New-York tribune., 1884-03-22
FE4TURES OF THE CHICAGO MARKETS.
LARGE SALES OF WHEAT BY LINDBLoM-coRN
AND PROVISIONS.

LARGE SALES OF WHEAT BY L1NDBLOM-CORN
AND PROVISIONS.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRGBUSE.l
CHICAGO, March 21.-On the call tonight
Iindblom sod it Is believed all the wheat left hand
from the purchases and "puts" OF three days ago. He
sold on the call about 900 bushels at 95d95ls cents
He sold more upstairs before the call at better figure
1t is the current opinion tonight that Lindbloms prn-
cpals made handsome scalp" on the whole lot The
mass OF the wheat received on puts" and sold
at 9isl cents and lower The 100000 bush
els were sold today probably at profit
OF IL Of cent The sale of this big
lot little weakened the market the late CALL yet the
market was under the circumstances remarkably strong
Iindblom offered the stuff in 100000 bushel lots and
is an evidence strength that they promptly taken
with no bigger decline than q OF cent Brega was
the largest buyer Fleming Il Boyden took 100000
bushels Jones 100000 and bid FOR 3ooooo more on the
curb
May wheat dropped to 95a95is. "Calls" sold at
o59aa95Ia, "puts" at 954. 1t IS not unlikely
that wheat tomorrow at the opening may
sell off, The purchases by LindblOm had
OF course exaggerated aud there was general feel
inc that possibly they might be for Armour. Bangs,
Listers partner Is OF ooterie which appears to
believe that buying except to cover shorts s ana Is
in sne cuatve The impression that the two big
operators are buyers has crown out o. t9e faet % tnas
Brine Pool, Kent Co.. aud few other firms which are
nysaD parEnz9d by the them have @ ssen 5y quietly SSs
was big seller OF wheat this forenoon Jones was big
buyer to- night The latter It is said will start for Mex
leo next week. and between this and then will "eyen
himself up on the market. ooo -
There is talk tonight of the engagement OF 1000 cars
under the new freight schedule for the movement OF
our grain and provisions 1t is not possible, however
TO trace any large shipments. Kershaw made arrange
ments il believed, to move some wheat David Dows
arranged to ship $4,000 bushels OF wheat but as To
whether this part of an old contract OF OF new one
all the shippers uncommunicattve. and doing all
they can depress prices just now for the purpose OF
getting grain as cheap they can After meeting
great many inquiries II Is pretty clear that the shipments
in few days will disclose large m0vement-larger than
anybody here expecs-and that the disclosure will dis
turb the sh0rt sellers enough 10 little advances
in prices With fair weather. however and no accidents
| TO the crop, II Is predicted by conservative
traders that prices after this furry over Will be lower
than before The reduction In freight is equva
reduction of cents per bushcl Ia tho price oil
| wheat here
Corn was weak to-day when wheat was the strong
est II low SO cents for May,snd never above
567s cents. Thera have been too many " bulls III IL
The receipts to-day fair-235 car loads-and the
grading was above 25 per cent OF contract Ihe low
grades however advanced liz cents per bushel and ar
rangements Is said, have been made under the new
schedule for heavy shipments May closed at 58 6o0 u
"Pns" were 56a calls 66ia cents The rece pt
OF late have about 25 per cent less at tns point
| late than they were year ago. , =. p,
All the meats here are believed TO be owned by fan
knton OF Milwaukee, and the lard to DO ooutroileu py
Fowler. Tne market continues dull.