New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-07
THE TRADE N CHICAGO.

Chicago Apru (SpeciaD.-Wheat started
strong to-day because cables were encouraeiiis'
and because shorts still felt some or tnat ahx-
istv they showed on Tuesday But II looked rs
- T s,ter ovailed OF the strength TO do lot or
.Iulv selling The shorts got covered UP. From
tho ton. prices broke cents July opened at
Sc cents sold between S6i3 and SIN cents. ana
closed AZ Si7. TO IS cents The same brokers
who sold July early. presumably TOT Le"ei
were buyers of II around the bottom. LiVerpoo'
was III higher on some futures. but ia. lower
on some OF the preferred months. Paris was up
fully as much as Liverpool: Antwerp up more
than either Of them. Odessa reported RUSSIAN
nrices advancing because OF the possibility oi
an American war. Letter put his export safes
., 10000 bushels-talr. IN view of the ap-
preaching holidays abroad. There was large
bus,ness in rye for export. almost 100000 bush
els II was accepted as just as good PROOF OF
the necessities abroad so much wheat busi-
moss Clearances for two days were o'"oV
bushels Western receipts were not very large
o,2 cara In the Northwest against 263 last year;
G13 600 bushels n primary points against 'lo'-
ooO bushels Stocks Of wheat on April ! In the
,,-,rciuol cities OF the United Kingdom we're
. Ann OnO bushels against 4200OOO bushels last
January. but this falling of in wheat was al
mos, made IN by an increase IN -four. ">o'oVo
barrels IN the principal cities. against 2S'V~
horroIs on January California showed rams
aud warmer temperatures. The weather In me
winter wheat belt was about normal The "I-
ont here IS inclined to tho opinion that the july
v,heat has had It's rally for the present Much
dononds however. on the outcome at Washing
ton Cudahy was n seller OF wheat. 81 LOUIS
hourh. early Letter sold early and bought II
later. 49,,
corn showed little strength early with
wheat. It was all done at the close May opened
n. oo3 cents sold between lbs cents ana 49,
con,e and closed at "9's cents. There was
better shipping demand. Charters here agste-
gated | 900 900 bushels. New-Nork put the eN-
mort business at 81 loads. Liverpool was very
strong futures up Id Clearnnces Tor tNo DAYS
were Csc 900 bushels. There was better weather
West and freer country selling. Unless 'here -
q war the view here among professionals IS tnat
the prices will Slip of somewhat. Kecelp's' 90
cars. estimate for Thursday. "'d
oats followed the lead Of other grains May
oreri,r nj y, cents selling At ~ cents. and
closing at % % 2-,'> cents Receipts were 100
cars with 245 estimated for TO-DAY Duluth
yras offering oats so cheap that cash business
from here was hard. some business was done
hovevcr about 300 coo bushels. Clea'ances Tor
two DAYS we're $4,000 bushels.
Provisions were weak with the ball leader
Cudahv. doing the most selling. f'rk was the
strongest thing on the list closing about "here
# did last Monday. Lard lost az cents 10
10 cents ribs. ~ cents Packers generally
,,era sellers Hogs were > Cents lover az the
Yards with 30 O0D received and 2I.pD estimated
Tor Thursday. The shipping demand keeps up
hut the summer run OF hogs VIII soon u" und.r
vav The best opinion Is thai provisions VIII be
a sale for awhile on the strong spots but IN
the main scalplnE market. %
on the curb puts on July wheat were ~ cents;
calls SGia cents. Puts on May corn 2Jfs cents;
calls 2.as cents