New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-24
TEXTURES or the cmclGo MREEr&
4 QUIET DAY oN 'CmANGE-sIIGHT ADVANCE ~
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
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CmCAGO Oct. 23.-This was another very
quiet day Oh Change, with outside orders. Even the
people who here, ard who did The business, did 1t
a. the German women do their knittug-thcy went
through the motions mechanically; their eyes and
tlousl IT'S were upon Wall Street Wheat Is little lower
than lo-t night Tnc decline IL small scarcely
pcrcrpbe the facts that when the figures are ~
low - they are now and have been, that there should
b, any decline, let II De small,
and that there should be a weak and respondent
feeling and that there should De desire at
III 10 invest, are considered remarkable The
Stock Of wheat a.t week increased very little indeed
only g. 900 bushels bat last weeks prices lower
tuan t0dly and II eyer th season there should have
been shipments they should have been made then. The
weather l. getting colder and the risks the lakes
higher. Another fortnight aud wheat, considerably
cheaper here, viii be cheaper al New-York
for rates Of transportation VIII be higher.
month nom this. and even the hops Of
getting the stool, out will need to be abandoned the
winter. Zig STOCKS hcrcbiSgcr than We have now con
Icrably-arc well-ngh forcgonc conclusions There arc
seven aud a half million bushels Of wheat here tonight
The ucualion in the price OF wheat IS fair index Of
today business. Il was less than Il cent aud the
volume Of trading was small Both good indications
OF the tot 81 alb .cncr Of interest In the market As
end Of the month approaches even the tena-
ci0us fellows, who have been bulls" ana
who have held 10 their contracts In
the hope that there light be little furry among the
has been at the approach OF each delivery day for ak
months there is anxiety escape taking the cash prop
ery Instead Of there heinz scramble get property
to deliver there il scramble TO get away from IT. II
shows that there concentration OF the cash property
that there Il not a suggestion OF any manipulation
not even the most distant prospect OF any.
November wheat stopped at 0l, December at 93ae, May
at 81 Ola.
II there was a large trade In corn, aud little gen
cral interest H. there might be hope for H. with
the exception OF the October option II closes just a
shade higher than last night. While the speculative stu
alton in corn has excellent the absence OF interest
in by outsiders aud local operators has put upon the
corn anipuators the same cmbarrsIncnts which have
defeated the manipulators in the provision pit.
The demand for corn has been excellent
always up TO the supply, sometimes beyond
H. The stocks have been small. There were
all things favorable for famous speculative squeeze,
cXccp that nobody offered themselves 20 be squeezed
tore. The farmers have snipped mOre freely thhn was
anticipated, too md evidently had more 10 snip thln
was counted upon There Is as little hope fora rally IN
corn as wheat, une TIE spectators, WHO now cNl-
IDENTIFY have IN ir bacAs turned upon this market turn
ABOUT aud ia, Il. stopped al AGA cent =,
November at 4jos cents, May ~ "a cents. Nay Ga Il
stick at 81 \ cents buU are iurndicss.
Provisions are strong and tng yet great num-
Der appears 10 be dabhling ~ them. One broker TOOK
25 900 pounds pork January and hal the mhrket be
evcs that Armour Il loading up with the product wnch
l. 80 mlch under the cost 81 manufacture There NIe
10000 hog. received, small enough number ana thc
Uay poor enough 20 make the price advance. January
PORK l. 20 cents higher dn yc tcrdy OrpbrI tr - q
they viii continue to keep IN that way. They arc
Uncle Ihils dgaL