New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-09
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago Sept S.-There was suggestion to-
day OF bull turn in wheat There was dip
early December Just grazing 60 cents and then
q rally OF almost a cent. The last prices were
" TO q cent over Wednesday. December opened
M 6Oss cents sold between 60 TO sos and 60-+ to
6OTs cents and closed at 60a4 cents. Tho firm
ness began in the Northwest. Duluth being UP
Ia cent on cash and Minneapolis up = cent
That was before Chicago showed any rally IN
the last hour tho bull news developed rapidly.
Clearances were 652, 900 bushels. The seaboard
reported fifty loads engaged for export Cash
wheat sales here were 175 600 bushels. Liver
nool cable said Russia was cancelling September
wheat sales TO the United Kingdom There was
a disposition. apparently. on the part OF specu-
lators 10 cover short wheat at around % cents
for December. and there was also disposition
20 20 long on some December wheat around that
figure The Northwestern receipts were large,
go cars against 672 last year. which made the
strength OF the cash UP there the more notable
There was no great trade. Sevesrns bought
September wheat: Baldwin, Quincy bought De-
cember: Barrett Farnum were sellers Charters
here were 10000 bushels. Armour Is charter
ing vessel room 10 bring wheat here from Du-
luth. He engaged some vessels to-day That
will have tendency 70 increase the stock here,
and possibly to send the September under the
December.
There were light trosts In the Northwest and
further light frosts were predicted as far south
as Iowa tonight The cold wave scare. how
ever. is over Nebraska wires that corn in that
State Is out OF the way OF frost There have
been no dangerous temperatures In the corn
belt SO Far. December to-day opened at ou1s
cents, sold between 20Is and 3Ols TO 3O14 cents
and closed at 30 cents. The last prices were
unchanged to Ia cent under Wednesdays. The
Price Current" said the promise In some local
tiles had been reduced by the excessive tenn
peratures Receipts $40 cars, with 900
estimated FOR Friday. Liverpool was y 10 i4d
lower; seaboard clearances were l.o29Vo
bushels. The pit trade not important
There was more liquidation by those who had
bought on the cold weather scare The demand
was principally against puts Charters were
80 900 bushels. Cash sales about 100000
oats were quiet within y cent range. closing
u to i. cent over Wednesday, May opened ct
2ls to 2la cents. sold between 2lA and Ola
cents. and closed at OK cents. The shipping
demand was slow Receipts were 900 cars. with
$50 estimated for Friday. Samples were with
out change Seaboard clearances were 100000
bushels.
There was a very strong provision market,
based on a larSe export busIn' ss In lard. Sales
OF this product to the other side were AT least
$1,000 tlerces. Pork advanced II 10 20 cents,
lard. liz cents; ribs lJc. The Cudahys. the
largest sellers Of late. were apparently to-day
the best buyers There were 2+.O0n hogs. with
1900 estimated for Friday; prices AT the yards
were firm. The packing for the week West was
325, 600 hogs. compared with 100000 last year.
Packers led In the trade. There was no yellow
fever news to-day TO upset the bulls.
on the curb puts on December wheat
closed at 6O1a; calls" 6lA. Puts" on Decem-
Der corn were POS: calls" 30is