New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-29
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago. Sept % (SpecaD-There was q IN.
,,e furry in September wheat early to-day thu
nrce oettiny to 70 cents. While that was under
wav the other wheat futures about held their
own bit the September showed all its rally gone
NJ tho close and the other futures were TO 1
cent lower than Tuesday. September touched
20 cents. but closed at 6SA cents. December
onened at 64la cents, sold between GAN and 63%
cents and closed at $3.50 10 63B cents. The
September strength was caused by anxiety on
the part Of few shorts. The trade In 1t did
not exceed 100000 bushels. The decline In the
last hour was rapid When the September was
so strong the deferred futures barely held their
own: and when the September began TO De.
cline the other futures turned weak The cash
demand in this market showed railing on
Very little business was done. New-York
claimed sortv-seven loads for export Country
offerings Of wheat showed an increase. The
snecuIative trade was o. no such volume as on
the day before The bears took courage from
the cables Liverpool off 3 Of penny;
Paris was slightly lower. There were large
clearanccs. oiO 900 bushels The Northwest had
oo7 cars against SO last year; Chicago had
21. against PIG The estimate for Thursday
was oij cars Minneapolis reported 10000 bar.
rels of -four soil! Tuesday. Outside markets
acted os this did New York was decidedly weak
IN ire Sentember and December In all the mar
Lets closed lower than on the day before. The
talent hears in mind that October is usually Q
hoar month and October will soon be here.
corn svmpathized with the wheat weakness.
losing one fourth 10 one-half cent The inter.
ests which have been buying December OF late
we're sellers to-day-Armour, Counselman and
certain commission people. Cash sales from
here were about 100000 bushels. The export
demand was not 90 good as NewYork There
was perfect weather. Receipts were 549 cars,
with 1870 estimated for Thursday. Liverpool
was Nd higher on some futures and Ad lower
on others Seaboard clearances were 4I3OW
bushels The outside speculation. apparently In
creased earlier in the week, was fiat again to-
dav December opened at 3OA cents. sold be-
tween 30l, and 207s cents. and closed at 2g1s
cents Nav closed at 317s to 80 cents. Charters
were reported for 100000 bushels.
Oats were slow. as they have been all along.
They sympathzed with the decline in the other
grains losing one-fourth cent. September closed
at ola. cents, December at Il cents May
| onened at 227s cents sold between 231s and
22a TO 227s cents and closed a. the bottom Re-
ceipts were 26i cars. with 800 estimated for TO-
morrow. Samples were one fourth cent higher:
sea hoard clearances were only 22.OW bushels
The shipping demand from nero was not dct'e
New York was a seller Of December oats. This
grain seems 10 he merely following the others.
Very large receipts OF hogs and a few ad'
ditionaI cases OF yellow fever South proved TOO
much for the provision longs. There were S5'oV
hogs al the seven Western points. against o.
600 last year: there were $4,000 hogs here Win
SO 900 estimated tomorrow. The market did
not have as good support as II has had OF late
/ from the packers. Pork lost I'D to ~ cents;
lard. 10 cents. ribs Oh to > cents. There was
fair cash trade. Shipments OF product were
not so large-250O0O0 pounds Of meat and
! 900 900 pounds Of lard.
On the curb puts" on December wheat closed
at 63l2. calls" at 64L4 to 64% Puts on De-
cember corn were 2is. calls. 29'. 70 Z?'s.