The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

small breaks from this level. They adj
NIT that there has not been enough
growing weather to tell what the crop
will do. There is a big short interest
| in July as only an occasional order is
received from the country to sell 1t
against prospective shipments OF
wheat.
CORN-Traders say that several of
the bear leaders have covered July
| corn around So cents and that few
| had sold more corn. With Improvement
| in the weather they are looking for a
| larger movement. A cash handler who
has always been opposed to selling
| corn for shipment, that he did not have
| in his house, said last night that for
| the first time in their history they we're
actually short 10000 bushels cash corn
on their sales during the day and they
bought the July against it.
| OATS-It is the gossip of the oats
| trade that a fair quantity of long oats
were sold out on the bulge because Of
| the improving weather, but there is a
| disposition to buy on any good break
| PROVISIONS-Trade are generally
| very much disappointed at the poor re-
| Spouse of prices to the bullish state
| ment of stocks of ribs and they at
| tribute it to the small advance bring
I ing out liberal offerings. Shippers and
stock yards interests are the best buy
ers in the market.-Inter-Ocean
| Northwest weather clear. mild all
over. Southern weather, Little Rock.
i drizzling cool, hard rain and hall last
/ night. Texas, mostly clear, Z warm
| Shower last night at Greenville, Texas.
Lincoln, cloudy, As: Nebraska city,
| clear, so; Holdridge, clear. "a; Hastings.
part cloudy, 55; Omaha, part cloudy, so.
Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin:
Fair and warmer tonight. Wednesday.
part cloudy and warmer with probably
showers.
Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Nebraska and
/ Kansas: Fair tonight and Wednesday.
Il Minnesota: Part cloudy with prob
able showers in northeast tonight or
Wednesday.
4 Liverpool May 4.-WHEAT-Euro-
pean visible shows a decrease for the
4 week of 3,460,000. Berlin closed 70
4 higher During the last week this mar
ket has shown an advance of 7esd.
strength today was the result of short
covering owing to the continued un-
favorable crop outlook in Germany
Logan & Bryan
Il Kansas City, May 4.-Grain man
here from Kay county, largest wheat
county in Oklahoma, says wheat going
backward rapidly on account of dry
weather.@Giles.
Total stocks grain in Chicago in all
positions: Wheat 5,239. 900: decrease $685.
1000. Corn 1.031 900; decrease 661, 900.
IOats 1867 900: decrease $4,000.
Stocks year ago: Wheat $685. 900: corn,
5, 346, 900; oats, s.254. 900. Contract stocks
of grain in regular warehouses a year
lago: Wheat, 3,454, 900. decrease 321. 600
lCorn, 574 900, DECREASE 232, 900. Oats, 1,
I613, 900 increase 100000.
Il Liverpool. May 4.-The strength in
American markets yesterday caused
: smaller offerings here at opening and
values were unchanged. Following the
iopening the market was dull with the
iundertone heavier and July and Sep
ltember- eased A0ss- Pressure was the
result of the offerings improved for
leigh crop conditions, quietness of spot
: and the fact that cargoes We're offered
at a decline and met with poor re-
sponse- Later, however. the near
months gain ID sharply due to reports
} lof manipulation in May and July Coun-
TRY markets continue firm, receipts fol-
three days show decrease and it is ex-
Ipected that the European visible viii
sharply DECREASE this week. Shorts
were nervous and covered freely.
| Corn. Quiet, pressure was the result
Of the cheaper La Plata offerings.
BROOMHALL.
Chicago. May 4-WHEAT-Stocks a,
! wheat are being depleted at practically
; laH the big markets of this country
There was very little delivery on MAJ
lcontracts late yesterday. Minneapoli,
: confirmed a bid for $1,000 bushels O.
t wheat by Kansas City in addition t.
: southwest markets. The cash whea
$ situation is strong everywhere. All th'
: hest crop observers agree that the plan
4 has not yet made sufficient headwaJ
: flor farmers to decide whether or not L