New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-02
BOSTON STOCKS.
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THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago June | tSpeciaD.-It was bad DAY
FOR the wheat talers to-day. particularly for 'ne
tailers who had been long on July wheat. IL
was on 6 cents a bushc from last night. selling
az QsIa and at ON cents. and closing al -
cents This future one day last month SOLO AZ
:, Ok There was break IN everything e'se.
Tho runc was of - cents a bushsl. from 81 70
~ s. Oe and closed AT the bottom. September
sold from s2i, to 1SA cents. and closed at 1874
cen,s There was absolutely no support TO any
thing. II Letter was doing anything he was
selling September. although he did not appear
openly In the market az all. He was giving no
support 20 car lots. The elevator people were
buying those and turning round and seiins
.rune Liverpool was OK litd. for July. equal
10 cents n bushel. That was the sort of start
the market got. There was An Increase IN the
v.orld.. visible Of 100000 bushels. compared
with a decrease last year Of 24o'V" hushels
Cron REPORTS are perfect There were huge
clcarancos-1 fl2O00 bushels. Western receipts
were small. The Northwest had 103 cars. com
narsd with 263 last year. Here there were only
g cars. with 46 contract and with l13 estimated
,or Thursday Primary receipts were Si 900
hvshols compared with $4,000 bushels last
vaer A message from st Louis said Tint ~
cars OF new Texas wheat had passed through
there on Tuesday night. The contract stock ot
,ybeat hpre-l $4,000 bushels showed de-
crease for the week OF 10000 bushels Letter
chartered a vessel to-day for 4ooooo pusheis OF
wheat lie evidently Intends TO clean up the
stock here II such thing Is possible lie -
giving no further support
Corn opened at an advance OF y cent. When
wheat broke so badly liquidation In corn became
general: AL the early advance was lost The
close was cent under the opening and q cents
under last night. July opened at 34S cents
sold between 3iH and 80 cents. and closed at
the bottom Receipts were 1888 cars. with 80
estimated for Thursday. Enormous c'earanccs
did not help the price any-l,4p?oV bnsheis
"Bradstreet's" reported an Increase east OF the
Rockies OF COS 900 bushels. Liverpool closed
I'd. to ID. higher The shipping situation. how
ever. was sick. Foreigners willing 70 reese"
cheaper than could be offered from this side
and corn OH the lakes offered cheaper tnan II
WAS possible to offer from here. Every sort OF
a holder became n seller finally. The old ouils
and the new ones-Pntten. Bartlett. Frazier ana
p.r,s,trornurn-wer the heaviest sellers
finally.
Oats followed the corn; that. too In spite OF
enormous clearances-l OPS 900 bushels. July
oncrcd at 24N cents. sold between 247s cents
and o4iI to 24A cents and closed at the bottom.
Receipts were DOG cars. with 30 estimated TOT
Thursday The speculative trade was emery III
the way OF changing. buying July and selling
September. the operation widening the septem-
Der discount
Provisions were weak. largely because or the
break In grain Everything closed at the DOT
top-pork 35 cents under Tuesday; lard and
ribs 10 to 12h cents under Tuesday. The Eng
u.h houses were the best sellers. The trade was
mn, q big one. Hos receipts were moderate
"a 900 with $1,000 estimated for Thursday.
prices at the yards were cents higher. June
ia usually a bear month. and that tradition ar
fects the professionals.
On the curb. puts on July wheat closed at %
cents. calls at 96 cents Puts on September
wheat 76n cents: calls. S0M and son cents
Puts on July corn 32N cents; calls. 33% cents.