The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-15

TUESDAY. Dec. 14.-GRAIN-Wheat-Spot was
dull. The sales were $1,000 BUSH, including
$4,000 No. 2 red; "a. 0 ungraded wheat, and
$4,000 No. l hard Manitoba at 81. OF 81 free on
bonrd afoat for export. FREQ on board afoat:
No. ! Northern spring. New York, 99ac. do.
Duluth. $1.O1a; NO. 2 hard winter, 96aic.; No.
. red. 97ac.; No. 1 hard. Duluth. $1.o3 Min
neapolis received to-day 1862, 800 BUSH, against
161 $40 last year; Duluth 93, 176, against 1OO,-
2il; Chicago 675,772. against 1885,; Mil
waukee 1880. against 33,soO; st. Louis,
10000. against 1850; Toledo "a. against
l2,043; Detroit 6,303, against 5,4l2 last year.
Futures declined i2c., to osc. Future sales
l.O95, 600 BUSH, as follows:
n.,.u,.s oSsnt"O. Highest. Aess.t. CLOSING. H asa
$sS :SS:: 81: &c 81: $ Ss$ s. ss$ S. s.:
h l4sisGt to Sa 'sTSass ma,i NSw fec fssd sas, s . cost S,i and
E sStsc Sds, d aos; u s,s' f;e,Hn; 90; 20 no. Western:
Va quiet Tic sales sale 'ssFs 1 81 . 1Go1 BUSH oG %lneiuSIns
10000 No. . mixed on private terms. free on board
1000 do. in store at sI7sc., 5000 yellow on private %itt.
s ss5s." SO fSG oe e55BBS port T + tUI1a were unchanged. Future
opentn0. Highest. Lo,oest. CLOSING. Mott.
May'"'".sS. $50 ssi. az az sas
GatsmSpot S wa So dull: Tho sales were $4,000 bush.
clipped. and 1000 No. 8 mixed on private terms Wn fop
ss1P %1it. S Siipn y Th sSc g NJ / ~ No. g do 2siae:; No.
Pile: 5000 do, IN store at erase: No. 8 do. asiac.;;
5 5.nysead mi gsl a5se;; dc; white; 27,2c No; 9 mixed
do; white, 5000 at 2s@8hc. Futures were nomi.'
naliy steady. Nos sales. ~
n.o.mnor Opening. Highest o~sst, C Closing, N aes.
February ......... 27a 07a.
Wheat was quiet and easier to-day. Early in the dav
prices were steady on small Northwestern receIpts.
light offerings and a bullish Illinois State report, Gnt
cables and a reported estimate by the Liverpooi~ Corr Hp
c rrGae Eeie g Of an increase in the area OF the French
condition at 90 against 40 last year, 1t was reported
mat rains In Argentine were interfering with tho
sssssinst g. ias, ws.f and 80 df last year. Tsf The sf iiii SSsI;
ana INC condition as go. Late cables reported Liver.
wheat and ioc. to zoe. on hour. Corn ,fs' ', %os sc dS Sh
nmt nrm. Dec leased receipts are expected. though
yanced I'd; to I'D, Chicago received 6Os cars and
expects leO 70 morrow. Oats were nominally strong.
row, cHIcAao. Dec; I4.-'The wheat market to-day
sttsc 70 to- a l.as. a cl"sI Iows ar , Pccr Ia,,em ranging from
from IRON ooi.e' to nlNse" closing. at the inside price.
Business Is likely to be small until the praent
deal In December Is settled. Contract wheat
Tho increase this Wo'k viii WIFI p @SS n ,i"T he ! 800 o 100
3 ST Sno; o ~ 'G 1oi.t now as though there would be at least
t cnhI,. should o BE- a sharp break in III. mosntime,
New business was small IA" = ma mIrS led 'p %orE sssh }.
always a good one 20 let alone. Corn was steady and
,'.", HoiicSS way very uHl ana prices were stead
lei. In q measure, by the soft weather. oats were a
.rine easier. Win fair receipts and less demand than
ItoYR.Ths trading was fairly active early in the
aay. but subsequently became quiet. Buyers were
asking concessions owing to the weakness OF wheat
anu the market closed easy. but without quotable
change The sales were IL 800 bbls.
BbLs. Sacks.
Ernn ".'.'lD'nbS M.aaH
Winter In hbls.; S%upsThne, 90. IOls SO. 90; No. 9 extra.
~ t0Gse5,0O straiEhts. ei.4O@ 81 .b5; patents, SI.T6
&Sa.lO. Spring in bhls: Clears, 81, I6aEI 40;
%straights, Si.60[4t4;s sos patents. 60 Mil
iced was stronger. Western spring in 100 n. sacks.
~5Sossis'sO' 200 MS. sl3.4Oi winter in bulk,
corrox-spot cotton here was unchanged. with
sales OF 200 bales for spinning MlddlinE uplands,
o'ee, against o. l6c. last year; New Orleans and
Gnif, olsc, against 2 7.lec. last year. The Southern
n'ouO; Say aunAh, $50; Mobile, S0Oi Augusta. BsTt
Norfolk, $40. and st. Louis. $50 bales. Liverpool
was unchanged on the spot, with sAles Of 10000
o a futures thers orsned J point lower. but rallied
chester yarns were quiet hut steady; cloths ouiet.
Augusta received to-day 2,2is bales. against p'5sl
last week and 3,uAS last year; Momphis b,OIu, against
S'o4s last week and 1900 last year, 81. Louis,