.
CORN-There was small trade in corn.
May opening isc lower to unchanged. at
4iIs0l4isc to 1850. with July firm and lin
changed to li@9sc higher. at t47sc to 45a
45isc May shorts were the best buyers
and under the influence of firm cables and
small receipts May advanced TO 44l5c while
ally remained about steady, at 45lsc. Lo-
cal receipts were 10 cars, none OF contract
Corn closed steady May l4assc higher,
at t4lad449sc. and July 4c up, at 431sn45i4c
OATS-Oats opened firm i'm sympathy
with other grains with July l409sc higher.
at 317sd32c. There was no feature in the
trading. locals being inclined to buy on
bullish crop reports and the market during
the first hour was steady. Receipts were
PROVISIONS Provisions were quiet and
showed some strength due to small re-
ceipts Of hogs at the yards. July pork
opened 2iac lower. at $40. but soon rallied
at A1f1iz. July lard was 2iac lower to UNI
changed AT fe- iVQS-it ana july rlbS
down 2iac. at S9.7009.72i9.
WdEAT-Cash No red. 7se. No. 2
red. 7oaT1ac No. hard winter 7ln75c;
NO hard winter. 6sQ73c' No. 1 northern
spring. s9iaQS21ac. No. ? northern spring,
59lsG8}zc. No. spring. I20Sl1ac
CORN-No. 2, 44i L.. No 3, 42M43c.
CATs-No .. BE. No. g. 32lAc.
FLAX-cash. NV sill: s.-w.. N.o9;
RYE-May $3.50: July. 5N4aNAc.
TTMOTHY-April. $3.50.
r1LONER-Aprf $3.50.