New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-21
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago. Oct. - (SpeciaD Nothing counted Ia
wheat to-day except the Liverpool news. The
English market was up $50 to <Ad over Tuesday.
and the Englishmen accepted every bushel OF
wheat offered them at anywhere near the market.
The seaboard put Its export sales at least $780,
900 bushels. Cash wheat sales from here were
probably 800 900 bushels. The price at one time
showed an advance over Tuesday OF &c. The
ket got &c calls On such fluctuations there
naturally great deal OF realizing and natu-
rally great deal OF covering December. which
closed Tuesday at s5asN65a.c opened at Csc sold
between 67ssc and sSi446s5sc. and closed at Csc
The noteworthy selling by OF the private
wire houses. Badwin-Gurney had been heavy
buyers Of calls on Tuesday night. They sold about
100000 bushels to-day at considerably the
call figure. The crowd thought Cudahy brokers
the best buyers. There a broad trade
with the biggest market In sixty days. one OF the
Interesting circumstances that Paris showed
no war excitement. Liverpool said It's sharp ad-
due TO fears OF political complications
with France. British consols were 3. to II lower
Flour sales everywhere were large-l3OOOo barrels
at Mnneapoli Wednesday. The New-York and
Brooklyn flour combination reported it's -four sales
the largest record. Clearances for two days
$50 900 bushels. Western receipts. being every
where for Two days, did not make a fair compari-
son with last year. Western statistics conse-
auenty cut no figure. Everybody kept his eye on
Liverpool, and was most anxious about the export
figures.
Liverpool up IL to ID on corn Of course
signing the explanation. War would help
corn as much as wheat Prices here advanced
about a cent and held fairly Well. May opened at
34s.G35c. sold between 34aG35sc and closed
S4443i1sc. The seaboard put its corn sales TO the
other side about 125oO 900 bushels Sa,es Of cash
corn here were at least 10000 bushels half OF II
direct Baltimore took 10000 bushels. all rail. Re
ceipts were 1872 cars; the estimate for Friday 400
Seaboard cearances were 10000 bushels. Charters
were 10000 bushels. The lake freight was up
23.c. There a proht-taking by longs. covering
by shorts and lot OF buying OF future against
cash sales by shippers. There May
for sale at 35c from holders than the market would
take
Oats one time showed a to 7sc advance. Il
he'd a little more than half Of II. May opened
2ilsc. sold between 24sM2i4ic and closed 24lgc
There was big trade; speculative holders did the
selling-Pacaud, the American Cereal Company.
Lyon and others. The buying was by the shippers
against cash business. Cash sales from here
about 10000 bushels good share OF 1t direct
Receipts were ii2 cars. with 230 for Friday
Provisions were strong, because grains were, and
In spite OF large hog receipts. Pork at the close
l0c to 2l2c Tuesday lard l2lac to l5c over
ribs 2I1c to 7l2c over There CO 900 hogs West.
against 5000 last year. The packing West for the
week was 10000 hogs. against 2S.oO a year ago
on the advance the English houses sold long stuff
freely Shorts covered. Houses usually represent
ing Cudahy were the best buyers.
On the curb puts December wheat closed at
667sc: calls. 69l4c. Puts on May corn. 3tasqSit9c;
calls. 30'4c