The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-09

The grain markets were dull and easier to-day. Tho
speculation in wheat was in the main OF a local
slightly on the unimprored drought situation and
covering OF shorts. After the first transactions. how
cables were lower and the receipts At the Northwest
were liberal. Will" small clearanres also contributed
iy on a bullish Modern !Hiller tAtement. but the last
prices were about the lowest OF the dav. Liverpool
declined I'D. 10 ed. Paris " a. easier. The Northwest
err receipts were l.l2e cars. against ! ,os6 last week
the ans y ! ete for he Sss season one ~ ai sas 600 s Sass' F'R PRe 1 maffs
supply Is expected to show an increase for the week
ago Of a].Soc.oOo bush. The Modern 1iiitr says:
The drought is unprecedented. both in durance and
ever known and the Condition Of the growing wheat
L. without parallel. In central States farmers arc
Ing and in the West and southwest from thirty to
thirty .nve days behind. PlouEhine has ceased
hension is felt whers the greatest amount of
seeding has been done tho plant is ~perishing from
with the area seeded by Oct 8 last year. shows ouly
t q: ot fsFSsns.s 20: o hio.e q. K; I =! q; M inStani.
-; Illinois. SO; Tennessee; 81; The near approach
We're easier With Wheat i,verpooi declined Nd oe on
corn. Chicago received $50 cars Of corn and 500 Of
at $50 ana"4o6 cars respectively. Chicago, oct. s.
There was a rather steady wheSt market to-
and closed at aiasc' At rimes prices were a
little over last night and at times a little under.
erpool. Sd. TO ed. lower. There was no break In the
drought and no prospect Of any; Nothing was any
hhtS "e'''Sa thsN 'HV HS"tI '''tN' = SihlS VI
the winter wheat position. 1t declared the drought
rnpressaen.ed: and s,id the area and condition Of
leied way. The Paris cable reported the Argentine
r.ous. The Michigan october report referred 70 the
seriousness OF the situation in that state; The Hun
previous estimates having been o. 900, 900 bush. and
last years crop l+s,ooc.ooo bush. Every one bore in
That essence the trade and led 10 Q general evening
up. The incident In the pit whs the liquidation OF q
the beat class OF buyers. Their. has been some selling
to-day because tn. worlds Visible made up by tho
shows an increase for September OF SO. oo0, 900 bush,
= larger increase than for =sccDtemDer last year. The
and 100000 bush. under two years ago: Tho
drongnt T. sI not & anything to srect che situation ,mmS,
the mos. important Existing fact Corn re;
mated for tomorrow. There was no Improvement in
tho shipping demand. There was tho liquidation OF
IL. i%HS1ssas G iHas llH:; we're rSsFS s17. go 5t sa.S! ' Sssirs
were easier Corn 70 low priced, Their. ia 2 short
aging to tho bulls. We do not think Il is the thing.
however. to sell on the weak spots. oats-The cash
iation, and oats simply follow the more active grain
II. 500 bbls.
Es9s'R;' ST. ' s:ses
Winter in bhls.-Supsrnne. IS. 90 So. 25; No. g extra.
e9.yo@sa, as; straights, st,6OSsi 10; patents. o. LOG
q: Q =; patents, % 5.isSss 20. Mil eedN *
dull. Western quoted. Y 100 Ds, 40 ms, ooGt6Oc.
60 ms, b5CsB0c 30 ms. o5&6Oc.; 100 ms. 72ag SOC.
C~orToN-spot cotton here declined '-c. with saIes
OF 25 bales for spinning. Middling uplands. 6Lo.,
against 7 lb'l6c. last year; New Orleans and Gulf,
csc. against 3 sie last year; savannah and Au.
Fusta l.l4l. saw nnah $50. Norfolk 7i7. 81. Louis
b28. and Mobile goo bales. Liverpool declined l.!2i.
on the spot. with sales OF 10 ZOO haIes. futures there
declined 2ia TO ! points. closing easy. The Liverpool
sales for the week were $4,000 bales. Including
10000 American, against 5000 last week, OF which
1000 wrr" American. and 85. 600 last year, includ-
Ing 1000 American; stocks 2s4. 900. including zoe.
600 American. against 2V7 900 last week. OF which
ao7.0o0 were American. and 3s2, 900 last year. inolud'
ing I 5000 American. In Manchester yarns and cloths
were quiet but steady. The receipts at tho ports were
t1.'O7 bales. against 83.os4 last week and b3, 1917
last year; total for tho wrok 9Sl ,v2B. against 27N.S5S
Last week and 82e,48% last year. Tho exports from
the porte approximated 81. 900 bales. New Orleans
expects to morrow 1000 TO 1000 bales. against LOST
last week and l2.OS% last year. Houston expects
1000 to II 200, against 2,2v6 last week and II .S2s
last year. The total interior rereipts for the week
were 2ls,8Iv bales. against l7i.e74 last week and
s23 oso iast year; ~shinments 2oo $50. against i63.305
lat week and ia7.4bt last year; stocks 23I. l"2.
against isS.s27 last week and 36s,84l last year,
New Orleans declined 2 points. Futures here dc.
clined y TO l9 points. closing steady with sales OF
lS9. 800 bales. Tho future trading was as follows;