New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27
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BOARD or TRADE.
Chicago. Aug 2s iaD.-Septembcr wheat
day got the highest price far. 81 o3-. Yet the
business was by no means so large nor the excite
ment anywhere rear So high as on days last week
or at the opening Of this Wheat is beginning to he
considered fancy deal. with fluctuations too wide
for the ordinary trader. The wheat pit is by no
mears AS crow led as it was There is getting to be
increased anxiety on the part of September shorts.
That was what made the fancy price to-day. The
bull pool is supposed to be firmly intrenched iu the
September. Stocks here 80 far are not increasing.
There were some signs however. to-day Of the pool
changing from September TO December at five
cents difference. selling the September and buying
the December at five cents discount. September
opened from 9si 81 sold between 81 03. and
9si. cents and closed at ?S7s cents On the curb t
was down to %. The December sold at 96 cents and
at 1884, and closed a 1878 cents on the curb it sold
at o2s cents Liverpool and Paris showed some
rally equivalent about three cents bushel.
There were gOod-sized clearances, I2J.yo bushels.
The trade was rather excited by the cables repor'
partial failure Of the wheat and rye Primary re-
parrd with $1,000 bushels last year. New:York
ported foreigners liaudating there. The Corn
100000 bushels against "a 10000 bushels last year.
Most people. however. bore in mind that the Ar
little TO the pit trade The bull crowd seemed to be
inclined to do some selling. with view Of keepinS
the advance within limits. There was no cash busl-
five loads. Charters were ,3l.WD buShelS.
There was great deal larger trade In corn than
I'm wheat. Some people considered it the larges,
within anyhodv'a recollection Damage reports
were on the increase chiefly on the score OF drouth
December opened al 32Hs TO % cents. sold between
3as and 22i cents aud closed At 1915 cents. On the
curb II was down to 32i. cents THE Price cur
rent" heretofore talking an enormous crop to-day
conceded material damage. The pit was affected
by the cable reports of the potato failure abroad
Receipts keep large. l66' cars to-day with l@S
estimated for Friday The shipping demand Was
were strong; seabcard clearances. $4,000 bushels
Ncw-York reported sixty loads for export: Eli
vator people the sellers on the swells. Trad
however was too broad TO permit Of individualiz-
ing 49, mi,
Oats keep firm. In sympathy with corn The
have no special influences OF their own. There
continues Il good export demand. The trade Is not
on great scale II has developed that the big line
OF May credited to the bull pool was really bought
for French account the orders OF ST J ouis ex
por,ers MAY to-day sold between 2S'g and ss ana md
estimate for Friday so: charters. 10000 bushels.
Provisions caught some Of the bull breeze from
the grains Pork was w 20 cents. lard Is cents
ribs liz cents. n there is potato crop failure
abroad provisions would feel II. Armour continues
the largest buyer. , 49,. 49,, .
Sos: calls" sSs. cents Puts, on December corn
were 3ls. cents; calls Js. Wheat on the curo
was weak December selling from GS, to s2Ss cents