The sun., 1897-03-23

Liquidation long wheat by tired holders caused
and The crop news from the West was besrish. Stop
orders were reached on the way down. aeceerating
export but they lad effect upon prices the market
closing al the lowest hsures Of the day liverpool
20 &c The words shipments last week were light,
Vas w.sk and asa1nI, al I IN The pre-
hs sisGls ssp supply decreased @ , bush The
pa1s age decreased 200 900 bush. Sorthwestern
receipts were S9t cars against 500 last week and
visible; Si,i9is supply aeerssssd 1900 s BUSH !5s 5s
Se5d SIh sn.Pment t Last Tset H were esS's,
21os:9oo last year Chicago received 1877 car. TO-
day; the receipts there tomorrow estimated at
Of a c6e"so Tiss the reces sss
tsts @ nS sS @ nat "a, 1870 ear. The viz
22, lSSi.-it required the whole OF last week bull
in favor Of hodrs Ut It hs
just one day OF this week 10 cause loss of the entire
s exist, among the local T trade as "s than ssgs any
thing else. II also explains why holders arc
vance. Sotwihs. .andins small visible supply light
loral stoEks and nm Uncertainty surrounding the
Bu at e neM. In sasS ,sS
has not been IN favor OF decline, Clearanees Yere
ports ?& loads, new business. sold FOR EXPORT The
local cash business aSsrcsated about 10000 bush,
than SATURDAY, while Paris was of the equiva.
I Visible Showed 0a' small increase. o co. bush, RnssS 4se
bear feature seems to have heon the liquidation OF
NhS neat - nv!nrs VINO W. re NOT fortunate enough
70 sen on sHtUriay bulge The market long heavy,
scalprrs naturally took the short side. The demand
was very poor, tn" fne weather probably being O
factor IN disouraEtng buying The net loss for tho
wheat. closing at about low point Clcarancrs were
again liberal, l.ll3,O00 bush. Cables. however were
I'D lower ald shippers said there is talk Of can.
cellinS sales owing to poor quality"
FLprR-Wal easter in sy ympathy with wheat. Trade
qutct Sales 9,iO0 bbs.
Exports. Observation-Disclosures. 5000 64667
Winter in bGls Supernne SO .60G Ses0; No g. extra,
aogs'b6i No l. extra. 19Ins 53.6 90; clears, S3f
&o3.vo; straiShts, Si.@5SS+.40; patents, S46bCp
9i9O. Mill feed was quiet hut steady. Bran 40
MS, 100 ns. 81 i.Cs7Oc shorts 100 nsJ a7 ious
zoo middlinBs $50 to 100 ns.l, o5S75c.; sharps
[nue) 15nsuC.
CorToN-Spot cotton here waa unchanged. with sales
Of 500 bales for export and sofor spinning Mddiins
upsnds iH.c.. against 7Tsc. last yeer New Orleans
spot markets were unchanged. New Orleans sold
5000, Augusta $50. Mobile 100, Savannah IS, and
Norfolk IL bales. Liverpool was unchanged on the
spot with sales OF 5000 bales futures there were u
the half week $4,000 against 80 900 last year
Memphis received to-day l4i bales against H7J last
week and ass last year; St Louis 80, against
ESQ last week and l2s last year; Houston
year; Augusta 3si against 2l last week and 8s8 last
year. Augusta shipped to-day 4l4 bales, Memphis
i,lb1, 81. Louis SOL and Houston, 9SS balos Hons.
ton erpects tomorrow roo to 1900, against r. Ip9
S.hOO 10 5000 against $3.50 last week and 9.52s
last year The port receipts were 1880 bales against
iol2I last week and l0pi6 last years thus far this
week 23 1888 against 81, 79l thus far last week Tho
exports from the ports were 10 05 bales New g..
loans adv anced slightly Futures here advanced 10
ponis. but lost part OF the rise. closing
to points higher for the day. with the dull but
steady The sales IL ADO bales Tho future trail,
ing follows: ~