New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24

did great deal OF selling. The cold wave,
while establishing winter weather everywhere
west Of the Mississippi. was not Guhe az severe
az anticipated. Warmer weather was predicted
everywhere for tomorrow. There was good
deal OF speculative unanimity all day. the crowd
bullish almost 10 a man early and then bearish
almost to a man later Letter helped the break
at the wlnd-up by Offering May. The latter sold
from 81 OjN 10 81 % and closed at 81 Oh. July
opened at SO cents. sold between sGit cents and
- cents and closed at sils cents. september
sold from 20 cents to 167s cents and closed at
II cents. The foreign news was decidedly
strong Both Liverpool and Paris showed q
little advance THE Corn Trade News" reduced
It's estimate on the Argentine exportabe surplus
to 2OGpDCOO bushels. Liverpool private cables
declared France was buying California cargoes
New York reported nineteen loads sold for ex.
port
Clearanccs were small 10000 bushels Of
Northwestern receipts a little less than
last years 32l cars against :.}}. but the 70.
ccipts here were large. 1s1 cars. with 900 esti-
mated for Thursday. Receipts AZ this point for
the same day last year we're only twelve cars
Primary receipts were ii5.0o0 bushels against
5000 The addition % the contract heat
stock was 10, 900 bushels for the twenty-fo
hours-J19 900 bushels in three days. Liverpool
receipts for three days were 1,GfrC bushels
making $4,000 bushels received in six days a
little over the requirements tn" Speculative
trade was rather fiat until tho last hour when
It decreased on the decline. 81 Louis led the
short selling. There good deal ~ stop
loss order selling finally Letter bought both
calls and puts very largely on Tuesday night
and when the market got under puts. the TACT
that the bull leader had wheat put increased tho
weakness Letter was a seller % May at the
wind-up. but not on large scale-evidently q
move on his part to break prices.
Corn was weak losing y cent and closing at
the bottom. May opened at 29i4 cents. sold be-
tween 293. and 2S7t cents. and closed AZ 2S's
cents Receipts We're light lI3 cars with li5
for Thursday Gables were steady Liverpool
IkGL pence higher Seaboard clearances were
small 1O4 900 bushels In spite Of the eppar-
emily light arrivals they are heavier than las,
wear. Gs2 600 bushels al primary points against
341 900 bushels Shipping orders were scarce
here New York claimed 30 loads FOR export
there II was not an important market. most
OF the operations being scapng ones Total
stocks Of corn here almost 81 100000 bushels
Export bids on oats wer. "a cent out ~ line.
The market to-day lost 14dss cents. May opened
AT 2Gl. cents sold between :6''s and 23's cents,
and closed at 25IsGo6 cents Receipts were ia
cars with 100 estimated for Thursday. Sea-
board clearances were only 5000 bushels. New.
York reported 100000 bushels sold FOR export
Provisions were dull and weak pork losing
III cents: lard and ribs. j61i2 cents. Hog
CENTS are getting larger 10000 at the seven
points to-day against 5000 last year. Tho
people who feel bullish are inclined 70 give no
support while there exists the possibility II
war. That leaves the market an unprotected
one.
on the curb puts on May wheat sold at
81 o21a: calls" 81 %; puts on July wheat,
S3A cents; calls" s5ls cents. Puts m May
corn were 2S7s cents: calls 2SIs cents.