New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-03
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago. March Especially THE shorts were
the active influence in wheat to-day particularly
the st. Louis shorts They bought the May and
July. The Letter party kept things stirred UP
by marking up the March and the May May
opened at 81 0512. sold from 81 OIL. TO 81 o. and
closed at 81 0G1s The July opened at OILS cents
sold between 92ls cents and 81 cents and closed
at the bottom. 1t looked little al the close -
II the shorts had overplayed themselves and a.
II the Letter party had done some July selling.
For the last two days the buyers Of wheat have
been those who were most active sellers at The
close Of last week and at the opening Of this
at prices cents TO 4 cents lower. The May price
to-day here was about the May price at Liver
pool. and about cents over the May price At
New-York. Minneapolis sold another round lot
Of wheat TO Duluth. 100000 bushels 10 Psayy.
The trade here does not know what TO make OF
the cash transactions. The Letter party says
that Peavy ard others at Minneapolis are short
OF wheat at Duluth and are merely reporting
these sales In order to affect the Duluth market
The routine wheat news had very little 10 %
to-day with the fluctuations. Northwestern ~
ceipts were light 1876 cars against 2SS l&
wear. Duluth had only 8 cars, and those VEN
from Minneapolis. Receipts were lighter.
cars. with 81 estimated for Tomorrow sea-
hoard clearances were 3S0OOO bushels. Rosario
reported continued rains in the Argentine inc
Odessa wheat stocks are 1.soooVo ousneA
against 100000 bushels a month ago ana
G OOOOO bushels year ago. New-fork re-
ported 5000 bushels red wheat sold to Franco
The buying Of wheat to-day was led by Barrett
Farnun and by Clifford and By people represent
ing St Louis Carrngton-Hannah had July
wheat for sale at 90 cents. but Letter people
brought the Nav and the March. There was
better demand for the low grades here to-day
Corn early was firm with wheat. There was
q rood deal OF selling OF long corn on the ad'
vance. The close was "a cent under TUESDAY.
Nav opened at 3OAs cents. sold between Jus ana
3OL cents and closed AT the bottom Local 70
ce,pts were large. GEO cars. with 800 estimated
for Tomorrow. Seaboard clearances were not 30
large as they have BEEN 100000 bushels. LIVER
pool was of little spot, up lftis on
,utures There were numerous inquiries for corn
but bids were a little under the market oenins
uas nv Rumsey. Chandler and Treso-smi'n
The buying was by Counselman NA''''"1'
White and others. -
Oats were up and down with the o'her So
h,oh.r early and easier At the close Inc IDS.
nrices were u cent under last night 'iay oesIa
a
DER ..n,. peca,nts were 225 cars. with 10 esu,
- 80. ,or ,r,ursdav Clearances were ll''oo"
bushels. The pit trade was unimporta i,,... ~.
p-.,.,.,ors .bou, maintained themselves Inv
x,..s uers almost the same as last n's"'
There were 10000 hos. with $4,000 es',ma. o..
for tomorrow Prices at the yards were ,a 't"
higher. There was selling by packers ~..
Who bought Yesterday The buying ae".n.
which followed the break on the Sss...r,.
seems to be temporarily filed up 'n.p" "a.
from here keep large-1O. 4Oo"" pou''u ,.rd
IN the last three days o.2ooooV pOD .,s, a.
Provisions stocks last night mp .,n ,rnu.
anticipated. and proved rhoos'"
ence. ..a, closed q
6, on. calls" 81 osla: puts" on July "ns.s
so cents: calls" OPS cents Puts ao on Ss.
corn were solsa3O4 cents; calls" '''s''''