New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-27
THE TRADE N CHICAGO.

Ch,oooo Anvil o6 (SpeciaD There was an
o,bor extraordinary wheat market to-day. but
- ANYTHING less extraordinary at this point
than AZ the others The leadership was all with
the FOREIGNER again; the American Spectator
simply playing the role Of taller Liverpool
was ND pence on July wheat. MAKING an au-
vance In the English market in two GAYS equdi
TO II cents bushe Minneapolis and Duiuth
we're again wild on July. American prices quiet
ed down somewhat before the close. thls' too'
although the English closed at the tiptop. Min
neapolis and Duluth July prices were up one
time about cents a bushe. but most OF that
WAS lost The May here touched 81 %, and
closed at 81 % the tiptop since the Letter cam
paign began The July opened at % cents sofa
between 96 and a3A cents and closed at "ors
cents: on the curb 1t was 30 The signs were
that there was selling Of July by the Letter
contingent Haarstick. the 81. Louis exporter
close 70 Letter ever since his campaign pegan'
was a large open seller here. All the Letter set
oe houses were also selling July They TOOK the
puts at night The news from Minneapolis ana
Duluth was that settlements on July had oeen
made up there There were other important
considerations. hut they were all ouiweighed
by the cables Letter reported export sales OF
400 600 bushels. although ocean rates were up
70 1872 cents 4 bushe from New-fork 10 Liver
bic OF T. SOC 900 bushels. Seaboard clearances
were 500 600 bushels Minneapolis reported -four
sales 10000 barrels There we're perfect weather
conditions Wheat receipts generally through
the West showed Increases Of $50 cars here.
with 12l contrlcts 3S3 cars in the Northwest.
against 375 last year There was not big
speculative :rade. Fluctuations were too Wild.
the excitement too great.
Liverpool corn cables we're up 1Ag2d Cash
sales. largely by Armour were put ms high as
10000 bushels. There was. however. so much
proAt-takng by May longs that. although the
market opened up lc. the advance was all gone
at the close July opened 30 II q39'3 cents. sold
between ga. and 3ii5 cents and closed at 81,
cents Seahoard clearances were l,211.voO bush
els Receipts were 633 cars. with $50 estimated
for Wednesday Country offerings were de-
olared larger There was favorable weather
West The selling % futures was led by Bart
lett Frazier. Patten. Barrett. and by the Trego-
Smith interest Possibly 4oo0p0 bushels long
corn was liquidated by three or four interests.
York reported its export business at loo
loads
Oats opened az advance Of about cent.
but II took only a little selling by May longs 70
lose the market all its rally. May opened at
29i5 cents sold between 297s and 2SiAG2S's
were 5G5 cars. with 21O estimated FOR Wednes-
day. Tho interests long considerable line OF
May-Patten. Frazier and others-had brokers
selling Immediately after the opening. but The
rnarke, was not IN mood 10 take much and
one-cent break was almost immediate. Clear
ances were 62po bushels There was good
weather. The cash demand WAS not sharp
Provisions showed considerable strength early.
Pork Was up at one time - cents. lard and ribs
we're up 7k6lO cents Mos; OF this gone
AT the close There buying OF ribs by Ar
mour through commission people. Other pack
ers were sellers on almost large a scale.
The news was conlicting-very large shipments
on one hand. large supply u hogs on the
other Product Influenced largely by the
grain Provision stocks on Monday are not
pccted 10 show much change in pork or lard.
but a further decrease in ribs ~ 100000
pounds
on the curb puts on July wheat closed at
SOS cents. calls az 957s cents. Puts" on
July corn. ga. cents. calls" 81 cents July
wheat on the curb % cents Letter brokers
were buying all the puts