The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-21

wheat decreased this week nearly 2%
million bushels. That makes a pretty
big hole in the available stocks. The
American visible decreased nearly one
million bushels when this, the crop
moving period, is the usual season for
increases. The worlds requirements of
wheat, according to European experts,
VIII he many millions in excess of what
the exporting countries will have to
spare. Where will the difference come
from? Russian winter wheat outlook
is very bad. Other European counties
report rather poor prospects. The de-
mand for American wheat is so sharp
that we continue to break the record
weeks exports. 5A millions. was a
"corker. Liverpool reluctantly re-
spends to any declines on
this side, and the rule with it lately
provocation. Canadian Northwest
wheat crop is still endangered by early
frosts, latest estimate IS about the same
as Kansas crop, around 68, 100000. Ear
ier Canadian estimates were about 3d.
O0c, 600. Russian, Danubian, Australian
and Argentine wheat shipments are
showing substantial decreases. Broom
hall estimates the worlds wheat Short
age at 262,000,00 Dornbusch at 34O,
100000, while Beerbohms figures are
4S4 100000. The average is 345 millions,
which we think Will prove about cor
rect.
such Ia strong showing and the wise
people are buying all they can get. The
new December and May options look
cheap around present prices.
CORN-There was less bullfsh feel
ing in the corn options during the week
than in the wheat. This was doubtless
owing to the heavy realizing by some
big profit-taking longs 1t carried the
new December price down to about So
cents, but quick rally followed. The
corn crop in Iowa and other western
states is not yet out of danger by frost.
and the least nip would advance prices
rapidly. Although the government es-
Inmates the crop at 2.540 millions,
leading New York house assures its
customers it will not reach the 21a bill
lion mark, while the Chicago Record
Herald quotes leading crop expert to-
day as saying it may even fall to about
21z billions. The domestic and foreign
demand continues excellent and at the
maximum figures, 2,540, 900, the new De.
cember corn under so cents ought to
prove very profitable investment. 70
was up to 62Ac not long ago.
Topeka Market
Furnished by Charles Wolff Packing On b
Yards close at noon saturday.Is w.
Topeka, Sept. 21.
MIXED AND BUTCHERS ......$5 eo@6 IS
IIG4yT S0Q5.5o
Light A,r1I. I; s756S%
COWS. GooD c;;;.................. ssB9s.1s
COWS S0M Go0H ..-.--......... 2542.B
HE1FERs. COMMON ..::.:::.::.: $500 %
cAL Lv inndei 700 ibs.j..... 1912 Sss g
CALVES E SGTGasE AIS * b P9ii1v sOO4S5O
FURNISHED By the Topeka Packing 20
- lI4-11s West Laurent street.j o.
PoULTRYmsaPrings. 11t94A pounds. lie:
young ROSTERS. SC; old roosfers. Sc: ducks
Sc. geese, DC. ,or,4r,, -.
FRUIT AND vEGETABLEs.
tFGRpnlNshGsfa u s56 5aS kan Avel
PduM sa aafSSarnta per crate: $50
Eastern Concord. PER- BASKET e s5e $780,
LEMONS-Per box, LeffingWeH &c Op<5
7So; southianndM Beauty . per box s2597s5
large punches. $3.50; Jumbo. s.. 75Q3Oo
TOMATOES-Home grown. per basket.
PEACHES Oregon. per box. STE
PRUNEs-Idah Italian. per crate. s1.2s.
consin Duchess. per Dbl. $50; Arkansas,
pI P5EARs-Bartlett per box. $3.50; coIors-
NEW CORNo11Per doz; 12!zc.
4oe; pRAGE-Per lb.. 11sc
WATfERMELoNsooP ID. ic.
So So; Rocky Ford d. 500.
CUCO MIL yet 7S-pu.s
4O Sc,NIoNS-Silver skin. per bu. $50: rsd
or yelilf1SSSi per ID l'' Spanish. per
'r Eea PTA SNEPPRE dog dog: e5g1c:
E6TTXToeERaEnIRMsr e eRE IS;
80 III: n. Y. State white 16iLc ~
Block swiss ls SAP. l6;; T LImIbugssr isc ID:
Daisy. 16c 10 1 Day ieS SIN, n, to box, lee
DOYSTERS-N. Y. Extra Selects canned
45c: n Y. Counts, canned. Soc.
Grain Market.
FURNISHED by J. B. Billiard, corner Kan
= sas ave. and Curtis street
wHEAT---No. 2. 7SgsOc; No. 8, 7s0zao.
NO f. 72Q76c.
oATs-No. 2. 4oc; No. 3. 4sc
Topeka Hide Marker.
prices paid in Topeka this week basss
on Boston quotations.
Topeka, Sept. q.
NJ. 1nOEh31s. .$2. 6OfD3 N