New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-12
PRICES room IN TIE GRAIN PITS.
STAMPEDE OF TIE SHORTS IN CHICAGO cN THE
GOVERNMENTS DULLIsH FIGURES.

GOVERNMENTS DULLISH FIGURES.
Chicago sept II (speciaD.-Tonisht. on the Boarl
Of Trade curb. excited brokers were trying to get
December wheat at 81 o.. an advanc" OF nearly ,
cents the last regular price on "Wednesday This
surprising jump in tho day due altogether to tho
Government report. Tho price before the opening
showed an advance Of about . cents and the first
regular prices after the tap OF the bell showed another
half cent gain. From the opening {" the closing
there steady buying Of wheat. at one moment by
shorts. at another by outside bnl-. The t'ptop
figures OF the session were made In the last fvc
minutes OF the trading september wheat closed ut
FL o. IA: December opened at 81 O4 L. SOFA up 10
Hl O6 J--. and closed regularly at Al W Ia: NAV
opened at ~ o. sold high as 81 10 1o, ana closed
at 81 10 IL with the exception OF small Norti.
western movcmcnt-Only 1917 ears at Minneapolis
a prediction OF bad weather in Dakota. there was
practically other outside nnucnc" than the Govern
nrnt report. II was tn" gossip that Pardrdcc was
caught short on line Of million or So
and when December rot to 81 O6 IL and over. II
generally set down that dozen or moro
lrokcr, at work ce.t.nc back his wheat II was
also the talk that Hutchinson had sold good many
call, on "Wednesday night. Certain II was mat az
tines during the day he wa- large buyer.
Corn advanced over cents. and maintained II
all. Tie l:st figure, At the tptop. september
ulencd AZ 4 IA and closed at 80 cents. october
opened at d. Is 6cnt- Tile motive was the toy
eminent report The buying all the ferc"r
because ever, body had generally expected IT, 1t was
generally known In the rt that there had been cnorm
selling of calls Wednesday night by Hutchinson
ard Partridge. and that the entire block. aSgrcCit
Ing. ,omc thought aS much As 2.Co0.0O0 bushels. had
been taken by couple %. bull houses. Everybody
anAiuu>y awaited the result. iuchinsOn's sales wer,
supposed 20 be again long prn, that nob"'y cx
pcctcd Inn 10 be excited buvcr 1t wa thought
however. that TarirdGcs sales Of call, put him short
IN this market. and he mumctltlrly expected to
make a dash for cover. >urr rn,;,ch lie to,k alarm
Just before tho clD>c The tiDtop prices n.adc
on that sort Of buyin,.
Oat, advanced = cents on the cement by Mr.
Dodge Of all average condition OF only GA. AZ was
the with all the other grons the nnal prices
about tic best September opened at -. touched 3o
and closed nj n "a cents; october opened at 81.
touched ~ Isd 80 "a ard closed ct IS Is cents May
opened at 40. sold ~ high Al IL and closed at
Il 3.S cents.
, The provision market followed the There
large receipts OF hogs at the yards and prices
there lower. There considerable october
and cash liquidation IN pork. and the packers were
plainly free sellers. but oil these ordinary bear In
iiuenccs outwcigh"d By the exceeding strength N
september pork olrncd AT ~ 10 and closed at
~ 90: october pork Opened at 80 =, and closed al
Si0 O3; January opened NJ $il - and closed Sl2 90
May opened NJ xl2 10 ana closed AZ sl2 - Januar!
Lard oI~.ucd AZ sd 4: and closed at ri - January
ribs opened ut - 20 and closed ~ - 02 The selling
Of January prduct was led by Armour and by the
Fowlcrs. About 1000 barrels OF cash and october
pork sold by I",al". broker.
II % Ii Puts oh May corn. 81 5o' calls. 30 30