New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-05

r.,oogo Arril tSpecan-Wheat shorts. un
-. tho lead Of Kaufman and others. OF st.
: ous advanced the July prices to-day III cents
. close was cent over Saturday. July opened
=. s4a cents. sold between S4Ss cents and sos
oorts and closed at S5i4 q SJ4s cents. The ad-
.once was IN spite Of a good deal of bearish
.avs The statistics were all Of that sort. There
nore large worlds shipments 100000 bushels
Aba India contribution particularly large,
:, 10000 bushels There disappointment
g., the American visible an increase Of 10000
h,shels instead OF decrease of over a million.
os Anticipated. There was an increase on pas
sor. $4,000 bushels. The Orange Judd
Farmer" made the winter wheat condition for
,,rn. 50 the highest since 1891. and 80 points
over las, year. The decrease in the local stock
IN store was only 2l6oOO bushels This was
surprising figure. Letter shipments during
the week had been almost 100000 bushels. and
the trade had expected a decrease in store OF
ever a million The addition to the contract
s,ccks to-day was about 10000 bushels. There
was cargo Of No. ! Northern wheat in
from Monitowie 10000 bushels. Receipt,
everywhere were somewhat larger than last
wears. $4,000 bushels at primary. against
10000 bushels; 357 cars IN the northwest.
against $40; 90 cars here. with 100 estimated
10000 barrels sold Saturday. The English visible
decreased 995 600 bushels. 1t was said the north
western country elevator stocks were 100000
bushels against 9S0OOO0 bushels last year.
Letter reported 100000 bushels wheat sold for
export Other traders reported good spot de-
nand for low grades The demand for the
futures WAS from shorts They were Influenced
by the strength at Liverpool and Paris; by the
tn La &c n ha
fears that there will be no wheat LETT at Chicago.
The May was uneventful. selling at 81 o5 and
81 05i.. and closing at 81 05i4. September was
relatively weak. cents under July.
There was firm corn market. hut not a very
active one May sold at 29as cents and at
29a. q297s cents. and closed at 29ss cents.
Shorts bought. and one or two OF the bull in
terests doubled up. The strength was sympa-
thetic with wheat The cash demand was slow.
Receipts were light-125 cars with 2G0 est-
mated for Tuesday. The visible supply de-
creased $50 600 bushels. There a decrease
on passage OF 100000 bushels The local stock
in store and ahoat decreased 100000 bushels.
Liverpool was IzQad. higher; seaboard clear
ances we're 6S3 600 bushels. The cash demand
IS slow.
Oats were uneventful. May sold at 25as cents
and at 25% cents, and closed at 2jl2 cents.
Receipts were fairly Iiberal-l91 cars with 80
estimated for Tuesday. The visible supply In
creased 411,OOO bushels. The local stock de-
creased 1o4 600 bushels. Mcintyre and Ward
we'll bought line OF May. possibly 10000
bushels. The other trade uninportant.
scalping and changing. The Dat market Is
pretty we'll liquidated. Letter may have a few
left. but not many. The influences will be sup
ply and demand from this until the next
crop
Provisions strong. with Armour and
Cudahy the best buyers Pork closed 90 cents
over Saturday lard and ribs 1872 cents over.
The close pretty nearly the tip top. Hog
receipts were light - % 600 With 10000
iinated for Tuesday. Prices al the yards
were 5 cents 70 10 cents higher Shipments were
large-3. $50 900 pounds cured meats and 1856
OC0 pounds lard. on the swell there sell
ing by Viles. Robbing. Anglo-American and some
Of the other packers.
On the curbs puts July wheat sold at
s37s cents; calls" SG7s cents Puts May
corn were 29as cents; calls" 29a. cents,