New-York tribune., 1884-01-11
CHICAGO MARKETS FiRNER.
LARGE SUPPLY OF HOGs-PoRK STILL RISING
RUMoRs OF corn 10 ARRIVE.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

CHrCsGO. Jan. 1O.-"There is some monkey
ing going on about the provision pitt" said Ahram Pooe.
OF Poole Kent Co. ct is not just apparent What ne
scheme is but it looks If Cudahy stevers, In the in
teres Of pretty strong people, had great de Oh
pcsk-tO-night"
Most traders were Of this same opinion to-
night ana the shorts were in tremor because they
Thought they saw the signs OF Philip Armours fine hand
and long bank account in the advance OF products Feb
ruay pork closed tonight at Sli 80, 70 cents ba1ei
higher than last night. Despite the fact that there
were 10000 hogs received at the yards uis
morning. that $4,000 were left over last night,
and that prices there were 10 cents
lower II looks as II there large shortage In January
and February pork The feeling which was so weak for
fortnight about the wheat aud corn pits spread over
them into the provision pit and made reckless sellers OK
the most OF the crowd. II is predicted tonight thao
Armour who has been buying for week openly ana on
very large scale through his own men, and VINO IL Is
believed has buying FOR much longer time throrgh
Cudahy & stevens will put pork to SIG Tor botn
January and February before 1t Is allowed to go back
much. .
NAV wheat tonight ia L. cent higher than last nights
corn % OF "a cent higher AZ was the case yes
+erIov the trading was duh all through
the forenoon but exciting during the last hour On ts
call nearly 100000 bushels changed hands; and
then the trading short because the callers lungs
gave out During the day Ream was large senef ana
was apparently pounding the market on the call
Reser was the largest buyer, taxing perhaps 0OO"V"
M 1O2a half in 100 odd bushe lots It was remarkable
within what narrow range the enormous call trading
WAS DONE The May option was kept at lO2e4lo%A2 ~
offers of large blocks l02l2, while purchases were
steadily made at the "split" on the curb. Az
might MAY wheat going at lO2i2 a lO-'s.
The pubicaton OF the visible supply had little influence.
N vas prophrsied that this would show ligt Increase.
hut the publication very small ngure Inc leeHhs
here Is unqestonably growing more bulish ~ appears
10 be hard work 10 overcome the adNthtigt 10 tu -
M the enormous stocks and want of demand But wen
the call was over tonight, the opinion among tie mv
conservative commission men was InaI thv
market had been turned up that the t, oeaas a.
had been brought standsul' Snh
would soon be put to run. lno
reeeDts OF wheat continued small, ana Ihere NS'@
only nne hundred and nineteen cars today -, ,,.o
ora those noiceahly lindblom, Irwin, OFT * Oo DdNlu
Dow, Co and Kershaw, who declare that le Jaiuny
,o "a ,en0 ont and who tell OF the corn at ST lOus
Od.h thev own and which they propose 10 bflng mere
ts taIt 4 always heard during the pendency OF cOru
thore was much OF IL year ago Tue truth un-
daubtedly Is that these men are snort corn SuPP0ss
VcrSbaw ami Dows Co.. and irwin Orr
q Co should bring the ST. Louis corn here
soid a trader: lit Will not or may not gra1e'
and besides don't you suppose that there are shor Az
Jnus who will want little cash c0rnP 4.
THE January clique certainly did sell large amount o
January corn Yesterday and delivered out some cssn
Grain today but while Il may be true that wants " gee
ont OF It's deal the chances on the contrary tnat ~
smpy irving keep the price down. so that they can
The erret receipts cheap The weather has become mild
aud damp, with aud rain predicted II uie ong9s
had the choice this just the kind OF weather II wo
have from February january corn oosco ~
| b6as cents; May at 90 CENTS