New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-01
FEATURES or 1HE CHlCAGO MARKETS..
lBr TELEGRAPH To THE rRrnUSE.l


CHICAGO, April 30.-A dispatch was received
from Werrt the chief Of Armpurs statistical Bureau
SAYING q At after careful OF the Wao1sh Valley
y himself and his a'ssta T., he estimated tho damage
there to the wheat crop - III ess than 40 per
cent DONE want 20 give nEurc'" says Armour Tor
figures often beat man. but want to GO ON record IN
predicting that the winter wheat crop tins year VIII be
la. than that of 1881 You know" he SAYS, that we
mad the wheat IN 1891 ana sold II at ABOUT ~ 1881 IL
10 Mr. Handy and hs friends. We bought the wheat IN
1881 upon the authority to the crop prospects
on which e RELYING now. We made money on II /;
not so much as Mr.. Han y, but we made money on IT,
The winter wheat crop OF 1881 aggre-ated according 10
| the Government Bureau 375.O0O.OO0 bushels
| Wheat advanced to-day cents for the July option
the one ia which centres tne largest share Of the
| spectlatiOn. On the curb II closed at 81 1914
| An the other options advanced. too, not only
the options this and july but those beyond IA
August Sen. ember and year" This {. the at Nymp-
tom about the advance yet shown; for II Is not claimed
on any hand that manipulation OF wheat for
an, month beyond July what advance takes place In
these distant months is consequently tue result OF the
| natural demand The advance to-day was caused by
he md sposi all sides TO sell Wheat Wa firmly
| held. The ing was not Large or excited. WuOeVei'
| however, wanted 10 buy, was al IismVdhta' {
No ono was anxious 70 6o, Sou I'm. fact 70, Tbnr
navigation iuds put,by Open ana mat no" tie soc
her, OF gram Will, within very e~ hohrs. ne reduced
about four million bushels "t course HirchRtnenH Ihe
feeling. over two hundred grin-altn vessels WI
| c.cI
In aforr VIII cert AMY tiiH
on nndI July After that the rotation OF rcc"ip q
shipments Will, Of course, depenl upon tue wuruH
opinion Of our prices aid OF the supply.
Corn was steady co.i * 1sc Drttr than on satur
dny Lard "A al short + bs advanced 5d7l2. per hun
drcd an pork 3Jc. per barrel and cosrd very strong
4. stock IL gs beiug good N Gernany aud III France
thr toreIsu houses wlcn deal hog prOduc's are nc
cOr,lng 10 an excellent authority all great b ara on
IrJvIIOns, especially on lard Inc DOnscs mere Which
wrong side OF the markt aud certain To be terribly
sgup Eel IL Is known beyond Jcrodyeuture that assO
ciafed with Mr. McGeocn IA Daniel Wells and all the
% ople WAC are cogUizint % ts act Their" VIII be no
nck nf money 'Or Wells himself put not less tnai
S6 900 900" very well posed provisl man SAYS oi
Me- ieoc's lard al" 1T II the trst deal tia the
scnrc IN IN has eve run "A merchant gut Ia run u
transaction. lie will Try snaps or lodges lie mas
be gun away distant options AMI viii distribute
yIteyer lard vered to um Armour Ia not IN the
lard DEAL but has lots OF and Is betting on McGeochs
| success"
The closing prices tonight follows: Regular
wheat. May. liza; June, 114l2; July. ll5a On the
euro the figures L. cent ngder C0rn closed: NAY
55as pork, May, 1913; June. 1861 Lard, May,
| IL .62l2; June, IL 80; JAY 1l02l2