The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-05
GRAIN CORNER FEARED.
Belief that the JuIy Delivery Is
Being Manipulated.
Usual HEAVY BUYING CONTINUES.
Armour supposed 70 ne Brhind the
Desi-tiI Grains and Provisions
Close higher.

cksc&ro AFrii ss--Besstsh siatistitf s-o "a
vsfzois reports % the rroSIsE whsss crup
were c1sst in thar market tcesy ~ iss belize:
TIA; ths present Nay corner is pspvinz =
kuccsft sid fear that c1rasr in July vas IL
process q formation. 5siy closed esr.
hiEncr sad Var ~ hishsr IN consequence
otser uatstts ~eTs fr1. Corn and oats al
szaeso ista5se sacs sae peoTlsious closed lsI
.-ssc hsgher
Wheat Started al an advance Of i.gac Tor
july AZ sii4Gas. Astsf few moments d,
hssitstt7a. snTizs ~Aith rrns the pries
touehcd siAs. the ssarhcs asszaed declSsdIg
trilisA aspect. ard under active ssnfgzl bay
lax jgiy vss pushed up suaseniy 70 ssha
So, that prlrs being reached bslore the esd
ef TIE nFst hours trading. Buyers aud ssSi.
efS we're gsits equally tisi5ed AZ frat
World shipments wcsc largo. even without
India. besng put al s.sg7,pp2 bushels The
Orange Judd rsrms, report on the crop cen
dition put the average az ss Tass VAS not 50
bsSsish at sagccfed. but as the average wa-
the highest IL seven years r. had its eject.
Npfth~esi@rn receipts, we've fairly liberal
ait 80 EeeFipls wsfc s1x;y cars. There was
2Rother large addition % the contract stocks
ioosy' . ears coming from esuiss sources.
While mixing n9user contributed III cars and
~ ssg bushels, o. cbesf 1920 Bushels
on 'he olhft hand. Liverpool was - higber
foT Spo, wheat. Though futures were irrcz
alsf the siSeUgtn sa5EH by Storss .as ttse
zeal inreEuge icr rho early buying ~ taa
foHi, Then another idetQT was developed
NeHfy buying 20 izgc, ahicE has heen sred-
liea uy some 10 Armour. was rgut}auce To-
day and strengthened tho bciiff that corner
10 piy. slriia! 10 the one Ia Mag, = as in
pfcrsss q formation. he belief IN tbis was
Elnntai enough 70 scare shorts. who made
2 forfer,sd rush TO coycr when what was
sspfosed 70 be Armour buying was renewed.
prrflpgs rfre mueh too limited Ter this do
naac shd the advance To 49, ass, resulted
\ marked reaction then followed
8HGla shipments rather staggered the bulls
e8paiis from that eoaRity being placed ~
about .o'i 90 bushels. Another big sarpglse
Was The increase of &C.. ela bushels la the
visible. The iTsds nav bern led to exrect 3
he ffase q shout - go bushels Quite free
realizing teoA place. the rrl-c being forced
90 - 3. Iiere the market again turned and
tlf Iighcsi i9T5ce a the DAY Was reached
about nopr. jniF Eet,ing up 10 50 rs. Letter
reported further cash sales OF about - 9Qa
bushels Atlantic cisarsnccs amounted to SAG
-. bushels
The asmpess Of tho continental and Liver.
pool markets at thc close also had coed
enecI Liverpool bsiag "a ia up on spots
WIN iltures 'af&d higher Paris vas az IA
10 ccn;imes and Antwerp 5si5f453 cep;trte>
0tsG@T Later In the day another spell %,
realizing caused a reaction IN July 10 ~
mat pfice hr.rg reached near the close July
ciofeI ~ ta1t nsSAs-
Germ was influenced mainly by the action
OF wheat Trading was quite active early
Hth doubling on some important long ltnes
and p'tcrs adssacad materially. There WAS
also an urgent demand from shorts Char.
snfes were heavy aud local receipts light
ltHali2'ng later gausod some recession. but
the market closed FIRM
oa!s ~efe firm ard Inactive, with hardly
anything more than li;tle sra!ning ana |
anelHs iF1de Light re- ipts and tho
strength az wheat were the influence
Provisions were decidedly active The cIosa |
WIS steady. with May pork 2gisr niaber May
ibId i-asc higher and Nay ribs ice higher
ESTIMATED receipts tomorrow Wheat. lG6 I
cars eeorr, 20 cars, oats. 80 cars, and hogs, |
20 no head
Ide reading futures ranged as follows.