The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-16

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May Opening Highest 1o''s''' c5G,,"0' N sS;
Wheat was more active to-day and nrmer. The specu.
lat!on was mainly local. but included moderate for.
advanced on higher Liverpool cables. a strong market
in Chicago. smaller Northwestern receipts aud cover.
and prices reacted. Small ciearsnces and a disap.
pointing export demand also contributed to the renc:
uon. Later on, however. prices again rallied and
advanced on active covering Of shorts; but before the
sesipe Psf' the S, l haS f Prices "s Showing ,Ss1 on 'f frnosio ny iG nss
advance Tor the day. Argentine advices reported a
e,pool advanced I'D. to I'd. Paris was irregular. bc.
higher to lac. lower. Antwerp was nrmer. The
s sSs'I is.s ~ees a lSi'i asc ln wsr year 800 sr s.Es; sFs'n ns!
s pS5tsd a s aser e. e. f. Ro The svs e Is, sSR il hi;
an increase In Europe Of 800. 900 bush. making a
900 bush. The CORN Trade Nc,cs canisd that the
French area was u; Goo; 900 acres. against II. lOi 900
vanssd with wheat. The re. receifpts we're "as; ls sgsa but a
smaller arrivals arc expected, Liverpool advanced
eSrdlng to nraastrset's. decreased $1,000 bush.
GslGss9 r est. 1er 500 ,n Gsr' an, and expects 1873 70,
Tsst q ne ii.t. The available supply d &c sHdf
poets $50 to morrow. Chicago, Feb. I5.-"wheat sold
up l'4c. to-day. closing within asc. OF the top. Tho
range was from 9sa-c. to sp'sc. for May. The market.
as Il stands, is practically corncred. aud where It Will
sell Is , simply a matter Of coniecture-no one can tell.
Is moving out. They are also supposed to be long
100000 or more Of May. This condition OF things
leaves the short In rather a poor TX. The price
here to-day was above. New York. July sold
reported wet weather and further reduction in
exportable surplus. Receipts at Liverpool for three
days were only Ss 600. Cleafances Mt the seaboard
were $4,000 bush, mostly In the shape of -four.
me decrease In the visible was 524. 900 bush, about
half what It was a year ago. Corn was strong. The
speculative demand shows a large increase, and ex-
port salcs continue on a liberal scale. The sentiment
is all In favor of higher prices. oats-May oats sold
at ZINC, closing at 27lsc. The situation remains I'M
changed, notw outstanding the advance In price. The
export demand was again large"
~FLouR-Prices wer" held higher In the carly trading
In sympathy with wheat. but subsequently reacted
to former quotations. Trade was fairly active, The
sales were l0.eo0 bbls.
Barrels. Sacks.
Receipts es975
Winter in bbls. supernne. 98. O5aS 81. go: No. g ex.
ira. S3.4O9S3. 90; %stralghts. Sl45@e4.80; patents.
o4.f59S5.25. Spring In bbls.: Clears. 81. 95nt Sd. AZ:
%straights. so; patents. s5.l5dS5 so. Mil
feed-Was steady but quiet. Western spring, in
io3,S; sacks. Sl3SSl5.25; 20o.n, alL50: winter
CoTIoS-Spot cotton here as unchanged; no sales,
Middling uplands. Ole, against z Lido. last year;
New Orleans and Gull. 6Rc, against z bloc. last
year. The southern spot markets were steady and
Norfolk 3b7, Mobile 500. Savannah l28. and st. Louis
q, bales. Liverpool declined / -82d. on the spot with |
sales of 5000 bales: futures there declined 2o TO |
p Iihts, closihg barely steady. In Manchester yarns
were quiet ana nrm; cloths In moderate demand. |
The receipts at the principal Interior towns were as
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