New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-21
THE TRADE ~ CHICAGO.

Chicago. Aug 90 (SpeciaN Wheat vas weak
everywhere to-day. the decline starting In the
Northwest but reaching every other marker.
The decline started I'm the cash. Minneapolis
talked 700 cars for Monday. and the two North
western points hal 40 cars to-day compared
with 2i3 n year ago. Minneapolis was N
cents on cash. some grades ~ spring wheat hero
were of cents bushel. with poor demand.
The September al Minneapolis sold "a low as
GO cents The Septcmbe- here broke II, cents.
/. opened az GJls cents sold between G5is and
G2l, cents. and closed AZ G3as0G3i5 cents. The
August closed at CO cents decline from Friday
Of -, cents. The December discount lessened.
closing a; 60 cents which was only IN cents
under September. compared with ~ cents dis
count the night before. The seahoard markets
were closed because ~ the naval parade That
probably affected the cash situation somev hat.
II also deprived this market ~ the usual sea
board statistics. The clearances were not com
plctcd Primary receipts for the first time on
the crop were almost as large ne n year Hgo.
$4,000 bushels, compared with S1Ir~ II is
expected that tho worlds shipments Monday
will be around $500 900 bushels Tho pit trade
to-day was not important. New York was
seller was the Northwest. The September
premium over December is disappearing. There
are those who believe il the Northwest gets the
receipts expected next week. that the September
premium viii be all gone.
Corn lost ~ cent to-day. closing about the
bottom. September opened AT 3O12 cents. sold
between 3O;. and 30 cents and closed n, Bon
cents. Fine weather mild everywhere. large
receipts and an increase in country offerings
were the factors. The September liquidation
keeps up. and is likely to continue through next
week. The inspection was 80 cars. with 40
cars estimated for Monday Liverpool was -
penny lower. There will be some decrease In
local stocks and possibly some decrease In the
visible. Iowa and Illinois arc Offering little
more freely. The shipping demand is only fair.
Charters we're 225.OpO bushels 1t looks as II
the corn bull would have 10 wait for frost
scare.
oats dragged a little with corn of 4 cent.
September cold nj 107s cents and AT 1917 cents
ard closed At the bottom. The market was n
slow one. and the decline was with the other
grain markets Receipts were iol cars. with
800 estimated for Monday. Samples were rather
easy. The stocks here Monday will show
some increase The weather is perfect for move
ment. Receipts are likely TO increase next week.
Provisions to-day lost the advance they scored
on Friday, pork losing II to 1Iis cents and lard
and ribs 12is cents. The easier tone was I'm
sympathy with the grain markets. Hog receipts
were moderate II .ODO with 10000 estimated for
Monday ana 10000 for next week. Receipts at
the seven Western points were 21.WU. com
pared with 81 600 last year. There was nothing
important 20 the trade. Professionals had for
sale to-day some ~ the product bought on Fri
day on the advance. Shipments Of meat this
week have little exceeded 100000 pounds.
Shipments OF lard n little exceeded 100000
pounds.
On the curb puts on September wheat closed
at G2A cents; calls, G4l9 cents Puts De-
cembcr wheat. 61ss cents: calls. 62%s cents.
Puts on September corn. 29}4 cents; calls. 30%
cents.