New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-09

~ cents. Closing at 6Ji5 cents september lost
1ss cents; December l cent. septemhe- sold
from 6SAs cents to 669s cents and closed at the
bottom The lessening O. the short interest is
decidedly the important feature But the North
west IS having perfect harvest weather and has
had for three days. Although the receipts here
to-day were only Jog cars. the estimate for
Tuesday 4o5 cars The Michigan August
report says its wheat yield is the second largest
on record. The Orange Judd Farmer says the
winter wheat crop is 4OOOOOOOO bushels II
drops the spring wheat condition from $50 to
SI.3; but If It puts the winter wheat yield at
4OOO0O.OO0 bushels. the spring wheat is GER
tainly 800 900 900 bushels 1t is believed that n
good many OF the lesser professionals here have
been expecting to see Kaufman come In on the
rest OF his short September wheat. But St
Louis now says that Kaufman is in. At any
rate. there have been no indications for two
days past Of Kaufman doing any new buying.
There was varied set OF statistics to-day.
The visible decreased $4,000 bushels; there
decrease on passage Of 1.12oOOo bushels. and
the English visible decreased 121s 900 bushels
On the other hand. the worlds shpments-5-
100000 bushels-were more than 100000 bush
els ahead Of the week previous. Seaboard clear
ances were $4,000 bushels. Receipts every
where were light-1O2 cars ut Toledo. against 400
last year: 5000 bushels at 81. Louis. compared
with 19l 900 bushels last year: 800 cars al Kan
sas City. against S31; 1o6 cars here. against l9S
At all the primary points there $4,000
bushels. compared with 1.143.ocO bushels. The
seaboard reported - loads for export and a
good share OF this business done from here
half Of It at least. The noteworthy selling was
through Baldwin Quincy. 1t not big day
speculatvely. The local stock OF wheat. $4,000
hi.oh alc tor ba al Of
1900 bushels. The Liverpool stock 100000
bushels. showed decrease for the week Of 225.-
600 bushels. ~
: Corn was not very active II kept all day
within q cent range. and closed 1sGA cent over
Saturday. September opened at 33is cents sold
between Bpm and 1874 cents. and closed a. 334
cents. The Orange Judd Farmer August
port made the condition $40. compared with 81
in July. II the Government Wednesday makes
the condition about the same this II would
suggest corn yield OF 100000 bushels. Ne
braska messages said the rain since the drouth
was worth 25.0O0.0OO bushels to that state
above the prospect a fortnight ago. Liverpool
was up 13d spot. but of I'D futures. The
corn belt had copious rains Saturday and Sun
day. Local receipts 500 cars with $40
estimated for tomorrow. Seaboard clearances
were 364.000 bushels. The visible increased
creased 1913 600 There was an increase on pas
sage Of 100000 bushels The worlds shipments
Of corn were 51s4 900 bushels. The Missouri
report for August made the condition SO com
pared with rs for July. and 6S in June. The
incident in the trade was the buying OF an i'm
portant line by Patten. who is just back from
the West He took about | 900 900 bushels The
other buying which attracted attention was by
Pacaud. Comstock. Bartlett-Frazier. Darlington
Hannah. The selling by Harris, Baldwin
Quincy and by st. Louis. Charters were GGJ 600
bushels. The seaboard reported sixty loads for
export.
Oats steady keeping all day within
az cent range, and closing Il cent under Satur-
day. May sold at 24h and at 23at cents and
closed at 23B cents. The Orange Judd Farm
er" made the condition for August SOC, COM
pared with 93,3 in July. The clearances were
10000 bushels The visible decreased $4,000
bushels: the local stock. 791 600 bushels in
creased $1,000 bushels.
Provisions were weak. The only explanation
was the exceptional speculative dulness. There
was practically no outside buying demand.
There seemed to be a little selling by packers;
the whole trade was unimportant. Pork closed
1917 cents under Saturday; lard and ribs, ~
cents under. Hog receipts were small. and
prices at the yards were 8 to 10 cents higher.
There were only u 600 hogs, with $4,000 for
Tuesday. There were only $4,000 In the West.
against $4,000 last year. The shipping demand
fair.
on the curb. puts on September wheat closed
az &C cents calls at G7l2 cents Puts on Sep
TENDER corn 33 cents; calls. 33as cents.