New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-02
FLORIDA CENTRAL AND PENINsULAR,
THE TRADE Nv CHICAGO.

Chicago. Sept. l (SpeciaD.-In a small way II
was a bull day IN wheat. the close y 10 y cent
over Wednesday. There were no deliveries on
September contracts. That influenced septen-
her shorts. There we're very large clearances.
800 900 bushels making 22500OO bushels in
four days from the Atlantic side alone. the
seaboard reported ffty-one loads OF wheat sold
for export The incident OF the day was Sep
tember buying by Seaverns. one Of the ele-
vator operators Wheat helped In a mod
crate way by the corn advance. It was, how
ever not big market. The announcements
were conflicting Liverpool and the Continental
markets were lower. Liverpool of I'D There
was very favorable weather for movement
everywhere. The Northwest receipts were
more than double last year. 672 cars against
314. Arrivals at this point were light 1873 cars
against 12S year ago; but the total at all
primary points was 1.014.000 bushels compared
with $4,000 bushels in 1897, Samples here
were fractionally higher except for No. red:
but. the loca! shipping demand was slow Round
lot sales were only $4,000 bushels. and bids were
not ms good as yesterday. Minneapolis cash
was on 3. cent: Duluth of y cent. Minneapolis
predicted continued increasing arrivals with
good weather Broomhan reported the wealth
or In England and France fine. septem
and 64L. to 64as cents. and closed at GAL.
to 64& cents December sold at 61% 10
61si'cents. and AZ 62h4 cents. and closed at 62ls
To G2l. cents May closed at 81 cents Charters
were 10000 bushels.
Corn was irregular within a range OF q cent.
September opened at 3O% cents. sold between
3Oas and 81 cents and closed at 307s cents. De-
cember kept u 10 !. cent May. selling
at 3Ola to 305s cents and at 3l14 cents. and
closing at 81 to 3ls cents There were small
deliveries only 10000 bushels. That helped the
general tone and narrowed the spread. crop
report by Snow estimated the Yield In Nebraska
at only l25 900 COO bushels, the poorest since 1873
Temperatures In Kansas and Nebraska were
high and the skies clear There was rather
threatening temperature In the extreme North
west IS at Calgary. The forecast for Friday
relieved any anxiety. however The promise
was for merely cooler weather with showers.
Receipts were 55S cars. with $50 estimated for
Friday Cables were I'D TO Sd higher SAM
plos were about steady. The shipping demand
was slow. charters only 10000 bushels. The
Price Current" said the crop had improved dur
ing the week The market moved from puts to
calls closing at Just about call figure. Early
there was a lot OF realizing by professionals
who had bought Wednesday, Comstock and
others, There were gOOu many western puS-
ing orders in the market In the last hour Gif-
ford and Barrett the best buyers. Sea-
board clearances were 10000 bushels. The range
in oats was only u cent; the last prices the same
as Wednesdays to II cent over. September
closed at 20 cents the May at 22h cents. Re-
ce,nts were 400 cars with 40 for Friday. Sea-
hoard clearances were 900 bushels. There
were no deliveries In the morning. The ship
ming demand was not go good to-day. Charters
were 375.00O bushels.
Although there were rumors OF yellow fever
cases IN Northern Mississippi and although
there we're liberal lard deliveries. 1000 tierces.
provisions after a rather slow day, closed
shade better than Wednesday. pork 7la to I'D
cents over. lard and ribs 212 TO 71a cents over
There we're $4,000 hogs. with $4,000 estimated
for Friday Prices at the yards were steady
The pork that was delivered out went to Ar
mour There was a good line OF October ribs
bought by Baldwin-Gurney almost 2OOOWU
mounds It was thought 10 be for outside ac-
count. The cash demand kept good THE
Price Current" reported the packing for the
week West at 100000 hogs, compared with
Oh 600 last year Liverpool stocks showed
70 600 tierces lard against $1,000 last month
and 73 600 tierces last year Provisions stocks
M night showed 15,461 barrels OF regular pork.
1877 500 tierces prime lard and 81. Sf0,OOO pounds
OF ribs a decrease In pork or l,2S3 barrels.
decrease in lard OF 10000 tierces and decrease
in ribs Of 100000 pounds.
On the curb puts on september wheat closed
at 81 cents; calls, 844 cents Puts on Decem-
Der wheat 81 cents calls 62ap cents. Puts on
December corn. 301s cents calls. 3lhi cents.