New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-03
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, Aug 2 (Spec,aD.-WAtat showed
some frnness to-day. and spectators were puz-
zled 10 explain It. The best advances were on
the nearby futures. and IL tapered off rapidly
for the more deferred months Cash wheat was
up about y cent, the September about y cent,
the December about IA cent. but the May was off
II cent II was the opinion that small receipts
created some anxiety among nearby shorts. and
were accountable for the rally. Liverpool. after
It's three day intermisslon. opened about where
II left off Friday. ignoring the decline which had
been suffered here in the interim. Continental
markets however. were lower; the official on
passage statement showed decrease OF 312O-
900 bushels The worlds shipments only
8 $50 900 bushels The worlds visible showed a
decrease for the week OF 5.7l4.0O0 bushels. The
India shipments. 424.0 bushels. were third
OF the week previous. The small receipts were
shown by the primary total. only 591. 900 BUSH
els. compared with 10000 bushels a year ago
Toledo had ISL cars. against 304 last year; Kan
sas CITY rs. compared with 234 cars; Chicago,
100 compared with 231 In the Northwest there
were So cars compared with 81 a year ago.
Some cash business was done from here-about
one hundred thousand bushels Seaboard clear
ances were 331 600 bushels NewYork put the
EXPORT business at 80 loads. The speculative
market was not active Shorts seemed merely to
want TO get out. ST Louis a buyer here;
the Northwest was a seller. Foreigners were
moderate sellers. On the curb September sold
at 65ls.
Corn at one time showed a loss Of cent from
Monday. II closed 3. to = cent under. The
map showed better conditions west Of the Mis-
souri, than any day since the drouth was broken.
Nebraska had a wetting down everywhere. The
drouth talk Is now about at an end. Kansas
and Oklahoma were getting rain to-day. There
was a great deal OF liquidation. outside and pro-
fessional. Clifford. Patten, Barrett Farnum,
Baldwin Quincy. Bartiett-Frazier and Comstock
were the best sellers. The market got a good
deal under puts and closed under. Gables were
q little lower. Local receipts were l12 cars.
with 800 for Wednesday. Seaboard clearances
were 400. 600 bushels Charters were made for
b45 600 bushels. Shows Crop Report Is said
10 make the corn condition about 50. or points
less than July /; but this would mean crop
OF 10000O0,0OO bushels. Shipping business is
rather slow. September sold to-day from 1914
to 32as cents. and closed at 1895 cents.
Oats lost ~ 10 y cent. and closed at The bot
tom line Of about 100000 bushels. bought
Saturday and Monday on Shows Crop Report"
was sold out to-day by Schwartz Dupee. Sep
tember sold from 20a. TO POS cents and closed
at 2O2 cents. Large receipts are upsetting the
theories about injury and blight. The CARROTS
to-day 493. Of which SO graded contract.
or 100 cars OF new oats to-day. 43 graded con-
tract. which is better than usual. The estimate
for Wednesday was 2l5. Seaboard clearances
were 800 900 bushels
Provisions are weak. pork of 30 cents; lard
and ribs of 10 cents There was disappoint-
ment provision stocks particularly over
ribs which showed increase for the month
Of 100000 pounds. Hogs were 8 TO 10 cents
lower. with 10000 received. and 10000 estimated
for Wednesday. Exports for the week showed
10 considerably less than last year. Provisions
felt the corn decline. The shipment OF product
however. was large. 5.046000 pounds meat and
1,S7S.OOO pounds lard
On the curb puts on September wheat closed
at 64l5 70 645L cents calls 65la TO 659s cents.
Puts on September corn. 32As to 32la cents:
calls 33 cents