The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-06
Kansas city Produce Market.

M9 M aS a e S 4ishfE No % %5iss
oATs@Market a@ie higher; No. ,
KAFIR AND Milo MAIzE-$s .71@s95.
timothy, s2s.5easo 90; Choice pFaire $3.50 $3.50
as saoRrs shesfs so e1sa56a $Sio0aS0
WHEAT-Receipts Is cars
BUTTER Creamery, 45c; firsts. 4sc;
EGGS-Firsts. SIC.
POULTRY-Roosters, 1sc; broilers, ESQ
CoRN-cIose: May, sle7h
Chicago Produce Market
Chicago March COMMUNICATIONS
EGGS-Market higher. Firsts Sec ordi-
nary firsts, 32@33c; at mark, cases includ-
POTATOES lower. Minnesota,
ditto sacks. $110@1. 20.
POULTRY-Roosters, unchanged.
New York Produce Market
New York March 6--BUTTER-Market
steady. Creamery higher than extras 4S1a
EGGs-Market firm. Fresh gathered ex-
CHEESE-Market steady State held,
PoULTRYSAiive, firm; dressed, quiet.
New York Sugar Market
New York. March 6.-SUGAR-Raw,
steady; centrifugal COOS; molasses. NOM
inal; refined, steady; fine granulated, 7.45.
New Orleans Cotton Market
New Orleans, March 6.-CoTToN-Spot.
firm and unchanged; m1ddling. $50.
New York Stock Market
Wall St, New York. March 6.-STOCKS-
Rails became suddenly active later under
the lead of St Pauls, the common stock
gaining BY and the preferred 2 points on
might soon be taken. Pacific averaged 1
point advances and Rock Islands were sub
stantially higher. Industrials. NOTABLY,
Equipments, were under the influence of
advantage. Liberty 31as were firm, 9Is0.
to 9G5o, likewise the second As at 96.10
Industrial stocks were the features of to-
days early dealings. steels showing especial
strength in consequence of the favorable
annual reports issued by Lackawanna Steel
to IL points higher with United States
Steel. Bethlehem Steel; Crucible Steel and
ofa Steel Gar S9ppersw
fractionally better. halls continued dull
and irregular. Liberty bonds were again
variable.
re- Morning Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board Of Trade,
Grain-Oat traders said it has been asier
to trace the selling than the buying the last
two days. There has been liberal selling
by a number of the largest commission
houses all hard spots the last two days.
and yet all offerings have been absorbed
and prices moved up 15sc IRON the low
terday there was liberal selling by commits
sion houses and it seemed for a time that
buyers would be satisfied but the offer
ings gradually disappeared and prices
moved higher. Those who are bullish, al
though in the minority. say the pressure
of oats is so light that the bears have little
show. A trader remarked that big stocks in
the country and light stocks at terminal
markets are two different things. Bears
stocks Oats at 5 cents per pound look
low when compared with rye and barley at
almost 5 cents per pound All are being
used more extensively for human food than
ever, with rye and barley in the lead.
There seems to be top to the rye and
barley, while oats for May delivery have
a maximum of 90 cents few traders
g4cded the technical position of the oats
market rather strained, the short in
terest has been cut down.
New York, March 6.-Stocks offerings for
sale do not follow down prices in any. vol,
ume after recessions. The professional
bearishness therefore, tends to produce an
oversold condition on moderate decline .