New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02

Chicago, Oct. / (SpeciaO.-It was a weak day
In wheat the December losing y cent, the Octo-
Der !. cent and the May - to y cent. The close
was about the bottom. ard puts paid a good
profit. December opened at Cos cents, sold be-
tween 62's to 62al and 81 cents, and closed at
81 to 62ls cents October closed at t3la cents
and May at G39s TO 63i2 cents The bear re-
suits were partly because Of very large receipts
and partly because OF the advces from Liver
pool. Larger Russian offerings were reported.
THE Mark Lane Express estimate the Rus
sian crop at 400 900 O0O bushels. compared with
3i00o0O00 bushels last year Broomhan put
the worlds crop as high as Beerbohm. 2.6Oo,-
100000 bushels. AS for receipts, the total at
primary markets. l.69l.ooo bushels, was 100000
bushels over last year, AMI In three days these
primary receipts had exceeded last years by a
million bushels The orange Judd Farmer in
its October report. will estimate the American
crop at 7O000OO00 bushels There was no let
up in the cearanCes. 62l 900 bushels for the
day and 100000 bushels Cor the week. These
big figures were all the help. however, the bulls
had. The Northwest had 1,29' cars, against
1,l93 last year; Chicago. 337 cars. against 263.
The seaboard reported 81 loads for export. but
no shipping business to the seaboard was re-
ported here. The Liverpool stock, l6iOoo
bushels showed decrease for September OF
6S0,O00 bushels. The speculative trade was
small: lot of tho traders had gore TO Omaha.
and the market. small all the week. missed
them CuIahy vas credited with selling De-
cember. St Louis was seller The talent Is
bearlsh, expecting a very large movement In
October.
Corn, after a small trade. closed y cent under
Friday. December sold at 233s to 29i2 cents and
at 294 cents, and closed at 29l4 cents. May
closed at 3l2s cents. Receipts were sl9 cars
Liverpool was : pence higher, seaboard clear
ances we're 556000 bushels. The Weather Blu
reau indicates rain everywhere West for the
next thrty-six hours. and decidedly colder
weather. The principal circumstance against
any bull success just now Is the lack OF outside
speculation. New-York reported only loads
for export Sales were 100000 bushels.
Because wheat and corn were easier. oats
sympa thized in the same direction. The decline
was only X cent. the whole range all day only
Il cent. December closed az 20@~ cents; May
223S to Dbl, cents. Receipts were large. ios cars
The seaboard clearances were $4,000 bushels.
New-York reported 10000 bushels for export.
1t proved a weak day in provisions, large de-
liveries of lard having something 70 do with H.
Armour and the North American Company PUT
out about 10000 terces OF lard in the morn
ing. but these same interests were taxing II pacN
as soon as the market was opened II was evil
IDENTIFY move 10 widen the carrying charges
and il was partly successful. There was con-
siderable outside October liquidation. swift anu
other packers bought October ribs. The cudahys
were selling January produce. Pork lost Id 10
20 cents; lard. 10 cents; ribs. pa 10 ~ cents.
Hog receipts were large everywhere, iooooo
estimated for next week
Provision stocks at night showed better de-
creases than expccted-lfnO~ uerces lard
decrease of 41.00O tierces. and - f26oo0 lbs.
ribs. a decrease Of 94O0.,tO lbs.
on the curb puts on December wheat closed al
Ola. cents; calls 627s cents. Puts on December
corn. were 23t. cents; calls. 29is 10 EoA cents:
puts on May corn. 3l2S to 31i2 cents calls 5lb
cents.