The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-05

FRIDAY, Feb. A.-GRAIN-Wheat-Spot was
stoadier. The sales were 1873. 900 BUSH. includ-
ing $4,000 No. l hard Manitoba at $1.07l4@
81. OIL free on board afioat, 10000 No. 2 Mil
waukee. 90. 900 ungraded wheat late last night
and 5000 ungraded red on private terms for
export. Free on board afloat: No. 1 Northern
spring New York, $l.O6l4; do. Duluth. $1.Os4;
No. 2 red. $l.03ia@$l. o3a; No. 1 hard Duluth
$1.O9l4; No. 1 hard Manitoba, S1.O7A. Mime
apolis received to-day $50, $50 BUSH. against
177,540 last year; Duluth 61.173. against
52.O65; Chicago 10000. against 13,405; Mil
wnukee 1880. against 1920; st. Louis
II. 1000. against 1889: Toledo 25.179. against
3.4O0: Detroit 16, $50. against 6,655 last year.
Futures were lac. to lie. higher at ono time. but
reacted and closed isc: TO osc. higher for the day.
Opening. H,sne.'. 1s,;e.s. c1s;.ro. xxx:
5 %Sy.::: g. &c. Sc So ss$ &C. &C.
Bariey-was arm. New feeding. sole, cost and
WISH Va DUE IL SG Ne. . At w Ssssa4s o sS SsS'sss.oh free s'e on
heard ,ssssr d6 snS Sa.,, c ;G1;rs|na = w oso n ns1,ow The e. s ono We Mer 8
mixed here. lao, 900 DO at the ,%outports. on private
s sssa. f S1. s 8 RiIsa e S"a. g. 900 a. ys s4se. at s sssss' s SsI' IN
&, 0oS S,. Futures ss, sdvsneed 'se' to tc. Future sales
opesytnO. Highest. 1es;s'. c's.'n0. MiSHt.
5 Msiy:s:z g.. g.: g.. s g.:
o 81. ooo ss.s ~s ise sssi to Be- sS.d s'sh heavy Ta "hi ss,. s1, wsss
y; $ . 81; sSES Sius a.. sss %'1 90: w ss1as; s ss: : "a 40 i;
mixed. de nNe 80 &c: track mixed: soSso,ae do do
higher. No sales.
Mo. Opening. H'oAe''. 1o~s''. c'sss;'"0. N, sss;
whea. adyano,d a. the opening this morning on
The anPrulatiOn waa mnderatiyely active. hnt In
cluded some foreign buying orders. On the rise.
declined slightly. Larger receipts at the Northwes.
and small clearances from the %seaboard contributed
ss.in rallied on rumors OF a good demand for export
aud covering of shorts. the last quotations showing q
sdVsncsd %e. after an early decline: aou i'i there rose
ments last week were $4,000 bush, against se4. Odo
w 7 R'r receipts SS we're aa9 carr. against aga ssassai 4 las last week.
and 900 last year; Corn was dull. but frmer; Liver.
Prom RSSa a Argentine ia last 70 w eel f against wf 5000 % IN sn' ,Rs prs.
yyious week and 10000 last year. Chicago received
nominaIly 'nrmer in sympathy with the rest Of the
list. Chicago received log cars and expects 100 to-
leaders buy this wheat, they. can hold IL, That was
demonstrated today again for the hupdreth time:
dinicult to cover. That also was illustrated again:
h Ihs ms1Pe zane t9ss h s,fSay' e op q 70 break .S al g. 81 int noS Gisea aaa
some pressure in the July option. the market Welded
s sl%S:s then { S' there but Wa, ys sss i 1ns Pai s'9 aa1iy' THE! 4sS l. .s
price was &C. over yesterday. Northwestern re-
ceipts were large. 4ss cars. against e9s last year:
II Is certainly the fact that there has been n squirt
in the spring wheat movement within the last
week. The Kansas state report said that the con-
dition was above an average. Clrarances were
$4,000 bush. The seaboard reported 30 loads for
export. It looks As II the visible Monday would de-
increase 100000, which would be a million less than
the decrease last year. The common trade to-day
was very small. ~Corn-Coarse grains were strong.
oats up to 24iac.. the best price OF the crop: 4 soft
spell OF weather. checking receipts, would doubtless
cause nome Improvement In corn. Clearances were
$4,000 bush. Country offerings arc very small.
Corn strength was sympathetic. partly. with pro-
visions and partly with oats and wheat. Receipts
were s4s cars. with 400 for tomorrow. Export sales
of oats were again largn."
FLouR-Prices were steady to-day. but trade con.
times quiet. BUYERS are taking only enough to coyer
present requirements. The sales were 1900 bbls.
The hod,rn Miller lays: "a marked Improvement
in the nour market 70 reported In the South for both
prices and demand"
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