New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-23
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

c-bicago June % (SpeciaD-There was an a..
signment of grain trader named Dreyfus IN
Havre to-day. It threw everybody here ineo
alarm. the ordinary Spectator Jumping to tia
conclusion that the great Dreyfus, one Of tia
notable grain merchants Of the Continent who
had had such large operations with Letter had
come to grief. The market acted weak until thu
ns,vs came that the Dreyfus who lad asslsn.A
was merely an unmportant trader In Havr~
not related at all to the important Dreyfu
concern at Paris and New-York Wheat WA
weak for about an hour. all the futures loslns
about cents The Northwest was even weaker
than this market. The market finally received
some support from the Armour party, particu.
larry the June and July. June finally closed n
S2ih cents which was 2i9 cents over Tuesday
July closed at "A cents. which was IL cent under
Tuesday. September and December closed AZ
1sS cents to 4 cent under Tuesday. September
opened at SIS cents. sold between ~ cents and
81 cents. and closed at 675s cents. The Armour
people said there had been fair cash businesa
nossibly 100000 bushels sold in different Dor.
tons from this end The seaboard reported
thirtv-fve loads sold. for export The North.
western prices for cash and July did not mako
as good q recovery as in this market Liverpool
acted disappointnely. closing esd. to I'd. lowen
Notwithstanding the considerable advance herv
Yesterday Paris showed irmness Crop re-
ports were varied. Claims Of damage did not
receive az much consideration to-day st. Louls
was putting out anew the shorts 1t took In yes
terday That made it look as If ST. Louis Itself
did not nut much faith in the crop complaints
I. had so energetcally sent. Kaufman was re-
selling here John Cudahy was putting our
shorts All the professionals are bearish Ths
Northwest had only fifty seven cars OF wheat
The receipts here were only twenty-one cara
Seaboard clearances were 100000 bushels Ths
crops from Kansas and Indiana were fine Tbs
speculative trade is narrow.
There was better corn weather West; thu
spring demand was not improved Corn prices
closed Il cent to p cent under Tuesday. Sep
te1ober wheat closed last night at 1873 cents
onened at 321s cents cold between 32A cents
and SO cents. and closed at 80 cents. July closed
H. cent discount the narrowest difference 50 far
Receipts were 347 cars; the estimate for to-
morrow $40 Samples were unchanged. Liver
pool was IA 70 I'D lower. Seaboard clearances
were 4S6 900 bushels. Spectators said that the
demand East and abroad was fiat. specuaton
really make up the bear party here. Crop ne
ports from Missouri are rather bullsh. from IN
diana and Kansas bearish. There is an expecta-
ton that in July prices will show some improve.
rnent.
Oats continue TO follow corn, the thing thay
have been doing for two weeks. Their range
was within 4 cent their close was Il cent 70
4. cent under Tuesday. July closed at 23S. cents;
September at POS cents. Receipts were 12
cars with 40 estimated FOR Thursday. SAM
pies were u cent lower. The speculative trads
was slow Seaboard olearaness were $500
bushels.
Large receipts OF hogs and hover prices at the
yards made an easy market Pork al one time
showed a loss OF % cents; lard and ribs Of 10
cents Over half 81 this loss was recovered
There were 80 600 hogs. with th.rty-three est
mated for Thursday; at rhe several Western
points there were $1,000 hogs. compared WITH
1000 last year. Shipments OF Meats were Air.
over 100000 pounds; shipments Of lard light
about 100000 pounds Packers were moderats
sellers Tn. trade here keeps nervous about
yellow fever.
on the curb puts on September wheat closed
et 657s cents: calls 6SA cents Puts on Sep
tember corn. 32A cents; calls, 33ls cents to 1914
cents Futs on July corn. 32A cents; calls, S2ia
cents.