New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago. Aug. q (SpeciaD.-It was a firm but
rather uneveltful wheat market-August and
September up r. cent: December and May up
Il cent Shorts were the buyers. They wanted
TO get out over Su lday. It really nothing
more than an evening up day, a sort OF typical
Saturday affair. The principal bull motive was
a higher Liverpool. the English cable coming
4. to Is penny higher probably because or wet
weather over there Paris was lower. The
trade here was unimportant II was taken Tor
granted there would be n bull set Of statistics
Monday n decrease on passage. a decrease IN
the yslble and little il any change in local
stocks. september here opened at G3's cents
sold between G;;'s and CAS- cents. and closed at
Gi cents. on the curb it was GA. cents AS
on all strong days. the December and May
Jagged December was 2as cents under Septem-
bo- 1T the close G1Ss cents il was Gl3s cents on
the curb The Northwest had g. cars COM
pared with 39J last year. Winter wheat re-
ceipts were less than last year Al al the
urinary points there were $1,000 bushels. COM
pared with l.192.VcD bushels last year sea
board clcarances were 354.0W bushels. Chicago
had Isl cars, against 100 last year: St Louis
$1,000 bushels. compared with SN.oo busheIs
last year: Toledo 1io cars compared with llo'-
900 bushels; Kansas city l32 cars compared
with 1O1 go bushels last year Inere was
firm sample market here. but the cargo demand
v,s SLOW Charters were reported for 2ooVp
bushels Mex weeks prices VIII der"nd chiefly
upon the Northwestern weather. There were
perfect weather conditions all over the North
west to-day.
There was firm tone 20 corn, the business
was small and the fluctuations narrow. sep
fcnJcr opened at 80 cents. SOLD between -o's
and 70 cents and closed at - cants. December
"a ..rtfa Thor.
all over .hr corn belt. that prevented nuVl AZ,
vance Receipts were large O." cars WIKI 80"
estimated for Monday. Tnese hgures WIZ d'so
AGAINST the bulls Kansas had something ~
"a, ~ drouth Country oncrnSs generaHE
we're small on tho other hand the shipping
demand was limited. Texas reports us ctYP
finished with the largest yie.d on record l|V'-
pypUJJ bushels Thu professional traders con 1n
tuue the sellers NoXt weeks market VIII ue-
pond upon the weather and on IN" In"N'iu'n,,.
f. looks as II II viii take The fFost 70 per,nt,nI
90. hun a,cress Charters today We're 2fovD
bushels IT,, .u
Oafs kep, within qrartsr-cent range May seq,
ing at 22% and At - cen's and C,Ps'nE al es-i
mated FOR NOudav Srabo1ra cloarsnteS were
only aOOD bushels. The traie was un' ,i.'.
AN. Samples We're quarter To hhi C.n, ~" o.
Da,s are merely syE:pa'hethlc matN"I i"'-
io..i,y co,n Tho cargo demand IL slow.
provisions were firm. pork closing . cents
higher than Friday lard cents h'sheI; W." $50
cents higher. Prices wcr" hrn win TO-" n"s I
r.-cly,I ana 5000 estimated for MONDAY ana
i35 ~, estimated Tor next week. The stories VI
yellow fever at Galveston on frlIa9 o,,,,sc1
MED and the quarantine. IL was pr"i'!ls'u,
,,,r'g hc removed Monday. Provision STOCKS
scr,.rnho- | VIII show about 5000 barrels new
rork. abou, $1,000 tlerces lard and ABOUT
r. COCOON pounds RIBS. ,. .,,so1
q, ga, cents calls" 90. t. t1ss cents gus
on December wheat. Glas cents calls 80 20 20
oo,,s ..cal,s " 3Or, to 3Oi. cents: puts on De-
c con,se- corn corn 3o,. cents calls 3oas cents