New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-28
WILD MARKET IN CHlCArO'
FLUCTUATIONS IN WHEAT TOO WIDE EVEN f''
THE WESTERN sCA1PERs.

rI1C~rI ATOMS IN WHEAT TOO WIDE EVEN rO''
THE WESTERN sCAIPERs
Cbioaeo Aug q (SpeciaD.-Thcre was tremen-
dous rattllng round in wheat to-day range Il" ''p
ember of cents and in December OF three
fran, the hes, Vrccs Of yesterday. September a. oe
lima sbou,od a loss Of II cents; December loss or
s.ver and one-half cents The trade is shriVe'hne
under such action as that ENeryood! y gyms
cut that can: the sca.pers are pouring ih'o '"' yin
nit The September bulls yesterday dld some Grams
ing from September to December at hVe cents Va,
ference AT the close tonight September was OH!
,broo conts over December and no great amount
couIl have been changed at that figure DeceHper
onenel from 90 70 Ma, sold between 'l's ana $40 anu
closed at 90 cents on the curb II was "V'2 cents
September closed % cents. sensational p''dh
AT Liverpool was the factor. Sas to f.d equVdle"'
n four TO five cents a bushe Paris was off little
The narrowness OF the trade increased me weak
ness The bull pool did not seem to do Anything on
any scale The talk Of the September manipulation
kert the trade distracted. New-fork tiesrap'eu
that the French were rescl.ng there ara ao'odu
That had its influence. There was rGmor mat AT
pcur had sent an agent to Minneapolis to buy
wheat TO bring here. Armour himself said his agent
4, Minneapolis had found the wheat four to hVe
cents away from shipping basis Cudahy ana
other professionals were rading prices Ihere were
fair clcarances ciG.C00 bushels II was igured me
visible supply Monday would be about a s'ahd-oH
Primary receipts were not very dinerent from the
silerably under the put" figure; some 81 the Soil
ng was on that score. There was 1.-THE hrmcr
foe,ine on the curb-December g0is against 80 cents
at the close. The weeks exports were 'lf'VV'
bushels. g., ,.a...,o
corn was a good deal under the baneful influence
NJ wheat II opened OF one cent because wheat was
so weak rallied on crop damage claims and men
closed weak again December opened from 81 2 70
S9i sold between 3lie and 30 and closed at VA
cents sellers The weather map showed not Il 80, 49,
Of rain anywhere and higher temperatures. nere
were claims % damage from drouth from iowa TN
nois Nebraska and Kansas Receipts were laise'
ci2 cars with 30 estimated for SATURDAY. nut chhi-
,ers were huge 10000 bushels. There was large
tr,de Elevator people had OF OF selling 20 40
,,riy. professionals were the leading sellers i''',
cables showed a little advance: seaboard clearances
wore us Geo bushels The charters in the last three
DAYS have been over three million bushels bu TINS
movement has been partly compulsory. In order 20
keen The elevators clear. There keeps up fair ex-
nor, demand with some done each day direct from
here Now-Ycrk reported lfty-two loads for export.
The weeks exports 26s2,O0 bushels.
oats were without feature, merely moving up am
down with corn. MAY sold between 3e ana Z-12
and closed at 227s cents. Receipts were 40 cars;
with 80 cars estimated for Saturday The seapoard
ccaranccs were $4,000 bushels; charters mere were
10000 bushels e.. ,.x.
was however. a great deal of liquidation they a.so
fol, Tho demoraliza alton In grain December PORK
,ouchod 8, Il but closed at sSs7i|: December lara;
$50 but closed at 81 %: October ribs. - a. and
closed al $3.50 Hogs were Il 10 20 cents higher
on the curb puts" on December Vheai closed al
s-i. calls" o. cents puts" on December corn
we're Sli2: calls" S3i. cents.