New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-12
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago Oct II (SpeciaD.-Wheat for % h0us
acted weak. getting about sc under Monday; be-
fore noon It turned strong, recovered AL ts oechno
and closed * TO nc over Monday December opened
At s,as0eas,c sold between e3h9s3ssc. and e+'tc.
and closed at ssSc Wheat caught its nrst Dull
inspirat.on from the strength OF corn. There wers
soon more substantial bull helps. Inc seaooall
claimed export business as nigh as I'D ioads' iSOW;
bu.teI and cash sales from here were nj least &c.,
600 bushels The demand was exceptional for oil
kinds Of cash wheat For hour or more the
trade had m eve only for the large Western re-
CENTS At primary points there were 2olfvO push
els against 1919 o bushels last year. IN the NORTH
west 17sS cars. against 126I last year mere thers
were 273 cars against 2s3. The big figures on re-
ccpts were finally supplanted by the big figures on
cash sacs Clearances were fgoVo Dusnels MIME
arolls reported its Monday -four sales AT 10000
barrels one-third fer export. Although Liverpool
was II to Mi lower futures. IL WIS q 10 III
higher on spot ST. Louis was the Dig buyer OF
futures covering something like 10000" bushels
The speculative trade was narrow up 10 noon out
IN the last hour there was big business
corn elosed nc over Monday. II showed no
strength for an hour The Government report
Monday Afternoon which dropped the corn con-
di,ion 2l points aud took about 0"""" ousheis
off the aggregate crop was little discussed. The
strength started mere with reports from NeW-fork
of enormous export acceptanres. Inc seaooaro
finally put its business as high as LooW
bushels May opened At 32c. sold between 5lbdSlc
ard NXN32s4c and closed at 3!hc receipts were
90 cars with 500 estima ed for Wednesday. Liver
pool was 9. TO a.d higher seaboard cearances we're
al 900 bushels The contract stock I,D5W ousnen
,hoved an increase for the week OF i,OoVp oushels
ON the advance there developed a broad specuAa-
tive trade Elevator people became large puyers
the old ball crowd a. piled up line Gear
cold weather IS predicted. Cash sales mere were
about 5nug) bushels; charters 10000 bushels
Oats syInpa thized with the other grains IN price,
although they did not get much oeneht IN the way
OF increased trade. oats in the nrst hour sh""e'
loss Of about nc, but they recovered that and
closed IlMI4c over Monday. December cIosed al
2Is.azl1sc MAY sold 22s4c and ar 23i.c, and
closed at 2Sikc Receipts, i25 cars, with I'D esu-
mated for Wednesday, The seaboard after the
close was claiming export sales as hlgn as o"!"
bushels The contract stock. 1900 bushels. showed
a decrease for the week OF 1900 bushels
Hog receipts were large, 5000 at the seven VEST
ern points against $3.50 last year: there were a.
o,o here with 2iN0 estimated for Wednesday,
nrices AT the yards were 51lOc lower The yell
low fever news from the South as bad this
morning as II has been at any time since the
scare started But after little hesitation proyi-
sons sympathized with the grain strength Pork
closed 7i5al5c over Monday; lard, lcc over; ribs
Sc over There were large shipments-3.SoW
pounds OF meat and $4,000 pounds OF lard 1t
was not big trade at any time. Some or the
packers bought lard. and there was a rather
mysterious buying of October ribs The shipping
demand was pronounced good The Board OF Trade
adfc,Irns on October l9-Peace Jubilee Day
on the curb puts December wheat closed at
s4c; calls 65&c Puts May corn 32kc: calls,
32Isc.