New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-14
THE CHICAGO MARKETS.
THE LARD CoNTRovERsY-DECLINE OF sPEcuLAs
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CHICAGO June 13.-The lard investigation
was transferred to-day from the directors room TO
the stock yards visit was made at tho
Invitation OF the Fowlers, 70 their packing
house. McGeoch in the morning sent note
10 the Fowlers asking that william Henderson, the
steam filter who testified to building Mysterious Pipe
from one building another for the purpose Of carry
ing into the lard cottonseed oil and melted taow,
be allowed permit to go with the directors note
was also sent 10 President Hobbs requesting him to
procure the desired permit from the Fowlers.
The latter denied the request The officials went out
without being accompanied by any Of the MeGeoeh
party.
The speculative markets continue lifeless. The range
OF auctuat!on OF wheat aud very only
a small fraction, and the closing prices we're almost
identical with those OF twentyfour hours ago. Wheat
closed tonight exactly it did last night; corn ana
oats within Is cent OF last night. less
eveptful course can hardly be conceived of.
so far as wheat is concerned the markets act as IL
the "bulls" had bought all they cared to.
and "a IL the bears sold all they dared 20. Little
rights continually occur furious buying follows; and
then quiet in twinkng restored These little hurries
are all there Is IL relieve the tediun erthe
hours between the opening and close OF Change The
volume of trading is exceptionally small Purchasers OF
wheat for shipment there appear to be none. On tie
other hand YER large share of che corn bought Is taken
Cor shinment Provisions declined this morning
according TO the fashion they have been follow
tn1 for the past few weeks, but rallied
a the close lard quite back TO the figures at which It
started and pork almost TO the opening. There were
"a 600 hogs received at the yards this morning. and
with the 10000 left over from yesterday, II was
snnposed on Change that there would be break IL
d NOT occur In the price OF live hogs but pork dropped
III cents barrel and lard l0912a cents per hundred
ponnds Some the houses the yards have reopened.
aud there was pretty lively killing. the re.
Mccieoch's. friends that he viii convict the
FowIers of adnterating their lard end viii snc.
their house declared Irregular The feeling 10
Illustrated by the remarks OF Leopold Blooin VINO
Is long nan nasoo AZ follows Mccoch is no gns
10 abandon his Jaiy lard corner. no cVsdat ~ ne
wanted 70: ard is irregular and that viii throw oas
40 600 terces may prove that the other pac kers
hSvs Snt a the last Week in July there viii be the
greatest rushing about Tor lard MT TO deliver ever seen IN
s c,S pound There viii be only about half
Lard sellers count IPOn dGr .He oer h"t VIII %
INV wheat closed tonight at ll2 August at il3.s;
June at 55s July at 96s; June PORK s =. III, nj ~
IL 52ia The receipts of corn we've ony 46s cars, and
OF only 1885, very married. failing on from yes'er-
Although the receipts OF oas, says BULL are very
large the demands Tor 4 are aSS S very IN store bere no
whsandng this grain arrived at the rate OF sooVoV of
100000 bushels per day not as e y sr our
tuan for the other ten months" The Call Board de-
cared d eS 70 % bs paid ia Board Of rrade
so In cash. The Board has 2OoOOo IN the treasury
from the sale ,s q y ssa anu Memeps are worth only
$3.50 because believed that when the new BOARD OF
Trade building p 20 . oat 81 eSisace A. oa
viii then he regular attachment of tho big Board Tho
salaries Of q The sssr 10 ana Ss
OF the secretary TO $3.ooo.