New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

Chicago March - SpecaD.-To-days was a
lyrical March wheat market, under the influence
almost entirely Of the weather The prospect
Of cold wave clearer than yesterday. II
was zero as low as Nebraska. and freezing hard
in Kansas 7; was cold up 70 the west bank If
the Mississippi, but from the Mississippi east
was almost like summer. The contrast added
10 the anxiety. There was just enough of n cod
weather scare 10 keep wheat prices lowering
around call figures. on the other hand. the
news from Washington was serious enough to
put a damper on bull spirits. July wheat opened
a. S52s. sold between S5I-GS6 and 81. S5}s
cents end closed AT SJ'Sd SJat cents. There was
some covering OF May the crowd thought for
foreign account. It opened at 81 05H. touched
81 o.. and closed at 81 0G Apparently the Letter
party did not NEEDLE one way or other. Cables
were easy. Liverpool I'D to 1?d. lower. Sea-
board cearances we're large. 600 600 bushels
Northwestern receipts were less than last year
$50 cars against 40 Receipts at Chicago were
liberal. 321 cars against Is twelve months
ago The addition 70 the contract stock Of wheat
from all sources for the twenty-four hours
2l3OOO bushels. which makes the addition 10
the contract stock in two days $4,000 bushels.
The contract stock last week decreased only
$4,000 bushels. although Letter shipped out
100000 bushels The mixers are making the
wheat very fast. The decrease in the worlds
visible to-day. 2597O bushels. was fully I'D
10 the expectation, but II was just about half
the decrease last year California sent
very bullish crop bulletins; wheat in the low
lands suffering severely from frost; in the up
lands from dry weather. The pit trade was un-
important The Washington news is a damper
on the bulls, the cold weather prospect, curb
the short seller.
Corn steady. Rains everywhere this side
OF the Mississippi River have made the roads
impossible. Country deliveries light Re-
ceipts here are beginning to feel this To-days
cars were 342; the estimate for Tuesday Is only
100 cars. Cables were isMl.d. lower. Seaboard
ported decrease east OF the Rockies Of 10000
bushels. bush statement. in view OF the in
crease in the visible supply. Buying Of futures
was by shorts. Patten. Frazier and others. The
outside corn interest is small. New-York
ported 30 loads for export
The oats influences are about the same as the
corn. Shippers talk little hrmer them.
May opened at 257s cents. sold between 257s
cents and 2GisG26A cents. and closed at 26lsG
2G14 cents. Receipts were 2S1 cars. with 10
estimated for Wednesday. Seaboard clearances
were $4,000 bushels. Nothing was done here
for export but shippers say that bids are pretty
close TO the market for export as far of as
June. 1t shows. they say. that the other side
expects no large supply Of Russian oats until the
new crop The buying OF oats futures was by
the same class the buying Of corn Brad
street reported decrease in the available sup
ply OF 326.WO bushels. Bad weather is. OF
course an influence. particularly cold weather.
That would delay seeding
Provisions were as fiat they could be- with
the narrowest possible range and with last
prices practically the same as Mondays No
one cut any figure. Packers are holding of be-
cause OF their fears regarding me Washington
news. Outsiders are doing nothing except
lquidatng. Hog receipts are nodcrate-21 600
to-day. with 10000 for Wednesday, Shipments
OF products were large--tO0 pounds meat
to-day and almost 2oo00pO pounds lard
on the curb puts May wheat were 81 o.:
calls. 81 rs. Puts on July wheat S4s. cents:
calls. sta. cents. Puts on May corn POI. cents.
calls. 297s cents. Letter traders bought all the
July calls might 0tED 600 probably