New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-25
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

ch,capo Nav "a (SpeciaD-The thing every
wheat trader was watching for the furry In the
Nav did not take place to-day. There was
hardly anything done IN 1t, and the May price
at the close was just where 1t was last nieht'
81 60 The June as slow Letter was car
rying out his usual programme IN the cario'
crowd taking the offerings. There were over
,our hundred cars and the Letter people were
NOT having quite such good prices In the alb
ssnce Of any excitement In the May the July.
sent.mher and December slid of. July closed
~ cent under last night. selling at 81 1O12 and
at 81 OsI5. and closing at 81 O9ia. The Septem-
Der lost 2 cents selling at SSl4 and at STA cents
and closing at S7LQSIas cents. The close Mon
day night was S94 cents. II was a slow day
generally in the pit. Everything was waiting
on the May with the speculative mood oearisn
and deferred only by May fears. There was good
weather West. clear and warm. Liverpool cioseo
ii n "a lower. and showed even greater weak
ness early. Paris and Antwerp were on signify
TIL. Mccormick reaper people were authority
for the statement that at least hve hundred mar
vesters we're already at work in Southern Okla
homa They predicted that at least Ave hundred
would be at work by the middle Of next week
A Paris cable said the French harvest would
BEGIN July l, and Be "a far north as Paris by
Julv 10 Bradstreets reported an increase In
the worlds visible OF 1900. 900 bushels Re-
ceipts here and In the Northwest were large.
467 cars AT Chicago with 271 contract and with
2S2 estimated for Wednesday: S5S cars at Min
neapolis and Duluth. compared with NJ last
year There were liberal clearances 69o,UO
bushels The pit trade was unimportant mo
crowd thought Letter for some reason or other
was giving some support to tho September
Charters 114.000 bushels.
Corn was of more than a cent Tho July,
which closed last night at 35L4, opened at 34h
cents. and sold between 942.. 347s and S4ls
cents. and closed at 341s cents II was still
clear and mild. weSk-perfect conditions. Liver
pool was exceedingly weak. I'D. to I'd. lower
Receipts were $50 cars. with Al estimated for
Wednesday The cash demand showed no i'm
provement. There were few bids but they
were out OF line. Contrary offerings showed
some increase Foreigners were said TO be can
ceiling rather than adding anything TO their line
Sea board clearances were 10000 bushels. Sam
pies were one half cent lower. Elevator people
and shippers and professionals led the selling
There was buying by the bull crowd. but It
was In rather timid way.
Oats were weak without being active. May
and July on Ia cent May closed at 2Sla cents:
the July at 24Hs cents. II there was any Incl
dent AZ all II was effort on the part OF the
May longs 10 sell out The trade Is too small for
any one to do much. There were large clear
ances. 6s7 900 bushels Receipts 456 cars.
with PCS estimated for Wednesday. Samples
I'D. to s4d. lower.
The weakness in provisions continued pork
closing 80 cents under Monday; lard. 1712 to 20
cents under: ribs. 1917 to Is cents under. The
Cudahys were still sellers. There a good
deal OF other Liquidation There were more hogs
In the West than last year. 10000 against 81 900
at the points. There were liberal ship
ments 3.S73.OOO pounds meats and 100000
pounds lard. Hogs : cents lower with
20 600 at the yards and with $4,000 estimated
for Wednesday.
on the curb puts on July wheat closed AT
1851; calls. III Puts on September wheat
S6s calls. SS's. Puts on July corn. 1885, $685.
cents; calls. 3412(3345s cents