New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-01
THE TRADE ~ CHICAGO.

Chicago Aug 81 (SpcciaD.-The corn market
was the leader here to-day. UP during 'he hrS'
hour half cent. and finally closing quarter
OF a cent over last night Hot. dry weather
West was the topic There were more com
plants from Nebraska. There was good deal
more speculative trade September opened at
3OI. cents. sold between 30h and 30&4 cents.
and closed at 3ON cents The spreads wdened n
little further. December x Of cent over Sep
tembcr a, the close and May "a cents over Sep
TENDER December closed ~ 3O% cents May
al 33ls cents There were large local receipts.
4G1 cars with 875 estimated for Thursday.
Liverpool was IA. TO nd higher. Seaboard
clearances were 2100o0 a sharp controversy
IL going on over the Nebraska condition. The
claim is reiterated that that state will not have
over half crop. 4 great many corn people,
however. are Of the belief that. while the hot
weather now suffered may he doing some in
Jury in Nebraska In a general way it is helping
more corn than It Is harmng. and that the
high temperatures are. all In all. the most favor
able possible condition Farmers Just now
selling very little Present receipts are from
cr!bbers. The widening OF the spread is ex-
pected 10 lessen their offerings es they are ship
ping now simply because there has OF late been
no carrying charge and no object in holding corn
In the country. The shipping demand from the
seaboard keeps slow There was n fair business
done to-day with New England. about 2O.OO
bushels; charters to-day were 100000 bushels.
Wheat usually the leading market. was to-
day subordinate to corn. 1t was UP fraction
early because corn was strong; 1t yielded quick
" when corn eased off. and It closed fraction
lower than 1t did Tuesday. There were large
ccipts. 1,142,OOO bushels a, Western points. COM
pared with 11l0OO0 bushels last year. The
Northwest had 6iI cars. compared with 394 n
year ago: Chicago had $50 cars compared with
40; st. Louis. $1,000 bushels compared with
81. 600 bushels; Kansas City, 10000 bushels.
compared with 214.00O; Toledo. 10000, COM
pared with $1,000 There were large cearances,
73S 900 bushels, and the clearances from the At
lantc side In three days have exceeded 100000
bushels. All the cash markets were weak to-
day. Minneapolis cash OFF over 3 cents. Duluth
eff IA cent and sample markets here off
" cent to ~ cent. The speculative trade was
not important either way September shorts
we're inclined to cover up early. There was
some reselling in the last hour. September
opened at GAN cents. sold between GAS and G3Ns
cents and closed at 63%Q6i7s cents. December
closed at GIN cents. May al 63% cents.
Oats iGade humdrum, embarrassing market
the range barely i cent all day. and the close
very little different from Tuesday. September
sold at 20 cents and at ION cents, and closed at
1875 cents May closed at ok cents. Charters
were made for 2S0OO0 bushels. The cash de-
mand was slow. Receipts were 354 cars with
800 for Thursday.
Provisions were weak pork losing * cents
lard IN cents. ribs ~ to cents Hogs were
to I'D cents lower with the receipts large
34,OW. with 10000 estimated for Tomorrow
The market just at the close was Influenced
by a report from New Orleans that four sus-
picious fever cases In one of the suburbs had
been guaranteed.
On the curb. puts on September wheat closed
at 63% cents; calls. 64A cents. Puts on De-
cember wheat. 61h cents. calls. CO cents Puts
on December corn. 3Oss cents: calls. 81 cents.