New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-08
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago Oct. (SpecaD.-There was a strong
wheat market, prices being up at one time asIli3c..
and the closes showing about half OF this retained.
October closed at 1c. Thursday; December.
s.diSc over; May &c over. December opened at
CSC sold between 62Isc- and 63lac.. and closed al
&c. The export demand was the factor just as II
was Thursday. New-york tonight puts the sea-
board export business as high as 81 loads and
claims that the export business Thursday
was over 100 loads. There a large ship
ping business done from here. 10000 bushels
OF No. 2 hard winter wheat, all rail-, to
Baltimore Fifty thousand OF No. ! sold 10 go TO
Rio Janeiro for mixing. and other smaller lots In
various directions. There were large clearances'
$50 600 bushels. Liverpool sd. higher and said
that the dry weather was unfavorabe for fali-sown
crop. Argentina shipped nothing, but reported the
growing crop favorable. The market here was over
call price most Of the dey. and the close was just
about at call figure. Western receipts showed
some falling OF from early days in the week, l.76s,-
900 bushels al primary points. but the receipts OF
200 900 bushels over last year and the primary re-
ceipts this week will be at least II 10000 bushels
which Is record breaking. There probably Is some
increase in the general speculation but the market
continues chiefly professional The talent Is bear
sh on the movement but II is quick TO cover on all
rallies II is expected that the visible supply Mon
day will increase 100 900 bushels. There is certainly
10 be an increase passage and liberal world s
shipments
Corn at time was up isc. but IL did not noio'
The May closed Just where II did Thursday. at
sl7Ac The December and October closed at isghc.
over the day previous. December opened at 2Sa.a
2e,sc sold between Solsc. and 3%c. and closed at
2esc May touched S2A4c.. and closed at the bot
tom sl7.c The bulls expect the Government report
next Monday to help prices. There has been moth
ing about the weather for two months to lower the
condition but II Is believed the Government Is IN
clined to correct early and get nearer in line
with private stausticians. There was a very large
cash demand here. with sales OF about 10000 BUSH
els for shipment. New-York said the export bust
ness at the seaboard was about 70 loads Liverpool
was Nd higher. Seaboard clearances were 374cO
bushels The buying for two days past has been
nv a group Of buhsh floor traders, Comstock
Champlin and others of that class
Oats acted about as corn cid, up az one time i%1
ac, but not holding the best figures May soid al
231.c and at 227sc. and closed at 227sc seaboard
clearances were 600 900 bushels There was fair cash
business from here. Receipts were Sss cars, with
40 estimated for Saturday. Samples were &c
higher The popular purchase is December.
Provisions about held their own, steaded by the
grain markets The speculative trade was ight, the
cash business good. IT unmportant mar
ket throughout. There was some January selling
nv Cudahy IN the hrst hour. There were AUD hogs
with 1900 estimated for Saturday Prices were &C
higher At the seven Western points there were
Il con hogs against 5000 last year. Shipments OF
product keep liberal, about 100000 pounds OF meat
and l ss3 900 pounds OF lard for the twenty-four
hours On the curb puts on December wheat closed
q, s2xc calls at ssi<c Puts on December corn
aes 2aJ.c; calls 2aS.c Puts May corn Slfsn52c';
calls, N7sc