The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-23
COMMERCIAL OMPEN

FRIDAY. July 22.-GRAIN-Wheat-Spot was
lower and less active. The sales were 98. 700
bush. OF which 10000 was for export. including
10000 No. 2 red on private terms here and 3d.
600 winter wheat on private terms at the out
ports. Mixed winter in elevator. 1000 at SOC.
and 1000 ungraded white in elevator at SOC.
Free IN board afoat: No. 2 red. S4c.: No. l
Northern spring Duluth. SOC. Minneapolis re-
ceived to-day 32,40o bush. against 2G9,S0O
last year; Duluth 5000. against 271, 1896: Chi
cago 32.767, against $4,000: Milwaukee 1900.
9 5Ga ast. 4SS;d1iO 10 Kansas tGG Sns City $500. against
against iO8. 900. Futures were &c. to &c. h iiI6Uo
at ono time. but lost it and closed &c. to &c.
lower. Future sales $4,000 bush, as follows:
opssssinO. Highest Longest Closing. NiSSt
f:$s;;$ss::ffS $ss 81 FL * -
BaEley,;was quiet; New feeding a5c. cost and freight
Western, 554o;, free on board ahoat. sales 81. 900
Ias6 q c 959 6hsH strong TT a. but Gtn less a ;ntysd,T The 4 sS d6S
No % 2 mixed on private terms and 1000 do. at
quoted SIC. Futures were unchanged to hc. higher.
Future sales los, 900 bush. as follows:
opssIn0. HsigAeHt. Lomsst. CSodnO. NON:
ffS=: 5ss$bsS : ::s5E liz $ss} tx s ssS
oatsaspot was fairly active and firm. The sales were
export on private terms q 3 miI eddpt s4c' wH Sd 1 I
do, 20kc.; No. 2 white, ale; No. 3 do, Poke; track
No sales.
Opening. HiOhest. Lowest. Co.inO. Night.
Wheat declined early in the day, Influenced by favor.
new nSs wheat Tsa,p and H4 Foreign SFSP an RSDiS oasi s nISIni ra The pre Of
sure TO sell soon abRted. however, and on a small de-
aioWiy; advanessd. The late se GABLES % @cTs ar raiasG sh Sna
covered. and the Argentine, shipments were smaller.
amounting to only 40 cars. against - last week. and
300 last year. Paris advanced &c. for wheat and 20
70 "a, higher; The Argentine shipments for the
week T "nS 9 naSe l isst v bush rag against Ht.j 10 900 sO,S0nlhaiEtt
Il expected ro to show a a further decrease on
diCatS that the Ksnsas crop srH viii 4se be q above TSp S5' oo o..
oo0, bush, against early estimates OF 10000. 900.
final quotations showing a small net decline for tho
day. Antwerp was easier. The sesboard clearances
three days have been 76s.o 0 bush, Of which only
T iS;oo SS %e q ii amter rSinfa,i G az ths we %e Spis but but @o aCm rsin
Is needed %od.r and shorts d%irauo covered Sd; The receipts
morrow more %o Si5 are o1 e5pssted Se''t HE g advance cars w tS,
slight, however, for some of the news, was
I'D the ciearances from the seeatboard were
small and the ARGENTINE shipments were large; Tho
bush, against 100000 last week and s96.0oo last
bush. ' AGAINST iistpt "a S .o6p last y sna. '9 OATS ye as i nSininai'
The clcaTanccs from the seaboard were small. being
July -" Wheat ruled dun ali day. Argentine;
shipments were very nght, only 10000 bush. Liver
pool was steady, although its receipts are increas.
ing rapidly. over 100000 bush. for the past
six days. The crop newa was without any special inn
portance. Tho early wheat strength, however, did
not hold. The deferred futures, after showing about
Zee. advance over last night, closed slightly under
Thursday. The cash situation continues about as il
has been for a fortnight, u rather urgent demand for
immediate shipment, but with prices Apcring of
rapidly for deferred shipmeEt Bids for tho latter
part OF August are &c. a bushel under those for ship
ment the hTst half of next month. Foreigners were
selling December ut the seaboard; 1t looked as
I receivers wero selling q little September
here. The expectation is that the visible will
decreaEe a million or more. The Modern Miller was
rather bearish on the lack of aour demand and non
c~onImittal as 10 the crop. Primary receipts are keep
ing = little under last year, with Toledo the only
point getting large arrivals, September opened At
Usisc" sold between 0sb4c. andI dTAc, and closed at
0Ihc. bid. Corn did not have the showers promised
yesterday, and the forecast for Saturday indicated no
relief for Kansas and Nebraska for another day.
shipping bids were better. Advancing lake
rates and better speculative prices here pre-
vented any. considerable business but the cash
people felt rather bullish. Futures ut one
time were up half q cent over Thursday and held
most or II. September sold at 33Itc. and 3316c. and
closed at 331sc. Receipts art S15 cars, with 8lG for
Saturday; Argentine shipments, 1~,li2,OOO bush,
We're double the week previous. II is altogether q
matiero OF rain or no rain at the moment, Oats were
up half a cent for all futures, partly with corn, partly
because. OK crop complaints in Illinois. aud partly be-
stock.
FLOUR-Thsre were no new developments of inter.