New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-30

which closed Thursday at 95la cents opened a.
o376a93H cents. sold between 92la and 3fti
cents. and closed at 93% cents. On the decline
considerable cash wheat done In dinerent
markets Letters sales were about %oV'"'o
bushels. and sales of low grade by the seapoaro
to the Continent about as mucn more. We"
York said 46 loads. There was an erratic May
market selling at 81 81 and at 81 t'12' anu
closing at 81 20. The trade was small III
that future. The September and December ue
clined only a small fraction from lhursoas'
Western news was bearish At primary points
there were 677 600 bushels. against 36SOVo DUST
els last year. In the Northwest oo2 cars against
31S last year. Here there were l3' cars "l'h
los contract There was very liberal contract
wheat contribution. about 26O,OOO. Including
cargo In the last three days the contract
wheat addition here has been about 'Vo'"oO
bushels. Paris cable said that France "ou'u
require I'D to harvest 36,0OO.OOO bushels more
wheat The same cable said the duty almost
certainly would be reduced after election. There
was good weather West. California showed
little rain July wheat at Liverpool closed 81
cents over the July price at Chicago, compared
with 40 cents over yesterday. The July prices
I'm the Northwest were also slightly off In their
premiums over Chicago. The pit trade was nor
important The seaboard and foreigners were
buyers on the break ST. Louis and local pro-
fessionals were sellers.
Corn lost nc July opened from 34A cents TO
"a cents sold between 1875 cents and 3412go4's
cents and closed at 3414 cents. There was
severe break at Liverpoo-17sG2Ad Receipts
were 49, cars. with go estimated for Saturday
Western offerings were large. the cash demand
fair with possibly 100000 bushels sold here for
export New-York put It's export business AZ
1920 bushels. Corn longs were Inclined 10
take profits, and shorts to cover Tnere was
liberal out inspecton-S3S 900 bushels. The
weather West was a trife cool The sentiment
"a that corn will he a good deal influenced by
the wheat.
Oats were higher ignoring the wheat and corn
break May closed ~ cents over Thursday
July y cent over, and September at Thursdays
prices May opened at % cents and closed at
the top-305s cents Patten and Frazier. the
largest MAY holders started the buying Shorts
covered freely before the close The contract
stock viii not exceed 100000 bushels Satur-
day night Receipts were 81 cars, with 33i
estimated for tomorrow New-York reported
100000 bushels taken for export
Provisions irregular lard very strong.
ribs about steady. and pork weak. The latter
closed % cents under Thursday. lard 10 cents
over and ribs 3 cents A Hamburg cable
dispatch said European lard stocks had been ex-
hausted. There considerable business
done in loose ard-3 100000 pounds. Influential
packers bought lard and sold pork There were
30 OaN hogs. with p 900 estimated for Saturday.
a, the seven Western points there were Iloo
hogs. against 80 coo last year Ocean freights
are almost double those OF three weeks ago. and
that is counting somewhat against export bust
ness.
ola cents: calls" 90 cents Puts" on July
corn "a cents, calls" 34ts cents