New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-02
THE TRADE Nv CHICAGO.

Chicago Sept. l (SpeciaD.-1n a small way II
was a bull day IN wheat. the close ~ 10 u cent
over Wednesday. There deliveries on
September contracts. That influenced septen-
Der shorts. There were very large clearances.
800 900 bushels. making 2.25O.OOO bushels in
four days from the Atlantic side alone The
seaboard reported ffty-one loads OF wheat sold
for export The incident OF the day was Sep
TENDER buying by Seaverns one Of the ee-
vator operators. Wheat helped In a mod
crate way by the corn advance. It was, how
ever. not big market. The announcements
were conflicting. Liverpool and the Continental
markets were lower. Liverpool of Nd There
was very favorable weather for movement
everywhere The Northwest receipts were
more than double last year. 672 cars against
314. Arrivals at this point were light, 1913 cars
against 12S year ago; but the total at all
urinary points was 1014000 bushels, compared
with GA, 900 bushels In 1897, Samples here
were fractionally higher except for No red:
but the local shipping demand slow. Round
lot sales were only $1,000 bushels. and bids were
not ms good as yesterday. Minneapolis cash
was OF 3. cent Duluth of y cent Minneapolis
predicted continued increasing arrivals with
good weather Broomhall reported the wealth
er in England and France fine septem-
and 64L. to s4as cents, and closed at 64A
to 64& cents December sold at 61ss TO
61ai 'cents and AZ 6214 cents. and closed at 621s
to GIL. cents May closed at 81 cents Charters
were 10000 bushels.
Corn was irregular within a range OF q cent.
September opened at 3O%. cents. sold between
3Oas and 81 cents. and closed at 307s cents De-
cember kept u to !. cent over May. selling
at 30l2 to 3OSs cents and at 81. cents. and
closing at 81 to 3l1s cents. There small
deliveries only 10000 bushels. That helped the
general tone and narrowed the spread. crop
report by Snow estimated the Yield In Nebraska
at only 12 900 COO bushels the poorest since 1898
Temperatures In Kansas and Nebraska were
high and the skies clear. There a rather
threatening temperature in the extreme North
west IS at Calgary The forecast for Friday
relieved any anxiety. however. The promise
was for merely cooler weather with showers.
Receipts were 55S cars with $50 estimated for
Friday. Gables were I'D to I'D higher SAM
pies we're about steady. The shipping demand
was slow charters only 10000 bushels. The
Price Current" said the crop had improved dur
ing the week. The market moved from puts to
calls, closing at just about call figure. Early
there was a lot OF realizing by professionals
who had bought Wednesday. Comstock and
ing orders in the market In the last hour Gift
ford and Barrett were the best buyers. Sea-
board clearances were COO bushels. The range
in oats was only u cent. the last prices the same
as Wednesdays to IA cent September
closed at 20 cents the May at 22h cents. Re-
CENTS were 400 cars with 40 for Friday. Sea-
board clearances were 10000 bushels. There
were no deliveries In the morning. The ship !
ping demand was not good to-day. Charters
were $4,000 bushels.
Although there were rumors OF yellow fever
cases In Northern Mississippi. and although
there we're liberal lard deliveries. 1900 tierces
provisions after a rather slow day. closed a |
shade better than Wednesday. pork ~ to 10 |
cents over. lard and ribs 2t2 TO ~ cents over. |
There we're $4,000 hogs. with $4,000 estimated |
for Friday Prices at the yards were steady. |
The pork that delivered out went to Ar
mour There was good line OF October ribs
bought by Baldwin Quincy. almost 2.OOO.OOO
pounds It was thought 10 be for outside ac-
count The cash demand kept good. THE
Price Current" reported the packing for the
week West at 100000 hogs. compared with
275OOO last year. Liverpool stocks showed
80 900 tierces lard. against $1,000 last month
and 30 900 tierces last year. Provisions stocks
az night showed 75,461 barrels OF regular pork.
1877 500 terces prime lard and 80 S60OO pounds
OF ribs. n decrease In pork OF l,2S3 barrels.
decrease in lard OF 10000 t!erces and a decrease
In ribs Of 100000 pounds.
On the curb puts on September wheat closed
at 81 cents; calls. 84&4 cents. Puts on Decem-
Der wheat, 81 cents; calls 62a cents. Puts on
December corn. 307s cents; calls. 3lA cents.