New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-28
rgE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

c,,cago May q (SpeciaL)-There was no
~ wheat to-day except for the
Nav and June The May was heid nrn"s' ~"
c,osed AT 81 IS Letters brokers sun
ont FOR the CARROTS. taking all or theHi' p'"''
=, So, ,ha contract grades were bought from
ar,a under Nav a killing shave. WIN
tho MAY at 81 * here cash wheat ana MAY ~
,r,.o e % about 30 cents q hushel discount
That "a because the time is now 50 shoi' '"'
the Toledo man could probably not get MS "i'''
bsra and make delivery. The feature IN 're W
>erred futures Cudahy selling anu 'ne'
,,.oa a,u so-ne talk as there was yesterday. that
he was acting In some measure TOT Letter i"'
..Ao,o Ito, y, wheat futures was weak-the June
mn q cents. the July OF ~ cents. the Sep'en'-
,or and the December of 2 cents. There was
ut,le recovery from the bottom. There was no
aunnort for anything beyond June. So far as
.,,,, ono could see Letter was not in the market
nj all. unless as some thought ne was se''i"s
,hrorgb cudahy. There appeared to he no
,or, ,,terest The crowd has been too much
sxsrcised over the May possibility. and for tnat
.asor has ventured no selling. The absence or
s,or, interest made the market to-day all the
NOR. susceptihle 70 bear interests There were
largo clearances. $4,000 bush els. but the nuiI
had nothing else. There were perfect weather
conditions Crop advices were favorable ior-
e,sn as we'll as domestic. Private Paris caoles
said that the French crop promised to be above
requirements
LIVERPOOL closed u to 1ssd. lower: Paris. of %
70 so centimes Minneapolis said there was
poor -four demand Millers here talked the
aare ,vay Argentine shipments were 100000
bushels compared with l1520O0 bushels the
week previous and 81 600 bushels the same week
last wear The Argentine visible stock or wheat
in ports is 202i0OO bushels. compared with
100000 bushels last year. Primary receipts to-
dav were 1913 900 bushels. compared with 3il.ooO
bushels last year; the Northwestern CARROTS. 49,
compared with 400. Chicago had DIP cars. with
l24 contract and with 26o estimated for Satur-
day The May deal closes next Wednesday
Monday Is n holiday. consequently there are
ONLY three days left-Saturday. Tuesday and
Wednesday July wheat sold at 81 lOl2 and at
81 Oiia and closed at 81 06l2. September opened
at S6L. cents. sold between S6ss and Sft cents.
md closed at SAN cents with December closed
SO7s cents
Corn lost y cent. July selling from 33is to
83% cents and 32h to 32as cents. and closing
at 800. cents. The May closed at the July price
Armour was the seller to-day. possibly 3OooOOO
bushels early. There was considerable covering
hv shorts-Bartlett- Fraser. Patten. Bryant and
ceipts and In sympathy with wheat. There were
/ OPS cars with 1225 estimated for Saturday.
1t Is expected that there will be 5000 cars on
the inspection sheet Tuesday. Liverpool was
y to lid. lower. Seaboard clearances were
604. 900 bushels. Shipping bids were out OF line
There was seasonabe weather West-rather
showery. but warm.
Oats were of y to n cent. May closed at p
cents. July opened at 24h cents, sold between
24& to 24S cents and 24is to 24k cents. and
closed at 244 cents. The shipping demand is as
slow for oats as for corn. Weather conditions
are just as perfect Receipts were $50 cars,
with 415 for Saturday. Clearanoes. 10000
bushels
There was a good deal more Cudahy selling OF
provisions. Everything vas weak-pork off ON
cents. lard off Is cents. ribs of 10 cents. Hog
receipts not heavy-17.OO0 head. with
10 600 estimated for Saturday. That Is because
OF the break in prices. The consumption demand
is slow. and has been for a week. There
those who thought Armour was a seller to-day
particularly at the close on the curb puts on
July wheat closed at 101: calls. 111a Puts on
September wheat. S6Ia; calls. S3n. Puts on July
corn. 32h calls. 1874 to 1885,