New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-13
THE TRADE N CHICAGO.

Chicago. Aug 10 Especially .-September wheat
closed a cent higher than last night. and was at
one time a little better than the close. The de-
ferred futures did not do nearly so we'll De-
cember. AT the close UP only l4I's cent May
UP only IL cent. II was the old story. an IN
usual demand for cash with little AZ hand some
alarm among the September shorts. but a gen.
eral inclination to sell the deferred futures on
the home and foreign crop prospects. Septem-
Der opened at 66laGG6's cents. sold between
66ss and 6Ii2 cents. and closed AT 6iisN6'l4
cents December was 2i2 cents discount under
September. compared with cents discount
Thursday The cash demand was the bull motive
with premiums here about they have been
New-York continued TO claim that there was
little let UP in the shipping urgency. but there
were no signs OF that here. The receipts showed
no increase. only 452 0OO bushels. compared with
10000 bushels last year at primary points;
Toledo had only IS cars Of wheat. Chicago III
cars. Kansas City 21S cars. and st Louis only
81 600 bushels. Argentina shipped nothing. The
seaboard claimed forty loads for export Esti-
mates the visible for a decrease Mon
day OF 1OO0.NOO bushels. compared with a de-
crease last year OF 424 O00 bushels There were
some low temperatures in the extreme North
west early. but anxiety on that score disap-
peared when warmer weather was predicted for
Saturday Liverpool was SD. to lid. higher:
seaboard clearances were 335.Ooo bushels. Ex-
port sales from here were 100000 bushels. the
Northwest predicted much larger movement OF
spring wheat within week Crop news from
the Continent was bearish. The feature In the
speculative trade was covering Of September.
with more less reselling for December ana
May.
There enormous cash business In corn.
100000 bushels or over II made buyers OF
September OF the shipping houses. and the Sep
tember price sold up to the December. Septem-
Der opened at 32ia cents. sold between 32% 70
81, and 32Is cents and closed at 32sg32'4
cents December closed at 1924 cents. Charters
reported for only 10000 bushels put
there were n good many boats taken not report
ed. The seaboard claimed export sales aggre'
gated so loads Argentine shipments were large
004 900 bushels compared with 5000 ousne''
last year. Cables were irregular Receipts were
ISL cars. with $50 estimated for tomorrow; sea-
board clearances were $4,000 bushels Coun.
selman was the best buyer. and he was the c"e'
seller OF cash to the seaboard
Oats were firm. up u to a cent Septemoe.
opened at 2Oa. cents. sold between ZVs s"N
2O1s cents. and closed at 20siG207s cents May
closed at % cents There was good casn "
mand. with sales from here to the seaooa'"
about 100000 bushels. Receipts were $40 car"
with $50 estimated for Saturday. Seaooaru
clearances were l47. 900 bushels. The specuis'
tive trade was slow.
Provisions we're firm early. on small hos
ceipts. They yielded finally. because OF the ru'
NOR OF yellow fever outbreak at Houston
Tex This latter was unconhrmed rorh 80. ~
1910 cents under Thursday: lard. l2'2 cen'' onIv
der; ribs III. cents under. There were a..
IL. 600 hogs. with l2WU estimated for Saturo~vt
Prices at the yards were 500 cents nisnss77 M
the seven Western points there were '''
hogs, against $4,000 last year .,o.ed
on the curb outs on September wheas c,oS
It 661a cents; calls. 6S cents: Puts on oeS''
Der corn, 32h cents; calls. 32A csntA