New-York tribune., 1884-10-01
TIE TRADE IN CHICAGO.
lBi TELEGRAPH TO TIE 1RlBuN

Chicago, Sept. 3O.-Thc corn corner has
eliminated only twenty days sgo september corn aold
for - cents per bushe to-day closed AT 30 oeuts All
advance of cents at the rate of nearly cents per
day Never I'm the history OF the Chicago Board OF Trade
has there been such clever manipulation The corner H.
Il il said ony the beginning OF series Of corners tn
corn which viii "Gen tho receipts
Of the new crop renders further manipulation
impossible. Tho receipts OF corn aggregated 3'@
cars, 81 Of which wore Of contract grade
Starting ccnt IN the course OF hall an hour at least
800 900 bushels changed hands, and McIenry bid the
price up to So cents and then to 81 cents members
mounted on the tables to watch the climax of the cele
brated corner. The crowd shrickcd ana yelled. and
pushcd and raced A. the bell struck O'Clock " III bid
30 cents for any part Of quarter million" said Blly
McIenry. This the last bid, aud tie september cor
ner mas be said to have closed 80 cents 1t believed
that there f. still an enormous short Interest amounting
to from three To four million bushels The net losses OF
the CLIQUE can 40, less than 81 900 900 but az II must
- 800 900 net T. g. Wear has been the head broker OF
the deal and simmons. of kenO,ha the power pruhl ti
craph lines In Wisconsin and Northern iowa
These he sold to the Western Union Triegrlp Lnnp,l
into October This month j. already short many llio"
bushels. Prices. it il thought VIII remain ,n2u, Ts,.
they arc for the purp0ss of encouraging short 'elig
and when the cqUcs are ready they VIII again take Ao"
and send prices skl ward , ,.,. q.
ont i,t before the bel struck o'clock va, ne dirrthce
I'm prcc between err lots Of No corn ana tlG l,an @
ca lin. out SO lor jOOo0O or any part ihcrop
half "A dozen operators were yclubS car Iot5
Of No , for sale at - ccuts. \ good man.
receivers too c0t lei, iu attempting 10 sell thrlr -th
M the touo, crest Of the wave of prices, oWlr 10 '
fact that thrv had only odd quantities oi corn " me w
shorts usually wanted lots Of 900" or lo."uU.
n l. estimated thit fhe short interest repre-, No.
niist have 'ahcn during the las; tN0 wc'N- al lt'1
900 900 lusAc of corn 10 - cents ano pt'tcI '--
stating A. uu las OF 93OJOOJJ a. ths Dctoocr opLou
D.. -cI t about - cents. Tile met loss per -n must
,. I'm , pirul.. ol 20 cents m1Sn- n" toai loss Oh
account of rr,.ipt. about ~7OOoDup lh' loss however
.y oe more thau made up by the -h -, 81 % must s'L
tc 40 - cents at advance OK ABOUT 4D cents per
A. tc afternoon session shore were Few tran lctots
Inst at the closing however. VI, ieury hid - tti rl
for September corn. There Vas no sac, anu .lc
short- viii nave mako private settlement WIN tr
clique the best terms possible iic '-lMAm 'e'h"I
price irlI- 81 , H.
November wheat opened weak At 70's cents aad a,f.
rlued 90 1p7s cents November corn dioppi linlH -"
cents 10 T. D. Lard declined cents in me ui,t u"f ol
fhc morning session. At =. m the closing prt "' ue
November option was follows: " h't, -U', ccn -,
corn A. y cents oats 20 cents. ~, J., per corn az
30 cuts and year pork at Sll 20. Cash corn Sod At me
clos. a. - cents. A. 3.3O p ln TIE market closed al
~u5 ,ept- for Nug.lar wheat 10 = cents Ioi
conn and 16 cent, Jos oats. Year pork sold at FL 49,
| and september corn closed n -. ,,.-
Tie etatrm.ut OF the visible supply ~ gran posted ms
,uoruu. i, as follows: Wheat 23.94 ,l3s bushels
4yj3il Wheat shows increase since last Wcek OF
22-~ 800 bushels and corn an increase ~ Ol lS"-9o
| bushels -- - ... - A.,
Tie receipts Of grln t morning were ~ cars 81 VIII
ter wheat 2lq cars o spring wheat Cl2 cars OF corn
23 cars Of oats 40 Of rye and 10 ears o OdiIey