The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21

ohtN-NpOI " i2C. HlSutT. Santh SC.'u' busu, lUNlul-
s.. ! white a5iassSS; 10. 5 do. 1000 at S!i4c;;
nj; q d 1905 S'. at sec; S 20. ! doc 90 asc. aG Ps,t cited mixed Mo;
700 at aac: do. white. 1000 at ese:; No. g mixed
track mixed. 40. 900 at a5@sac. Futures advanced
nc. to CSC. Future sales $1,000 bush. as follows:
Opening. HIGHEST. Lovs.,. Closing. MOTT.
6 6Ss%s,: :ssts IS: ss1 az az 81.
wheat-while the aggregate sales were not OF tire.
mendous proportions. there was great excitement
s sns a1so ser Tas sf ssu.ed % SS dec,d ehhls"rhhyi higher ser' hise2po eSii
cables. free buying for foreign account, mainly Liver.
markets. Prices declined &c. to Inc through de-
sa5S 81 i Sss vs sGH' irrs TO i:fs .P p%d09at finally ,f' sdv wnish t &C.
on local shorts COVERING and nrmer lake cables; Sep
,s%sef ta .esnh'n snS q D Is wh.sh P sos'. a %Silh 70 na lGsd IS
new record and the highest prices reached since
iisc. on local realizing. rallied iac: to &C. with the
west. fell on &c. on late foreign selling, and closed
active speculative trade. Corn advanced 7-c. to Iasc.
am Snd 1 'se strength a,SfFE Vest. ' %isn ts si" lasni covering %,sH SnG de'
clined &C. to t2c, on realizing and closed steady at
Oats were dull. strong and &c. to sc. up on a light
local trade, the adv ancs being due to the strength
Aug. 2o.":To write that the wheat marset
wsi a''' Si.ts sna s TSs .as sss!s '9 sra% is ye. ssr
days close was &c. per bush. The range for De
ssiac.. with a reaction Of &c. at the finish. Liverpool
came higher. advancing iiac. 10 44c. per bush. Not.
vance would ordinarily bring The cash business to a
s%tandsttll. but New York reported acceptanccs OF over
100 loads. Today's clearances were $4,000 bush,
making a total Of 1000. 900 bush; for the past nve
Sass. E @nils sn ns S,a%'T WERE %' ssfsso ~ef Bush ss'' TSe
dollar mark was passed at New York. %Baltimore
it It wouiid d i i.5o", 900 bush Ia''0 The soS deere n.s
in the Northwest will be / 100. 900 bush. alone. Tbs
OF decreased crop prospects in the Northwest and the
e foTmasinn BELIEF tel ss has based hon on tn, the . ,mTIt cr rons S,rIa at ~ ,h IN.
year win but slightly exceed tina, of last year; and
less than that of lSbb. The serious deterioration in
quality Of a large portion OF the Northwest crcpts.
total Yield. a very buIlish feature. High prices
seem 10 be an assured fact. Corn was active
notable feature: The relative low price as comparsd
S wi Ss. "s srs IA, inH o ,hn n1G isptGrs 81 " TGsl q % !. ii,.le cG Slets
Of any decline in corn with wheat In the %neighbor.
ditions during the next four weeks would give corn
a sharp lift. Oats were active. with a heavy specu'
strength in other markets, there was an advance OF
lc. y bush, The price viii move in sympathy with
F1@vn, was 4 ( at an. an advance d ,anso; of 1885, ~ in
ever. was less active. Sales $500 hhls.
a:;:,s,. H; Il: : s$ s
Spring in bbls.; No. ! extra. 81 shss4; clears. $3.50
Ss:so; %s.rrights. S!75ssS "a: patents; $50
the Ss' Vest. w Western quoted dt % Ss. per- sy 100 ss, SsS
o7-9c,: 90 Ms. o54o19c.; so ms, 55saTi2c. 100 MS.
CorToS-The option market opened very quiet at 4
to o points decline, and had very little attention until
b'N Wv W. 'N'
from New. Orleans. which causel a moderate rally
and a much stea1ier feeling. The close was very
steady. with August . points mp and other months
10 9 points down. The Iivrrpo1i market was very
quiet and 3 t. I points down. while New Orleans was
only = 90 3 points OH. The spot market here was
lac. lower. or TIC, for midtling uplahds and S'sc.
port and 500 bale- for spinning. The southern
spot markets were a little more active. and Mobile
and Savannah show n loss OF ~. Port receipts
to-day 4.3b7 bales, against ] esx last week ans Dps!
week aud 80. So7 last year, The interior movement
shows a slight increase. with Augusta receiving 81
bales. against l l bales last week and Ola last year.
81, Louis go, against none last week and 90 last year.
Houston 5.7G7. against 2,0!s last week and SOTO
last year. shipments were from Augusta - bales.
Houston 4.iao. Estimated receipt. at Houston for
tomorrow 5000 to $500. against o.ios bales
last year. Columbus. Miss. Aug, lo..."Fronl
personal inspection we can say that farmers
making no complaints. and universally re.
port that their crops are good. and II nothing
happens we will make IA big crop IA yield as large, II
not In excess. OF tho largest crop ever produced. AT
the moment weather IL not 80 good: raining during
past four days Macon. Miss. Aug. lo.-"Hat too
much rain IN this section during last week; many
ding" Another from Macon. Miss. Aug, l6..."Crop
is doing nicely; beginning 10 open; picking VIII com
mence Ia many places next week, Have received our
nrst bale Augusta, Ga. Aug, hepor,s from
fifteen tn middle and northern Georgia, eleven
lii eastern Alabama OF good soaking rains between 9th
aud 18th; many say that In the st,n latds an unusually
large crop Is now assured. Plant heavily fruited,
owing to normal temperature. Consider prospects,
could hardly he better" fazoo city. MISS. Aug, 10
THE outlook Is magnificent on our overiowe lands, y
Futures here declined " 10 " polhls' put recovered
most OF this and closed very steady at a not decline
OF l to 3 points on all months eXrfpt Augnst, which
was Z points higher. Sales, 81 1000 bales. The future
trading was as Follows: