New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-01
THE TRADE ~ CHICiGO.

Chicago Aug 81 (SpcciaD.-The corn market
was the leader here to-day. up during the frst
hour half cent. and finally closing quarter
OF a cent over last night Hot. dry weather
West was the topic There were more com
plants from Nebraska There was a good deal
more specul,tive trade September opened at
3OI. cents. sold between 30h, and 3OI4 cents.
and closed at BON cents The spreads widened
little further. December * Of cent over Sep
TENDER at the close and May "a cents over Sep
TENDER December closed az .'O4 cents. May
al 33is cents There were large local receipts.
467 cars with 40 estimated for Thursday.
Liverpool was I'd to I'D higher. Seaboard
clcarances were 2700o0 sharp controversy
is going on over the Nebraska condition The
claim is reiterated that that state Will not have
over half crop. great many corn people,
however are Of the belief that. while the hot
weather now suffered may he doing some in
Jury In Nebraska. In general way II is helping
more corn than It Is harming. and that the
high temperatures are. all In ALL the most favor
able possible condition. Farmers are Just now
selling very little Present receipts are from
cr!bbers The widening OF the spread is ex-
pected 10 lessen their offerings. es they are ship
ping now simply because there has OF late been
no carrying charge and no object in holding corn
In the country. The shipping demand from the
seaboard Keeps slow. There was fair business
done to-day with New England. about 2D.OOO
bushels; charters to-day were 100000 bushels.
Wheat. usually the leading market. was to-
day subordinate to corn 1t was UP a fraction
early because corn was strong; 1t yielded quick
~ when corn eased off. and 1t closed fraction
lower than It did Tuesday. There were large re-
ceipts. 1.1i2.OOO bushels a, Western points. COM
pared with 1.llO.OO0 bushels last year The
,oA rod with
year ago: Chicago had $50 cars. compared with
40 st. Louis $1,000 bushels. compared with
$1,000 bushels; Kansas City. 10000 bushels
compared with 214.00O: Toledo. 10000. COM
pared with $4,000. There large clearances
7.S, 600 bushels and the clearances from the At
lantic side In three days have exceeded 100000
bushels. All the cash markets weak to-
day. Minneapolis cash of over cents. Duluth
eff IN cent and sample markets here off
" cent to Y cent. The speculative trade was
not important either way. September shorts
were inclined to cover up early. There was
some reselling in the last hour September
opened at GAN cents sold between G49A and G3Ns
cents. and closed at 63&Q637s cents December
closed at GIN cents. May a, 63% cents
Oats inade humdrum. uninteresting market
the range barely i cent all day. and the close
very little different from Tuesday. September
sold al ~ cents and at l3% cents, and closed at
1878 cents. May closed at OK cents Charters
were made for 100000 bushels. The cash de-
mand was slow. Receipts were 354 cars, with
800 for Thursday
Provisions were weak. pork losing X cents.
lard IN cents, ribs 2ls to cents. Hogs were
. TO I'D cents lower. with the receipts large
34,O0O. with $1,000 estimated for to- morrow.
The market Just at the close was Influenced
by report from New Orleans that four sus-
picious fever cases In one of the suburbs had
been quarantined
On the curb. puts on September wheat closed
at 63% cents: calls. 64A cents Puts ON de-
cember wheat 61h cents. calls. CO cents. Puts
on December corn. 3Oas cents: calls, 81 cents.