New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-23
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago Nov q (SpeciaD.-The wheat news from
the other side to-day seemed rather ouHsn; Eng
land and Continental prices up slightly both New
York and Duluth reported some slight improve
ment in the shipping bids But II was narrow
market here the range only &c and the last prices
were 1sditc under Tuesday December liquidation
was the feature more than offsetng the slight i'm
provement abroad. December opened at 6I9sgSI.c.
sold between 6c and G67sc and closed 667sc to6c
The May kept at iisc TO &c premium selling al sc
and Ike sellers and closed at 1lsc. Duluth wireh
that 25OOoO bush of wheat had cleared there for
Chicago in the course OF the day That was as In
fuentia as any of the bear announcements. be-
cause about as much more wheat IS already on the
Lakes bound from Duluth TO this port Liverpool
cabled that Australia was making free charters
from its new crop. The speculative trade mere was
light with the December liquidation little more
energetic than Of late. The elevator people were
making some changes. buying the December and
selling the May. The seaboard clearances were
$50 900 bush Liverpool was A4ssd higher; the Con-
tinental markets were up a trihe. The Northwest
had 634 cars against 3S last year the latter figures
having been small because OF the blizzard the
Northwest had a year ago; receipts mere were
cars against 1871 last year.
Corn made little advance for the nearby
futures. little decline for the May December and
January closed at lsc to lsc over Tuesday; May
SID G u af 5c and at $.c and closed at 2&a5sis
January closed at 3l7sc 10 SIC May. at 3S2s. There
west
rnea sure the heavy buying by Patten on TUESDAY.
Country offerings small; the receipts here
were light. Chicago had only ln cars with lg
cars estimated for tomorrow. Liverpool was ssd
10 I'D higher Seaboard clearances were enor-
mous-1.ll7 600 bushels The shipping demand was
poor: poorer than at any time within fortnight
and 1t has not been good all that time. no
charters made here. There was consael-
able profit taking by holders. The talent generally
were sellers ,.,.
oats did not quite hold their own. closing &c under
Tuesday with the entire range less than 14c-De-
cember 23lsd2S4c: May, 2fasc. The situation was
somewhat ike the corn Western offerings small
but the shipping demand poor. New-England Is
taking some oats and the export and seaboard De-
mand is nil Chicago had 1873 cars, with no cars
for tomorrow seaboard clearances were LOU"
bushels ..Aor.
Fiaxseed was strong. with shorts and eruSn ls
buvers The market closed lac 10 2i4c over Iles-
day-December 81 2lAc; May 81 81; cash, 81 81 Lne
three points had l23 cars Of seed, compar j VITA
IS cars same day last year. IL,
Provisions were slow, and prices did not qu' ,e
hold their own. Pork. lard and ribs closed zA7s :"
SC under Tuesday. although there was consssa nss
able covering of pork. There were SI,@ hos,
here In the West there were 5000 hogs asa'N''
so 0OO last year The talent keeps bearish =,
on the curb puts December wheat cIosrSS ast
66Sd66$.c: calls. 67d67isc. Puts on NAY " nopn
closed al 70Tsc: calls, 1Ac. Puts on May '
closed at 33i2c; calls S3lec