The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-04

Spouse to n sharp advance In Liverpool. There was q
shorts covered. Before the close, however. most OF
the rise WAS lost on realizing by Local seslpers; s t,hhcc
winter wheat crop also induced some selling. Liver.
pool advanced - to Id. Berlin declined &c; PaIls
advanced l2c. on wheat. The exports from this coun'
try last week were larger than III the previous week.
Since July l the exports have been III, lOI,SlH bush.
against OD ,OY9.6 $50 In the same time last season; The
Argentine shipments last week were ll9,OoO bush
AGAINST 29t. 900 in the previous week and o SSs, 900
against 448 last week and Az last year; Corn was
sSSsieT; Exports FOR the week ,m were re- IaTg in. " hoye Iesp
l20. 5B5, 00D bush, against Ti,lil,i0d IN the same
were aio,OOO bush, against 100000 in the previous
week and $1,000 last year. oats were nrm' Chi
eago, April S-"Both the foreign and domestic specn,a,
tive wheat markets have suffered severe depression the
larger offerings OF russian wheat had a dGmoralizing
erect on the price OF futures aud resulted IN break
which baiiish conditions have been ignored
the ' heavy OH iiouid %GIS Which appeared: hold:
err having become discouraged at inc arass,nS VEN r.
became apparent that lower prices were inevitabie.
s sn,s se Meqs T i"ath '1 tS cover w,sH tScir rU cSnt PSct SO long as
the liquidation continued, and dii very niue nuSlns
till yesterday and this morning. When u became np'
parent that most OF the long interest had been elm;
mated, they covered quite freely, being lnhuehcsa
Liverpool, an Increase In clcaranccs OF about 100000
bush. over n week ago, and continued lEht ArEensin"
but later broke sharply lie. per bush; on
the Modern MiItrs report. estimating the coming
was based on reports received from 1,ouu
points. The selling was ii principally by
bears who were fortunate In covering around ,Oc.
and by holders who had bought on the decline:
Northwestcrn receipts for the Week wee G ggI ,Sn x H,,ts
ago. During the past two days receipts up there have
TsiIGG i,k %f G sSsw a s"EEsiI I%iuf 10 increase erc next Week.
The closing tonight IL very weak. Until TO-DAY corn
n i Ia,t p resc,n,s "ma n" snIIi,,nT prns.ur". To-day,
however. there are evidences uf May iquidation. ana
n ras H5erk Of V sSorti FD hnyr " Covered their contracts the
past week. owing TO tn" nrrn appearance" the mar
which. II true. VIII greatly eliminate the support, and
any attempt on the part OF holders to %lianiiatc would
undoubtedly cause u very weak market.
FLorR-was quiet hut slightly frmrr, owing to tho
improvement In wheat. sales 1900 hhls.
Harrcls. Sacks;
Exports. 25.ooi
Winter lu bh!s.; supcrtinc, 81. 3 81 50; No, . extra;
asa, so: siralghts. $40; patents, si3og,stso; NM
Fetd-wns trin and fairly active. Bran 40 Ds:l. =
diiuss so to 100 rs. 85b7oc. .hurTS dinel. 7aotsoc.
CorToN-Srot cotton here ADVANCED l.loc. with
use. against 77sr. last year; New orleans and Gnlf.
Iase, against sisc. last year. Galveston New orleans,
sold ",IaU, Memphis 200, savannah 49,. Galveston
as; Mobile 100 81 Louis %SH: AmsSsiS iS ., 4 tns
spot. with sales OF 5000 bales; futures there ad,
v@nSrd ~ to = points; N "n M Tl,Sa,S I ICc t% Too
bales, against 2.Oa4 last week and 2,3oH last year,
New orleans expects S.StlU 10 -,N'p, VulnS S.N'i
last week and 3. 100 last year. The port receipts
were I,615 bales. against s,lbi last week and
1.lIS last year. The exports from the ports ap-
proximatcd $4,000 bales. Augusta received to-day
Ala bales. against 81 ; lust week Memphis lai, against
B94 last week and 2H5 last year 81. l.ou.s :, against
none last week and ~ last year; Houston B2H. against
l,t24 last week and 2,l3s last year. Augusta shipped
to-day Lilo. Memphis 452, ST. Louis "a. and Hous.
ton 3, 80 bales. The Chronicle states tlat rain has
been general In the South during the week. and that
IN u number OF districts the rainfall has been eNcch'
sive; that in Texa- the wet weather has delayed farm
work, hut has otherwise been beneficial to planting
t..F..EfL shat q hA SaIIfh M n ngl a ever.
planting operations are backward; that the
overflow In the Mississippi Valley has further
extended. n number of breaks having occurred
in the lcvecs protecting the rich cotton lands
OF tn. Yazoo delta; that at present the inundated
territory includes most OF the White River lands In
ArkansaS and the southern half OF the fazoo basin.
Came into sight during the week %. T3i bales. agains.
5U,UOI in the same week last year. making the total
In sight 1.S3s.OOI bales, against o,iOl.SSb az THIS
date last season. The exports from the ports thus far
this season have been 5.l4l. 2S1 bales, against 3,sbl.'
Yy2 In the same time last season. The total worlds
visible supply Il now 5000. l20. including 2~.9iO,s2O
American. against =. 2SU. SO at this time last season,
Of which 2.s3I $40 were American. Futures here To-
day advanced Il to 10 points. closing steady, with
sales Of 90, 500 bales. The future trading was as fol
lpSs.