New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-17
,,r, worlds shipments. 800 900 BUSH

orrnous worlds shipments. 5000 BUSH
~o,h,ns In any OF the figures suggested
canine upon which the extraordinary
'"a' .aer, 70 be based. India shipments we're
p.oonnO bushels. Last year India contributed
hnshel 10 Europe for the corresponding
NJ ~, Russia shipments were large 3S00OO0
.s.,s The total Of the worlds shipments
almost double those OF year ago. Re-
49,. IN the West were astonishing. 100000
.'..,s,s at primary points. compared with $780,
40 bushels last year. Tie Northwest had S12
osa,nst $50 cars: Chicago. 36S cars. against
go. twelve months ago The estimate on Chi
.ars for tomorrow was 52S. The amount
nossage Increased for the week 16SO.OOO
s..hela The Liverpool stock. 1887 900 bushels,
,vowed an increase for the week Of 10000
...has There was a small increase In the Eng
~, visible 2s6,O00 bushels. There was perfect
va, weather everywhere. The Nebraska crop
,.nor. estimated the area at 80 per cent larger
49,, last year. California hac heavy rains
TN. decrease in the visible. ga. 900 bushels. was
,ou, third the expectation. None Of this
Lar news however, had any effect It was q
h,,l market from the opening until the closing,
AVID last prices were almost the tiptop ones IN
cha last few minutes Letter was a large buyer
q, september The theory here is that he IS in
.,red TO buy September and sell December
ss.board clearances today were 56S.O0O bush
al. outside markets did about this. Letter re-
-o,.ed only 10000 bushels cash wheat sold
r,our people said the demand with them was
slow.
The public was in the corn market in force.
tn. demonstration was too much for some Of
the shorts. particularly light shipping shorts: the
latter interest was the best buyer in the final
hour Corn up cent and closed almost
at the top July selling from 36ls to BIN cents.
and closing at 81 cents sellers. Cold weather
has become a factor. There has been too much
rain, the temperatures have been a little low.
Kansas sent a good many complaints. Light
frosts are predicted for half dozen States to-
night Shippers say tho spot demand is slow.
Receipts certainly are large. IA cars. with 1880
cars estimated for Tuesday. Clearances were
$4,000 bushels. The visible decreased 2,4JO,OO0
bushels; the local stock decreased 100000
bushels. The latter IS now only 100000 BUSH
els less than third OF what It was last fall
There Is an influential corn bull party. Baker.
Hurlburd- Warren, Trego- Smith and some others
are long They have profits in their deals. and
are good players. The important buying to-day
vas by shorts. notably Patten and Bartlett
Frazier. The sentiment here is oullish. There
was q very large increase on passage. 4144.OOO
bushels.
Oats were slow. up about u cent. but making
this gain altogether IN sympathy. There Is
some complaint about the weather being too
cool and wet. To-day's trade was unevcntful.
Receipts were 3S7 cars. with 461 cars estimated
for Tuesday Clearances were large, $4,000
bushels The visible decreased $4,000 bushels:
the local stock, $4,000 bushels decreased 122-
900 bushels. July sold from 26as 10 26s.Q267s
cents and closed at the top.
The provision market was the snowy affair to-
day: pork advancing IS cents a barrel: lard and
ribs 4OG42 cents hundred. II was an out
siders' affair Shorts undoubtedly added TO the
excitement. The large Government purchases
of ribs helped to keep the advance going. The
market IS congasted. II looks as II the Cudahys
had the lard cornered Armour Is a large holder OF
all sorts OF product. The outsider now seems
to be coming in at the eleventh hour. 1t looks
as II the Cudahy prediction of Scent lard would
be realized There $4,000 hogs here. but
the weight was light and prices at the yards
were 5G10 cents higher The provision pit Is
the favorite stamping ground for the outsider,
and he is INDUCING his taste now
On the curb puts on September wheat closed
at S9a. cents: calls, 1914 cents. Puts on July
wheat we're 81 o.: calls 81 1914. Puts on July
corn 36ss cents: calls. 37ss cents September
wheat on the curb 911s cents.