The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18

Bariey-was dull. New feeding. 2sa4@ 2gc., cost and
RssMws to aSiI s,n %sl'i sSsS 5 Ssss.; SS as J 70 w 2r%,i1S,
4ele&ooc., cost and freight to bnnnio. Corn-Shot
900 bush. including 5000 yellow at 85Sc., 90. 900
No. 9 mixed free on board anoat here. and 4s,UOo
a 3 m i, sSe Ga'p sisysi S@ P ao,Soo t az ssl ,Sr 'T u. goo DO DO.
on private terms, and 5000 yellow a, s4iac. deliv.
changed to isc. higher Tor the day. Future sales o..
600 bush. as foliowsi
Opening. Highest. Lowest. CLOSING. Eight.
RRsssm r,'.sss si$ 81. 81: 81.
None for export. No, white. s9iac, No. Z DO, 2ssc;;
Sic So ss.o StpG &c. on SG private !; terms, to arrive T?i No. .
do ao9c rejected mixed, 20,as dc. white. s5,ac
do. white. 10000 at sssssc. Futures were un.:
ohanGou. Future sales $1,000 bush. as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lo,ce,t. Closing. Hiast.
PeSSrn"ryr " a7S a7s
May....:..a7s SiS a7s p7as 27S
The speculation in wheat to-day was quiet and in the
main of a local sralplng character. At the opening
larger receipts receipts at s" the Sopthwest,S but after F1 the nrst
transactions the loss was recovered and a slight ad-
a Snneess 'I FHrtnsr On un EfSSeal%SSl u Arseni, ne' a 'fSTs also a
contributed to strengthen the tone; Before the close.
however, pr ces weakened on selling by the early
for the day: Liverpool advanced I'D. to Id but lost
acted. Flour there advanced 10 centimes to
board 30 f'R aoiasy we Tnf $50 S .SS5 Snsh. f Taa No s9S sss:
ern receipts were 1886 cars. against 82s last week and
300 last year. Thrr were no shipments from Argen.
tine this week. against 1875, 600 bush. last year. The
stock ut Chicago. Minneapolis. and Duluth is ex.
pected to increase 2. 800. 900 bush. for the week. The
Modern Miller says: 1.-THE growing wheat Is largely
under snow to-day. although previous to the snow
fall the plant In the Mississippi and ohio valleys was
subjected to the hardest freeze thus far of the win
ter Corn was quiet but firm. The clearances from
the seaboard were heavy. being l.22g.20O bush.
Liverpool advanced lad, but lost the rise. There were
no shipments from Argentine this week, against l.
1000 in thesame week last year. Oats were dull but
steady. Chicago received 2g0 cars ofcorn and VITO
to-day. the May about nsc.. the December lc. This
decline was in spite OF very large clearances. l,O3p.-
900 bush, about half OF the wheat being Manitoba
out OF New York. The trade Jagged The December
bull crowd tried to keep the May going by buying On
the dips and selling on the rallies. Receipts here
were not extraordinary. nll things considered. 2I0
will probably increase l 300, 900 bush. The chances
are the visible will increase about that much. 1t
is assumed the contract wheat here by tomorrow
night will exceed 8, 900, 900 bush. Liverpool declined a
weak here, low grades at astonishing discounts under
Docpmber Fairly good Nc. 3 wheat is almost zoe.
bush, against $50. 900 bush. The trade Is OF the holi.
day sort. There is nothing in sight to help the price
except manipulation. The export demand is pretty
certain to be slow until after the holidays. After
demand. Corn was easy. losing lac, to tc.
There was q letup. in the trade. Even
clenrances, almost 100000 bush, did not
save the price. The inspection was 900 cars. with
p2O estimated for Saturday. Country offerings were
small. There was a fair export business. The price
just now will depend on the speculation. II It In
VIII do the same. oats-The export demand for oats
fattened out. There was hardly any speculation.
There was a fair movement from the West. Oats will
not bull unless corn does"
FLouR-The trading was only moderately active to-.
day, but prices held steady. despite the weakness in
wheat The sales were 10000 bbls.