New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-31
PROFESSIONS ACTIVE IN CHICAGO.
HOGS scARCE-PMcEs FIRMER-wHEAT AND CORN
wABBLE SLIGHTLY.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRBUNE.l

lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.l
CHICAGO, Jan. 30.-Wheat tonight closes
strong at May and corn % cents
for the same month 1t queer market and eIceps
for little contest in the provision pit was unneresng
Wheat all day wabbled about within the narrow range OF
half cent until within the last five minutes OF tno
trading OIL the call. when the limits were passed
and an advance scored. Corn kept within even
narrower limits. scslpers haggled all day long
on the floor over their eighths aud their
sixteenhs while outsiders did nothing at all May wheat
began at 9s got high 1884, and as low as 80 cents
but did remain at either limit longer than moment'
On the call it closed 9s May upstairs started at
57ss sold as high as 572 and low as 574 but within
these contemplate limits was variable wheat Like
the latter IL snurted the CALL and closed at % cents
Provisions were tho feature OF the day. There wero
only 900 hogs the yards and despite the warm "eatR
err which retarded pork-naldng there was so active
compeon between shippers and packers that prices ad-
vonced cents May pork which closed last night az
s16 IL opened at SI6 80 and advanced TO III oZ'e
tbo ron NatD Jones' who has It Is said, been snors
nm pork from prices three or four cents lower uo" e
whom the packers have been carefully Watching VI
late TO prevent his covering chespiy' began ou!"s
yreat scale Singer who also short, covered acco
fg 10 the same reports When pork was 81 oo
cheaper than it now, the principal sellers were Cu
g. 90 Who altered nj the prices or the uay any
sized lots from 10 barrels down They sold cneny 20
Jones and their principal is set down by the packers
Prices of live hogs at the yards were lOal5 cents
higher and good many were held over upon tue lncc!
th9t prices would be still higher tomorrow la~
manufacturers are amazed at the small receipts ana M
NOT any longer affect indifference. they WOuId nxe ~
know il IL evident, where the myriads OF great
hogs have gone to which, according TO report heu &
country sixty days ago. They have not beeh
here. they have not been killed at any Oi the OLE.
| hacking points OF the country el,her Ss
| Earth has opened and swallowed them W.
or else the early reports were false snd they hes
exised az ALL except IN the ratified Drains vi Tue
| fessional statlsticans. Live hogs are Drihglns -,
| cents a Mound while the packers were ECU
| believe that they would get more hah 80
yanted M cents It great wonder that PORK
ard ribs are advancing, and that tho packers who
cIors with expensive products are selling even stansG
or ths advance May pork closed on the can AT Slo 80
and MAY lard o42a cents nearly the top gies VI ~
day. ..,-,....,. a., ,o,ln, nm the Jsz-
nary thaw The newspapers are preparing Tor INC 49,
| nary and February foods Tho usual gurges are
formed I'M the Ohio valleys and before long some OK
| winter wheathelds will be flooded IS usual Ihere
nohinc new or xpected about all these things 10y
ara inst "a eguar In their recurrence as Chlstas
Washngton's Birthday. SO II Is TO be expected tn-
other things which follow in their tralh VIII $3.50
| 700 There are the reports OF ruined "seas. "a
and croD scarse, and advance In the price on
tine sDeculstye mars. Whether these acually ~ -.
age cuts no figure They always produce alarm anu - =,
nrices Consequently clever people Know netter - -
seII wheat AZ this nctuTe. Whatevernay DC theif
as 10 the merits OF the thing they simply STAY 0 Is =,
market or bny Corn neglected Its turn wiz eol W
Le sure hui li,st now wheat Is having It's Innings
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