New-York tribune., 1899-03-25
THE TRADE N CHIC1GO.

Chicago March q (SpeciaD.-There was sur
prise for the wheat traders to-day. The mood lot
the first hour was bearish. In the last hour t"''s
was an advance Of almost &c, and last prices were
1s.c over Thursday. n is not certain no" the
change was worked. There may have been some
nanipulation about it. but probably not Every one
IS on the alert as 10 the crop situation; everybody
much in doubt concerning II. Just as soon as s'll
ers get out their short line they become tlnlu.
There was general selling carly. and ST. LOUIS TOOK
tho wheat shorts later were started. In the last
hour there was n stampede. There came ruinor
that Russia was to stop exports. Baltimore helped
things along by talking good cash demand ana
exceedingly small stocks-over $1,000 bushels MIN
neapolis said tho Northwest country elevator
stocks were only 100000 bushels decrease for
March Of 100000 bushels. May opened at bS12c
sold between 6Si.c and 7Gasc, and closed at '"rsc
Liverpool was I'd lower futures and id lower on
spot Seaboard clearances were 5fO,vD bush. At
gcntine shipments according to one authority "ere
12CS 900 bushels. and according to another, $4,000
bushels The seaboard reported 81 loads for export
but confirmed only - loads. Western receipts were
larger than last year-i7sc0O bushels at primary
points compared with $4,000 bushels. Private
cables reported cold weather in France; but Paris
WAS up the mcrest fraction. Berlin was little
lower The talent missed 1t to-day. The interests
which had been prominent OF late were the early
sellers and suffered along with the smaller people.
The Modern Miller" said wheat had improved
during the week and that a full crop
was probable The best crop advices were favor
able to-day St Louis however. bought the wheat
on the break and then sent in a great many prl-
vate damage reports concerning Missouri Foreign
ers sold wheat early. but bought later A decrease
Of 800 90 bushels in the visible IS expected on the
curb May off to 7Olsc.
Corn sympathzed closely enough with wheat 70
act just the latter did within. however, narrower
limits. Prices early showed a loss OF Sc but the
close was l.qasc over last night. May opened at
35tQ35i4c sold between 347sc and S5ssc and closed
M 25asc July closed at 36sc. Liverpool was asd
higher to sd lower Receipts lo5 cars, with
n5OOo bushels Argentine shipments only 5000 bush
els Shippers reported better demand. Not much
business was possible here however, because
scarcity OF Western selling has made the river ex-
port billing scarce. and all the shipping business
has to be done The selling Of futures was fully
as good as the buying to-day. The seaboard
claimed 90 loads for export Shipping sales here
were about 10000 bushels.
oats kept in the procession, OFF &c early, but
more than recovering IT, May closed at 26'sc: July
at orc There was influential selling early-Pat-
ten Bartlett, Pacaud and others-but they we're
covering at the close. Receipts were larger. 1i3
cars with $50 cars for tomorrow. Shipping de-
mand slow
F'laxseed was strong gaining 2a.c FOR May. II
closed at 81 23a, Oil was up &c. Shorts were COW
ering Minneapolis had Y cars; Duluth II. and
Chicago 26.
Provisions were firm the business almost entirely
changing Differences narrowed a shade Pork
gained 5Q7i2c: lard and ribs closed where they did
Thursday. Hogs were DC lower. with 1000 West.
against 1000 last year.
on the curb puts on May wheat closed az bsc'
calls at &c Puts on May corn 95l.c calls Soc.