New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-06
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

c,tooqo oct Z (SpeciaD The weakness Of wheat
r,,esday was followed today by advancing prices
o,ishts close was si67sc over last night. and the
market left OFF at the top. December opened at
70 so,1 batween g. and 62As. and closed at 62is
oc,ohe- closed at the December price. The markets
everywhere were strong as this Indeed, the
Northwest and the seahoard started stronger than
c,stc,ro I, was hard to account for rally
Liverpool closed I'D. higher Paris was up little
TIE only significance in these quotations was that
.hs foreign market did not follow the decline OF
the American yesterday. There was possibly
.le Improvement in the cash situation. hut II was
not noteworthy. The wheat sales. here were
onlv 10000 bushels New-York put its export en-
eagenoenfs at AZ loads. Local charters were no.
600 bushels There were liberal clearances-Ss2,co
bushels The rally was in spite of enormous re-
eeipts almost 100000 bushels at the Western
noInts The arrivals In the last three days nave
exceeded anything known, over 100000 ousnels'
and the total at the primary markets this week
will probably exceed 100000 bushels when VIII
he ahead Of anything known in 1891 or 1892 The
Northwest had 100 cars. against 997 last Wednes-
dav and 1908 last year; Chicago had 26 cars,
against s1s a year ago The market closed &C.
over calls The buying led ny shorts. There
was bigger trade than there has been; but 1t was
NOT nv any means a market of the first class.
Corn to-day gained &sqi5c. and closed at the top.
MAY opened at Sls4d3l7zc.. sold between Sl%937sc.
and S2,sc and closed at S2c. Liverpool was 1sa9sd
higher: and foreigners buyers Of futures here
4 fair cash business was done. about 1900" hush
els here New-York put us export business at 2
loads. Charters were reported for 2m~O BUSH
els seaboard clearances were $4,000 bushels. Inc
old bull crowd which has made EFFORTS 70 advance
this market a dozen times in the last six months
"a hack in the market again. Comstock. Trego-
Smith Baker and Prosseau were leading buyers to-
day Receipts we're moderate, 7o2 cars, with go
estimated for Thursday.
Oats were firm. Foreigners were said to ne TAX
ing more interest In them. They have been strong
all week while the other grains have been rather
weak Receipts 3l6 cars. with 4p estimated
for Thursday There continues good enough cash
demand 10 take care Of arrivals. Charters to-day
were 10000 bushels; seaboard cearances 5000
bushels
Provisions early were inclined TO yield because OF
large hog receipts and lower prices at the yards.
They recovered fairly well. in sympathy with the
. grain markets Pork closed &c. pnder Tuesday:
lard at Tuesdays figures ribs 2l5c. under. At the
seven Western points there were 1000 hogs. against
GW last year. Here there were 800" with 1900
for Thursday There was further January
selling by Cudahy something the market has TO
take care Of each day II was small day specu-
,atively. Shipments Of meats were 2531,"o pounds;
shipments Of lard 2207Ooo pounds.
On the curb puts on December wheat closed at
sAc: calls s2s. d627sc Puts on December corn were
2s7sc: calls. 2s7saSoc.; puts on May corn, $2'sc.;
calls. 32itc.